Question

    My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a factory.

One autumn, he promised to help his ______ harvest their corn, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa’s little corn picker broke. At the same time, the factory______ Grandpa worked in began to require overtime. He had to leave home early in the morning and didn’t get back______ after sunset. It now seemed______ to help out his neighbor.

One night, Grandpa ______ that he wouldn’t let his neighbor’s harvest rot(腐烂) in the field.______ a machine, he’d harvest it by hand.

“When do you think you’d have time to do it?” asked my grandma. “______, it’d be too dark.”

“I know of one night that I could do it!” he said. “There’s still one more full moon in October. If the weather is clear, I think I can do it.”

A few days later, after a long shift(轮班工作) at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field. The weather was cold ______ clear, and the moon was glowing. He worked through the night to ______ his word.

Sometimes, when I want to ______ off responsibilities(责任), I’d see my grandfather cutting corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after cow of corn stocks(玉米秸) stand at attention(立正) in respect for a man who keeps his word.

1.A.boss B.neighbor C.worker

2.A.which B.what C.who

3.A.when B.unless C.until

4.A.unnecessary B.impossible C.important

5.A.wondered B.decided C.noticed

6.A.By B.Through C.Without

7.A.Besides B.However C.Instead

8.A.and B.but C.or

9.A.keep B.act C.speak

10.A.turn B.run C.put

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本篇讲述爷爷在自己的收割机坏了，工厂又要求加班的情况下，信守诺言，在夜里用手工帮邻居收割庄稼，爷爷的举动让我受益终生，当我想推卸责任的时候，我就看见我爷爷在月光下割玉米。

1.句意：一年秋天，他答应帮邻居收割玉米，但是在收获了自己的玉米之后，爷爷的小玉米采摘机坏了。

boss老板；neighbor邻居；worker工人；根据下文“It now seemed impossible to help out his neighbor”推断空格处指帮助邻居；故选B。

2.句意：与此同时，爷爷工作的那家工厂开始要求加班。

判断句子是定语从句，who；which都可以当定语从句的关系词，who代指表“人”的先行词在从句中当主语或宾语，which代指表“物”的先行词在从句中当主语或宾语；what是疑问词，不当定语从句的关系词；空格前the factory表物，所以关系词用which；故选A。

3.句意：他一大早就得离开家，直到太阳下山后才回来。

when当……时候，引导时间状语从句；unless除非……，引导条件状语从句；until直到……，引导时间状语从句；根据上文“Grandpa worked in began to require overtime”推断下文指爷爷一早离家直到太阳下山后才回来；故选C。

4.句意：现在看来不可能帮助他的邻居了。

unnecessary不必要；impossible不可能；important重要；由上文可知爷爷的收割机坏了，工厂又要求加班，由此判断空格指不可能帮助他的邻居；故选B。

5.句意：一天晚上，爷爷决定他不让邻居的收成烂在地里。

wondered想知道；decided决定；noticed注意到；根据下文“without a machine, he’d harvest it by hand”推断上文指爷爷决定帮邻居收割庄稼；故选B。

6.句意：没有机器，他要用手收割。

By到……为止；Through通过；Without没有；由上文可知爷爷的收割机坏了，由此推断空格处指没有机器；故选C。

7.句意：“你认为你什么时候有时间做这件事？”奶奶问。“再说，天太黑了。”

Besides再说、此外；However然而；Instead代替；由上文可知爷爷要加班，太阳下山后才回来，推断奶奶担心除了没时间还担心天色太黑；故选A。

8.句意：天气寒冷但很晴朗，月亮在发光。

and和，连接2个关系对称的词或短语；but但是，用来连接2个意思相反或不同的词或短语；or或者，表选择；空格在cold和clear2个意思不同的词之间，故选B。

9.句意：他整夜工作以信守诺言。

keep保持；act表演；speak讲；从文字的表层意思推断空格指爷爷为守信工作一整夜；keep one’s word信守诺言；故选A。

10.句意：有时候，当我想推卸责任的时候，我看见我爷爷在收获季节的月光下割玉米。

turn off 关掉（电器）；run off跑掉、离弃； put off延迟、推延；从文字的表层意思推断空格指当我想推卸责任的时候；故选C。