Question

【题目】 A farmer had a donkey. One day it fell into a deep dry well. The poor animal cried for hours. The farmer tried hard to pull it out but________ Finally, he decided the animal was too old, so it just wasn't worth it to try to ______ it. So he invited his neighbors to help him bury（埋葬）the old donkey in the well so that it would make him end its pain.

They each took a shovel （铲子）and began to cover the ________ with dirt. Realizing what was happening, the donkey felt upset and cried sadly and loudly. But as more dirt fell into the well, slowly it became _______. The farmer looked down into the well, and was _______ by what he saw. When the dirt hit its _______ , the donkey shook it off and took a step up on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer neighbors continued to put dirt on top of the animal, it would shake it off and _______a step up. Soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and_______ quickly. Everyone was amazed and shocked. It seemed that it would bury it at first, but it actually helped it________ later.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to get out of the well is to stop________, and not to let the dirt cover you, but to shake it off and take a step up. Each one of our troubles in life is a stepping stone. We can deal with difficulties just by not stopping, never giving up!

【1】A.failedB.ref usedC.agreedD.worked

【2】A.driveB.pushC.feedD.save

【3】A.farmB.roomC.wellD.pond

【4】A.sadB.quietC.angryD.noisy

【5】A.madB.frightenedC.boredD.surprised

【6】A.eyesB.tailsC.backD.legs

【7】A.moveB.flyC.watchD.change

【8】A.went onB.went downC.ran awayD.ran over

【9】A.happilyB.strangelyC.patientlyD.successfully

【10】A.sleepingB.cryingC.laughingD.dancing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文是一则故事，讲了农民的一头驴子不慎掉入了一口枯井中，他费了很多力气也无法把它救上来，最终他决定放弃并把驴子埋在井中。但随着大家把土扬下去埋它，驴子把土抖掉，站在土上慢慢地上来了。

【1】句意：他努力把它拉出来但是失败了。

考查动词词义辨析。A. failed失败；B. ref used拒绝；C. agreed同意；D. worked工作。根据后文，可知驴子没被拉上来，所以是失败了，故选A。

【2】句意：所以并不值得再去努力救它了。

考查动词词义辨析。A. drive开车；B. push推；C. feed喂养；D. save救。根据句意，可知农民不想再费力气救驴子了，故选D。

【3】句意：他们每个人拿了一把铲子，开始用土来填井。

考查名词词义辨析。A. farm农场；B. room房间；C. well井；D. pond池塘。根据前文，可知驴子是掉在井中，他们决定填井埋驴。故选C。

【4】句意：但是随着更多的土进入井中，慢慢地它变得安静了。

考查形容词词义辨析。A. sad悲伤的；B. quiet安静的；C. angry生气的；D. noisy吵闹的。根据前文the donkey felt upset and cried sadly and loudly，以及此处的but的转折，可知要形成对比，故选B。

【5】句意：这个农民往井里看，被他看见的惊到了。

考查动词的被动。A. mad生气的；B. frightened害怕；C. bored无聊；D. surprised惊讶。根据后文，可知农民是对此感到惊讶，故选D。

【6】句意：当土落在它背上，驴子会把它抖掉，然后站在一层新土上。

考查名词词义辨析。A. eyes 眼睛；B. tails尾巴；C. back背；D. legs腿。根据后文说抖掉土，可知土是落在了背上，故选C。

【7】句意：它会把土抖掉然后又站高一步。

考查动词词义辨析。A. move移动；B. fly飞；C. watch观看；D. change改变。根据句意，可知驴子是移动到更高一层，故选A。

【8】句意：很快，驴子升高到可以越过井的边缘，然后快速地逃跑了。

考查动词短语。A. went on继续；B. went down下降；C. ran away逃跑；D. ran over超过。根据故事的发展，可知驴子逃出井后就匆忙逃走了，故选C。

【9】句意：看起来最初土好像会把驴子埋了，但事实上它之后成功地帮助了驴子。

考查副词词义辨析。A. happily开心地；B. strangely奇怪地；C. patiently耐心地；D. successfully成功地。此处修饰其前动词help，根据句意，可知是“成功帮助”，故选D。

【10】句意：走出井的诀窍是停止哭泣，不要让土把你掩埋了，而是要抖掉土，并借此站得更高。

考查动词词义辨析。A. sleeping睡觉；B. crying哭泣；C. laughing笑；D. dancing跳舞。根据前文，可知是告诫大家陷入困境先不要哭泣，故选B。