Question

Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had____time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and____anything they liked.

One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were____than young people. Then one of the old____said that young men were stronger than old men.

____of them agreed that this was true,____Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised____what he said.

“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used____to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not____I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still____So, I am as strong as when I was young.”

1.A. many    B. a lot    C. lots of    D. lot

2.A. talked for    B. talked to    C. talked with    D. talked about

3.A. clever    B. cleverer    C. cleverest    D. a clever

4.A. man    B. woman    C. men    D. women

5.A. All    B. None    C. Both    D. Neither

6.A. so    B. or    C. and    D. but

7.A. at    B. to    C. of    D. on

8.A. trying    B. try    C. to try    D. to trying

9.A. strong enough    B. enough strong    C. weak enough    D. enough weak

10.A. can    B. can’t    C. could    D. couldn’t

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】试题分析：短文大意：本文叙述了布莱克先生失业后和几个老人在树下谈论的事情。他们都认为老人比年轻人聪明。他们也都认为年轻人比老人强壮。但是布莱克先生不这样认为。他说，他年轻时搬不动他家附近的一块石头，现在老了，还是搬不动那块石头，所以他认为年老时和年轻时一样强壮。

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考点：故事类短文。