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.
“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.
小题1:Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?
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小题2:When did the boy come back to the apple tree?
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小题3:What did the boy want at last?
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小题4:What can we learn from the story?
A．plant more apple trees
B．learn from the boy
C．always stay at home
D．be thankful to our parents
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
题目分析：小男孩和苹果树是好朋友。小男孩长大一些，想要玩具，于是苹果树让小男孩卖掉自己所有的苹果买玩具；后来男孩要造房子，于是苹果树让男孩砍掉它所有的树枝来造房子；然后男孩长大了，要出海远航，于是苹果树让男孩砍到自己造了条船。很多年后男孩回来了，他坐在树桩上，树桩微笑着，含着泪。苹果树代表了父母，男孩们学会感恩吧。
小题1:细节理解题。由第二段的 男孩长大了想要钱买玩具， 所以摘了树上的果子。判断，选B。
小题2:推理判断题。由第三段的 男孩回到树的身边，因为他需要工作、需要房子、想要造船远航。判断：男孩是在有难处是回来。选C。
小题3:推理判断题。由最后一段的 老树根是最好的依靠和休息的地方。判断：男孩最后想要的是休息。所以选B。
小题4:推理判断题。通读全文判断，树就如同我们的父母，无私地给与自己的孩子。所以我们应该懂得感恩。故选D。