Question

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15 years old, his father him to work on the farm for one year in his free time. Jim was with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have schoolwork to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I will promise(答应) to give you the best present if you finish one year's work. " Jim thought for a while and .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed . Jim's crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. "Now, tell me you want."

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. "I've already got the present. No pain, no gain.(不劳无获） I think this is what you wanted me to ."

His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked B. invited C. promised D. helped

2.A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. familiar

3.A. a few B. so little C. too much D. too many

4.A. shall B. must C. need D. can

5.A. refused B. answered C. agreed D. began

6.A. hard B. hardly C. easily D. difficultly

7.A. fast B. quickly C. slowly D. immediately

8.A. that B. which C. how D. what

9.A. least B. worse C. best D. smallest

10.A. decide B. like C. take D. know

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了吉姆的父亲希望吉姆明白不劳而获的道理，便让他在业余时间去农场工作一年，最初吉姆没有同意，在父亲答应他完成一年工作之后给他最好的礼物之后吉姆同意了，最后吉姆通过自己的努力明白这个道理。

1.固定短语及语境的理解。ask sb to do sth叫某人去做某事，根据句意可知选A。

2.

3.

4.情态动词及语境的理解。A. shall 将会…… B. must 一定；必须 ;C. need 需要;D. can能，根.据句意如果你能完成这一年的工作，故选D。

5.A. refused 拒绝;B. answered 回答;C. agreed 同意;D. began开始。

根据下文吉姆的努力工作可知吉姆思考一会同意了，故选C。

6.6】考查词语辨析及语境的理解。A. hard努力的；B. hardly 几乎不；C. easily 容易地；D. difficultly困难地，根据句意吉姆早起并努力工作直到晚上，故选A。

7.A. fast迅速的；B. quickly 快；C. slowly慢慢地；D. immediately立刻、马上。根据下文吉姆的庄稼长的非常好可知时间过的快，故选B。

8.

9.I will promise(答应) to give you the best present故选C。

10.

考点：故事类短文。