Question

【題目】 There was a big tree more than a hundred years old living in the middle of a dry land. It gave rest and shelter to hundreds and thousands of travelers.【1】It acted as a connection point of all towns and villages in the nearby area. However, except the big old tree,there was no other tree that can offer rest to the people. The tree has a huge trunk with lots of branches which spread the shadow covering a wide space.

One day, two travelers were traveling from a distant place and tried to reach a town at the east of the tree.【2】 They started their journey from early morning and it was almost mid noon. The sun was too hot and they could not walk anymore due to the heat.

Fortunately, they reached the tree. They were very happy to see such a big tree with breezing wind. They decided to take a rest under the tree.【3】

They felt hungry and one of the travelers decided to climb the branches to see whether the tree had any fruit.【4】 He started cursing(咒罵)the tree owing to his hunger. "Oh, this is just a useless tree and it has nothing to feed us, not even a fruit or even nuts! It is of no use ! "

The tree said in a sad yet strong voice. You can't be so ungrateful to me. Just look back at the condition when you reached here in the hot and dry sun! I offered you cool and comfortable place to rest. 【5】 I saved your life from the hot sun, but you humiliate me ! "The traveler realized his mistake and apologized to the tree.

A. They were walking for several miles on a hot and sunny day.

B. If I'm not here when you are very tired you would have died now!

C. The tree was in the center of four different towns.

D. And they slept for some time happily.

E. Since it is not a fruit-bearing tree, the traveler was disappointed.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 D

【4】 E

【5】 B

【解析】

短文大意：在一個炎熱的天氣里，兩個旅客從一個遙遠的地方來到樹下休息，因為這棵樹沒有果實，于是一位旅行者就罵這棵樹是一棵無用的樹。最后旅行者認識到，是這棵樹從炎熱的太陽下救了他的命，他應當感謝而不是責罵這棵樹！

【1】句意：這棵樹位于四個不同城鎮(zhèn)的中心。根據(jù)下文“It acted as a connection point of all towns and villages in the nearby area. 它是附近所有城鎮(zhèn)和村莊的連接點�！笨芍�這棵樹在不同城鎮(zhèn)的中心。答案為C。

【2】句意：在一個炎熱晴朗的日子里，他們走了好幾英里。下文提到了 “They started their journey. .. due to the heat.”等，這些與A句在意思上前后承接，語意通順。答案為A。

【3】句意：他們愉快地睡了一段時間。此句是上文“They decided to take a rest under the tree旅客決定在樹下休息”所出現(xiàn)的結果。答案為D。

【4】句意：由于這不是一棵結果子的樹，旅行者很失望。上文出現(xiàn)了see whether the tree had any fruit,下文是“He started. 可知因為“這棵樹沒有果實”，才被旅客罵。因此答案為E。

【5】句意：如果你很累的時候我不在這里，你現(xiàn)在就死定了！根據(jù)后面的句子“I saved your life from the hot sun, but you humiliate me我從烈日下救了你的命，但你羞辱了我�！北揪涫菢鋵β每偷慕陶d，B意思符合本段語境。