Question

  There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.

   He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ).

   Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but  still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.

   The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”

   So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.

   The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”

   This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one .

1.A. important  B. expensive  C. useless  D. interesting

2.A. finding     B. searching  C. watching  D. studying

3.A. money     B. danger    C. work    D. help

4.A. saw       B. found     C. looked   D. watched

5.A. somewhere  B. anywhere  C. nowhere  D. everywhere

6.A. way        B. chance    C. lesson   D. present

7.A. In all    B. That’s all   C. After all  D. Above all

8.A. came   B. knew   C. succeeded   D. stopped

9.A. spoke   B. added  C. talked    D. replied

10.A. badly   B. better   C. worse   D. Well

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一位农民在仓库弄丢了他的表，这块表是他的父亲给他的礼物，很重要。所以这位农民尽力去寻找这块表，还动员了很多孩子去找都没有找到。最后有一个小孩，凭自己的智慧在仓库里找出了手表。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：这块表很便宜但却很重要，因为是他的父亲给自己的礼物。A. important 重要的 B. expensive贵的  C. useless 无用的 D. interesting有趣的，由上文The watch was only cheap可知这块表很便宜，下文中because it was a present from his father.这块表是他父亲给他的礼物，因此才去寻找，所以说表对他来说很重要。故选A.

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在仓库里寻找很长时间之后，他放弃寻找了。A. finding 找到 B. searching 寻找C. watching注视，观察 D. studying学习，研究.结合上文here was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn表丢了，丢了东西肯定会去寻找，由下文中They searched _______ but  still could not find the watch .  可推出此时他没有找到。故选B.

3.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他向附近玩耍的一群小孩寻求帮助。A. money 钱B. danger 危险C. work工作 D. help帮助  ask for help寻求帮助Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once .由此句可知孩子们是帮忙寻找的。 故选D。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他承诺找到表的孩子将会得到奖赏。A. saw 看见  B. found 发现，找到 C. looked 看  D. watched观看注视。结合文章可知，这个农民将会给找到手表的小孩奖励。故选B。

5.考查不定副词及语境的理解。句意：他们到处都找遍了，但是仍然没有找到手表。A. somewhere 某处B. anywhere 任何地方C. nowhere 任何地方都不D. everywhere每个地方。anywhere常用于否定句及疑问句。此处缺少到处，即每个地方，故选D。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：正当这个农民准备放弃的时候，有个小男孩走过来，请求让他再找一次。A. way 道路方法B. chance机会  C. lesson 功课D. present礼物。结合下文So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn.可知，这个男孩想再获得一次寻找手表的机会。故选B。

7.考查短语及语境的理解。句意：为什么不呢？毕竟这个孩子看起来确实很诚实。A. In all共计  B. That’s all这就是全部  C. After all终究，毕竟 D. Above all最重要的是 故选C。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。句意；农民感到很奇怪，就问这个小孩为什么别人都失败了他却能够成功？A. came来 B. knew 知道C. succeeded 成功D.stopped停止。此处应填成功succeeded，与where the rest had failed.中failed失败相对应。故选C.

9.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这个男孩回答：“我什么都没做，就坐在那听表的声音。”A. spoke说 B. added 增加C. talked交谈  D. replied回复。上一句中The surprised farmer asked the boy是农民问，此处应是小孩的回答，故选D.

10.考查形容词，副词及语境的理解。句意；这个故事告诉我们有时冷静下来要比兴奋时考虑的更好。A. badly 副词 坏的 B. better 形容词 更好的 C. worse 形容词及副词 更糟的  D. well副词 好的。修饰动词think应用副词，根据语境，小男孩坐在那里安静的听就找到了表，要比其他孩子做的更好，应用比较级better.故选B.

考点：故事类短文。