Question

完形填空,阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They    each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning    night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.

One late autumn evening, after their work in the       was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will      take it.”

So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found     strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,      I still have the same number of bags in my barn.      did that happen?”

Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the        number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he     again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another     coming down the road. He was carrying something on his     , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was      you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly     that they had been taking rice to each other. They     what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. disliked   B. hated     C. loved       D. enjoyed

2.A. until     B. at         C. through  D. with

3.A. shops       B. fields     C. hospitals   D. factories

4.A. never      B. sometimes C. usually     D. ever

5.A. everything  B. anything   C. nothing    D. something

6.A. so         B. and        C. but         D. or

7.A. How         B. What       C. Why        D. Where

8.A. small       B. different  C. big         D. same

9.A. planned    B. failed   C. hoped      D. tried

10.A. brother  B. person     C. sister     D. wife

11.A. back      B. shoulder   C. head       D. hand

12.A. proud of   B. polite to  C. angry with  D. worried about

13.A. smaller   B. richer     C. larger     D. happier

14.A. remember B. know       C. believe     D. hope

15.A. laughed about  B. dreamed about  C. pointed at   D. shouted at

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文主要记述了一对亲密的兄弟。他们都看到了对方的困难，想法设法去帮助对方。正是这种无私的兄弟之情让这对兄弟生活得非常幸福。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他们互相爱护，总是互相照顾。 Disliked不喜欢，讨厌；hated憎恨；loved爱；enjoyed喜欢，享受。联系后半句always took care of one another.的描述可知他们互相爱护。所以选C。

2.A考查介词及语境理解。句意：他们每天从早上工作到晚上。until直到；at 在；through通过；with 带有,伴随,和。结合语境可知本句指的是,天他们工作从早晨直到晚上，所以选A。

3.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：一天深夜，西蒙忙完田里面的活以后，对他的妻子说。Shops商店；fields田地；hospitals医院；factories工厂。结合上段中getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields可知此处指的是田里面的活忙完以后。所以选B。

4.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：如果他不知道我把米饭放在那儿，他就永远不会把它拿走。 Never从不；sometimes有时；usually通常；ever曾经。结合语境可知本句指的是他永远不会取用它，所以选A。

5.D考查复合不定代词及语境理解。句意：第二天，他看自己的谷仓时发现了一些奇怪的事。 something一些东西，一般用于肯定句及表示请求建议等含义的疑问句中；anything也是表示一些东西，任何东西，一般用于否定及疑问句中。Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义；everything每件东西；修饰这些不定代词的形容词一般放在这些词的后面。结合语境可知此处指的是他发现一些奇怪的事情。所以选D。

6.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：昨天晚上我带了一袋米到维克多家，但是在谷仓里面我仍有同样的数量。so因此；and和，并且；but但是；or或者，否则。联系上下文可知前后句之间是转折关系，所以选C。

7.A考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：怎么会发生这样的事？ How如何，怎样；What什么；Why为什么；Where在哪儿。结合语境可知此处指的说这是怎么发生的，所以选A。

8.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但第二天早上，他又发现同样数量的袋子在他的谷仓里！ small小的；different不同的； big大的；same 相同的。结合语境可知此处指的是第二天他又发现了同样数量的袋子。所以选D。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：那天晚上他又试了试。 planned计划；failed失败，不及格；hoped希望；tried尽力，尝试。联系上一段描述可知这天夜里他又试了试。所以选D。

10.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：在明亮的月色下，他看见另一个人从路上走过来。Brother兄弟；person人；sister姐妹；wife妻子。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

11.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他也在肩膀上扛着一些东西。back背部；shoulder肩膀；head头；hand 手。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

12.D考查形容词短语及语境理解。句意：我为你担心，哥哥。 proud of为……感到骄傲； polite to对……有礼貌；angry with对……感到生气；worried about 为……担心。联系后一句“Your family is ________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.”的描述可知该选D。

13.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：你的家庭比我的大。我还以为你需要更多的米。smaller更小的；richer 更富有的；larger更大的；happier更高兴的。联系后一句I thought you needed more rice的描述可知此处指的是你的家庭比我的大。所以选C。

14.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：这兄弟俩很快就知道了是彼此把米饭给了对方。remembered记得；know知道；believe相信；hope 希望。结合语境可知本句指的是兄弟俩快速就知道了彼此这样做的原因。所以选B。

15.A考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：他们因为彼此做的事情笑了。laughed about嘲笑，笑对；dreamed about梦到；pointed at指向； shouted at对……大喊。结合语境可知此处指的是这对兄弟因为彼此做的事情笑了。所以选A。

考点：故事类短文。