Question

Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village， they were very tired and ____， but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot(锅).

The soldiers built a small cooking fire， placed their pot on it， and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing， one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to  ____ what was going on when they heard about it.

“Any soup needs salt and pepper，” the first soldier said， so some children ran to fetch salt and pepper. “Stones can be used to prepare good soup， but tomatoes would ____ it so much better，” the second soldier added. One woman said， “Why， I think I have a tomato or two!” She ran to get the tomatoes.

“Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup!” said the third soldier. Another woman said， “I think I can probably find some cabbage，” and off she ran.

“If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes， this soup would be fit for a rich man's ____.” The villagers thought it over， then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup， and all from a few stones! It seemed like  ____!

The soldiers said， “If only we had a little milk， this soup would be fit for a king!” And so other villagers tried to get some milk.

“The soup is ready，” said the cooks， “and all will ____ it， but first we need to set the tables.” Some of the villagers said， “Such a great soup would be better ____ some bread and cakes，” so they brought the  ____ two things and the meal was  ____ by all. Never had there been such a ____ meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup， and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

In the morning， the villagers gathered to say goodbye. “Many thanks to you，” they said， “for we shall never go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones.”

1.A. hungry         B. bored           C. sleepy  

2.A. see            B. tell            C .imagine  

3.A. cook           B. do            C. make

4.A. health         B. money        C. table

5.A. art            B. magic        C. interest 

6.A. want          B. buy           C. taste

7.A. over          B. besides         C. with 

8.A. first            B. last            C. other  

9.A. enjoyed      B. given           C. needed 

10.A. cheap         B. proper          C. special   

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：三名战争归来的士兵在回家的路上有累又饿，但他们又没有钱和食物。他们想出了“石头”煮汤的办法。在三位士兵的诱导下，在村民的“帮助”下，一锅美味的汤准备好了，大家都很享受汤，村民从来没有品尝过这么美味的汤。在这里从来没有过这么特殊的一顿饭，他们又吃又喝跳舞到深夜。

1.A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：他们又累又饿。A. hungry 饥饿的；B. bored 无聊的；C. sleepy困倦的。根据下句“but they had no food or money.”判断，他们又累又饿。答案为A。

2.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：更多的村民走过时听到这件事情后，都停下来看个究竟。A. see看见；B. tell告诉；C .imagine 想象。结合句意可知，答案为A。

3.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：石头可以用来制备好的汤，但西红柿会使它更好。 A. cook烹调；B. do 做；C. make使，制作。make为使役动词，结合句意可知，答案为C。

4.C考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：如果我们只有一点牛肉和一些土豆，这汤会适合一个有钱人的餐桌。A. health 健康；B. money钱；C. table桌子。结合下文“A rich man's soup，”可知，此空只与吃饭有关。答案为C。

5.B考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：听起来真有点不可思议。A. art 艺术；B. magic魔法；C. interest兴趣。结合上句A rich man's soup， and all from a few stones!可知，村民们表示怀疑，答案为B。

6.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：大家都过来品尝一下。A. want想要；B. buy购买；C. taste品尝。汤已做好，建议村民过来品尝。答案为C。

7.C考查介词辨析及语境理解。句意：“这样美味的汤如果有一些面包和蛋糕会更好。”A. over越过……之上；B. besides 除了；C. with与……在一起，拥有。结合句意可知，答案为C。

8.B考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：所以他们又拿来了最后的两样东西，大家都很享受汤。A. first首先；B. last最后的；C. other 其它的。前面提到了做汤的许多原料，则是最后两样。答案为B。

9.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：所以他们又拿来了最后的两样东西，大家都很享受汤。A. enjoyed 喜欢，享受；B. given 给予；C. needed 需要。最后大家都享受这汤的味道。答案为A。

10.C考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：这里从来没有过这么特殊的一顿饭.A. cheap便宜的；B. proper恰当的；C. special 特殊的。这个故事本身就很神奇， 因此用“石头”做出的汤也很特别，当然我们也知道原因所在。答案为C。

考点：考查故事类短文。