Question

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. invitedC. promised D. helped

2.A. happy B. unhappyC. excitedD. familiar

3.A. a fewB. so littleC. too muchD. too many

4.A. shallB. mustC. need D. can

5.A. refused B. answeredC. agreedD. began

6.A. hard B. hardly C. easilyD. difficultly

7.A. fast B. quicklyC. slowly D. immediately

8.A. that B. whichC. howD. what

9.A. leastB. worstC. bestD. smallest

10.A. decide B. like C. takeD. know

 

Answer 1

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：这篇短文主要介绍了Jim的爸爸让他在地里干一年活儿，答应给他最好的礼物。Jim通过一年的辛苦劳动，最后明白了最好的礼物是什么。

1.A. asked要求B. invited邀请C. promised许诺D. helped 帮助。Jim的爸爸让他在业余时间在地里干一年活儿。ask sb. to do sth“要求某人做某事”根据句意，故选A

2.A. happy高兴的B. unhappy不高兴的C. excited令人兴奋的D. familiar熟悉的。根据后面Jim的话，可知他不乐意在地里干活儿。故选B

3.A. a few几个修饰可数名词B. so little那么少的，修饰不可数名词 C. too much太多，修饰不可数名词D. too many，太多，修饰开始名词复数。.这里强调作业多，且work是不可数名词，用too much修饰。故选C

4.

5.A. refused 拒绝 B. answered回答C. agreed同意 D. began开始。

根据下面的故事，可知Jim同意了。故选C

6.A. hard 努力的B. hardly几乎不C. easily容易地D. difficultly困难地。

根据下文爸爸的话“you have worked very hard…”可知，用work hard“努力工作”故选A

7.A. fast 快地 B. quickly快地 C. slowly 慢地 D. immediately立刻。

这里指时间过得快，用副词quickly。故选B

8.

9.A. least最少 B. worst最差C. best最好D. smallest最小。与第一段爸爸的话“give you the best present”相呼应。故选C。

10.A. decide决定B. like 喜欢 C. take拿走D. know 知道。我想这就是你想让我知道的。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文。