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20．Every April I am worried-that spring might not occur this year．The landscape y hills，gray sky and gray forest．I felt upset，as they did during an April snowfall when I first came to Maine l5 years ago．"Just wait，"a neighbor said．"You'll wake up one morning and spring will just be here．"
[2]Yes!On May 3 that year I awoke to a surprising green，as if spring were simply a matter of pressing a switch．Hills，sky and forest grew their purples，blues and green．Then there was the old apple tree．It sits on an undeveloped area in my neighborhood．It belongs to no one and therefore to everyone．Each spring it blooms and the air becomes  filled with the aroma（香气）of the flowers．When I drive by with my windows rolled down，it gives me the feeling of moving in another world．
[3]One day last year，I set out with tools to prune（修剪）the apple tree．No sooner had I arrived under it than neighbors opened their windows．These were people I barely knew and seldom spoke to，but it was as if I had broken into their gardens．One of them was the first to speak．"You're not cutting it down，are you？''Another neighbor looked a bit angry．"Don't kill it，now，"he shouted．Soon half the neighborhood had joined me under the apple tree．It struck me that I had lived there for five years and only now was learning these people's names…
[4]The apple tree incident turned out to be a good start．Just the other day I saw one of my neighbors at the local store．He remarked how this winter had been especially long and regretted not having seen or spoken to anyone in our neighborhood．And then，he looked at me and said，"        that apple tree again．"

66．What's the weather like in April in Maine？（no more than 5 words）It's very cold．/It often snows in April．
67．What does the author mean by using"pressing a switch"？（no more than 6 words）How suddenly the spring came．/The spring came unexpectedly．
68．Why did neighbors stop the author pruning the apple tree last year？（no more than l0 words）Because they misunderstood the author．/Because they thought he wanted to cut down the tree．
69．Why did the author take the apple tree incident as a good start？（no more than l0  words）Because neighbours started to know each other thanks to it．/Because it improved the relationship among the neighbours．
70．Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words．（no more than 5 words）We need to prune/Let's get together under．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文．每年四月，我总被一种忧虑所袭扰--今年的春天也许不会来了．四周气象萧疏，丘陵、天空和森林灰蒙蒙一片．我情绪低落，就像 15年前我第一次到缅因州来看到四月飞雪时的心情一般．"等等看吧，"一个邻居劝道，"说不定哪天你一早醒来，春天就已经悄然而至了．"果然，那年的5月 3日，我醒来时外面已是一番令人惊讶是 绿意--好像一按开关控制，春天就来了似的．紫色的丘陵、蓝色的天空、绿色的森林．
　　有一棵老苹果树，就长在我家附近的一块荒地上．它不属于任何人，所以也就归每个人所有．每到春天，满树的花儿竞相怒放，连空气中都弥漫着苹果的芳香．当我开着车窗驱车经过时，仿若进入了另一番天地．
　　去年有一天，我拿起工具去修枝剪这课苹果树．我刚站到树下，就有邻居打开窗户．这些人我几乎不认得，也很少说过话，但眼前这情形就好像我擅自闯进了他们的私家花园一般．其中一位邻居首先开口："你不是要砍倒它吧？"另一个邻居喊道"喂，别把它弄死了．"不一会儿，半数邻居跑过来和我一起站到了苹果树荫下．我猛然意识到，我已在此住了五年，可直到现在才知道这些人的名字．
　　这次苹果树事件开了个好头．就在几天前，我在附近的店里看见一个邻居．他说这次冬天特别漫长，并哀叹没能跟邻居们见见面、说说话．然后，他看着我说："我们又该给那棵苹果树修修枝了．"

解答 66．It's very cold．/It often snows in April．
本题是细节理解题，有文章的开头作者总是担心春天不会到来说明寒冬迟迟不离开，天气寒冷；此外第二句中"an April snowfall"也说明了天气的寒冷，所以答案是"It's cold"或"It often snows in April．
67．How suddenly the spring came．/The spring came unexpectedly．
本题是词汇猜测题．switch是"开关"，press表示"按"；press the switch表示"打开开关"；根据上文邻居的话．"You'll wake up one morning and spring will just be here．（说不定哪天你一早醒来，春天就已经悄然而至了．）"以及下一句中的"a surprising green"都表示春天在不知不觉中突然出现，让人惊讶，就好像开关一按就出现了，强调的"突然和意外"，因此答案是How suddenly the spring came．/The spring came unexpectedly．
68．Because they misunderstood the author．/Because they thought he wanted to cut down the tree．
本题是细节理解题．根据邻居们是讲话"You're not cutting it down，are you？和"Don't kill it，now，"推断，邻居们都非常在意这课苹果树，误以为担心作者会对它不利．所以邻居们阻止作者修剪是误以为作者要砍倒这棵树，所以答案是Because they misunderstood the author（因为他们误解了作者）．/Because they thought he wanted to cut down the tree（因为他们原以为作者要砍倒这课树）．
69．Because neighbours started to know each other thanks to it．/Because it improved the relationship among the neighbours．
本题是推断题．由倒数第二段中"Soon half the neighborhood had joined me under the apple tree．It struck me that I had lived there for five years and only now was learning these people's names…（半数邻居跑过来和我一起站到了苹果树荫下．我猛然意识到，我已在此住了五年，可直到现在才知道这些人的名字）"可知作者和邻居原本缺少交流，但是这次事件中邻居们一起修剪苹果树，开始相互认识；这是一个邻居间相互交往的好的开始．所以答案是"Because neighbours started to know each other thanks to it．/Because it improved the relationship among the neighbours．"
70．We need to prune/Let's get together under
本题属于推断题．由上一句"He remarked how this winter had been especially long and regretted not having seen or spoken to anyone in our neighborhood．（他说这次冬天特别漫长，并哀叹没能跟邻居们见见面、说说话．）"可以推断这位邻居希望邻居之间的交流，因此联系到上一次大家一起修剪苹果树，所以很自然地提议再一次一起修剪苹果树，所以答案是"We need to prune/Let's get together under"．

点评 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文．作者通过共同修剪苹果树事件描述了人与人之间需要交流、关爱和温暖．题目中涉及几条细节题，细节题一定要在文章中定位细节，仔细理解细节的内容再做出合理的解答；本题中还涉及两道推断题．推断题要联系文章的主旨和人物的情感态度合理推断，不能用常识或自己的观点代替推测．