Question

5．Once there lived a rich man （61）who wanted to do something for the people of his town．（62）But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help．
In the centre of the main road into the town，he placed （63）a very large stone．Then he （64）hid（hide） behind a tree and waited．Soon an old man came along with his cow．
"Who put this stone in the centre of the road？"said the old man，but he did not try to remove the stone．Instead，with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way．（65）another man came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another．All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove （66）it．Late in the afternoon a young man came along．He saw the stone，（67）saying（say） to himself"The night（68）will be（be） very dark．Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone．"
Then he began to move the stone．He pushed and pulled with all his （69）strength（strong） to move it．How great was his surprise at last!（70）Under the stone，he found a bag of money．

Answer 1

分析 一个富翁想要为小镇上的人做点事，但是他想要知道他们是否值得帮助．于是他在进入小镇的路上放置了一块大石头，想看看人们的反应，结果，所有的人都抱怨这块石头碍事，但是没人试图去把它搬走，直到一个年轻人走到这，他发现天快黑了，害怕人们会不方便，于是他用尽力气搬走石头，结果在石头底下发现了一袋钱．

解答 61．who．考查定语从句．代指先行词a rich man做从句wanted to do something for the people of his town的 主语用who．表示"一个富翁想要为小镇上的人做点事"．  
62．But．考查连词．本句first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help．表示"他想要知道他们是否值得帮助"和上句之间是转折关系，所以用 But．      
63．a．考查冠词．stone是可数名词，所以用a，表示"一块非常大的石头"．          
64．hid．考查谓语动词．根据前文和后面的  and waited可知谓语动词用过去式hid．         
65．Another．考查不定代词．和上文 an old man 相呼应用 Another表示"另一个"．    
66．it．考查代词．根据 All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 可知所有的人都抱怨这块石头，但是没人试图去把它搬走，所有用it代指 the stone．   
67．saying． 考查非谓语动词．根据He saw the stone可知用saying做伴随状语，He 和say之间是主动关系．   
68．will be． 考查谓语动词．根据前句的Late in the afternoon 可知但是还没有黑，所有用将来时．表示"天快黑了"．
69．strength．  考查派生词．根据with all his 和to move it可知用strength表示"力气"，本句表示"他用尽力气搬走石头"．
70．Under．考查介词．根据he found a bag of money可知他是在石头下面发现的石头，所有用Under．

点评 考查语法填空．
谓语动词的时态是语法填空了必考的题型，解题主要要注意时间状语和前后句，特别是前后句表示的语言环境是解题的关键．