Question

Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn't found. 1.___________ His aunt had to look after him.

　　Twenty years passed. 2.___________ He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. 3.___________ The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑) for her. 4.___________, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?" "Yes, we do, sir, " answered the shopkeeper. "Is it as expensive as the new one?"

　　"No, it's much cheaper," said the man. "5.___________ " "It doesn't matter, " said Dick. "My aunt couldn't read. "

A. Dick became a tall, strong man. B. But another name was engraved(刻) on it. C. He went to town and came in a shop D. Dick's mother left her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. E. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.E

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇比较幽默的文章，文中讲到一个叫迪克的人，小时家境贫寒，父亲不幸去世后由他姑姑抚养他。姑姑在一次事故中死亡，因没钱他想给姑姑买一个较便宜的旧墓碑，可墓碑上有别人的名字，但迪克说“没关系，我姑姑不会读”。

1.

2.长成了又高又壮的男人，故选A。

3.根据上下文他工作非常努力，她姑姑非常高兴，所以此空是他经常拿着好的礼物去看他姑姑，故选E。

4.根据上文他决定给他姑姑买一个墓碑，所以去了城里来到店里，故选C。

5.根据上下文店主说旧的墓碑便宜，但上面有别人的名字，故选B。

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