E
第二节 阅读并按照要求完成选择。(一篇阅读,共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从方框内所给的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使文章内容完整且符合逻辑。
An oak tree stood tall by a river, proud of its strong branches. It looked down at the thin reeds nearby and laughed. “You are so weak!” it said. “A small wind can bend you. 54”
One day, a terrible storm came. The wind howled, and rain poured down. The oak tree held its branches straight, trying to fight the wind. 55 The harder it pushed against the wind, the more the wind pulled at its roots. Finally, with a loud crack, the oak tree fell into the river.
But the reeds? They didn’t fight. 56 When the wind blew hard, they bent low—so low that they almost touched the water. 57 Once the storm passed, the wind died down. The reeds stood up straight again, unharmed.
The fallen oak tree looked at the reeds in surprise. “Why did you survive when I didn’t?” it asked. The reeds smiled softly. “58 We don’t fight what we can’t beat. Sometimes, bending is smarter than standing strong.”
A. I stand firm even in big winds—nothing can break me!
B. They let the wind pass through instead of fighting it.
C. You are strong, but you tried to fight the storm alone.
D. It thought, “I’m strong enough to win against any wind.”
E. When the wind calmed for a moment, they lifted up a little.
54. 55. 56. 57. 58.

54.A 55.D 56.B 57.E 58.C

【分析】
本题为英语七选五题型，需结合文章上下文语境、逻辑关系选择匹配选项。54空处，橡树嘲笑芦苇后应表达自身的坚定；55空处，橡树对抗风暴时的内心想法需匹配其自负的状态；56空处，芦苇不与风暴对抗的做法需对应选项；57空处，需衔接风吹时芦苇弯曲、风停后直立的状态变化；58空处，芦苇回答橡树存活原因需匹配逻辑。
【解析】
1. 54空：前文橡树称芦苇“小风都能吹弯”，接下来橡树表达自身坚定，A选项“即使大风中我也屹立不倒——没有什么能打倒我！”符合语境，故选A。
2. 55空：前文提到橡树努力对抗风暴，后文说它最终倒下，D选项“它心想：‘我足够强大，能战胜任何风。’”体现橡树自负的心理，符合语境，故选D。
3. 56空：前文说芦苇不与风暴对抗，B选项“它们让风穿过而不是与之对抗”直接呼应芦苇的做法，故选B。
4. 57空：前文说风吹时芦苇弯低，后文说风停后芦苇直起，E选项“当风暂时平静时，它们稍微抬起一点”衔接前后状态，故选E。
5. 58空：前文橡树问芦苇存活的原因，C选项“你很强，但你试图独自对抗风暴”指出橡树失败的原因，符合芦苇的回答逻辑，故选C。
【答案】
54.A 55.D 56.B 57.E 58.C
【知识点】
英语阅读、七选五题型、语境逻辑
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语文章上下文语境和逻辑关系的理解能力，需结合细节推理选答案，是常见的英语阅读题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6