阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it every day. They loved to play together.

As time went by, the boy had grown up and no longer played around it. One day, he came back and the tree excitedly invited him to play. But the boy said he needed money to buy toys. “Sorry, but I have no money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them,” said the tree. The boy did as told and left happily but never came back .The tree was sad.

Many years passed, the boy returned and told him he had to make money to build a house for his family. The tree happily offered his branches for his house. With the branches, he boy left satisfied. The tree was again lonely and sad.

Then one hot summer day, the tree was delighted to see the boy back again. “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.”  The boy cut the tree trunk and went sailing but never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” the tree said with tears.

The boy replied that he was too old and needed nothing “Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括上述寓言故事的要点；

2．以约120个词，写出以下内容：

          （1）故事的寓意及读后感；

          （2）假如你是故事中的那个男孩，你会怎样做？

[写作要求]

1．可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

The boy sat there quietly, ______ eyes were filled with tears.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he   36   his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his   37.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was   38   in the park just staring at some pigeons（鸽子）. The boy sat down next to her and opened his  39_. He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked   40  ,so he offered her a Twinkie . She   41    accepted it and smiled at him. Her   42   was so pretty that he boy wanted to see it   43   , so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was   44   !
They sat there all   45   eating and smiling, but they never said a word .
As it grew dark , the boy realized how   46   he was and he got up to leave , but before he had gone more than a few steps , he   47   around , ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug . She gave him her  48   smile ever .
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was   49  by the look of joy on his face .
She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”
He replied, “I had   50   with God. ” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know  51  ? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the old woman , also radiant（容光焕发的）with   52   , returned to her home .
Her son was shocked by the look of   53   on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”
She replied, “I   54   Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much   55  than I expected.”
36．A．packed     B．carried     C．delivered D．arranged
37．A．game       B．journey  C．car    D．work
38．A．standing   B．playing    C．sitting       D．waiting
39．A．suitcase    B．bag   C．beer  D．map
40．A．worried    B．pale C．hungry     D．poor
41．A．willingly  B．joyfully   C．respectfully      D．gratefully
42．A．face  B．skirt  C．smile D．ring
43．A．again B．often C．further      D．soon
44．A．satisfied    B．delighted C．moved      D．shocked
45．A．morning   B．day   C．night D．afternoon
46．A．happy       B．tired  C．bored       D．thirsty
47．A．turned      B．looked     C．walked     D．jumped
48．A．commonest      B．biggest     C．weakest    D．trickiest
49．A．surprised  B．terrified   C．impressed D．attracted
50．A．a talk       B．a walk    C．fun    D．lunch
51．A．why  B．who C．what  D．where
52．A．joy    B．fear C．anger D．content
53．A．victory     B．regret       C．peace D．surprise
54．A．sold  B．baked      C．drank       D．ate
55．A．nobler      B．taller       C．wiser D．younger

Once upon a time, there was a poor boy working for a king day and night, but the king treated him badly. Every day, the boy went cold and hungry, so he ran away. Then one day, he met a big lion in the desert. The lion looked angry and the boy was afraid. He was about to run away when the lion said, “I am angry because there is a thorn(刺) in my foot.” “Don’t worry. I will help you.” So the boy sat down and helped to pull the thorn out. From then on, they became good friends.

One day, the king went hunting in the desert and he caught the lion! He threw it into a net. On his way back he saw the boy and caught him as well. “I will punish you for running away. I will throw you to the lion’s den(兽窝)!” said the king angrily. So he did! But to the king’s surprise, when the lion saw the boy, it lay down and smiled. The boy smiled too and put his arm around his friend. Greatly moved, the king let the boy and the lion go.

1.Why did the boy run away from the king?(回答词数不超过8个)

2.What did the lion do when the boy was thrown to its den?(回答词数不超过8个)

3.What have you learnt from the story?(回答词数不超过12个)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it every day. They loved to play together.

As time went by, the boy had grown up and no longer played around it. One day, he came back and the tree excitedly invited him to play. But the boy said he needed money to buy toys. “Sorry, but I have no money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them,” said the tree. The boy did as told and left happily but never came back .The tree was sad.

Many years passed, the boy returned and told him he had to make money to build a house for his family. The tree happily offered his branches for his house. With the branches, he boy left satisfied. The tree was again lonely and sad.

Then one hot summer day, the tree was delighted to see the boy back again. “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.”  The boy cut the tree trunk and went sailing but never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” the tree said with tears.

The boy replied that he was too old and needed nothing “Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括上述寓言故事的要点；

2．以约120个词，写出以下内容：

        （1）故事的寓意及读后感；

        （2）假如你是故事中的那个男孩，你会怎样做？

[写作要求]

1．可以使用实例来支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容论述，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

   概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

(来源于中山市2009届5月高考调研试卷)