Question

Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn’t good harvest for years. “If God let me control the _______, then everything will get better,” he complained, “I know better than God does because I am a clever 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.”

On hearing this, Joe was so _______ that he couldn’t believe what he heard. But he still wanted to have a try. He shouted, “Sunny!” Suddenly 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 _______. Watching his crops growing bigger and bigger, he felt satisfied.

When the harvest season came, he went to the field, looking forward to a big harvest. But his heart sank to the bottom when he found his strong crops had not grown any grain（谷粒）at all. Puzzled and _______, he started crying. Once again, God ________ him.

“Don’t 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 _______. How could it be?” Joe _______. “That’s because you _______ asked for wind, rainstorm, snow or anything that could make the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course they won’t grow any fruit.” After he realized this, Joe asked God to _______ the power.

It turned out that only through life’s challenges, we would succeed in harvest the _______ of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A. time    B. world    C. weather    D. way

2.A. surprised    B. sorry    C. angry    D. worried

3.A. windy    B. rainy    C. cloudy    D. snowy

4.A. excited    B. embarrassed    C. nervous    D. disappointed

5.A. refused    B. heard    C. thanked    D. punished

6.A. know    B. have    C. offer    D. need

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

8.A. almost    B. never    C. always    D. just

9.A. take back    B. take off    C. give up    D. put out

10.A. taste    B. money    C. fruit    D. discovery

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】短文大意：乔是个农民，他种的田地很贫瘠，多年都没有好的收成。“如果上帝让我控制天气，那么一切都会好起来的，”他抱怨道，上帝听到他说的话，答应给他一年的时间，让他来负责天气的变化。收获季节到来时，他来到田里，期待着一个大丰收。但是当他发现他的庄稼没有长出任何谷物时，他的心就沉到了谷底。上帝告诉他，“这是因为你从来没有要求过风、暴风雨、雪或任何能使根更强壮的东西。没有结实的根，他们当然不会长出任何果实。”事实证明，只有通过生活的挑战，我们才能成功地收获生命的果实。它既有起伏也有令人满意的结果。

1.句意：如果上帝让我控制天气，那么一切都会好起来的。A. time 时间；B. world世界；C. weather天气；D. way方法，道路。根据第二段中的句子“Well, I will give you one year,” God replied. “You will be in charge of the weather.可知，Joe想让上帝让他来控制天气的变化，故答案为C。

2.句意：听到这里，Joe非常惊讶，简直不敢相信自己听到的话。A. surprised惊讶的；B. sorry遗憾的；C. angry生气的；D. worried担心的。Joe没有想到上帝会答应自己的要求，让他掌管天气一年，因此感到非常吃惊，答案为A。

3.句意：第二年，他在晴天和雨天之间变换着天气。A. windy有风的；B. rainy有雨的；C. cloudy多云的；D. snowy有雪的。根据下文中的句子“That’s because you ___8___ asked for wind, rainstorm, snow or anything that could make the roots stronger.”可知，Joe只在晴天与下雨之间进行转换，故答案为B。

4.句意：他又困惑又紧张，开始哭了起来。A. excited感到兴奋的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. nervous紧张的；D. disappointed失望的。根据前面的句子“…looking forward to a big harvest. But his heart sank to the bottom when he found his strong crops had not grown any grain（谷粒）at all.”可知， Joe原本期待着一个大丰收。但是当他发现他的庄稼没有长出任何谷物时，他的心就沉到了谷底。因此会感到非常失望，答案为D。

5.句意：上帝又一次听到了他的声音。A. refused拒绝；B. heard听到；C. thanked感谢；D. punished惩罚。前面曾经出现过“God heard his words.”，此处用again，说明上帝再一次听到了Joe的声音。答案为B。

6.句意：我已经给了它们所需要的东西。A. know知道；B. have有；C. offer提供；D. need需要。植物的生长需要阳光与雨水，Joe认为自己满足了庄稼生长所需要的东西，故答案为D。

7.句意：怎么可能呢？乔很想知道原因。A. mentioned提到；B. noted注意，记录；C. suggested建议；D. wondered想知道。根据“How could it be?”可以看出Joe感到非常的疑惑，想知道发生这一切的原因，故答案为D。

8.句意：这是因为你从来没有要过风、暴风雨、雪或任何能使根更强壮的东西。A. almost几乎；B. never 从不；C. always 总是；D. just仅仅，只是。根据“Without strong roots”可知，Joe从来没有要过风、暴风雨、雪或任何能使根更强壮的东西。答案为B。

9.句意：Joe要求上帝收回权力。A. take back 收回；B. take off 脱下；C. give up放弃；D. put out扑灭。因为Joe并没有获得丰收，因此请求上帝收回自己的权力，答案为A。

10.句意：只有通过生活的挑战，我们才能成功地收获生命的果实。A. taste品尝；B. money 钱；C. fruit成果，水果；D. discovery发现。本句颇有“不经风雨怎能见彩虹”的道理，fruit含有“成果”之意，故答案为C。