一、阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
Little Tree and his grandfather needed work. A man said, “I need help with gardening. Can you do this job?” Little Tree knew Grandfather knew nothing about gardening, but they needed money. So he said, “Yes! My grandpa can do it well.” Little Tree told a lie.
They pulled out all the small plants. The man came back and was angry. “Those are my flowers, not weeds(杂草)!”
Grandfather said, “We will come back and fix the mistake(修正错误).” The man saw Grandfather was honest. He gave them a real job. Little Tree learned that honesty is the most important thing.
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A. Because it was true. B. Because they needed money.
C. Because the man asked him to say so.
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A. The flowers. B. The weeds. C. The vegetables.
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A. Run away. B. Come back and fix the mistake.
C. Ask the man for more money.
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A. Money. B. A good job. C. Honesty.
Little Tree and his grandfather needed work. A man said, “I need help with gardening. Can you do this job?” Little Tree knew Grandfather knew nothing about gardening, but they needed money. So he said, “Yes! My grandpa can do it well.” Little Tree told a lie.
They pulled out all the small plants. The man came back and was angry. “Those are my flowers, not weeds(杂草)!”
Grandfather said, “We will come back and fix the mistake(修正错误).” The man saw Grandfather was honest. He gave them a real job. Little Tree learned that honesty is the most important thing.
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B
）1. Why did Little Tree say his grandfather was a great gardener?A. Because it was true. B. Because they needed money.
C. Because the man asked him to say so.
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A
）2. What did they pull out in fact(实际上)?A. The flowers. B. The weeds. C. The vegetables.
（
B
）3. What would Grandfather and Little Tree do?A. Run away. B. Come back and fix the mistake.
C. Ask the man for more money.
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C
）4. What is the most important thing in life according to the story?A. Money. B. A good job. C. Honesty.
答案：1~4 B A B C
1. 由“Little Tree knew Grandfather knew nothing about gardening, but they needed money.”可知，撒谎是因为需要钱。故选 B。
2. 由“Those are my flowers, not weeds!”可知，他们拔掉的是花。故选 A。
3. 由“Grandfather said, ‘We will come back and fix the mistake. ’”可知，爷爷和小树将回去修正错误。故选 B。
4. 由“Little Tree learned that honesty is the most important thing.”可知，文章表明诚实是生命中最重要的事。故选 C。
1. 由“Little Tree knew Grandfather knew nothing about gardening, but they needed money.”可知，撒谎是因为需要钱。故选 B。
2. 由“Those are my flowers, not weeds!”可知，他们拔掉的是花。故选 A。
3. 由“Grandfather said, ‘We will come back and fix the mistake. ’”可知，爷爷和小树将回去修正错误。故选 B。
4. 由“Little Tree learned that honesty is the most important thing.”可知，文章表明诚实是生命中最重要的事。故选 C。
解析：
【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解选择题，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到短文中定位相关语句，对比选项匹配正确答案。本题4道题均为细节理解题，核心是精准提取原文对应信息。
【解析】
1. 定位原文“Little Tree knew Grandfather knew nothing about gardening, but they needed money. So he said, ‘Yes! My grandpa can do it well.’ Little Tree told a lie.”，可知小树撒谎是因为需要钱，对应选项B；
2. 定位原文“Those are my flowers, not weeds!”，可知他们拔掉的是花，对应选项A；
3. 定位原文“Grandfather said, ‘We will come back and fix the mistake.’”，可知他们会回去修正错误，对应选项B；
4. 定位原文“Little Tree learned that honesty is the most important thing.”，可知诚实是生命中最重要的事，对应选项C。
【答案】
B A B C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为英语基础阅读理解题，考查学生对短文关键细节的提取能力，只要认真阅读短文、找准对应语句即可解答，是典型的细节类阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.7
做这类英语阅读理解选择题，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到短文中定位相关语句，对比选项匹配正确答案。本题4道题均为细节理解题，核心是精准提取原文对应信息。
【解析】
1. 定位原文“Little Tree knew Grandfather knew nothing about gardening, but they needed money. So he said, ‘Yes! My grandpa can do it well.’ Little Tree told a lie.”，可知小树撒谎是因为需要钱，对应选项B；
2. 定位原文“Those are my flowers, not weeds!”，可知他们拔掉的是花，对应选项A；
3. 定位原文“Grandfather said, ‘We will come back and fix the mistake.’”，可知他们会回去修正错误，对应选项B；
4. 定位原文“Little Tree learned that honesty is the most important thing.”，可知诚实是生命中最重要的事，对应选项C。
【答案】
B A B C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为英语基础阅读理解题，考查学生对短文关键细节的提取能力，只要认真阅读短文、找准对应语句即可解答，是典型的细节类阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.7
二、阅读短文，完成下列各题。
When George Washington, the first president of the United States, was a little boy, he once cut down his father’s favourite cherry tree. His father was angry. He wanted to know who had done it. George Washington was afraid, but he still told the truth, “I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the tree.” His honesty moved his father. His father forgave him for his courage to confess (承认的勇气).
This story shows that honesty builds trust. When we are honest, people believe in us. Trust helps us form(构成) strong and good relationships. Like George Washington, even though(即使) telling the truth was hard for him at first, he still told the truth and he won respect and forgiveness.
(一)根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
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(二)根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. According to the story, why is it important to be honest?
2. How can honesty help us in our daily life?
When George Washington, the first president of the United States, was a little boy, he once cut down his father’s favourite cherry tree. His father was angry. He wanted to know who had done it. George Washington was afraid, but he still told the truth, “I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the tree.” His honesty moved his father. His father forgave him for his courage to confess (承认的勇气).
This story shows that honesty builds trust. When we are honest, people believe in us. Trust helps us form(构成) strong and good relationships. Like George Washington, even though(即使) telling the truth was hard for him at first, he still told the truth and he won respect and forgiveness.
(一)根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
(
F
)1. Washington lied about cutting down the cherry tree.(
T
)2. His father forgave him because he told the truth.(
F
)3. The story says that it is always easy to be honest.(二)根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. According to the story, why is it important to be honest?
Because honesty builds trust, helps people believe in us, and leads to strong and good relationships.
2. How can honesty help us in our daily life?
It helps us make good friends and have good relationships. People will respect us and forgive us if we tell the truth. (答案不唯一)
答案：（一）1~3 F T F
1. 由“I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the tree. ”可知，华盛顿没有撒谎，他勇敢承认了错误。故填 F。
2. 由“His father forgave him for his courage to confess. ”可知，父亲原谅他正是因为他说了实话。故填 T。
3. 由“Like George Washington, even though telling the truth was hard for him at first”可知，诚实有时并不容易。故填 F。
（二）1. Because honesty builds trust, helps people believe in us, and leads to strong and good relationships.
2. It helps us make good friends and have good relationships. People will respect us and forgive us if we tell the truth.（答案不唯一）
1. 由“I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the tree. ”可知，华盛顿没有撒谎，他勇敢承认了错误。故填 F。
2. 由“His father forgave him for his courage to confess. ”可知，父亲原谅他正是因为他说了实话。故填 T。
3. 由“Like George Washington, even though telling the truth was hard for him at first”可知，诚实有时并不容易。故填 F。
（二）1. Because honesty builds trust, helps people believe in us, and leads to strong and good relationships.
2. It helps us make good friends and have good relationships. People will respect us and forgive us if we tell the truth.（答案不唯一）
解析：
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含判断正误和回答问题两种题型。解题思路：先通读短文理解主旨，针对判断正误题，回到原文定位对应语句，对比题干与原文表述判断对错；针对回答问题类，提取原文关键信息，组织符合要求的语言作答。
【解析】（一）1. 由原文“I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the tree.”可知，华盛顿没有撒谎，而是承认砍树的事，题干表述错误，填F。
2. 由原文“His father forgave him for his courage to confess”可知，父亲原谅他是因为他勇于承认错误（说了实话），题干表述正确，填T。
3. 由原文“even though telling the truth was hard for him at first”可知，诚实有时并不容易，题干表述错误，填F。
（二）1. 根据原文第二段“This story shows that honesty builds trust. When we are honest, people believe in us. Trust helps us form strong and good relationships.”提取关键信息作答。
2. 根据原文内容，结合华盛顿的例子，提取诚实对日常生活的帮助作答。
【答案】（一）1.F 2.T 3.F；（二）1.Because honesty builds trust, helps people believe in us, and leads to strong and good relationships. 2.It helps us make good friends and have good relationships. People will respect us and forgive us if we tell the truth.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、信息提取
【点评】本题考查学生对英语短文的理解与信息提取能力，题型基础，贴近原文内容，学生只要认真阅读短文即可完成解答。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】（一）1. 由原文“I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the tree.”可知，华盛顿没有撒谎，而是承认砍树的事，题干表述错误，填F。
2. 由原文“His father forgave him for his courage to confess”可知，父亲原谅他是因为他勇于承认错误（说了实话），题干表述正确，填T。
3. 由原文“even though telling the truth was hard for him at first”可知，诚实有时并不容易，题干表述错误，填F。
（二）1. 根据原文第二段“This story shows that honesty builds trust. When we are honest, people believe in us. Trust helps us form strong and good relationships.”提取关键信息作答。
2. 根据原文内容，结合华盛顿的例子，提取诚实对日常生活的帮助作答。
【答案】（一）1.F 2.T 3.F；（二）1.Because honesty builds trust, helps people believe in us, and leads to strong and good relationships. 2.It helps us make good friends and have good relationships. People will respect us and forgive us if we tell the truth.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、信息提取
【点评】本题考查学生对英语短文的理解与信息提取能力，题型基础，贴近原文内容，学生只要认真阅读短文即可完成解答。
【难度系数】0.7