Question

    Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They    each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning    night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.

One late autumn evening, after their work in the     was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will    take it.”

So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found   __ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,  __ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. __ did that happen?”

Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the     number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he __  again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another   coming down the road. He was carrying something on his     , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was    _you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is   than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly_  that they had been taking rice to each other. They   what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. disliked   B. hated C. loved  D. enjoyed

2.A. until   B. at            C. through      D. with

3.A. shops    B. fields        C. hospitals  D. factories

4.A. never    B. sometimes     C. usually      D. ever

5.A. everything    B. anything      C. nothing D. something

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

7.A. How        B. What            C. Why  D. Where

8.A. small    B. different C. big      D. same

9.A. planned        B. failed  C. hoped   D. tried

10.A. brother    B. person          C. sisterD. wife

11.A. back    B. shoulder  C. head   D. hand

12.A. proud of        B. polite to         C. angry with   D. worried about

13.A. smaller        B. richer           C. larger   D. happier

14.A. remember       B. know      C. believe       D. hope

15.A. laughed aboutB. dreamed about  C. pointed at       D. shouted at

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Simon和Victor两兄弟的故事。他们一天到晚在田里劳动，互相照顾，彼此关爱。哥哥Simon认为弟弟Victor有更多的账单，怕弟弟不收他的米，因此决定晚上偷偷的给弟弟送去一袋米。结果第二天早上，他的谷仓里仍有相同多的米。这一晚他在去他弟弟家的路上遇到了弟弟。原来他弟弟Victor认为他哥哥家人多，需要更多的米，他也在偷偷的给哥哥送米。他们真是好兄弟。

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10. , too.可知他看到了一个人。故选B。句意：他看见另一个人顺着这条路走来。

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12. 13 than mine. I thought you needed more rice.”可知 Victor认为他哥哥家需要更多的米，故此处他是在担心他的哥哥，故选D。句意：Victor说，“我正担心你。”

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考点：故事类短文。