Question

Tom is a son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15,his father asked him      on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was      with his father’s idea. “ That isn’t my job. I have      school work to do.” Hearing this , his father said,” I promise to give you the best present if you      finish one year’s work.”  Tom thought for a while and      .

   Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening ,just like        famers.Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼)grew well.       the last day of the year, the father called his son to him.“I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard      year,”said his father.” Now tell me      you want.”

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

1.A. works          B .work             C. working        D. to work

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

3.A. much too       B. too much         C. a lot            D. many 

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

5.A .said           B .answered         C. agreed          D. asked

6.A .other          B. the others         C. any else        D. others

7.A .On            B. at                C. in             D. from

8.A. the whole      B. whole the          C. all the         D. the all

9.A. where          B .what             C .which          D. why

10.A .pleased       B. unpleased         C. unsatisfied      D. sad

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：汤姆是一个农场主的儿子，在他15岁那年的新年，他爸爸说只要他能在农场干一年活，就会给他最好的礼物，开始他以作业多为借口推脱，后来考虑了一下同意了。在这一年里，他像其他农夫一样辛勤劳动，不知不觉一年过去了。等到他爸爸问他想要什么礼物时，他已经领悟到劳动所带给他的收获。

1. 考查动词。句意：一年新年，他15岁，他的爸爸让他空闲的时候在农场上干一年活。Ask动词，后接带to不定式，故选D。

2. 考查形容词。句意：汤姆不高兴他爸爸的主意。 .happy高兴exciting 令人兴奋excited令人兴奋unhappy不高兴。根据That isn’t my job. I have  too much school work to do得知答案选D.

3. 考查形容词。句意：我有太多的功课要做。 much too 太，后接形容词too much太多的，接不可数名词， a lot 许多，后接of再接名词， many 许多的，接可数名词 ，homework家庭作业，不可数名词，故选B。

4.考查情态动词。句意：听到这话，他的爸爸说：“如果你能完成一年的工作，我答应给你最好的礼物” 。Can能need 需要must必须should应该。根据语境可知选A。

5.考查动词。句意：汤姆想了一会同意了。Said说answered回答agreed 同意asked问。根据Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening可知他同意了，故选C。

6.考查代词。句意：从周六开始，男孩就每天早早起床一直干到晚上，就像其他农夫一样。Other其他，后接单数名词，the others其余的（表示在一个范围内的其他全部）any else 其余的 Others其他的，后接复数名词，farmers为复数，故选D。

7.考查介词。句意：在一年的最后一天，爸爸把他的儿子叫过来。On在，表具体时间 at表钟点in在上下午 from从，the last day of the year为具体的时间，故选A。

8.考查代词。 句意：我很高兴看到你整年都努力工作。 the whole=all the ,all/whole都有“整个 ”“全部的”之含义,all修饰各类名词， 限定词要放在all之后, whole 只修饰具有整体意义的单数名词， 限定词要放在whole 之前,，whole the与the all无此形式，故选 A。

9.考查连接词。句意：现在告诉我你想要什么。Where哪里.what什么which哪个 why为什么。What you want为宾语从句，what 做want的宾语，故选B.

10.考查形容词。句意：他爸爸听到这话很高兴。Pleased高兴unpleased不高兴 unsatisfied      不满意sad难过。根据I’ve already got the best present: No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted me to know.可知汤姆领悟到劳动的意义，故选A。

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