Question

Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular1my attention. It must have suffered some2. Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to3its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn4to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
This tree became a5for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be6. It was a reminder to me that7I may not have had the best start in life, I could change 8in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect9of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was10. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would11myself, “Tomorrow, I’11 stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I12by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my13found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had14my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too15.
A picture of a tree is not of great16. But my lesson rang through clearly17I found out one of my colleagues had been18with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many19.
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would20have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      paid
   2. B.
      caught
   3. C.
      fixed
   4. D.
      escaped
2. 2.
   1. A.
      damage
   2. B.
      influence
   3. C.
      experience
   4. D.
      defeat
3. 3.
   1. A.
      follow
   2. B.
      design
   3. C.
      change
   4. D.
      imagine
4. 4.
   1. A.
      applying
   2. B.
      attempting
   3. C.
      happening
   4. D.
      learning
5. 5.
   1. A.
      shelter
   2. B.
      signal
   3. C.
      sign
   4. D.
      symbol
6. 6.
   1. A.
      interested
   2. B.
      satisfied
   3. C.
      encouraged
   4. D.
      educated
7. 7.
   1. A.
      even though
   2. B.
      as if
   3. C.
      in case
   4. D.
      if only
8. 8.
   1. A.
      purpose
   2. B.
      plan
   3. C.
      habit
   4. D.
      direction
9. 9.
   1. A.
      glance
   2. B.
      view
   3. C.
      picture
   4. D.
      knowledge
10. 10.
    1. A.
       busy
    2. B.
       free
    3. C.
       worried
    4. D.
       bored
11. 11.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       help
    3. C.
       call
    4. D.
       see
12. 12.
    1. A.
       wandered
    2. B.
       drove
    3. C.
       rode
    4. D.
       ran
13. 13.
    1. A.
       surprise
    2. B.
       pleasure
    3. C.
       regret
    4. D.
       happiness
14. 14.
    1. A.
       taken off
    2. B.
       cut off
    3. C.
       put off
    4. D.
       called off
15. 15.
    1. A.
       cold
    2. B.
       far
    3. C.
       sunny
    4. D.
       late
16. 16.
    1. A.
       value
    2. B.
       achievement
    3. C.
       fun
    4. D.
       disappointment
17. 17.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       unless
18. 18.
    1. A.
       linked
    2. B.
       combined
    3. C.
       provided
    4. D.
       diagnosed
19. 19.
    1. A.
       lives
    2. B.
       tomorrows
    3. C.
       lessons
    4. D.
       opportunities
20. 20.
    1. A.
       surely
    2. B.
       almost
    3. C.
       ever
    4. D.
       never

Answer 1

BACBD CADCA ABACD AADBD
解题导语：明日复明日，明日何其多！作者一直都以他常见到的那棵顽强向上生长的树为榜样，发奋向上，并希望有一天能消失了，于是感慨万分。
1.有棵树特别吸引我的注意力，此处 catch ones attention 表示“吸引某人注意力”。 答案：B
2.从下句“它的一部分树干几乎与地面平行”可知，这棵树一定遭受过某种损害。suffer some damage 表示“遭受某种损害”。 答案：A
3.那棵树尽力去改变change生命的轨迹，树干弯曲 90 度向上，努力attempt长高去拥抱太阳。 答案：C
4.考查词组：attempt to do 表示“试图、努力去做某事”。 答案：B
5.对我而言，这棵树就是一种象征symbol，每天我开车经过时，看到它身虽弯曲但仍努力向上的情形，我都会受到激励encourage。下文 It was a reminder to me 也是提示。 答案：D
6.每天我开车经过时，看到它身虽弯曲但仍努力向上的情形，我都会受到激励encourage。答案：C
7.那棵树总是提醒我：即使even though我的人生开端可能不是很好，但我能够在人生过程中随时改变方向direction。 答案：A
8.句意是：但我能够在人生过程中随时改变方向direction。 答案：D
9.我打算有一天我能停下来给那棵与我志同道合的树拍张照picture。下文“Apicture of a tree”是答案提示。 答案：C
10.下文 “After that busy week”有提示，语意表示“ 但我那个星期太忙 了busy”。 答案：A
11.每次经地那棵树时，我总是告诉tell自己“明天，明天我就去给它照张照片。” 答案：A
12.根据上下文可知，语意表示“但是有一天，当我开车drove经过的时候，令我吃惊的是to my surprise，原来那棵有象征意义的树所在的地方只剩下一棵树桩”。 答案：B
13.考查词组：令我吃惊的是to my surprise 答案：A
14.作者感慨：我总是把计划推迟put off到明天去做，但明天却表明一切都迟late了。take off 表示“脱掉，起飞，成功”，cut off 表示“切断，中断”，call off 表示“取消”，都不符合语境。 答案：C
15.句意是：但明天却表明一切都迟late了。 答案：D
16.其实那棵树的照片倒没有多大的价值value，但却给我上了一课。 答案：A
17.当when我发现我的一个同事被诊断diagnosed患上了晚期癌症时，那棵树给我的教训变得特别清晰。对他来说，明天tomorrows不多了。此处用 when 引导时间状语从句。 答案：A
18.be diagnosed with 意为“被诊断为”。 答案：D
19.句意是：对他来说，明天tomorrows不多了。 答案：B
20.此处表示“再也没有机会来做……”，故用 never。 答案：D