【2014山东烟台】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by --- the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② -------Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?
----Because __________.
| A．he wanted to eat them |
| B．he needed money to buy toys |
| C．he liked the tree without apples |
| D．he wanted to share them with friends. |
----When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
----He came back _________.
| A．whenever he was happy |
| B．if he missed the apple tree |
| C．when he was in times of difficulty |
| D．as soon as he was free |
----What did the boy want at last?
----He wanted ___________.
| A．to have a house to live in |
| B．nothing except a place to rest |
| C．the root of the apple tree |
| D．anything that the apple tree had |
----What can we learn from the story?
----We should _________.
| A．plant more apple trees | B．learn from the boy |
| C．always stay at home | D．be thankful to our parents |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much. |
| B．The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time. |
| C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him. |
| D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!” |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was walking down the street one day, I found a small bag on the ground． I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s name．There was nothing inside it except some dollars and an old photo--- a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old． I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station．Before I left, the policeman wrote down my name and address．He thought the owner might want to thank me．
That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle．They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us．Her face was familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I had seen her．During our talk, the young woman happened to say that she had lost her bag that afternoon．At once I remembered where I had seen her．She was the young girl in the photo, though she was now much older．She was very surprised, of course, when I told her about the bag．
After dinner we went to the police station and she got back her bag．The policeman said to me, “It’s a wonderful thing．You not only found the bag, but also the owner of the bag．” In the bag there was _______ ．
| A．nothing |
| B．a new photo and some money |
| C．an old picture and some money |
| D．some dollars and a piece of paper |
The writer opened the bag because he wanted to________．
| A．find some money |
| B．find some letters |
| C．find the owne r’s photo |
| D．find out whose bag it was |
The writer gave the bag to ________．
| A．a policeman |
| B．his uncle |
| C．his aunt |
| D．his friend |
The writer knew the young woman because _________．
| A．he had met her somewhere before |
| B．she looked like the girl in the picture |
| C．she often had meals with the writer |
| D．she was the old woman in the photo |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was very difficult to find jobs in the northeast of England, and when John lost his job, he found it was impossible for him to get a new one．He had soon spent all his money, so he decided to go down to the south of the country．He was told that the things there were better, and that it was easier to find work．The best way to get there was by train．He went to the railway station and got into a train for the south．
He was the only passenger in his compartment （车厢）when another man came in．He was carrying a gun and said to John, “Your money or your life!”
“I haven’t got a penny,” John answereD．
“Then why are you shaking so much?” the man with a gun asked angrily．
“Because I thought you were the ticket-collector and I haven’t even got a ticket,” answered John． It wasn’t very to find jobs in the northeast of England．
| A．difficult |
| B．easy |
| C．simple |
| D．possible |
John wanted to find a new job in the south because ．
| A．he had no money left |
| B．it was easier to find a job there |
| C．things were better in the south than in the northeast． |
| D．he liked to work in the south |
He didn’t buy a ticket because ．
| A．he forgot to buy |
| B．the ticket-collector didn’t find him |
| C．he had no money to buy |
| D．He left his money home |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There was a man who had a little son．He loved him very much．Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy．
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do．And he wasn’t able to play with his little son．He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy．So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover．He got an ideA． He patiently tore the map up into pieces．Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table．He explained to the boy that it was a map of the word． He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished． Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought．
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad． Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy．On the back of the page was a picture of a man．When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely．” Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
| A．He had to read a magazine． |
| B．He had some extra work to do． |
| C．He had to learn something about a map． |
| D．He had to stay at his office for extra work． |
What did the man ask his son to do?
A． To read the magazine to find the map．
B． To tear the map of the world up into pieces．
C． To put the pieces of the map of the world back together．
D． To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the worlD． How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
| A．A few hours． |
| B．About an hour． |
| C．About half an hour． |
| D．The whole night． |
Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A． It’s a report about a father’s extra work．
B． It’s a story between a father and his clever son．
C． It’s an advertisement for the map of the worlD．
D． It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’problems．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Mary is getting married next Saturday．Today she asks her best friend Lucy to shop for clothes to wear at the wedding．‘So what are we looking for, Mary,’ Lucy asks．
‘Well, my parents want me to wear a traditional Chinese dress, but I prefer a more modern style．I think I’ll buy two dresses and wear them at different times on my wedding day．’ Mary answers．The girls look in many shops．At one shop, Mary tries on a Chinese-style dress．‘I like it,’ Lucy says．‘Red is a very strong color and represents love and prosperity(繁荣) for Chinese weddings．I think your parents will be pleased． ’
Mary does not look happy．‘I don’t think I look good in red． I think it makes me look too od． What about this blue one?’ ‘Well, that’s a nice dre ss too, but blue is a calm color．It could help you feel calm, but I think you want a happier color for your wedding．If you don’t like red, what about orange? It represents joy and it is a good color for weddings,’ Lucy explains．
After listening to Lucy’s opinions, Mary says, ‘Even though the orange dress would be the best for my wedding because it represents joy, I’ll choose the red dress because it will remind my mother of her own wedding and will make her happy．’ What would Mary prefer to wear at the wedding?
| A．A Chinese dress |
| B．A modern-style dress |
| C．A Chinese-style suit． |
| D．A traditional Western dress． |
Why will Mary buy two dress?
| A．Because she is greedy(贪心的)． |
| B．Because she likes shopping so much． |
| C．Because she has lots of money． |
| D．Because she wants to keep her parents and herself happy． |
What is good about the blue dress?
| A．It makes Mary look young． |
| B．It represents love and prosperity． |
| C．It will keep Mary calm． |
| D．It will make Mary happier． |
What is the passage about?
| A．Different colors for different situations． |
| B．How color affects one’s moods． |
| C．Mary’s choice for a wedding dress． |
| D．Mary’s and her mother’s preferences． |
Many years ago, two friends, Mike and Jim, were walking through the desert. Somehow they began to quarrel (争吵) about small matters. Suddenly, Mike hit Jim in the face. Jim was hurt, but he said nothing. He just wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face.
They kept on walking, and at last, they found a river. So they decided to take a bath.
Suddenly, Jim got stuck in the mire (陷在泥里). At that moment, Mike saved him. After Jim felt better, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life.
Mike saw this, and asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. After I saved you, you wrote on a stone. Why?”
Jim answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand. Then winds of forgiveness (宽恕) can blow it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave (铭刻) it in stone, then no wind can ever blow it away.” When did the story happen?
What did Mike and Jim quarrel about?
Did Jim say anything when he was hit?
Where did Jim write after Mike saved him?
Who do you think might be deeply moved at last?