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(2025·泰州期末)One hot day, two hikers were walking in the dry, brown hills. They had been walking all day, and they were tired and 1. They really wanted to get something to eat. Suddenly, they saw a tree in the distance.
“I am so hungry!” said one hiker. “Do you think that's a(n) 2 tree? I want a big, sweet, red apple!”
“No, that's not an apple tree,” said the other. “It's a pear tree! Pears are my favourite. I want to 3 a sweet, juicy, yellow pear!”
But when they arrived at the tree, there were no apples or pears. 4, there was no fruit at all.
“Aw, boo!” said one hiker. “It's a useless oak tree(橡树)!”
Just then, the sky turned dark and there came the 5 suddenly. The two hikers searched for shelter and ran 6 the oak tree to stay dry. It rained and rained, but the oak tree was like a big umbrella. The hikers didn't get 7. They waited under the oak tree for the rain to stop.
As time passed, day turned into 8.
“I'm cold,” said one hiker. “We should make a fire. Help me 9 some wood!” They began to look for fallen branches(树枝). 10, there were many old branches under the oak tree. The two hikers collected the branches and made a nice campfire out of them. They sat beside the fire to 11 themselves.
“I'm tired,” said one hiker. “We should sleep here tonight. Help me make a 12.”
The hikers made a bed out of soft, green oak leaves. 13 snuggled(蜷缩) into the leaves and fell asleep. The rain fell and the wind blew, 14 the hikers were comfortable, warm and dry. Protected by strong branches and thick leaves, they had a good sleep under the “ 15” oak tree.
Sometimes the best gifts aren't what we firstly hoped for.
()1. A. excited B. thirsty C. bored D. hungry
()2. A. pear B. orange C. apple D. peach
()3. A. buy B. pick C. draw D. grow
()4. A. In fact B. As usual C. At last D. As a result
()5. A. wind B. snow C. cloud D. rain
()6. A. around B. towards C. past D. off
()7. A. wet B. sick C. cold D. tired
()8. A. morning B. month C. week D. night
()9. A. pull B. move C. collect D. sell
()10. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Sadly D. Finally
()11. A. teach B. enjoy C. warm D. help
()12. A. bed B. boat C. card D. kite
()13. A. I B. We C. He D. They
()14. A. so B. and C. but D. because
()15. A. beautiful B. useless C. helpless D. hopeful

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了两名徒步旅行者在徒步旅行中遇到的一系列经历。文章最后指出，有时候最好的礼物并不是我们最初所期望的。
1. D 根据“They really wanted to get something to eat.”可知，他们又累又饿。故选D。
2. C 根据“I want a big, sweet, red apple!”可知，此处是说苹果树。故选C。
3. B 根据“I want to ... a sweet, juicy, yellow pear!”可知，此处指的是“摘”梨子。故选B。
4. A In fact事实上；As usual像往常一样；At last最后；As a result结果。根据“there was no fruit at all”可知，后文陈述了事实，应该说事实上根本没有水果。故选A。
5. D 根据后文“It rained and rained”可知，此处是说下雨。故选D。
6. B 根据“and ran ... the oak tree to stay dry”可知，此处指的是跑向橡树，run towards“跑向”。故选B。
7. A 根据“but the oak tree was like a big umbrella”可知，应该说他们没有被雨淋湿。故选A。
8. D 根据“As time passed, day turned into ...”以及后文旅行者说的“We should sleep here tonight.”可知，应该说到了晚上。故选D。
9. C 根据“some wood”可知，应该说收集一些木头来生火。且后文给出了类似的短语 collected the branches。故选C。
10. B 根据“there were many old branches under the oak tree”可知，橡树下有许多老树枝，应该说幸运地。故选B。
11. C 根据“They sat beside the fire to ... themselves.”可知，应该说坐在火旁取暖。故选C。
12. A 根据“We should sleep here tonight. Help me make a ...”可知，前文提到了睡觉，此处应该说做一张床。故选A。
13. D 根据“snuggled into the leaves and fell asleep”以及前文提到的“The hikers”可知，应该说他们依偎在树叶里睡着了。故选D。
14. C 根据“The rain fell and the wind blew ... the hikers were comfortable, warm and dry.”可知，设空处前后存在转折关系，but符合语境。故选C。
15. B 根据前文徒步旅行者说的“It's a useless oak tree!”可知，应该说他们在“无用的”橡树下睡了个好觉。故选B。