Question

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

One day, a small business owner decided to ______ because he'd had enough of the endless work, enough of the lack of payback, enough of the uncomfortable loneliness.

He went into the forest to have one last talk to the wise man he met before. "Wise man," he said. "Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't give up?"

The answer surprised him. "Look   ______  you," the wise man said. "Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo?"

"Yes," the man said.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo, I took very good care of them. So both of them got enough food and water. They enjoyed    ______  in spring and were protected from the storms in autumn. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its large long leaves soon ______  the forest floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed (种子).  ______ I did not give up on the bamboo. In the second year, the fern grew even better than before but nothing came from the bamboo seed. In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not give up. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. Still I would not give up and I waited. "

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout(芽) came out from the earth. Compared to the fern, it was   ______  . But day by day the sprout grew bigger. Within six months, the sprout had reached a height of 100 feet. It had spent the five years growing roots(根). Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to stay alive."

"Do you know, young man, that all this time you have been struggling, you have been growing? Grow the roots that you need to produce your ______  ."

"Don't compare yourself to others. The bamboo has a different purpose from the fern, but they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come. You will rise high."

The small business owner thought this was good advice. He left the forest to practise what the wise man had told him.

When it seems like nothing is happening in your life, even with all the work that you're doing, remember that you're probably growing roots, not fruit. Being hard-working and ______   , one day not long from now, you will have a great harvest.

1.A. give away   B. give out     C. give back      D. give up

2.A. at          B. around       C. into          D. after

3.A. names      B. hope        C. sunlight       D. home

4.A. covered    B. swept       C. changed       D. colored

5.A. And         B. But         C. So            D. Because

6.A. cute        B. weak         C. valuable       D. small

7.A. money      B. apples       C. fruit         D. business

8.A. careful     B. patient      C. slow           D. smart

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要叙述了一个小商人因为无休止的工作、回报少、寂寞难耐而准备放弃自己的生活。于是他去树林里与自己曾经见过的一位智者作了一次长谈。上帝以竹子和蕨类植物给他作比较，虽然蕨类植物发芽很快，竹子在五年后才发芽，其实在这五年里竹子在长根，但是6个月后竹子就能长到100英尺，现在的他就是和竹子一样。只要你努力工作有耐心，就会获得大丰收。

1.D考查动词短语及语境理解。give away：捐赠，give out：散发，give back：给回，give up：放弃。联系下文“"Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't give up?"”可知，这里指的是小商人决定放弃。故选D。

2.B考查介词及语境理解。look at ：看，look around ：环顾四周，look into：往------里面看， look after：寻找。根据语境可知，这里指的是智者让小商人看看四周的蕨类植物和竹子。故应选B。

3.C考查名词及语境理解。names：名字，hope：希望，sunlight：阳光，home：家园。根据语境可知，这里指的是竹子和蕨类植物享受着春天的阳光，免受秋天暴风雪的侵蚀。故应选C。

4.A考查动词及语境理解。covered：覆盖，swept：打扫，changed：改变，colored：染色。根据语境可知，这里指的是蕨类植物大而长的叶子很快覆盖了森林地表。故应选A。

5.B考查连词及语境理解。And：和，表示并列；But：但是，表示转折；So：因此，表示顺承； Because：因为，表示原因。联系上文的描述可知，这里表示转折，指虽然竹子的种子什么也没有生长，但是智者并没有放弃竹子。结合选项可知应选B。

6.D考查形容词及语境理解。cute：可爱的，weak：弱的，valuable：有价值的，small：小的。根据语境可知，这里指的是与蕨类植物大而长的叶子相比，刚长出来的芽的小的。故选D。

7.C考查名词及语境理解。money：金钱，apples：苹果，fruit：水果、果实，business：生意。根据语境可知，这里指的是生长你需要生产果实的根。结合选项可知应选C。

8.

考点：考查人生百味类短文。