Question

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then 1         to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

"Please tie your horse to another tree”， said the poor man. " My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

2         the rich man said， " I shall tie my horse as I like！ ”He tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible 3       ：the two horses were fighting.

They went up to them, but it was too   4__________ .

The rich man's horse was killed. " See what your horse has done!" cried the rich man, "You will have to 5         it. " And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no6         At last Mr. Know said， "This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

"No," the rich man shouted7         "He can！He spoke to me when I met him.”

"Are you sure?" asked Mr. Know. " What

did he 8         ？"

"He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would
kill my horse.”

"Oh”，said Mr. Know. " So he 9         you. Then can you expect to get money 10      him?"

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

(   ) 1. A. put down    B. set down C. sat down    D. turned down

(   ) 2. A..So B. But C. And    D. Though

(   ) 3. A. song    B. word C. bell    D. noise

(   ) 4. A. late    B. slow C. hard    D. quick

(   ) 5. A. pay for    B. look for C. wait for    D. care for

(   ) 6. A. idea    B. mistake C. money    D. answer

(   ) 7. A. quietly    B. angrily C. happily    D. heavily

(   ) 8. A. speak    B. tell C. talk    D. say

(   ) 9. A. helped    B. thanked C. warned    D. ordered

(   ) 10. A. for    B. from C. with    D. about

Answer 1

1. C A项意为"(飞机或飞行员）降落，着陆";B项意 为"写下，记下"；C项意为"坐下"；D项意为"调低"。根据语境可知句意为"在中午，他把马拴在树上，然后坐下来吃东西。"故选C。

2. B根据语境可知，此处表转折关系。故选B。

3. D根据后面说两只马打架，可知是听到"吵闹声"。故选D。

4. A根据后一句说富人的马死了，可知是"太迟了"。故选A。

5. A A项意为"赔偿";B项意为"寻找";C项意为"等候"；D项意为"照顾"。根据语境可知，这个富人是想让这个穷人赔偿他已死的马。故选A。

6. D根据上下文可知，穷人没有"回答"。故选D。

7. B富人的马死了 ，他很"生气"。故选8。

8. D富人说穷人不是哑巴。所以问他穷人"说"了

什么。强调说话内容用say。故选D。

9. C根据上下文可知，穷人已经"警告"过富人了。 故选C。

10. B get sth. from sb."从某人那里得到某物"。故 选B。