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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    ________  school work to do.  " Hearing this, his father said, "I promise  to give you the best present if you ________ 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 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom' s crops grew well. ________ 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 year," said the father.  " Now, tell me  ________you want "

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

1.A. asked         B. let         C. made         D. stopped

2.A. happy         B. unhappy      C. excited       D. worried

3.A. much too  B. so little    C. too much      D. a lot

4.A. shall         B. must         C. need       D. can

5.A. said         B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard          B. hardly      C. slowly        D. difficultly

7.A. At           B. On            C. In            D. By

8.A. where        B. which        C. how           D. what

9.A. least         B. worst       C. best         D. fewest

10.A. mine         B. I            C. my           D. me

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是Tom的爸爸答应Tom，如果他能帮着干一年的农活，就会给他一件礼物。Tom像其他农夫一样在地里干活，他的庄稼长得很好。一年过去了，爸爸问他要什么礼物，他认为他懂得了没有付出就没有回报是他要的礼物，爸爸听了很高兴。

1.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他的父亲让他在农场工作一年，当他有空的时候。A. Asked问；B. Let让；C. Made使，制作；D. Stopped停止 ；本题考查动词不定式的用法。ask sb. to do sth.表示让某人去做某事。故选A。

2.B考查形容词及语境的理解。 句意：汤姆对母亲的注意不开心。A. Happy高兴的；B. Unhappy不开心的；C. Excited激动的；D. Worried担心的。这里指汤姆不高兴。故选B。

3.C考查短语及语境的理解。句意：我有如此多的作业要做。A. Much too+形容词或副词；太多的；B. so little如此少的；C. too much+不可数名词；D. a lot很，许多。故选C。

4.D考查情态动词及语境的理解。句意：如果你能完成一年的工作，我可以给你一个礼物。A. Shall将；B. must 必须；C. need 需要；D. Can能 ；这里表示能。故选D。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：Tom想了一会儿同意了。agreed表示同意。A. Said说；B. Answered回答；C. Agreed同意；D. Began开始 。故选C。

6.A 考查副词及语境的理解。句意：这个男孩起床很早努力工作直到很晚。A. Hard困难的；B. Hardly几乎不；C. Slowly慢地；D. Difficultly不同地；故选A。

7.B考查介词及语境的理解。句意：在那年的最后一天。这里表示具体时间。A. At在……；加具体的时间点；B. On在……，后加具体的日期；C. In在……；后加月，日，年；D. By到……之前。故选B。

8.D考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. Where在哪；B. Which哪一个；C. How怎样；D. What什么； 根据上下文，现在告诉我想要什么。故选D。

9.C考查形容词最高级及语境的理解。句意：我已经得到了最好的礼物。A. Least最少；B. Worst最坏；C. Best最好；D. Fewest最少。根据题意可知用形容词的最高级。故选C。

10.D考查代词及语境的理解。句意：我认为这是你想让我知道的。A. Mine我的，名词性的物主代词；B. I我；C. My我的； D. Me我，宾格 。短语want sb to do表示想让某人做某事，代词用宾格的形式。根据题意故选D。

考点：故事类短文