Question

Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn’t good harvest for years. “If God let me control the weather, ______ will get better,” he complained, “I know better than God does because I am a (an) ______farmer.”

God heard his words. “Well, I will give you one year,” God replied. “You will be in charge of the weather. Let’s see what your crops grow like.” Joe was so ______ that he couldn’t believe what he heard. But he still wanted to have a try. He shouted, “Sunny!” ______ the clouds went away. “Unbelievable!” He thought to himself and tried again, “rain!” The sky became cloudy right away and heavy rain poured down. ______, in the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy. Watching his crops growing bigger and bigger, he felt happy.

When the harvest season came, he ______ his basket and sickle（镰刀）to the field, looking forward to a big harvest. But his heart sank to the ______when he found his strong crops had not grown any grain（谷粒）at all. Puzzled and disappointed, he started crying, which was heard by God again.

“How about your crops?” God asked. Joe ______ the crops, without a word. “Do not you have your wish to control the weather?” God asked again. “Yes, but I just can’t understand it. I have given them what they need. How could it be?” Joe ______. “That’s because you never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow or anything that could make the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course they won’t grow any fruit.”

It turned out that only through ______, would we harvest the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A. everything    B. something    C. anything    D. nothing

2.A. clever    B. experienced    C. polite    D. patient

3.A. angry    B. sorry    C. surprised    D. upset

4.A. Normally    B. Generally    C. Fortunately    D. Suddenly

5.A. Still    B. However    C. Therefore    D. Besides

6.A. brought    B. carried    C. packed    D. pulled

7.A. bottom    B. part    C. side    D. top

8.A. believed in    B. looked up    C. paid for    D. pointed to

9.A. mentioned    B. noted    C. suggested    D. wondered

10.A. rainstorms    B. chances    C. challenges    D. Discoveries

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.C

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇寓言故事。乔的土地贫瘠没有好收成，他抱怨不能掌管天气。上帝知道后，让他掌管天气。他改变了晴天和雨天之间的天气，庄稼越来越大，但到了收获季节，他发现自己强壮的庄稼根本没有长出任何谷粒，他感到困惑和失望，开始哭泣。上帝知道后告诉他，虽然你给了庄稼晴天，但你从来没有给过风、雨、雪或任何能使根更强壮的东西。没有坚实的根，它们当然不会长出果实。这篇寓言告诉人们，只有通过挑战，我们才能收获生命的果实。

1.句意：如果上帝让我控制天气，一切都会好起来的。考查不定代词辨析题。A. everything一切/万事；B. something某物/某事，用于肯定句；C. anything任何东西，用于否定句、疑问句中；D. nothing没有东西/没有事情，表否定。根据句意和语境，可知后面三项意思都与句意不合，故选A。

2.句意：我比上帝知道得更清楚，因为我是一个有经验的农民。考查形容词辨析题。A. clever聪明的；B. experienced有经验的；C. polite礼貌的；D. patient有耐性的。根据句意和语境，可知experienced符合句意，故选B。

3.句意：乔很惊讶，他简直不敢相信自己听到的话。考查形容词辨析题。根据下文he couldn’t believe what he heard. 不敢相信自己听到的话，结合句意和语境，可知乔很惊奇，故选C。

4.句意：突然，云消失了。考查副词辨析题。A. Normally自然地；B. Generally普遍地C. Fortunately幸运地；D. Suddenly突然地。根据句意和语境，可知是出乎意料的，故选D。

5.句意：因此，在第二年，他改变了晴天和雨天之间的天气。考查连词辨析题。A. Still仍然；B. However然而；C. Therefore因此；D. Besides除了。根据句意和语境，可知本句和前文是承接关系，需用therefore连接，故选C。

6.句意：到了收获季节，他把篮子和镰刀扛到地里，期待着丰收。考查动词辨析题。A. brought带来；B. carried携带（往）；C. packed塞进；D. pulled拉。根据句意和语境，可知ACD三项意思都与句意不合，故选B。

7.句意：但当他发现自己的强壮的庄稼根本没有长出任何谷粒时，他的心沉到了底部。考查名词动词辨析题。A. bottom底部；B. part部分；C. side旁边；D. top顶部。根据句意和语境，可知bottom最合题意，故选A。

8.句意：乔指着作物，一个字也没说。考查动词短语辨析题。A. believed in信任；B. looked up查找；C. paid for支付；D. pointed to指向。根据句意和语境，可知前三个选项都与句意不合，故选D。

9.句意：乔很纳闷。考查动词辨析题。A. mentioned提到。B. noted记录；C. suggested建议；D. wondered疑惑。根据他想的but I just can’t understand it. I have given them what they need. How could it be?，结合句意和语境，可知选D。

10.句意：原来只有通过挑战，我们才能收获生命的果实。考查名词辨析题。A. rainstorms暴风雨；B. chances机遇；C. challenges挑战；D. Discoveries发现。根据句意和语境，可知ABD三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选C。