Question

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

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”      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 terrib          , 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         for 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  say ? “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was      and would kill my horse.” “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he      you. Then can you expect to get money from him?  ”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. put               B. sat                  C. turned

2.A. days             B. minutes              C. weeks

3.A. So               B. And                 C.But

4.A. song              B. bell                C. noise

5.A. late            B. hard                C. quick

6.A. pay             B. wait                 C. care

7.A. idea             B. mistake               C. answer

8.A. heavily           B. angrily              C. happily

9.A. quiet            B. nice                 C. wild

10.A.helped            B. warned               C. ordered

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文叙述了中午时，一个穷人把马拴在一棵树上坐下吃一些东西。一个富人来了，他不听穷人的提醒把马拴在同一棵树上，结果富人的马被穷人的马杀死了，富人要求赔偿。但是索赔无果。

1.B考查动词辨析。A. put放，B. sat坐，C. turned转。根据One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree和上下文可知，该句句意应为：中午，他把马拴在一棵树上坐下吃一些东西。故该题正确答案为B.

2.B考查名词辨析。A. days 天，B. minutes分钟，C. weeks星期。根据上下文可知，该处语意应为：几分钟后，一个富人来了，他把马拴在同一棵树上。故该题正确答案为B.

3.C考查连词辨析。A. So因此，B. And和，C .But但是。根据上下文和I shall tie my horse as I like!可知该句句意应为：但是这个富人说：“我喜欢拴哪就拴哪”。故该题正确答案为C.

4.C考查名词辨析。A. song歌曲，B. bell铃，C. noise噪声。据the two horses were fighting. 可知，该句句意：过了一会儿他们听到可怕的声音。故正确答案为C.

5.A考查形容词辨析。A. late晚的，B. hard努力地，C. quick快速的。据The rich man’s horse was killed. 该句句意应为：他们向它们走去，但是太晚了。富人的马被杀了。故该题正确答案为A.

6.A 考查动词辨析。A. pay支付，B. wait等，C. care关心。pay for为……付款，根据The rich man’s horse was killed.可知，该句句意应为：你要必须赔偿它。故该题正确答案为A.

7.C考查名词辨析。A. idea主意，B. mistake错误，C. answer答案。据At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.” 所以此句的句意是：但是他没有回答。故该题正确答案为C.

8.B考查副词辨析。A. heavily重地，B. angrily生气地，C. happily快乐地。根据“Oh,” the rich man shouted 和上下文可知，句意是：“噢”，这个富人生气地嚷道，“他能！当我遇到他时，他和我说话了”。故该题正确答案为B.

9.C考查形容词辨析。A. quiet安静的，B. nice好看的，C. wild野生的，据上文中“My horse is wild. It will kill yours.” 可知，此句句意是：他告诉我不要把马拴在同一棵树上，因为他的马很野蛮。 故该处应选C.

10.A .helped帮助，B. warned提醒，C. ordered命令。据上文“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.” 可知，该句句意应为：因此他提醒你了。那么你能指望从他那里得到钱吗？故该题正确答案为B.

考点：故事类短文阅读。