东北育才学校高中部2014-2015学年高中英语同步训练题及答案：Unit5（人教新课标必修3）东北育才学校高中部2014-2015学年度高一年级下学期第五次独立练习英语科试卷答题时间：50分钟满分：100分阅读理解第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分,满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOneofmyneighborsusedtohaveabeautifultreeinherfrontyard.Herdadhadplanteditforherwhenitwasnothingmorethanatwigandseveralyearslateritstartedtoshoottowardstheskywithamazingspeed.Soonitblessedherwithcoolingshadeinthesummerandglorious,goldenleavesinthefall.Whenthetwo-daysnowstormstruckourtown,heavysnowfellonthetree’sbranchesthatwerestillfullofleaves.Theweightsplitthatlovelytreedownthemiddle.Itwassosadseeinghalfofitlayingonthegroundafterthestorm.WhenItalkedtomyneighborlater,shesaidthatthedamagehadbeentoomuchandthattheentiretreewouldhavetobecutdown.Thankfullyshehadsavedafewsaplings(树苗)fromitthatshehopedtoreplantinthefuture.Still,itwasashocktodrivebyherhousetheotherdayandseenothingbutastumpinherfrontyard.Imissedthattree.Imisseditsbeauty,itsleavesshinningintheafternoonsun.Imissedseeingitslimbsreachtowardstheheavens.Ithoughtthatthestumpwouldbeasadreminderofitslossforalongtimetocome.Mywonderfulneighbor,though,hadanotherplan.WhenIdrovebyherhometodayIsawatinybirdfeedersittingonthatstumpandacolorfulsongbirdhavingitsdinner.Itwassuchanaffirmationoflife.Itwassuchajoytosee.Icouldfeelmyheartsmile.Lifebyitsverynatureisamixedbag.Ithandsusbothbeautyandtragedy,loveandloss,pleasureandpain.Whatwedowithit,however,isuptous.Wecanletitsplitusintwo,orwecanuseevenitshardesttimestomakeoursoulsstrongerandourheartsmoreloving.Wecanspenditcomplainingorwecanuseittohelpothers.1.Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat_____．A.thetreegrewveryslowly.B.thetreeshoweditsbeautyandbenefits.C.theauthor’sneighborwasgoodatplantingtrees.D.thetreewassostrongthatitcouldbearanyweight.2.Theauthor’sneighborleftastumpinherfrontyardtouseitas_____.A.agoodreminder.B.aseatafterdinner.C.aplacetofeedbirds.D.abeautifulsculpture.3.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthepassage?A.Lifehasbeautyandtragedy.B.Lifeconsistsofpainandsuffering.C.L