Question

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   41   him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   42   with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43   school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you   44   finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   45  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   46   until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   47  . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   48   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   49   present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   50  .” His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked      B. invited      C. promised     D. helped

2.A. happy      B. unhappy      C. excited      D. familiar

3.A. a few      B. so little        C. too much     D. too many

4.A. shall      B. must         C. need        D. can

5.A. refused    B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard       B. hardly       C. easily       D. difficultly

7.A. fast       B. quickly      C. slowly       D. immediately

8.A. that       B. which            C. how          D. what

9.A. least      B. worst            C. best         D. smallest

10.A. decide   B. like         C. take         D. know

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】短文属于记叙文。讲述了Jim的爸爸让他在地里干一年活儿，答应给他最好的礼物。Jim通过一年的辛苦劳动，最后明白了最好的礼物是什么。

1.ask sb. to do sth“要求某人做某事”

2.根据后面Jim的话，可知他不乐意在地里干活儿。

3.这里强调作业多，且work是不可数名词，用too much修饰。

4.用于条件状语从句中，表示能够。

5.根据下面的故事，可知Jim同意了。

6.根据下文爸爸的话“you have worked very hard…”可知，用work hard“努力工作”。

7.这里指时间过得快，用副词quickly。

8.want 是及物动词，用what做它的宾语。

9.与第一段爸爸的话“give you the best present”相呼应。

10.意思是：我想这就是你想让我知道的。