Question

完形填空  先通读下面的全文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the _   _   and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something __   _   about how he grew it. The farmer _   _   his seed(做种子的) corn to his neighbours.

“How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbours?” the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the _   _   with you each year.”

“Why, sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen(花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbours grow bad corn, cross-pollination(异花传粉) will influence the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must _   _   my neighbours to grow good corn.”

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn can’t improve unless his neighbours’ corn improves.

As a great man says, “We make a living by what we __   _   ; we make a life by what we give.” We can’t __   _   without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, __   _   _ by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us __   _   _ from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find _   _   in their life.

1.A. cheapest  B. prettiest  C. best   D. shortest

2.A. popular  B. serious  C. terrible  D. surprising

3.A. lent   B. showed  C. offered  D. recommended

4.A. game  B. fight   C. experiment  D. competition

5.A. teach  B. remind   C. help   D. require

6.A. do   B. own   C. get   D. grow

7.A. cheer  B. move   C. work   D. live

8.A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so

9.A. different  B. free   C. safe   D. far

10.A. hope  B. success  C. friendship  D. happiness

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文描述一位农民，每一年他都带着玉米去市场。每次他的玉米都被选为最好的，并且获得第一名。一年，一名记者采访了他，并且惊讶地发现他是如何种植的。这位农民提供种子给他的邻居。他的做法给予我们太多的启示。

1. cheapest最便宜的；B. prettiest最漂亮的；C. best最好的；D. shortest最小的。 联系句意：每一年他都带着玉米去市场。每次他的玉米都被选为最好的，并且获得第一名。分析：考查形容词good的最高级形式best.故选C

2. popular受欢迎的；B. serious严肃的；C. terrible可怕的；D. surprising惊讶的。联系句意：一年，一名记者采访了他，并且惊讶地发现他是如何种植的。这位农民提供种子给他的邻居。分析：修饰事物用形容词加ing.故选D

3. lent借；B. showed展示；C. offered提供；D. recommended被推荐。联系句意：一年，一名记者采访了他，并且惊讶地发现他是如何种植的。这位农民提供种子给他的邻居。分析：考查固定短语offer to do sth.故选C

4. game游戏；B. fight打架；C. experiment经验；D. competition比赛。 联系记者的询问：为什么你与你的邻居分享种子，你知道每年你参加比赛的。分析：考查单词比赛competition.故选D

5. teach教；B. remind提醒；C. help帮助；D. require要求。 联系句意：如果我想种植好玉米，我必须帮助我的邻居去种植好的玉米。联系上文，明确他是帮助邻居做某事。故选C

6. do做；B. own拥有；C. get得到；D. grow成长。 联系句意：这位农民说：我们谋生依靠我得到的；我们生活依靠我们给予了什么。我们没有食物、衣服和许多事物不能活。通过上下文的句意，明确为得到之意。故选C

7. cheer取悦；B. move移动；C. work工作；D. live生活。 联系句意：这位农民说：我们谋生依靠我得到的；我们生活依靠我们给予了什么。我们没有食物、衣服和许多事物不能活。通过上下文的句意，下文提到的物品都是生活的必须用品。故选D

8. and和；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. so因此。联系句意：有意义的生命不是依靠我们能得到多少，但是，依靠我们能给予别人多少。给予取待拿走，使我们不同于其他动物。分析：两个句子的关系为转折关系，因此用连词but.故选B

9. different不同的；B. free自由的；C. safe安全的；D. far远的。 联系句意：有意义的生命不是依靠我们能得到多少，但是，依靠我们能给予别人多少。给予取待拿走，使我们不同于其他动物。分析：考查固定短语be different from不同于。故选A

10. hope希望；B. success成功；C. friendship友谊；D. happiness幸福。联系句意：生活的好一定去帮助其他人，帮助其他人就会在生活中发现幸福。分析：考查幸福的名词形式happiness.故选D

考点：人生哲理类阅读。