Question

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Tom is a young man. He eats and sleeps a lot, _____works a little. He doesn’t like to learn, so he ______little. He can’t do any difficult work, so he has to look _______ an easy job. One day he finds a job on a farm. When it’s work time, he always says he’s tired and ______. So he gets less money than the others. _______ is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Tom does ________. The farmer tells him to cut down trees in the forest. The young man goes there with a ______. He feels terrible in the forest and ______ about the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows _______ he’s singing.

After three days, Tom hasn’t cut down any trees. The farmer wants to find out how the young man is doing. He’s _______ when he finds Tom sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. “Why are you sitting here to cut the tree?” asks the farmer. “Because I can’t work if I am lying(躺)down, sir.”

1.A. andB. butC. whenD. though

2.A. forgets B. speaksC. knows D. exercises

3.A. at B. afterC. around D. for

4.A. rests B. eats C. answers D. plays

5.A. Spring B. SummerC. Fall D. Winter

6.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything

7.A. ballB. chairC. bookD. bed

8.A. thinksB. talks C. worriesD. cares

9.A. whereB. what C. when D. how

10.A. angryB. lateC. happy D. shy

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了汤姆吃的多，睡得多，但是工作得少。他在农场上找到一份工作。工人们都在砍树为来年做准备，只有汤姆什么也做。农场主让他去砍树，他坐在椅子上砍树。那个农场主看见他就生气地问他：“为什么坐着砍树？”汤姆回答：“因为如果我躺下来，我就无法工作。”

1. and而且；B. but但是； C. when当......时候；D. though 尽管；句意：他吃的多，睡得多，但是工作得少。根据前半句a lot后半句a little可知此处表示转折关系，故用连词but，故选B。

2. forgets忘记； B. speaks说；C. knows知道；D. exercises锻练；句意：他不喜欢学习，所以他知道的少。故选C。

3. at 在；B. after在......之后；C. around 在周围；D. for为了；句意：他不会做困难的工作，所以他不得不寻找一个容易的工作。look for寻找，故选D。

4. rests休息；B. eats吃；C. answers 回答；D. plays玩；句意：当到了工作得时候，他总是说他太累了，然后休息。根据He always says he’s tired可知他累了，应休息，故选A。

5. Spring春节； B. Summer夏天；C. Fall 秋天； D. Winter冬天；句意：冬天要来了。根据The workers are getting ready for the next year可知要为明年做准备，因此到了冬天，故选D。

6. everything一切；B. something某事；C. nothing 没什么； D. anything任何事；句意：只有汤姆没有做什么。根据The workers are getting ready for the next year.可知大家都在忙，根据only可知此处表示只有汤姆与其他工人不一样，他应是什么也没有做，故选C。

7. ball 球； B. chair椅子； C. book书；D. bed床；句意：那个男人带着一把椅子去那里。根据后文的He’s ___40____ when he finds Tom sitting on the chair, cutting the tree.可知此处应表示带着椅子去的，故选B。

8. thinks 思考；B. talks 谈话； C. worries 担心；D. cares照顾；句意：在森林里他感到非常糟糕，他担心动物。根据He feels terrible in the forest可知他感觉不好，因此应是担心动物，worry about担心， 故选C。

9. where哪里； B. what什么；C. when 何时； D. how如何；句意：没人知道他正唱的什么。此处做动词know的宾语从句，动词singing后面缺少宾语，故用代词what，故选B。

10. angry 生气的； B. late 晚的；C. happy 高兴的； D. shy害羞的；句意：当他发现汤姆坐在椅子上砍树，他生气了。根据when he finds Tom sitting on the chair, cutting the tree.可知别人看着汤姆坐着砍树，他应生气了。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。