Question

    Once there were two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger was Victor. They ______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields(田地).

        One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “Victor got married last month. He has many bills to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓).” “Oh, that’s a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ______ take it.”

        So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found ______ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. ______ did that happen? ”Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the ______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.

        That night he ______ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀), and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another _______coming down the road. He was carrying something on his ______, too.

        “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”   “I was ______ you, Older Brother, ” said Victor. “Your family is ______ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly______that they had been taking rice to each other. They ______what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. beat B. hated C. loved D. shot

2.A. until B. at C. through D. with

3.A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories

4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever

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

6.A. so B. and C. but D. or

7.A. How B. What C. Who D. Where

8.A. small B. different C. huge D. same

9.A. planned B. weighed C. hoped D. tried

10.A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife

11.A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand

12.A. afraid of B. bored with C. angry with D. worried about

13.A. smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier

14.A. remembered B. realized C. imagined D. explained

15.A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

文章介绍了一对亲密的兄弟，他们都看到了对方的困难，想法来帮助对方，正是这种无私的兄弟之情，让这对兄弟过上了幸福的生活。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：他们非常爱对方。A. beat打败；B. hated讨厌；C. loved爱；D. shot射击；根据and always took care of one another.可知是爱对方；故选C。

2.考查介词。句意：每天他们从早到晚工作。A. until直到；B. at在；C. through通过；D. with介意；根据Every day they worked from morning ___2___ night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields(田地).可知是从早到晚；故选A。

3.考查句意：他们地里的工作被做完之后。A. shops商店；B. fields田地；C. hospitals医院；D. factories工厂；根据getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields(田地).可知田地；故选B。

4.考查副词辨析。句意：他从来不会拿它。A. never从不；B. sometimes有时；C. usually通常；D. ever曾经；根据and always took care of one another.和“But please don’t tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there,可知是从不会拿；故选A。

5.考查不定代词。句意：他发现了奇怪的东西。A. everything每样事情；B. anything任何事情；C. nothing没有事情；D. something某事；根据I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ___6___ I still have the same number of bags in my barn可知是奇怪的事情；故选D。

6.考查连词。句意：但是在我的谷仓里仍然有同样的袋数。A. so因此；B. and和；C. but但是；D. or否则，或者；根据I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night,和 I still have the same number of bags in my barn之间的关系，可知是转折关系；故选C。

7.考查疑问副词。句意：那是怎么发生的呢？A. How怎样；B. What什么；C. Who谁；D. Where哪里；根据he found ___5___ strange 和I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ___6___ I still have the same number of bags in my barn.可知是怎么发生的；故选A。

8.考查形容词辨析句意：他发现在谷仓里又有同样的袋数。A. small小的；B. different不同的；C. huge巨大的；D. same相同的；根据I still have the same number of bags in my barn.和But the next morning, he found the ___8___ number of bags in his barn again!可知是同样数量的袋子；故选D。

9.考查动词辨析。句意：那天晚上他又试了。A. planned计划；B. weighed称重；C. hoped 希望；D. tried尝试；根据Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the ___8___ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.和He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀), and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house.可知是试；故选D。

10.考查名词辨析。句意：他看见另一个人沿路走来。A. brother兄弟；B. person人；C. sister姐妹；D. wife妻子；根据In the bright moonlight, he could see another ___10___coming down the road. He was carrying something on his ___11___, too.可知是另一个人；故选B。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：在他的肩膀上也搬着东西。A. back回来；B. shoulder肩膀；C. head头；D. hand手；根据He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀),和 He was carrying something on his ___11___, too.可知是肩膀；故选B。

12.考查形容词短语。句意：我担心你。A. afraid of害怕；B. bored with无聊；C. angry with 生气；D. worried about担心；根据Your family is ___13___ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.可知是担心；故选D。

13.考查形容词辨析。句意：你的家庭比我的大。A. smaller比较小；B. richer 比较富；C. larger比较大；D. happier比较幸福；根据I thought you needed more rice.比较大；故选C。

14.考查动词辨析。句意：这两兄弟很快意识到他们在拿米给对方。A. remembered记住；B. realized意识到；C. imagined想象；D. explained解释；根据上文发生的事情和that they had been taking rice to each other.可知是意识到；故选B。

15.考查动词短语。句意：对所发生的他们笑了。A. laughed about笑……；B. dreamed about做……的梦；C. pointed at指着；D. shouted at对……大声喊；根据“It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said.可知笑；故选A。