Question

One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt       and ordered his driver to stop. He got out to ask       why.

He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for food. We have to eat      ,” the poor man replied.

“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll       you,” the boss said.

“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”

“They can go with you,” the boss replied. Turning to       poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said       a pitiful (令人怜悯的) voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”

“They can go with you      ,” the boss answered. They all entered the      , which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so      . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”

The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my place     the grass there is almost a meter high.”

1.A. surprised      B. angry         C. happy

2.A. him            B. them          C. us

3.A. grass         B. food          C. shoes

4.A. leave         B. teach       C. feed

5.A. other          B. another      C. the other

6.A. of            B. on            C. in

7.A. as usual      B. as well      C. in general

8.A. bus            B. taxi          C. car

9.A. kind           B. lucky       C. exciting

10.A. until        B. when          C. because

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的一个老板看到俩穷人在吃草很吃惊。问后知道他们是因为没钱买食物吃。于是老板带上穷人和他们的孩子妻子去他家。穷人很感激老板，却不知道老板是让他们去吃老板家的草。

1.A考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他感觉吃惊让司机停车。A. surprised惊讶的；B. angry生气的；C. happy幸福的。据句意他感觉吃惊，故选A。

2.B考查代词及语境的理解。句意：他走出车子问他们为什么。A. him他；B. them他们；C. us我们。由上文的two men两个人可知要用them代指他们。故选B。

3.B考查名词及语境的理解。句意：我们没钱买食物。A. grass草；B. food食物；C. shoes鞋。由上文he saw two men along the roadside eating grass可知那两个人在吃草，故是没钱买食物吃。故选B。

4.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：你可以和我一起来我家，我会给你吃的东西。A. leave离开；B. teach教；C. feed喂养，给……食物吃。据上文那两个人没钱买食物吃，所以老板这句话的意思是我会给你吃的东西。故选C。

5.C考查代词辨析及语境的理解。句意：转身向另外那个穷人，他说：“你也和我们一起来吧。”A另外；B再一；C另外。根据句意，故选C。

6.C考查介词及语境的理解。句意：第二个人用一种可怜的语气说：“但是先生，我也有一个妻子和6个孩子和我在一起。”in a … voice用一种……语气，是固定词组。故选C。

7.B考查固定短语及语境的理解。句意：也带他们一起来。A. as usual和平常一样；B. as well也；C. in general一般说；D. no longer不再。据上文老板对第一个穷人说“Bring them along,”把他们（穷人的妻子孩子）一起带过来，所以再对第二个穷人说同样的话即“Bring them along as well,”也把他们一起带过来。故选B。。

8.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他们都进到车里。A.bus公交车；B. taxi出租车；C. car小轿车。根据句意，故选C。

9.A考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：先生，你太好心了。A. kind好心的；B. lucky幸运的；C. exciting令人兴奋的。由上文这位老板让两个穷人到他那吃东西可知，穷人认为老板是好心的。故选A。

10.C考查连词及语境的理解。句意：因为（我）那儿的草几乎一米高，你会喜爱我那个地方的。A.until直到；B.当……时候；C因为。据the grass there is almost a metre high.（我）那儿的草几乎一米高可知，老板意思是你们会喜欢我那个地方的（你们会喜欢吃我那个地方的草的）。故选C。

考点：考查日常生活类短文。