Years ago a farmer owned the land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for 1       hands. Most people were reluctant (不情愿) to work on a 2       along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful 3       that raged across the Atlantic,wreaking havoc (浩劫，災(zāi)難) on the buildings and crops. As the farmer 4       applicants for the job,he 5      a steady stream of refusals. 6     ,a short,thin man,well past middle age,approached the farmer. “Are you a good farm-hand?” the farmer asked him.

  “Well,I can 7      when the wind blows ,” answered the 8      man.

Although 9      by this answer,the farmer,desperate for 10     ,hired him. The man worked well around the farm,11       from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore.

12 out of bed,the farmer grabbed (抓起) a lantern and 13       next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He 14      the little man and yelled, “Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down before they are blown away!”

  The little man 15      in bed and said 16     ,“No,Sir.I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows. ”

  Enraged by the response,the farmer meant to 17      him on the spot. Instead,he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 18     ,he discovered that all of the hay-stacks (干草操) had been covered with tarpaulins (油布).The cows were in the barn,the chickens were in the coops (雞籠) ，and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could be blown away.

  The farmer then understood what his hired hand 19,     so he also returned to his bed to sleep 20      the wind blew.

(   ) 1. A. hired   B. applied

       C. taken   D. got

(   ) 2. A. field   B. garden

      C. farm   D. park

(   ) 3. A. winds   B. storms

   C. hurricane   D. flood

(   ) 4. A. interviewed   B. trained

      C. saw   D. visited

(   ) 5. A. accepted   B. received

      C. refused   D. offered

(   ) 6. A. Surprisingly   B. Luckily

      C. Obviously   D. Finally

(   ) 7. A. work   B. do

      C. sleep   D. help

(   ) 8. A. strong   B. young

      C. little   D. kind

(   ) 9. A. pleased   B. satisfied

       C. surprised   D. puzzled

(   ) 10. A. help   B. pleasure

       C. man   D. work

(   ) 11. A. happy   B. sad

       C. tired   D. busy

(   ) 12. A. Coming   B. Leaving

       C. Jumping   D. Going

(   ) 13. A. ran   B. rushed

       C. went   D. moved

(   ) 14. A. beat   B. shook

       C. shouted   D. stroke

(   ) 15. A. put on   B. rolled over

       C. got up   D. sat

(   ) 16. A. firmly   B. happily

       C. delightly   D. angrily

(   ) 17. A. kill   B. instruct

       C. fire   D. inform

(   ) 18. A. surprise   B. joy

       C. regret   D. sadness

(   ) 19. A. expected   B. prepared

       C. offered   D. meant

(   ) 20. A. before   B. as

       C. after   D. while


[文章大意]很多年前，一個(gè)農(nóng)場主在大西洋沿岸有一塊土地，他經(jīng)常貼廣告雇用人手�？墒牵芏嗳硕疾辉敢庠诖笪餮蟀哆叺霓r(nóng)場干活，他們害怕大西洋上空劇烈的風(fēng)暴會(huì)破壞房屋和莊稼。所以當(dāng)這個(gè)農(nóng)場主招工面試時(shí)，得到的都是否定的答案，直到一個(gè)矮小、瘦弱的男人出現(xiàn)。本文中的矮小農(nóng)夫告訴我們一個(gè)人生哲理：凡事我們要提前做好準(zhǔn)備，而不是等到危險(xiǎn)和災(zāi)難到來后才拼命地臨時(shí)應(yīng)對(duì)。

1. A根據(jù)文意可知，他為農(nóng)場雇用幫手。

2. C根據(jù)文意可知是在農(nóng)場工作。

3. B根據(jù)后文可知是來自大西洋上的暴風(fēng)雨讓人們恐懼。

4. A因?yàn)橐衅笌褪炙孕枰嬖嚒?/p>

5. B因?yàn)槿藗兌贾来笪餮笱匕兜目膳碌谋╋L(fēng)雨，所以農(nóng)夫得到了一連串的拒絕。

6. D終于有個(gè)瘦小的、遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過中年的人來到農(nóng)場主那里。

7. C當(dāng)農(nóng)場主問他"你是個(gè)好的農(nóng)場幫手嗎？"時(shí)，他給出了出乎意料的回答："暴風(fēng)雨來的時(shí)候我能睡覺。"

8. C根據(jù)前文的short,thin可知選little,

9. D農(nóng)場主雖然對(duì)他的回答很不解，但是還是雇用了他，因?yàn)闆]有其他的選擇。 

10. A根據(jù)文意可知農(nóng)場主急需幫忙。 

11. D由后文的satisfied可知，幫手從早忙到晚。 

12. C由于暴風(fēng)雨的到來，農(nóng)場主迅速從床上跳起來。此處表示速度之快。 

13. B農(nóng)場主迅速?zèng)_到幫手的住處。

rush表示動(dòng)作急促。 

14. B農(nóng)場主把幫手搖醒。 

15. B幫手在床上翻了一下身沒有起來。 

16. A幫手堅(jiān)定地說："不，先生。我告訴過你，暴風(fēng)雨來的時(shí)候我能睡覺。" 

17. C農(nóng)場主很氣憤，打算當(dāng)場解雇他。 

18. A使農(nóng)場主感到吃驚的是，一切都準(zhǔn)備好了。 

19. D這時(shí)農(nóng)場主才明A幫手所說的話的含義。 

20. D由于一切都準(zhǔn)備好了，農(nóng)場主也只有回去睡覺了。

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