17．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 of the gardener．But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn't stand 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．
The situation 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 realized 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 his vegetable patch，watering and fertilizing（施肥） it better than any other patch for miles around．
56．Why didn't the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other？A
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 the tree．
57．From the passage we knowC．
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 the vegetables
58．The underlined phrase"in harmony"means"D"in Chinese．．
A．長久地
B．小心地
C．有效地
D．和諧地
59．Of the following，which order is RIGHT according to the story？A
①The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before
②The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree．
③The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground．
④The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other．
A．③②④①
B．④②③①
C．②①④③
D．①③④②
60．The passage is mainly aboutD．
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．
分析 該短文是一篇擬人化的寓言．通過一個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．
解答 56．A細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文的The vegetables hated the tree's shadow （陰影），because it left them only just enough light to live．可知樹和蔬菜相處不好的原因是蔬菜要得到更多的陽光．故選A．
57．C細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文的第三段的第一句可知：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．故選C．
58．D詞義猜測題．根據(jù)上一句句意：樹和蔬菜都認識到，最好是互相幫助，可以推斷出該句意為：他們學(xué)會了如何與周圍的事物和諧相處．故選D．
59．A細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段的第一句選③，根據(jù)第三段的第一句選②，根據(jù)第段節(jié)的第二句選④，根據(jù)第三段的最后一句選①．故答案為A．
60．D主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知是發(fā)生在蔬菜與樹之間的事．故選D．
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上，與題目有機的結(jié)合，從文章中找到相關(guān)細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對，進行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項．做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案．
