When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he ____ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ____ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very____, and told his sons about it. 
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____. The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ­____. 
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to _____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ___. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields _____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop. This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite _____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college. 
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, Joe’s ___ of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____. So you can see where the meaning of gold comes from.
小題1:
A．fearedB．a(chǎn)greedC．usedD．failed
小題2:
A．whileB．beforeC．whenD．a(chǎn)fter
小題3:
A．happyB．peacefulC．a(chǎn)ngryD．calm
小題4:
A．harvestB．plantC．waterD．feed
小題5:
A．controlledB．burnedC．destroyedD．turned
小題6:
A．moreB．mostC．muchD．few
小題7:
A．jobB．problemC．pityD．dream
小題8:
A．realizeB．promiseC．believeD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題9:
A．feedB．sellC．plantD．eat
小題10:
A．take upB．set upC．turn upD．make up
小題11:
A．nowB．thoughC．soD．because
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A．carefulB．richC．a(chǎn)loneD．cheerful
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A．bringB．takeC．sendD．make
小題14:
A．understandingB．knowledgeC．thinkingD．skills
小題15:
A．plantB．goldC．soilD．material

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:C

試題分析：這篇短文是“我”的爺爺給我講的一個故事，這個故事關(guān)于Joe。Joe和他的妻子以及三個孩子來到了一個新農(nóng)場，他的臨近的農(nóng)夫告訴他，在他的地里有金子。Joe告訴了他的三個兒子，他們很高興，開始努力的耕翻土地，想要找到金子。在耕翻土地的同時，他們還往地里種了很多莊稼。他們開了一個蔬菜店把多余的莊稼賣掉。幾年過去了，Joe一家變得很富有。
小題1:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：在我和爺爺一起種地的時候，他經(jīng)常給我講一個關(guān)于Joe的故事。used to 過去常常做某事。fear 害怕；agree 同意；fail失敗。根據(jù)句意可知選C。
小題2:考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：他們搬到了一個新地方，這時他臨近的農(nóng)夫告訴他們在他的地里有金子。when 正在這時；while 當(dāng)…時候；before 在…之前after 在…之后。本句用的句型是be doing sth. when…正在做某事這時。故選C。
小題3:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：Joe很高興，把這件事告訴給了他的兒子們。因為臨近的農(nóng)夫告訴他他的地里有金子，所以Joe應(yīng)該是很高興。peaceful 和平的；angry 生氣的；calm鎮(zhèn)靜的。根據(jù)文意可知選A。
小題4:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：同時，Joe在耕翻過的土地上種莊稼。plant 種植；harvest 收獲，收割；water 澆水；feed 飼養(yǎng)，喂養(yǎng)。根據(jù)句意耕翻過的地里應(yīng)該是種莊稼。故選B。
小題5:考查動詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)句意，土地被耕翻。另外下文41空后面soil was being turned 可知，這里的動詞應(yīng)用turn。故選D。
小題6:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：因為土地耕翻的更多，Joe種的莊稼就更多。由下文的plant more crops可知土地耕翻的更多，用比較級形式。most 最多，最高級，不適合句意；much 多，沒有用比較級；few少，不符合題意。故選A。
小題7:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：Joe以前沒有種過地，但這一直是他的夢想。job 工作；problem 問題；pity遺憾。根據(jù)文意可知選D。
小題8:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：隨著不同的莊稼到了收獲的時候，Joe開始意識到他收獲的莊稼一家人都吃不完。realize 意識到。promise 承諾；believe 相信，認(rèn)為；accept接受。根據(jù)句意可知選A。
小題9:考查動詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)文意可知，Joe種的莊稼太多了，他們一家人吃不完。more than they eat 比他們吃的還要多，即吃不完。feed 喂養(yǎng)；sell 賣；plant種植。根據(jù)句意可知選D。
小題10:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：Joe的一個鄰居建議他開一個蔬菜店。take up 從事，拿起；set up 建立；turn up 開大聲音，出現(xiàn)；make up 編造。根據(jù)句意可知選B。
小題11:考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：因為他的莊稼足夠供應(yīng)他的蔬菜店，Joe還不得不剩下了一些在地里。根據(jù)句意可知這里表示原因，因此用because。now 現(xiàn)在；though 盡管；so因此。
小題12:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：Joe和他的妻子因為他們的蔬菜店變得很富有。由上文的內(nèi)容可知Joe一家的生意很好，因而他們變得很富有。careful 仔細(xì)的；alone 獨自的；cheerful快樂的，愉快的。根據(jù)文意可知選B。
小題13:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他們甚至還把孩子送到了大學(xué)。send sb. to college 送某人上大學(xué)。bring 帶來；take 帶走；make制作。根據(jù)句意選C。
小題14:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：Joe對英語的理解不是很好。understanding 理解，明白；knowledge 知識；thinking 思考，思想；skill技能，技巧。根據(jù)句意可知選A。
小題15:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：其實他的新鄰居的意思是他有肥沃的土地。rich 有兩個意思，富有的，肥沃的。這里是說土地肥沃，因此是soil。plant 植物；gold 金子；material材料。根據(jù)句意選C。
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