A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all, her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her（1）________ by making fun of her. The would climb her tree and then run away with pears,（2）________ "Aunty Misery" at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to（3）________ for the night. Seeing that he had an（4）________ face, she let him in and gave him a nice（5）________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer （巫师）, thanked her by granting（允准）her（6）________ that anyone who climbed up her tree（7）________ not be able to come back down until she（8）________ it. When the children came back to steal her（9）________, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long（10）________ she gave the tree permission to let（11）________ go. Aunty Misery was free from the（12）________ at last. One day another man（13）________ her door. This one not took trustworthy to her,（14）________ she asked who he was. "I am Death. I've come to take you（15）________ me," said he. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I'd like to（16）________ some pears from my pear tree to remember the（17）________ it brought to me in this life. But I am too（18）________ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so（19）________ as to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree（20）________ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery, would not allow the tree to let Death go.（1）A. hopelessB. painfulC. dullD. crazy（2）A. callingB. shoutingC. announcingD. whispering（3）A. stayB. liveC. hideD. lie（4）A. interestingB. honestC. anxiousD. angry（5）A. giftB. kissC. treatD. smile（6）A. suggestionB. adviceC. permissionD. wish（7）A. couldB. shouldC. mightD. must（8）A. permittedB. promisedC. answeredD. declared（9）A. branchB. foodC. treeD. fruit（10）A. afterB. whileC. sinceD. before（11）A. itB. themC. himD. her（12）A. trickB. questionC. troubleD. difficulty（13）A. stepped intoB. left forC. stopped atD. walked around（14）A. soB. butC. althoughD. because（15）A. withB. offC. uponD. for（16）A. chooseB. pickC. shakeD. hit（17）A. honorB. pleasureC. hopeD. excitement（18）A. lightB. shortC. oldD. thin（19）A. lightB. kindC. fineD. smart（20）A. disappointedlyB. cheerfullyC. unwillinglyD. eagerly
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all, her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her（1）________ by making fun of her. The would climb her tree and then run away with pears,（2）________ "Aunty Misery" at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to（3）________ for the night. Seeing that he had an（4）________ face, she let him in and gave him a nice（5）________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer （巫师）, thanked her by granting（允准）her（6）________ that anyone who climbed up her tree（7）________ not be able to come back down until she（8）________ it.
When the children came back to steal her（9）________, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long（10）________ she gave the tree permission to let（11）________ go. Aunty Misery was free from the（12）________ at last.
One day another man（13）________ her door. This one not took trustworthy to her,（14）________ she asked who he was. "I am Death. I've come to take you（15）________ me," said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I'd like to（16）________ some pears from my pear tree to remember the（17）________ it brought to me in this life. But I am too（18）________ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so（19）________ as to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree（20）________ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery, would not allow the tree to let Death go.
（1）
A. hopeless
B. painful
C. dull
D. crazy
（2）
A. calling
B. shouting
C. announcing
D. whispering
（3）
A. stay
B. live
C. hide
D. lie
（4）
A. interesting
B. honest
C. anxious
D. angry
（5）
A. gift
B. kiss
C. treat
D. smile
（6）
A. suggestion
B. advice
C. permission
D. wish
（7）
A. could
B. should
C. might
D. must
（8）
A. permitted
B. promised
C. answered
D. declared
（9）
A. branch
B. food
C. tree
D. fruit
（10）
A. after
B. while
C. since
D. before
（11）
A. it
B. them
C. him
D. her
（12）
A. trick
B. question
C. trouble
D. difficulty
（13）
A. stepped into
B. left for
C. stopped at
D. walked around
（14）
A. so
B. but
C. although
D. because
（15）
A. with
B. off
C. upon
D. for
（16）
A. choose
B. pick
C. shake
D. hit
（17）
A. honor
B. pleasure
C. hope
D. excitement
（18）
A. light
B. short
C. old
D. thin
（19）
A. light
B. kind
C. fine
D. smart
（20）
A. disappointedly
B. cheerfully
C. unwillingly
D. eagerly
题目解答
答案
（2）B 考查动词辨析。从run away with pears看出，应该是大声的喊。shout大声说出；whisper低声说；call呼叫；announce通知；故选B。
（3）A 考查动词辨析。从one evening 以及下文的next morning可看出是请求过夜。stay for the night 过夜，固定搭配；故选A。
（4）B 考查形容词辨析。从常识可知，留宿陌生人应该考虑他是否诚实。下文let him in 看出是允许进入。honest与下文第四段This one did not look trustworthy to her呼应；故选B。
（5）C 考查名词辨析。既然允许过夜，接下来最有可能的应该是招待。treat 招待，款待，其它选项不符合情理；故选C。
（6）D 考查名词辨析。从下文that引导同位语从句的内容看，应该是她的一个很难实现的愿望。suggestion建议，demand要求，permission允许，均对题意不符；故选D。
（7）B 考查情态动词辨析。wish是先行词，同位语从句谓语动词用should+动词原形，另外，could不能与be able to连用；故选B。
（8）A 考查动词辨析。根据上下文，没有她的允许不得下来；permit允许，故选A。
（9）D 考查名词辨析。到树上当然是偷摘果实（梨）了。branch 树枝， food 食物， tree 树，均不符合题意；故选D。
（10）D 考查连词辨析。长时间的请求后，老太太才让梨树放他们下来。before在……之前，才……；故选D。
（11）B 考查代词辨析。允许放偷梨的孩子走了。用them指代偷梨的孩子；故选B。
（12）C 考查名词辨析。这样的整治，孩子们当然不敢来了，老太太自然就没有这个麻烦了；故选C。
（13）C 考查动词短语辨析。据上下文，有一个停在她家门前的人请求住宿。step into进入；leave for动身去；stop at逗留在；walk around四处走动；故选C。
（14）A 考查连词辨析。看见这个人不太可信，所以要查问他了，有因果关系；故选A。
（15）A 考查介词辨析。根据句意：我是死神，我来带你和我一起走。with在此处表示伴随，跟随，故选A。
（16）B 考查动词辨析。根据句意：但是我想从我的梨树上摘一些梨，来记住它给我生命带来的快乐时光。从下一句climb可以看出是要上树采摘，而不是挑选或摇动；故选B。
（17）B 考查名词辨析。从文章一开始，She spent all her time taking care of the tree.可知老太太与这棵梨树的深厚感情，此句句意为“我想从我的梨树上摘一些梨，来记住它给我生命带来的快乐时光”，故选B。
（18）C 考查形容词辨析。从climb high to get the best fruit可知，是老太太以“年老爬不上树”为由诱骗“death”上树（进入陷阱）；故选C。
（19）B 考查形容词辨析。Will you be so kind to do sth 请求别人帮助，固定表达法；此处表达你这么善良，能为我摘下它吗？故选B。
（20）C 考查副词辨析。从With a deep sigh可知，Death并不愿意为他爬树摘梨，但念及快要死的人了，就答应了，但不会很乐意。diasppointedly失望地；cheerfully愉快地；unwillingly 不乐意地；eagerly渴望地，故选C。