Question

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.

1.A. feared        B. agreed  C. used      D. failed

2.A. while B. before  C. when    D. after

3.A. happy         B. peaceful        C. angry    D. calm

4.A. harvest       B. plant     C. water    D. feed

5.A. controlled B. burned C. destroyed     D. turned

6.A. more B. most      C. much    D. few

7.A. job     B. problem        C. pity        D. dream

8.A. realize        B. promise         C. believe D. accept

9.A. feed  B. sell        C. plant     D. eat

10.A. take up    B. set up   C. turn up D. make up

11.A. now B. though  C. so D. because

12.A. careful     B. rich       C. alone    D. cheerful

13.A. bring        B. take       C. send      D. make

14.A. understanding  B. knowledge C. thinking         D. skills

15.A. plant         B. gold       C. soil        D. material

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.C

【解析】

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

考點：故事類短文。