《2025年实验班提优训练暑假衔接七升八年级英语译林版》

四、阅读理解
Long long ago, in a big hot desert (沙漠), there was a lonely tree. It wasn't like other trees with lots of leaves. This one was having a hard life. With little rain and long hours of hot sun, its leaves dried up from heat.
One sunny day, a hawk flew over the desert. He was very tired, hungry and thirsty, so he landed (降落) on the tree's tallest branch to take a rest. Looking around, the hawk asked the tree, "Hey, why do you keep on living here in this empty (空的), hot place? Why don't you stay with your family and friends? Who needs you here?"
The tree answered, "You do."
"Me?" the hawk was surprised. "I don't need you. I can fly everywhere, and any place is OK."
The tree said, "You can fly away any time, and that's true. But think about it. If not for me, you would have to sit on the hot sand instead of (而不是) my branches. Without me, someone might see you alone and wonder why you're here. When you are sitting on my branches, you think that I need you."
The hawk thought for a moment and agreed. Yes, without the tree, the hawk wouldn't have anyone to talk to, either.
1. Why did the tree have few leaves?
A. Because it felt sad and tired.
B. Because of the heavy rain.
C. Because it got sick suddenly.
D. Because of the hot weather.
2. 中考新考法 图片理解 Which of the following can show the branch of a tree?
3. 中考新考法 推断段落大意 What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us?
A. Where the hawk could stand.
B. Why the hawk needed the tree.
C. When the hawk could fly away.
D. What the hawk did in the desert.
4. What did the hawk understand after talking to the tree?
A. The tree was important to him.
B. The tree needed nobody to talk to.
C. He needed another tree to rest on.
D. He needed to bring water to the tree.

答案： 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A