阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
There was a boy who was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,
_36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice,
_37_, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the
_38_ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe,
_39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest
_40_he was unable to touch it. He began to
_41_ up and down, as high as he could, at the
_42_of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of
_43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to
_44_on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to
_45_the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking
_46_, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or,
_47_ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do.
_48_seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk
_49_. At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his
_50_, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he
_51_like this, the more unhappy he became.
_52_, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t
_53_.I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is
_54_ more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to
_55_our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better?
| 小题1: | | A．offering | B．preferring | C．receiving | D．allowing |
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小题2:A so B then C. or D. but
| 小题3: | | A．sadder | B．hungrier | C．angrier | D．tastier |
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| 小题4: | | A．stretching | B．swinging | C．expanding | D．pulling |
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小题5:A. strength B. height C length D. range
| 小题6: | | A．jump | B．look | C．walk | D．glance |
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| 小题8: | | A．touch | B．hand | C．reach | D．sight |
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| 小题10: | | A．shake | B．break | C．take | D．strike |
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| 小题11: | | A．up | B．forward | C．around | D．down |
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| 小题13: | | A．After | B．Without | C．Through | D．Upon |
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| 小题15: | | A．wishes | B．beliefs | C．goals | D．efforts |
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| 小题16: | | A．imagined | B．tried | C．claimed | D．thought |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．Moreover | C．However | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题18: | | A．skilful | B．helpful | C．cheerful | D．harmful |
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| 小题19: | | A．something | B．nothing | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题20: | | A．express | B．forget | C．change | D．describe |
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