Question 1: Reference answer: ① Short and delicate appearance (or: sparse and fluffy branches and leaves, sudden blue veins, scabbing all over the body, rickets) ② Enduring pain and tenacious growth (or: stubborn and tenacious).

Question 2: Reference answer: parallelism can arouse language potential and enhance appeal; Personification, personification and vivid language images; Exaggerate, highlight the characteristics of things and stimulate association. Wrote about the harsh growth environment of elm.

Question 3: Reference answer: Expressed the author's praise for this tenacious elm tree; Metaphoring people with trees (or "symbolizing the spirit of the elderly with trees") expresses the author's touch and respect for the spirit of the elderly not giving in to the hardships of life. (3 points)

Summarize the full text, take care of the title (or the beginning), sublimate feelings (or "deepen the theme"), and express respect and praise for tenacious life. (3 points)

Question 4: Omission

Question 1: 2 points per point, ***4 points.

Question 2: Rhetoric and its effect 2 points; Write only two rhetorical devices, content analysis 2 points, language expression 1 point, * * 5 points.

Question 3: Omission

Question 4: Combine the underlined sentences and talk about your feelings, with 2 points for each question. Language expression 1 min. ***5 points.