请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to 16 things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest (寻求), 17 , to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to 18 what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and 19 . The second son contradicted—it was covered with green buds and full of 20 . The third son 21 , saying it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. It was the most graceful thing he had 22 seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and 23 with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then 24 to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are—the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life—can only be 25 at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it’s winter, you will 26 the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the 27 of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don’t judge a life by one 28 season.
16. A. determine B. judge C. analyze D. explore
17. A. by chance B. as usual C. in turn D. for sure
18. A. describe B. classify C. compare D. review
19. A. twisted B. wounded C. woodened D. deserted
20. A. delight B. pride C. faith D. promise
21. A. agreed B. approved C. argued D. announced
22. A. never B. ever C. once D. later
23. A. falling B. slipping C. going D. hanging
24. A. excused B. sighed C. explained D. instructed
25. A. measured B. considered C. affected D. committed
26. A. change B. develop C. miss D. taste
27. A. comfort B. pleasure C. regret D. pain
28. A. difficult B. magic C. lonely D. light
B
Most essays are made up of a beginning, a middle and an end. The beginning arouses the reader’s interest to 29 his attention to the subject of the essay or 30 the necessary background information. The middle gives us clear and logical 31 of the facts and ideas the writer intends to put forth. The end winds up the essay with a forceful statement to influence the reader’s 32 impression and shows consequences of the argument.
To the writer the beginning is often the hardest part of an essay, because he has to decide from what point to 33 , and in what direction to go. The end is important because it often gives the reader the deepest impression. It should be short, forceful and thought-provoking. No 34 ideas should be introduced in a concluding paragraph.
Sometimes it is good to 35 the concluding paragraph to the introduction. If, for instance, a question is raised in the beginning, an answer should be given in the end.??
29. A. support B. secure C. change D. follow
30. A. provides B. proves C. confirms D. directs
31. A. indication B. direction C. expectation D. presentation
32. A. final B. good C. deep D. unique
33. A. state B. deliver C. start D. practice
34. A. ordinary B. general C. important D. new
35. A. spread B. link C. lead D. contact
