Question

    Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to _______ whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main _______ into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.

Soon an old man came along _______ his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, _______ he did not try to move the stone away. Instead, he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same _______; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but _______ of them tried to move it away.

Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He _______ the stone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along _______ in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

The young man then began to _______ the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of ________ and this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”

1.A.work out B.find out C.look out D.hang out

2.A.road B.tree C.city D.theater

3.A.for B.of C.about D.with

4.A.and B.so C.but D.or

5.A.thing B.way C.seat D.service

6.A.some B.none C.all D.everybody

7.A.knew B.choose C.saw D.gave

8.A.last B.lately C.later D.lastly

9.A.move B.act C.throw D.play

10.A.stones B.menus C.prizes D.money

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一位富人通过在马路中央放一块大石头的方式来寻找值得帮助的人。

1.句意：但是，首先他想查明要得到他帮助的人们是否足够好。

work out做出；find out发现，查明；look out小心；hang out闲逛。下文谈到了他躲在大树的后面等待看看谁会把那块石头移开，最后是那个年轻人把石头挪开了。可知他是在查明（find out）要得到他帮助的人们是否足够好。故选B。

2.句意：他在通往镇上的主干道中间放了一块很大的石头。

road道路；tree小树；city城市；theater影院。根据下文的句子“Who put this stone in the center of the road?”，可知句子说的是：在通往镇上的主干道（road）中间放了一块很大的石头。故选A。

3.句意：一位老人牵着他的奶牛走了过来。

for为，给；of……的；about关于，大约；with和。根据句意可推测：老人牵着奶牛走过来。这里的with表时伴随。故选D。

4.句意：但是他没有试图把石头移开。

and和；so因此；but但是；or或者。根据“Who put this stone in the center of the road?”以及下文的句子“Instead, he passed around the stone and continued on his way.”可推测这位老人只是在抱怨，但是（but）他没有试图把石头移开，而是绕过了石头继续走路。故选C。

5.句意：另一个人走过来并且做了同样的事情。

thing事情；way方法；seat座位；service服务。结合下文中的句子“He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side.”可知只有下文那个年轻人挪开了那块石头。这几个人都没有挪这个石头。所以本句说的是另一个人过来了并且做了同样的事情（thing）。故选A。

6.句意：他们都抱怨路中间的石头，但没有人试图把它挪开。

some一些；none没有人；all所有的人；everybody每个人。根据下文可知，石头是由那个年轻人挪开的。所以这里说的是他们都在抱怨，但是没有人（none）试图把它挪开。故选B。

7.句意：他看到了这块石头。

knew知道；choose选择；saw看见；gave给。根据下文年轻人挪开这个石头，可知这里是他看见了这块石头。故选C。

8.句意：天黑以后，有些人会来，会被石头绊倒。

last最后的；lately最近；later稍后，以后；lastly最后。句子说的是：天黑以后有人会来。故选C。

9.句意：年轻人开始挪开这个石头。

move移动，挪动；act行动；throw扔；play玩。空格后的句子谈到这个年轻人用尽所有的力气把这个石头移开了。可知本句说的是年轻人开始挪动（move）这个石头。故选A。

10.句意：但是想象一下当他发现一个装满钱的袋子时他有多惊讶！stones石头；menus菜单；prizes奖赏，奖；money钱。根据后文的句子This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.可知他发现了一个装满钱（money）的包。故选D。