1. (2019九下·温州竞赛) 阅读下降短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    Tom with his axe was stepping through fie forest. A little tree 1 him on his way and said. "Do clear away those trees, kind friend, I wish you would! They will not let me have free place, and the sunlight cannot 2on me .To spread my roots .I find no 3at all. No whisper of the wind plays 4me, and they twine above my head crazily"

The little tree continued, "I tell you, if they were not here, in a year you'd find me the5 of all this part .My friendly shade should cover the forest to right and left.6in fact, you see! I'm just a little tree”

    7these，Tom did as he little tree asked to cut down the other trees with his axe. Round the little tree he cleared a tidy space.

    However, the poor little tree's 8 didn't last long The  9 came first, his leaves were to dry.

    "Oh, 10one," said a snake there. "It was you that brought about your fall."

    "If you had stayed longer in the wood's kind shelter", despite heat or storm, you would have the 11 trees as guards of your safety. When all these trees disappeared, because their day was past and gone, in turn you might reach such height12time went by. And since you have gathered so much health and strength, you might fight against the sun and the storms, and all this harm would 13have been done".

    When we are young we are also annoyed by oar parents' 14,  because we feel controlled and repressed. We 15freedom and independence and go all out to set ourselves against our parent. However, we need to realize that we need them in our healthy growth