Shaking It Off

One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dry well(井). The poor animal cried for hours before his       finally found him. The farmer tried hard to pull him out from the well but failed. He felt       for the donkey but after carefully thinking about the situation, he       that he would save neither the donkey nor the well. Since the donkey was too       and it was not worth（值得） the trouble of saving. So he invited his neighbors to help him bury(埋葬) the old donkey in the __    so that it would make him end his pain.

      many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels(鏟子), he soon       what was happening. He felt upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbors continued throwing the dirt on his      , he suddenly had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw:      the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up!

Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped       over the edge of the well and ran away quickly! It seemed that it would       him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his adversity(逆境).

That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt.      we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to       to any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. This is a key       one of the secrets of life.      stop and never give up. Success is just in its way.

1.A. neighbor                 B. owner                                C. relative                   D. kid

2.A. sorry                    B. lucky                                 C. dangerous                      D. worried

3.A. complained                  B. decided                            C. agreed                         D. meant

4.A. strong                           B. tall                                     C. old                                     D. poor

5.A. water                            B. hole                                  C. well                               D. house

6.A. Heard                            B. Hearing                            C. To hear                    D. Hears

7.A. realized                        B. remembered                  C. discovered                  D. found

8.A. leg                            B. stomach                   C. tail                                     D. back

9.A. any time                  B. every time                        C. one time                          D. some time

10.A. angrily                        B. heavily           C. proudly                    D. sadly

11.A. save                            B. bother                              C. fill                             D. bury

12.A. as soon as                  B. as long as                         C. as far as                            D. as well as

13.A. give up                       B. give out                            C. give in                               D. give off

14.A. to                                 B. of                             C. on                                      D. from

15.A. Always                        B. Never                          C. Sometimes                        D. Hardly

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文為我們講述了一個(gè)故事。一個(gè)農(nóng)民的驢掉進(jìn)了一個(gè)干枯的井里，在經(jīng)過(guò)努力但是還是不能把它就出來(lái)之后，這個(gè)農(nóng)民放棄了，他覺(jué)得這頭驢已經(jīng)老了，沒(méi)什么用了，所以他想干脆就把它埋在井里。很多人過(guò)來(lái)幫忙，但是令人驚奇的是，他們?nèi)舆M(jìn)井了的土不斷的被驢踩在腳下，這樣越來(lái)越高，最后這只驢竟然從井里出來(lái)了。作者通過(guò)這個(gè)故事告訴我們，生活中我們身處逆境的時(shí)候不要放棄，也許成功很快就會(huì)到來(lái)。

1.考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：在它的主人發(fā)現(xiàn)它之前這只可憐的動(dòng)物已經(jīng)叫了幾個(gè)小時(shí)。根據(jù)文章的第一句話(huà)，a farmer’s donkey ，一個(gè)農(nóng)民的驢，我們可以知道這頭驢是這個(gè)農(nóng)夫的，故農(nóng)夫是它的主人，owner 主人。neighbor 鄰居；relative 親戚；kid小孩。根據(jù)句意可知選B。

2.考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：但是在仔細(xì)的考慮了情勢(shì)之后，他為這頭驢感到抱歉。由下面的文意可知，農(nóng)夫打算放棄救這頭驢，所以應(yīng)該是為它感到抱歉。sorry 抱歉；lucky 幸運(yùn)的；dangerous 危險(xiǎn)的；worried擔(dān)心的。根據(jù)文意可知選A。

3.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：但是在仔細(xì)的考慮了情勢(shì)之后，他不會(huì)救這頭驢，他為這頭驢感到抱歉。complain 抱怨；decide 決定；agree 同意；mean意思是。根據(jù)句意，在仔細(xì)考慮了情勢(shì)之后，他決定不救這頭驢。故選B。

4.考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：因?yàn)檫@頭驢太老了，不值得費(fèi)勁來(lái)救它。strong 強(qiáng)壯的；tall 高的；old 老的；poor窮的。根據(jù)文意可知，農(nóng)夫不打算救這頭驢，可見(jiàn)是這頭驢已經(jīng)老了，對(duì)農(nóng)夫來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)沒(méi)有什么用處了，所以才會(huì)不救它。故選C。

5.考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：所以他就請(qǐng)他的鄰居幫忙把這頭驢埋在井里來(lái)結(jié)束它的痛苦。根據(jù)文章的開(kāi)頭我們可以知道這頭驢是掉進(jìn)了井里，故這里農(nóng)夫就打算直接將它埋在里面。water 水；hole洞；well 井；house房子。根據(jù)文意可知選C。

6.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：聽(tīng)到很多人來(lái)救它，這頭老驢開(kāi)始很興奮。hear 聽(tīng)見(jiàn)。這里用的是它的ing形式，在句中做時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)，并且它與該句的主語(yǔ)the old donkey 構(gòu)成主動(dòng)的關(guān)系。故選B。

7.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：當(dāng)他們開(kāi)始用鏟子往井里扔土的時(shí)候，它意識(shí)到發(fā)生了什么。realize 意識(shí)到；remember 記得；discover 發(fā)現(xiàn)；find 發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到。根據(jù)文意，開(kāi)始驢以為人們是來(lái)救它的，但是后來(lái)它意識(shí)到并不是這樣。故選A。

8.考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：在農(nóng)夫和他的鄰居們繼續(xù)往它的背上扔土的時(shí)候，它突然有了一個(gè)好主意。根據(jù)文意我們可知這頭驢是在井里，農(nóng)夫和鄰居在井的外面，故他們?nèi)酉聛?lái)的土?xí)湓隗H的背上。由下文44空the dirt landed on his back 也可知道。leg 腿；stomach 肚子，胃；tail 尾巴；back 背。故選D。

9.考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：每次土落在它的背上的時(shí)候，它都會(huì)把它搖晃下來(lái)，踩在腳下，向上走一步。every time 每次…的時(shí)候，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。any time 任何時(shí)間；one time 一次；some time 一段時(shí)間，均不符合句意。故選B。

10.考查副詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：很快，當(dāng)驢自豪的走出井的邊緣并且快速逃跑的時(shí)候，每個(gè)人都感到很驚訝。angrily 生氣地；heavily 重地；proudly 自豪地；sadly傷心地。這里驢拼著自己的智慧最終從井里出來(lái)了，所以應(yīng)是自豪地。故選C。

11.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：開(kāi)始的時(shí)候好像土?xí)裨崴鞘聦?shí)上土卻幫助了它。save 救；bother 打擾；fill 裝滿(mǎn)；bury埋葬。根據(jù)文章的開(kāi)頭，農(nóng)夫和他的鄰居打算用土把驢埋在井里。故選D。

12.考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：只要我們積極的面對(duì)我們的問(wèn)題…。as soon as 一…就…；as long as 只要，引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ)從句；as far as 遠(yuǎn)到…，和…一樣遠(yuǎn)；as well as和…一樣好。根據(jù)句意可知選B。

13.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：只要我們積極的面對(duì)我們的問(wèn)題，拒絕向任何困難屈服，每一堆土都像是讓我們從深井里爬出來(lái)的墊腳石。give up 放棄；give out 分發(fā)，筋疲力盡；give in 屈服，讓步；give off發(fā)出。根據(jù)句意可知不向困難屈服，故選C。

14.考查介詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：這就是生活的秘訣之一。key 鑰匙，答案，關(guān)鍵。與它搭配的介詞應(yīng)該是to ,故選A。

15.考查副詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：永不停止，永不放棄，成功很快就會(huì)到來(lái)。never 永不，從不，表達(dá)否定的意思。always 總是；sometimes 有時(shí)候。hardly幾乎不。根據(jù)句意可知選B。

考點(diǎn)：人生哲理類(lèi)短文。

 

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