Question

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father      him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was      with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have too much school work to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I promise (许诺) to give you the best present        you can finish one year's work. " Tom thought for a while and        .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked      until evening, just like any other      . Time passed quickly. Tom's crops (庄稼) grew well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him."I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole     ," said the father. "Now, tell me     you want."

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦). "I've already got the    present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to    ." His father was quite pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked       B. invited        C. promised

2.A. pleased     B. unhappy        C. excited

3.A. Unless     B. because        C. if

4.A. refused     B. answered       C. agreed

5.A. slowly     B. hard           C. easily

6.A. student    B. son            C.  farmer

7.A. month       B. year           C. day

8.A. what        B. where          C. how

9.A. smallest    B. worst          C. best

10.A. know       B. take           C. decide

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：汤姆是一个农场主的儿子，在他15岁那年的新年，他爸爸说只要他能在农场干一年活，就会给他最好的礼物，开始他以作业多为借口推脱，后来考虑了一下同意了。在这一年里，他像其他农夫一样辛勤劳动，不知不觉一年过去了。等到他爸爸问他想要什么礼物时，他已经领悟到劳动所带给他的收获。

1.A 考查动词及语境理解。句意：当他15岁时，当他有空的时候父亲要求他在农场劳动一年。A. asked请求，叫；B. invited 邀请；C. promised许诺。父亲要求他，用asked，故选A。

2.B 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：汤姆对父亲的想法不高兴。A. pleased高兴；B. unhappy 不高兴；C. excited激动。从后句的"That isn't my job. I have too much school work to do. " “那不是我的事，我有太多的作业要做。”可以推测出汤姆对父亲的提义不满，故选B。

3.C 考查连词及语境理解。句意：我承诺如果你完成一年的工作，我给你最好的礼物。A. Unless 如果不，表示相反的条件；B. because 因为，表示原因；C. if 如果，表示条件。在完成一年的工作是父亲给他最好的礼物的条件。故选C。

4.C 考查动词及语境理解。句意：汤姆想了一会儿并且A. refused拒绝了；B. answered回答了；C. agreed同意了。从第二自然段知道，后面汤姆在农场劳动，说明他同意了，故选C。

5.B 考查副词及语境理解。句意：从一个周六开始，男孩早早起床并且工作到傍晚。A. slowly慢慢地；B. hard努力地；C. easily容易地。从早到晚努力地工作，故选B。

6.C 考查名词及语境理解。句意：……就像其它的农民一样。A. student 学生；B. son儿子；C. farmer农民。男孩在农场劳动，起早探黑，就像其它农民一样。故选C。

7.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：在一年的最后一天，爸爸把儿子叫到身边说，我很高兴地看到这一整年你劳动非常努力。A.month月； B.year年；C.day天。儿子劳动一年了，所以是一年来。故选B。

8.A 考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：现在，告诉我你要什么？A.what什么，指事物；B.where 哪儿，指地点；C.how怎样，指方式。告诉我你要什么东西。指事物，故选A。

9.C 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我已经得到了最好的礼物：不劳无获。A.smallest最小的；B.worst最差的；C.best最好的。儿子一年的收获是他最好的礼物。故选C。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。