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A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the  1  of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he   2  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock,  3  to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much   4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by   5  his hands. When the boy got the rock to the   6  of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and   7  the little wall.   8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some   9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only   10  was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he  11  tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window   12  the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large   13  appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but   14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy   15  back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father   16  down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be   17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have   18  it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the  19  we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for   20  when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
小题1:
A.methodB.stepC.practiceD.process
小题2:
A.createdB.setC.discoveredD.brought
小题3:
A.tryingB.managingC.decidingD.competing
小题4:
A.thoughtB.struggleC.movementD.worry
小题5:
A.touchingB.shaking C.usingD.controlling
小题6:
A.bottomB.centerC.edgeD.front
小题7:
A.overB.downC.throughD.into
小题8:
A.DoubtedB.SurprisedC.PleasedD.Determined
小题9:
A.attemptB.progressC.effortD.decision
小题10:
A.hopeB.rewardC.pointD.purpose
小题11:
A.made outB.broke outC.burst intoD.rushed into
小题12:
A.soB.asC.untilD.before
小题13:
A.rockB.pictureC.figureD.shade
小题14:
A.surprisinglyB.doubtfullyC.kindlyD.firmly
小题15:
A.shoutedB.smiledC.calledD.asked
小题16:
A.reachedB.lookedC.fellD.put
小题17:
A.pushedB.dropped C.carriedD.removed
小题18:
A.whoB.whatC.whichD.where
小题19:
A.mindsB.spirits C.forceD.strength
小题20:
A.helpB.tipsC.adviceD.ideas

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:A

试题分析:本文的主要内容是:通过讲述一位父亲和儿子的故事,说明这样一个道理——当我们遇到我们不能够克服的困难时,找别人帮忙。
小题1: 根据creating roads and tunnels in the sand可知是在用沙子建造路和隧道的过程中,故选D。
小题2: 根据a large rock in the middle of the sandbox可知是他发现了一块岩石,故选C。
小题3:根据At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands可知这里想说,试图把它移开,故选A。
小题4:根据he pushed the rock across the sandbox by using his hands. 可知他经过了更多的努力,故选B。
小题5: 根据his hands可知是用手,故选C
小题6:当小男孩把石头放到沙箱的一边,bottom底部;center中心;edge 边缘,端;front 前面。故选C。
小题7:表示超过了小墙,over超过;down   在……下方;through穿过;into进入……中。故选 A。
小题8:根据下文the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some   progress, the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox.可知小男孩很有决心,故选D。
小题9:根据the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed,可知他认为有了一些进展.故选B。
小题10:这里想表达他唯一的回报,hope希望、期望; reward报酬、报答; point   要点、得分;purpose意志、目的。故选B。
小题11:burst into tears是固定用法,意思为突然大哭起来,故选C。
小题12:表示“当……时候”, so因此;as当......时;until到......为止;before在......之前。故选B。
小题13:根据It was the boy’s father.故选 C。
小题14:根据he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
可知这里想说温和但却坚定,故选D。
小题15:根据“I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”,故选A。
小题16:根据picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.故选A。
小题17:根据The father reached down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.故选D。
小题18:这是一个宾语从句,且引导词在宾语从句中作宾语,故选B。
小题19:根据上文“Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”,故选D。
小题20:根据when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.可知这里想说当我们遇到我们不能够克服的困难时,找别人帮忙,故选A。
点评:答题前一定要略读全文,把握文章要表达的主题,注意前后句与句,段落与段落之间的关系。答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯。
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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining(发光) in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious(宝贵) stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”
“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.
The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.
“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”
The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”
The young man felt ashamed(羞愧) and left silently.
小题1:How did the young man find the precious stone?
A.He found it in his food.B.He dug it out in a valley.
C.He saw it in the woman’s bag. D.He noticed it shining in the stream.
小题2:What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Money.B.Worry.C.Health.D.Trouble.
小题3:The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.
A.he found the stone was not precious
B.he understood the real meaning of joy
C.he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone
D.he wanted to get something even more precious
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A.A special stoneB.The joy of giving
C.A woman and a young manD.An experience in the mountains

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