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 ----
1.---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.
2.----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
3.----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
4.----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
5.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!”
