Question

【題目】There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜園). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride(驕傲) of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (陰影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.

Their problem became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.

The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables found that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.

【1】Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.

D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as tree.

【2】From the passage we know ______.

A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.

B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.

C. The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first.

D. The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables.

【3】The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese.

A. 長久地 B. 小心地

C. 有效地 D. 和諧地

【4】The passage is mainly about _______.

A. why the sunlight and water were very important

B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：本短文是一篇擬人化的寓言。通過一個(gè)可愛的菜園里的一棵大樹與附近的蔬菜之間的明爭暗斗，最終樹與菜園明白了兩者相互依存的道理，暗示了人與人和諧相處的重要性。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的第一節(jié)的第四行和第五行可知：The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (陰影), because it left them only just enough light to live.可知因?yàn)槭卟诵枰�更多的�?/span>。故選A。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的第三節(jié)的第一句可知：The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them.。說明：菜農(nóng)起初不知道菜園里發(fā)生什么事。故應(yīng)該選C。

【3】D詞義猜測題。該句意為：他們學(xué)會(huì)了如何與周圍的事物和諧相處。故選D。

【4】D主旨大意題。本文的主旨大意是：發(fā)生在蔬菜與樹之間的事。故選D。