Question

【题目】 There was once a little boy whose name was George, and his father one day gave him a small axe (斧头) to play with. It is very new and sharp.

George was greatly pleased with it. He thought, “Dad’s big axe can cut down a big tree. Is my axe able to cut down a small ________? I’m going to have a try.” Then he took it ________ him to the garden. He went along the way, trying it on nearly every thing that came in his way.

At last he came to a young cherry-tree, and began to try the ________ on it. He soon made some deep cuts in the tree. And then he walked away to another part of the garden.

His father was very fond of the cherry-tree, but George ________ all about that.

After his father returned home, he came to that part of the garden where the tree stood. He was very sorry ________ he found his fine cherry-tree almost ruined (破坏).

“George!” said he ________ to his son, “Who has done this?”

Did George answer “I don’t know, father.”? Oh no. Can he blame (责怪) anyone else?

With tears in eyes he ________ his father’s face. “Father,” said he, “I can’t ________ a lie --- I did it.”

Noble boy! He was not afraid to tell the ________, and his father forgave (原谅) him. His father didn’t punish him, but praised him, “Good boy, even ten thousand cherry-trees can’t be more valuable than a (an) ________ boy.”

The boy of this story became one of the greatest men that ever lived. He was George Washington.

【1】A. itB. oneC. thatD. ones

【2】A. toB. forC. withD. on

【3】A. giftB. treeC. gardenD. axe

【4】A. forgotB. leftC. rememberedD. wondered

【5】A. whileB. whenC. untilD. unless

【6】A. happilyB. suddenlyC. thankfullyD. angrily

【7】A. looked forB. looked overC. looked up toD. looked after

【8】A. speakB. talkC. tellD. read

【9】A. lieB. truthC. storyD. joke

【10】A. honestB. successfulC. famousD. careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

本文讲述了乔治华盛顿小时候，拿着斧子把爸爸喜欢的樱桃树给砍倒了。当他爸爸生气地询问谁干的时候。乔治勇敢地承认是他做的。他爸爸表扬了他，没有惩罚他。

【1】考查代词及语境的理解。A. it它，B. one 代指前面出现的单数名词，C. that那个，代指前面出现的不可数名词，D. ones代指前面出现的复数名词。句意：他想到：“爸爸的斧头能砍倒一棵大树，我的斧头能砍倒一棵小树吗？”根据代指单数名词tree，故用one，故选B。

【2】考查介词及语境的理解。A. to向，B. for 为了，C. with 和……一起，D. on在…..上面。句意：然后，他把它带到花园。take sth with sb. 某人随身携带……，故选A。

【3】考查名词及语境的理解。A. gift 礼物，B. tree树木， C. garden花园， D. axe斧头。句意：最后，他来到一个小的樱桃树处，开始在它身上试试斧头。根据前文的Then he took it ____2____ him to the garden.可知，此处表示带着斧头，故选D。

【4】考查动词及语境的理解。A. forgot忘记， B. left离开，C. remembered 记得，D. wondered想知道。句意：他的父亲非常喜欢那棵樱桃树，但是乔治把所有这些都忘了。根据前文可知，他用斧头把那棵樱桃树砍倒了，因为他忘记了那是他爸爸喜欢的樱桃树，故选A。

【5】考查连词及语境的理解。A. while当…..时候，与延续性动词连用，B. when当……时候，与瞬间性动词连用，C. until 直到，D. unless除非。句意：当他发现她那棵美丽的樱桃树几乎被破坏了，他感到非常抱歉。此处found是瞬间性动词，故用when引导时间状语从句，故选B。

【6】考查副词及语境的理解。A. happily 高兴地，B. suddenly突然地，C. thankfully感谢地，D. angrily生气地。句意：他生气地对他儿子说：“乔治！谁干的这个？” 根据前文的he found his fine cherry-tree almost ruined可知他发现自己喜欢的漂亮的樱桃树被破坏了，因此他感到生气，故选D。

【7】考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. looked for寻找，B. looked over 仔细检查，C. looked up to 抬头看，D. looked after照顾。句意：他含着眼泪抬头看着爸爸的脸。根据前文的There was once a little boy whose name was George,可知他是一个小男孩，因此要抬头看着他的爸爸，故选C。

【8】考查动词及语境的理解。A. speak说，强调说某种语言，B. talk 谈论，C. tell 告诉，D. read阅读。句意：我不能撒谎——我做的。tell a lie撒谎，故选C。

【9】考查名词及语境的理解。A. lie谎言，B. truth 真相，C. story故事，D. joke玩笑。句意：他不害怕说出真相，他的爸爸原谅他了。根据I can’t ____8____ a lie --- I did it.可知，他不会撒谎，因此表示他说出了真相，故选B。

【10】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. honest 诚实的，B. successful 成功的，C. famous著名的，D. careful认真的。句意：好孩子，一万棵樱桃树也比不上一个诚实的孩子有价值。根据前文的Noble boy! He was not afraid to tell the ____9____, and his father forgave (原谅) him.可知，此处表示他不怕说出真相，因此表示他是一个诚实的孩子。故选A。

根据前后文的语境，认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题8，句意：我不能撒谎——我做的。tell a lie撒谎，故选C。