Question

【题目】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 at his free time. Jim was____with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have____school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I 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 pains, no gains. 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. worst C. best D. smallest

【10】

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

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】

试题这篇短文主要介绍了吉姆的父亲让吉姆在农场劳作一年。吉姆经过一年的劳作懂得了一个道理，没有付出就没有收获。

【1】考查动词及语境的理解。A asked问请求B. invited 邀请C. promised承偌D. helped帮助，他父亲要求他在他的空闲时间在农场里工作一年。根据句意，故选A

【2】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. happy高兴的B. unhappy 不高兴的C. excited 感到兴奋的D. familiar熟悉的。根据后文吉姆认为那不是他的工作，可知他对父亲的想法不高兴，故选B。

【3】考查数量词及语境的理解。A. a few B. so little 那么少C. too much太多，修饰不可数名词 D. too many太多，修饰可数名词复数。根据上下文可知吉姆认为自己有许多的功课要做，功课不可数，故选C

【4】考查情态动词词及语境的理解。A shall将，经常用于疑问句提出建议B. must 必须C. need需要 D. can能，根据句意，我保证给你最好的礼物如果你能完成一年的工作，故选D

【5】考查动词及语境的理解。A refused拒绝 B. answered 回答C. agreed 同意D. began开始。根据下文可知吉姆同意了，故选C。

【6】考查副词及语境的理解。A hard努力副词B. hardly几乎不C. easily 简单地，容易地D. difficultly困难地。吉姆起得很早,努力劳作直到到晚上，根据句意，故选A。

【7】考查副词及语境的理解。A. fast快地，指速度快 B. quickly快，动作快C. slowly慢地 D. immediately，立刻，时间很快过去了。根据句意，故选B。

【8】考查连接词及语境的理解。A that连接词，无意义 B. which 哪个C. how 怎样D. what什么，现在告诉我你想要什么，根据句意，故选D。

【9】考查最高级及语境的理解。A. least最少B. worse较糟糕 C. best 最好 D. smallest最小。我已经获得了最好的礼物。根据句意，故选C。

【10】考查名词及语境的理解。A. decide 决定B. like喜欢 C. take 拿走D. know知道。我认为这就是你想让我知道的。根据句意，故选D。