Question

完形填空

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a farmer lost his watch in his barn(谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very      to him because it was a gift from his father.

After        the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for         from a group of children playing nearby.

He      them that the person who found the watch would get a present.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn         . They searched everywhere but still could not find the        . Just when the farmer was going to         , a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer        the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The amazed farmer asked the boy how he succeeded(成功) where the rest had failed.

The boy answered, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the       of the watch.”

    This shows us that sometimes a peaceful(平静的) mind can think better than a(n)       one.

1.A. important B. expensive C. useless  D. interesting

2.A. finding  B. searching  C. watching D. studying

3.A. money   B. danger     C. work     D. help

4.A. told     B. taught   C. worried D. believed

5.A. angrily     B. slowly  C. quickly D. hardly

6.A. rule     B. key     C. child     D. watch

7.A. put up     B. give up C. go out     D. come back

8.A. threw     B. sent     C. gave     D. caught

9.A. light     B. colour     C. sound     D. noise

10.A. interesting B. smart     C. excited D. amazing

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要记述了一位农民在谷仓里面，丢失了自己的手表。无奈之下，请求一群孩子们帮忙。最后被一位小男孩凭借着手表发出的声音，找到了这块手表。从而告诉我们一个道理，有时候平和的心态，冷静思考更有助于我们解决问题。

1.A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：这块手表很便宜但对他很重要。A. important重要的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. useless无用的；D. interesting有趣的。联系下文because it was a gift from his father.描述,可知这块手表对他来说很重要,故选A,重要的。

2.B考查分词辨析及语境理解。句意：在搜查谷仓很长一段时间以后。A. finding发现；B. searching搜查；C. watching观看；D. studying学习。结合语境可知此处指的是他在搜索了很久以后,故选B。

3.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：他放弃了,并向一群在附近玩耍的孩子们请求帮助A. money钱；B. danger危险；C. work工作；D. help帮助。结合语境可知此处指的是他去向一群在附近玩耍的孩子们请求帮助,故答案选D。

4.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：他告诉他们找到手表的人可以得到一份礼物。A. told告诉；B. taught教；C. worried担忧；D. believed相信。结合语境可知此处指的是他许诺孩子们……，故答案选A。

5.C考查副词及语境理解。句意：听到这里，孩子们快速地跑进谷仓。A. angrily生气地；B. slowly慢慢地；C. quickly快速地；D. hardly不。联系前文hurry，可知此处指的是孩子们立即快速地跑进这个谷仓，故选C，立即地。

6.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：但是仍然找不到那块手表。A. rule规则；B. key钥匙；C. child小孩；D. watch手表。联系前文a farmer who lost his watch in his barn 描述，可知此处指的是仍旧不能找到这块手表，故选D。

7.B考查动词词组辨析及语境理解。及语境理解。句意：正当那位农民打算放弃的时候。A. put up举起，张贴；B. give up放弃；C. go out出去；D. come back回来。从上文内容可知，始终没有办法找到手表，打算放弃，答案为B。

8.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：因此这个农民把这个小男孩送回谷仓。A. threw扔；B. sent发送；C. gave给；D. caught抓住。结合语境可知这个农民把这个小男孩送回谷仓。故选B。

9.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：我什么也没做，只是静静地坐着,去听手表的声音。”A. light灯，光亮；B. colour颜色；C. sound声音；D. noise噪音。结合语境可知，答案为C。

10.这告诉我们,有时候一个平静的想法比一个令人兴奋的想法更好。A. interesting有趣的；B. smart聪明的；C. excited兴奋的；D. amazing令人吃惊的。因为前面讲很多孩子到处找都没找到，而这个男孩只是安静地听手表的声音，说明平和的心态更好。答案为C。

考点：考查故事类短文。