2020年中考備考英語閱讀理解模擬題及答案：A poor farmer

　　A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

　　One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where lo plant it.

　　He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come al night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

　　Finally he planted the tree in his woods (樹林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

　　Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily."If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

　　"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (搶奪) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毀) a good apple tree!"

　　30. What did the farmer's friend give him one day?

　　A. An apple.

　　B. Some apples.

　　C. A young tree.

　　D. Some young trees.

　　31. Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?

　　A. He thought strangers would steal the fruit.

　　B. He thought the tree would die.

　　C. He thought his children would take the fruit.

　　D. He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.

　　32. Where did the farmer plant the young tree?

　　A. Near the road.

　　B. In his field.

　　C. In his woods.

　　D. Near the house.

　　33. Why did the young tree die in the end?

　　A. Strangers pulled out the tree.

　　B. His neighbors cut down the tree.

　　C. His children broke the tree.

　　D. There was less sunlight and poor soil.

　　34. What does the story tell us?

　　A. We should care about others' feelings.

　　B. We should learn to share beautiful things.

　　C. The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.

　　D. The young tree can grow up one day.

　　【答案】30. C 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. B

　　【解析】本文講述了一位農(nóng)民，他的朋友給了他一棵小蘋果樹，他擔(dān)心別人會偷他的蘋果，而把一棵很好的蘋果樹種在了樹林里。最后因為那里沒有陽光，沒有好的土壤，那棵蘋果樹死去了。他的朋友告訴他，正是他不讓人別人享受蘋果，導(dǎo)致蘋果樹的死亡。

　　30. C

　　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.可知那個農(nóng)民的朋友給他一棵小蘋果樹，故選C。

　　31. D

　　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come al night and steal some of the apples.可知那個農(nóng)民不想把那棵蘋果樹種在他的田里，因此他認(rèn)為他的鄰居會在晚上來偷蘋果，故選D。

　　32. C

　　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Finally he planted the tree in his woods (樹林) where no one could see it.可知最后那個農(nóng)民把蘋果樹種在了樹林里，故選C。

　　33. D

　　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died. 可知因為沒有陽光，沒有好的土壤，那棵蘋果樹不久死去了，故選D。

　　34. B

　　推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (搶奪) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毀) a good apple tree!"可知因為那個農(nóng)民不想讓人們分享他的蘋果，導(dǎo)致蘋果樹的死亡，因此我們從這個故事中應(yīng)學(xué)會與他人分享美好的東西，故選B。

　　點(diǎn)睛：根據(jù)題干要求，在文中尋找答案所在的語句或段落，進(jìn)行分析理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和概括歸納，選出正確的選項。例如小題2，根據(jù)If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples.可知那個農(nóng)民不想把那棵蘋果樹種在他的田里，因此他認(rèn)為他的鄰居會在晚上來偷蘋果，故選D。