Question

One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something. A few minutes       , a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to     tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a loud      , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too      . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to     it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no     . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

“Oh,” the rich man shouted     . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he       ? ”

“He advised me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he     you. Then can you hope to get money     him?  ”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. later           B. ago          C. late      D. after

2.A. the other      B. other        C. others    D. another

3.A. song            B. word        C. bell      D. noise

4.A. slow          B. late         C. hard      D. quick

5.A. wait for        B. look for     C. pay for   D. care for

6.A. idea            B. answer       C. money     D. mistake

7.A. angrily         B. quietly      C. happily   D. heavily

8.A. speak           B. tell         C. say      D. talk

9.A. helped        B. warned       C. thanked   D. said

10.A. from          B. for          C. with      D. about

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个穷人的马把一个有钱人的马弄死了。有钱人让他赔钱，并把这个有钱人带到万事通先生面前。万事通先生问穷人问题，穷人不回答，他以为穷人是个哑巴。这个有钱人生气了，说之前这个穷人还警告他不要把马拴在同一棵树上，他的马会弄死自己的马。万事通先生知道这个穷人已经警告过这个有钱人，因此穷人可以不付钱，结果，有钱人什么也没要就默默离开了。

1.A考查副词及语境的理解。A. later 以后；B. ago 以前；C. late 迟的；D. after 在……之后。句意：几分钟以后，一个有钱人一道来，把他的马栓在同一颗树上。放在时间短语后面，表示以后。故选A。

2.2】D考查代词及语境的理解。A. the other两者中的另一个； B. other 其他的，修饰复数名词； C. others 其他的（人或物）， D. another三者或三者以上的另一个。句意：那个穷人说：“请把你的马栓到另一棵树上。”修饰单数名词tree，表示很多棵树中的一棵，故选D。

3.3】D考查名词及语境的理解。A. song 歌曲； B. word 单词； C. bell 铃铛； D. noise噪音。句意：一会儿，他们听见很大的喧闹声。根据the two horses were fighting.可知两匹马在打架，因此比较喧嚣。故选D。

4.4】 B考查形容词及语境的理解。A. slow 慢的；B. late 迟的；C. hard 努力的； D. quick 快的。句意：他们走向它们，但是太晚了。根据The rich man’s horse was killed.可知有钱人的马死了，可知他们出来制止马打架，来晚了。故选B。

5.5】C考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. wait for等待； B. look for 寻找； C. pay for 支付； D. care for关心。句意：你必须赔钱。根据前文可知，穷人的马把富人的马弄死了，因此富人要求穷人要为此赔钱。故选C。

6.6】B考查名词及语境的理解。A. idea 主意；B. answer 答案； C. money 钱； D. mistake 错误。句意：但是他没有回答。根据At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.” 可知万事通先生认为这个穷人是个哑巴，不会说话，故此处的穷人没有回答。故选B。

7.7】A考查副词及语境的理解。A. angrily 生气地； B. quietly 安静地； C. happily 高兴地；D. heavily 沉重地。句意：这个有钱人生气地大喊：“哦。”根据“He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”可知此处有钱人认为这位穷人会说话，但是他却不说，因此他感到生气。故选A。

8.8】C考查动词词义辨析及语境的理解。A. speak 说，强调说某种语言；B. tell 告诉，讲述；C. say 说话，强调说话的内容；D. talk 谈话。句意：“他说什么了？”what作为动词的宾语，结合句意，表示说话内容，故用动词say。故选C。

9.9】B考查动词词义辨析及语境的理解。 A. helped 帮助； B. warned 警告；C. thanked 感谢；D. said说。句意：“所以他警告过你。”根据“He advised me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”可知这个穷人已经警告过这有钱人，他的马可能会杀死他的马。故选B。

10.0】A考查介词及语境的理解。A. from 来自；B. for 为了； C. with 用，和……一起；D. about 关于。句意：然后你希望从他那儿得到钱吗？根据前文的“You will have to it.”可知有钱人希望这个穷人给他赔钱，故是从这个穷人这儿得到钱。故选A。

考点：故事类短文。