Question

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(铲子), 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

Answer

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】

试题分析：这篇短文为我们讲述了一个故事。一个农民的驴掉进了一个干枯的井里，在经过努力但是还是不能把它就出来之后，这个农民放弃了，他觉得这头驴已经老了，没什么用了，所以他想干脆就把它埋在井里。很多人过来帮忙，但是令人惊奇的是，他们扔进井了的土不断的被驴踩在脚下，这样越来越高，最后这只驴竟然从井里出来了。作者通过这个故事告诉我们，生活中我们身处逆境的时候不要放弃，也许成功很快就会到来。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：在它的主人发现它之前这只可怜的动物已经叫了几个小时。根据文章的第一句话，a farmer’s donkey ，一个农民的驴，我们可以知道这头驴是这个农夫的，故农夫是它的主人，owner 主人。neighbor 邻居；relative 亲戚；kid小孩。根据句意可知选B。

2.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：但是在仔细的考虑了情势之后，他为这头驴感到抱歉。由下面的文意可知，农夫打算放弃救这头驴，所以应该是为它感到抱歉。sorry 抱歉；lucky 幸运的；dangerous 危险的；worried担心的。根据文意可知选A。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：但是在仔细的考虑了情势之后，他不会救这头驴，他为这头驴感到抱歉。complain 抱怨；decide 决定；agree 同意；mean意思是。根据句意，在仔细考虑了情势之后，他决定不救这头驴。故选B。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：因为这头驴太老了，不值得费劲来救它。strong 强壮的；tall 高的；old 老的；poor穷的。根据文意可知，农夫不打算救这头驴，可见是这头驴已经老了，对农夫来说已经没有什么用处了，所以才会不救它。故选C。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：所以他就请他的邻居帮忙把这头驴埋在井里来结束它的痛苦。根据文章的开头我们可以知道这头驴是掉进了井里，故这里农夫就打算直接将它埋在里面。water 水；hole洞；well 井；house房子。根据文意可知选C。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：听到很多人来救它，这头老驴开始很兴奋。hear 听见。这里用的是它的ing形式，在句中做时间状语，并且它与该句的主语the old donkey 构成主动的关系。故选B。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：当他们开始用铲子往井里扔土的时候，它意识到发生了什么。realize 意识到；remember 记得；discover 发现；find 发现，找到。根据文意，开始驴以为人们是来救它的，但是后来它意识到并不是这样。故选A。

8.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：在农夫和他的邻居们继续往它的背上扔土的时候，它突然有了一个好主意。根据文意我们可知这头驴是在井里，农夫和邻居在井的外面，故他们扔下来的土会落在驴的背上。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。故选D。

9.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：每次土落在它的背上的时候，它都会把它摇晃下来，踩在脚下，向上走一步。every time 每次…的时候，引导时间状语从句。any time 任何时间；one time 一次；some time 一段时间，均不符合句意。故选B。

10.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：很快，当驴自豪的走出井的边缘并且快速逃跑的时候，每个人都感到很惊讶。angrily 生气地；heavily 重地；proudly 自豪地；sadly伤心地。这里驴拼着自己的智慧最终从井里出来了，所以应是自豪地。故选C。

11.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：开始的时候好像土会埋葬它，但是事实上土却帮助了它。save 救；bother 打扰；fill 装满；bury埋葬。根据文章的开头，农夫和他的邻居打算用土把驴埋在井里。故选D。

12.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：只要我们积极的面对我们的问题…。as soon as 一…就…；as long as 只要，引导条件状语从句；as far as 远到…，和…一样远；as well as和…一样好。根据句意可知选B。

13.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：只要我们积极的面对我们的问题，拒绝向任何困难屈服，每一堆土都像是让我们从深井里爬出来的垫脚石。give up 放弃；give out 分发，筋疲力尽；give in 屈服，让步；give off发出。根据句意可知不向困难屈服，故选C。

14.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：这就是生活的秘诀之一。key 钥匙，答案，关键。与它搭配的介词应该是to ,故选A。

15.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：永不停止，永不放弃，成功很快就会到来。never 永不，从不，表达否定的意思。always 总是；sometimes 有时候。hardly几乎不。根据句意可知选B。

考点：人生哲理类短文。