Question

完形填空

阅读下列短文，从文后所给的A、B、C、D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. remembered B. knew       C. believed     D. hoped

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：该短文主要讲述了一对亲密的兄弟，他们都看到了对方的困难，想法来帮助对方。正是这种无私的兄弟之情让这对兄弟生活得很幸福。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他们彼此爱护，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：他们每天从早干到晚。 until直到；at 在时间空间的一点;through通过; with 带有,伴随,和.结合语境可知本句指的是每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：秋天的一个傍晚，田里面的活忙完以后，西蒙对他的妻子说。shops商店；fields田地；hospitals医院；factories工厂。结合语境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：如果他知道我把米放在那里，他永远不会取用它。never从来不，永远不； sometimes有时；usually通常；ever曾经，永远。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考查不定代词及语境理解。句意：他发现了一些奇怪的事情。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：昨晚我带一袋大米到维特家，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是转折关系，所以选C。

7.A考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：这是怎么发生的？ How如何，怎样；What什么；Why为什么；Where在哪儿。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

8.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但是第二天早上，他又发现了同样数量的袋子。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：那天夜里他又试了试。 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：在皎洁的月光下，他看见另一个人从路上走过来。brother兄弟；person人；sister姐妹；wife妻子。结合语境可知句意为在明亮的月色下，他看见另一个人从路上走过来。所以选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。联系后一句描述可知本句指的是，我为你担心。所以选D。

13.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：你的家庭比我的大。smaller更小的；richer 更富有的；larger更大的；happier更高兴的。联系后一句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：兄弟俩很快知道了彼此这样做的原因。 remembered记得；knew知道；believed相信；hoped希望。结合语境可知本句指的是兄弟俩快速地解释彼此这样做的原因。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指着；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。