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【题目】完形填空

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

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked_______ till evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well. _______the last day of the year, the father said, "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. 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 pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted _______ to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

【1】A. asked B. let C. made D. stopped

【2】A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. sorry

【3】A. much too B. so little C. too much D. a lot

【4】A. shall B. must C. need D. can

【5】A. said B. answered C. agreed D. began

【6】A. hard B. hardly C. slowly D. difficult

【7】A. At B. On C. In D. By

【8】A. where B. which C. how D. what

【9】A. least B. worst C. best D. fewest

【10】A. mine B. I C. my D. me

Answer 1

【答案】

【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：短文大意：汤姆是一个农场主的儿子，在他15岁那年的新年，他爸爸说只要他能在农场干一年活，就会给他最好的礼物，开始他以作业多为借口推脱，后来考虑了一下同意了。在这一年里，他像其他农夫一样辛勤劳动，不知不觉一年过去了。等到他爸爸问他想要什么礼物时，他已经领悟到劳动所带给他的收获。

【1】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：一年新年，他15岁，他的爸爸让他空闲的时候在农场上干一年活。A. asked问；B. let 让；C. made使，制造；D. stopped停止。Ask动词，后接带to不定式，故选A。

【2】B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：汤姆不高兴他爸爸的主意。A. happy愉快的；B. unhappy不高兴的；C. excited兴奋的；D. sorry抱歉，对不起。根据That isn’t my job. I have too much school work to do得知答案选B。

【3】C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我有太多的功课要做。A. much too太，后接形容词；B. so little 如此少，后跟不可数名词；C. too much 太多，接不可数名词；D. a lot许多，后接of再接名词。答案为C。

【4】D考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：听到这话，他的爸爸说：“如果你能完成一年的工作，我答应给你最好的礼物”。A. shall 将要；B. must 必须；C. need 需要；D. can能够。根据语境可知选D。

【5】C考查动词及语境理解。句意：汤姆想了一会同意了。A. said说；B. answered 回答；C. agreed 同意；D. began开始。根据Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening可知他同意了，故选C。

【6】A考查副词及语境理解。句意：从周六开始，男孩就每天早早起床一直努力干到晚上，就像其他农夫一样。A. hard 努力地； B. hardly几乎不；C. slowly 慢慢地；D. difficult困难的。依据句意，答案为A。

【7】B考查介词及语境理解。句意：在这一年的最后一天。A. At 在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）；B. On 关于；在……之上；C. In从事于；在……之内；D. By通过；被；具体到某一天用介词on。

【8】D考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：现在告诉我你想要什么。A. where哪儿；B. which哪一个；C. how 如何；D. what什么。What you want为宾语从句，what 做want的宾语，故选D。

【9】C考查最高级及语境理解。句意：我已经得到的最好的礼物。A. least 最少；B. worst 最糟的；C. best最好的；D. fewest最少的。依据前后语境理解，答案为C。

【10】D考查代词及语境理解。句意：我认为这就是你想让我知道的。A. mine 我的，名词性物主代词；B. I 我，主格；C. my 我的，形容词性物主代词；D. me我，宾格。want sb to do sth. want后跟代词的宾格形式。答案为D。