Question

  Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village;they were very tired and 1       ,but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot (锅) .

  The soldiers built a small cooking fire,2       their pot on it,and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing,one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to 3        what was going on when they heard about it.

  "Any soup needs salt and pepper ,”the first soldier said,4       some children ran to fetch salt and pepper.

  "Stones can be used to prepare good soup,but tomatoes would 5        it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, " Why,I think I have a tomato or two！" She ran to get the tomatoes.

  "Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup！”said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage, " and 6        she ran.

  "If only we hat a bit of beef and some potatoes,this soup would he fit for a rich man's 7       "The villagers thought it over,and then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup,and all from a few stones!It seemed like 8        ！

  The soldiers said ," If only we had a little milk,this soup would be fit for a king！”So other villagers 9        to get some milk.

  "The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and we will 10        it,but first we need to set the tables. " Some of the villagers said," Such a great soup would be better 11       some bread and cakes. So they brought the 12        two things and the meal was 13        by all. Never had there been such a 14       meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup,and all made from stones!They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

  In the morning,the villagers gathered to say goodbye. " Many thanks to you”，they said, "for we shall 15        go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."

(   ) 1. A. hungry   B. bored   C. sleepy   D. sick

(   ) 2. A. drew   B. threw   C. left   D. placed

(   ) 3. A. see   B. tell   C. imagine   D. notice

(   ) 4. A. but   B. so   C. or   D. while

(   ) 5. A. cook   B. do   C. invent   D. make

(   ) 6. A. about   B. in   C. off   D. out

(   ) 7. A. health   B. money   C. dream   D. table

(   ) 8. A. art   B. magic   C. interest   D. supper

(   ) 9. A. tried   B. returned   C. managed   D. came

(   ) 10. A. want   B. buy   C. use   D. taste

(   ) 11. A. over   B. besides   C. with   D. like

(   ) 12. A. first   B. last   C. other   D. only

(   ) 13. A. enjoyed   B. given   C. needed   D. brought

(   ) 14. A. cheap   B. proper   C. special   D. public

(   ) 15. A. later   B. ever   C. sometimes   D. never

Answer 1

1. A 根据后一句they had no food or money可知，这些士兵除了累外还饿，故选A.

2. D "把某物放在……上"为place sth on...故选D.

3. A 此处指村民们停下来看将要发生什么，所以选A.

4. B some children ran to fetch salt and pepper是听了士兵的话的结果，所以此处用连词so,故选B.

5. D "make sth+形容词"意为"使某物..."。

6. C "跑开"为run off,故选C。

7. D 此处意为：这道汤将会适合上有钱人的餐桌。

8. B 句意为：这像魔术似的。

9. C manage to do sth为"设法做成了某事"，故选C

10. D taste意为"品尝"。

11. C with意为"和……一起"。

12. B last意为"最后的"，由语境可知选B.

13. A enjoy在此意为"品尝，享用"。

14. C 从前面烹饪的程序来看，这顿饭很"特别"。

15. D 句意为：学会了用石头做汤后，我们就再也不会挨饿了。