Question

看图短文填空 (本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个意义相符、形式正确的单词。并将答案填写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置上。

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they _1._ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can _2._ fill the basket.”The _3._ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at 【小题4__ so foolish.” He _4.__ away his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying 5._. At last the well was almost __6.__.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. As__7._ as he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You _8.__ done so well in this little thing,” he said, “ __9.__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

Answer

1.began/stated

2.never

3.other

4.anything

5.threw

6.water

7.empty

8.soon

9.have

10.what

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Jenny的学校里养了三只鲍鱼，学生们被分成8组，轮流来照顾他们，他们都非常兴奋照顾这些鲍鱼。现在由于人们的捕杀，鲍鱼的数量逐渐下降。通过这样一个活动，专家们希望能让年轻人们意识到保护环境的重要。

1.

2. the use of doing this foolish work?可知用篮子装水是愚蠢的活，是永远装不满的，故填never。

3. last one of them said可知两个人在对话，故填other。

4.

5. away ，throw 的过去式为threw，故答案为threw。

6.

7. a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well.可知他们用篮子装水，不停的装，永远装不满，所以井里几乎就空了，故填empty。

8. soon as“一……就……”，故填soon。

9. he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring.可知这个人通过坚持装水直到把井里的水提完并找到一枚戒指，故国王称赞他“have done well”

10.说：“现在我知道在其他事情上我也是可以相信你的。”故答案为what。

考点：阅读填空。