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Question

  There was once a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to 1        things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest 2        ，to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance 3        . The first son went in the winter the second in the 4        the third in summer 5        the youngest son in the fall.

  6        they had all gone and come back the father called them together to 7        what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was 8        bent and twisted. The second son said that it wasn't 9        and it was covered with green buds and full of 10.        The third son disagreed;he said it was laden with blossoms that 11        so sweet and looked so beautiful it was the most 12        thing he had ever seen. The last son 13        with all of them; he said it was 14        and drooping with fruit 15        of life and fulfillment.

  The man then 16        to his sons that they were all right because they had each seen 17        only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree or a 18        by only one season and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure joy anger and 19        that come from that life can only be 20        at the end when all the seasons are up.

(   ) 1. A. attain   B. judge   C. desert   D. share

(   ) 2. A. in turn   B. in return   C. in place   D. in order

(   ) 3. A. far   B. from   C. behind   D. away

(   ) 4. A. autumn   B. summer   C. spring   D. winter

(   ) 5. A. and   B. but   C. however   D. therefore

(   ) 6. A. After   B. Before   C. Once   D. While

(   ) 7. A. speak   B. paint   C. draw   D. describe

(   ) 8. A. odd   B. ugly   C. enjoyable   D. strange

(   ) 9. A. true   B. accurate   C. actual   D. specific

(   ) 10. A. magic   B. energy   C. promise   D. mystery

(   ) 11. A. tasted   B. smelled   C. sounded   D. felt

(   ) 12. A. graceful   B. colorful   C. moving   D. terrible

(   ) 13. A. agreed   B. added   C. nodded   D. disagreed

(   ) 14. A. pleased   B. golden   C. ripe   D. deserted

(   ) 15. A. filled   B. full   C. lack   D. short

(   ) 16. A. explained   B. praised   C. responded   D. educated

(   ) 17. A. and   B. that   C. but   D. just

(   ) 18. A. thing   B. matter   C. life   D. person

(   ) 19. A. sorrow   B. chance   C. pleasure   D. achievement

(   ) 20. A. guessed   B. measured   C. balanced   D. revealed

Answer 1

1-5 BADCA    6-10 ADBAC 11-15 BADCB   16 -20 ACDAB从前有个人有四个儿子，他让他们分别在四个季节去遥远的地方观察同一棵梨树。四个儿子都认为自己所见是正确的，而否认别人的看法。父亲让儿子们从中知道不能单凭一面去评判一棵树或一个人。1. B由文章最后一段可知，父亲要儿子们知道不能片面评判事物。2. A从后文四个儿子在不同的季节看到不同的风景可知，他们是轮流去的。in turn"轮流";in return"作为回报"；in place"在适当的位置"；in order"按顺序，整齐"。3. D a great distance away"很遥远的地方"。4. C从后文四个儿子的描述可知他们是在不同季节去的，空格处缺春天。5. A承接上文，表示并列。6. A他们全部出门归来后，故用after。7. D从后文四个儿子所说的内容可判断为父亲要他们描述所见。8. B从"bent and twisted"可知第一个儿子认为这树很丑陋。odd"古怪的";enjoyable"令人愉快的"；strange"奇怪的"。9. A从"The third son disagreed"及他们对树的描述可知他们不赞同相互的看法。accurate "确切的"；actual"实际的";specific"具体的"。10. C第二个儿子去的时候是春天，树上长满了芽，充满了希望。11. B smell sweet"闻起来香"。12. A从前一句可知他认为这是最优美的东西了。graceful"优美的，优雅的"；colorful"多彩的";moving"打动人心的"；terrible"可怕的"。13. D由前文"The third son disagreed"及后文第四个儿子的不同描述可知。14. C秋天应是成熟的季节，故用ripe。15. B drooping with fruit"树上硕果累累"，充满了生机和丰收的喜悦。，16. A从父亲所说的话及上文可知这里是向儿子们解释，而不是回答问题。B和D项是及物动词，后不跟介词to。17. C句意为：因为他们每个人只看到了那棵树一生中的一个季节。在此应用转折连词butc18. D父亲让儿子们这么做的目的不是只看表象 而是要从中悟出人生道理：不能单凭一面去评判一棵树或一个人。19. A句意为：树和人的本质以及生活中的喜怒哀乐只有等到经过了四季之后才能衡量。此处已经有了 "喜、怒、乐"，缺"哀"。20. B只有等到经过了四季之后才能衡量。measure "衡量";balance "使均衡"；reveal"揭示"。