Question

Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had_____ time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and____ anything they liked.

One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in the world. They all agreed that old people were____ than young people. Then one of the old ____said that young men were stronger than old men.

____ of them agreed that this was true, _____ Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No, I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised ____ what he said.

“Well,” said Mr. Black, “near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used_____ to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not _____. I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still ____. So, I am as strong as when I was young.”

1.A. many           B. a lot            C. lots of          D. lot

2.A. talked for  B. talked to  C. talked with      D. talked about.

3.A. clever      B. cleverer        C. cleverest        D. a clever

4.A. man            B. woman         C. men            D. women

5.A. All             B. None           C. Both           D. Neither

6.A. so              B. or           C. and            D. but

7.A. at            B. to              C. of             D. on

8.A. trying          B. try       C. to try           D. to trying

9.A. strong enough  B. enough strong   C. weak enough  D. enough weak

10.A. can           B. can’t      C. could          D. couldn’t

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了布莱克先生失业后和几个老人在树下谈论的事情。他们都认为老人比年轻人聪明。他们也都认为年轻人比老人强壮。但是布莱克先生不这样认为。他说，他年轻时搬不动他家附近的一块石头，现在老了，还是搬不动那块石头，所以他认为年老时和年轻时一样强壮。

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2.；D. talked about.谈论关于；此处的宾语是anything，故结合句意，表示谈论某事，故选D。句意：他们在那里喝茶，谈论他们喜欢的任何事情。

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考点：故事类短文。