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阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

A long time ago, there lived a king whose delight was to teach his people good habits.

One night, he put a large stone in the middle of the road. He then had two of his servants hide in a bush nearby 1.(watch) what the people would do.

Early the next morning, there came a young soldier, singing   2.(happy) as he walked  along. He held his head  3.high that he did not see the stone and fell in the dust. He got up, and went on.

Then  4.strong old farmer, named Peter, came along. “Oh,  5.lazy people!” he  cried. “Here is a big stone right in the middle of the road, and no one will take the trouble to move it.” He mananged, however, to get past it, and went on his way.

The stone lay in the road   6.three weeks. It was in  7.(everyone) way, and yet   everybody left it for somebody else to move.

Then the king 8.(send) word to all his people to meet together on a certain day near his  palace, as he had something to tell them.

The day came, and the king rolled the stone over in front of a crowd of men and women. There was a small metal box. The king held the box up so that all the people could see what was9.(write) on the box. These were the words:  “For him10.lifts the stone.” He opened the box, turned it upside down, and out of it fell a beautiful ring, and ten bright gold coins.

 

1.to watch 2.happily 3.so 4.a 5.what 6.for 7.everyone’s 8.sent 9.written 10.who 【解析】 本文讲述了一个国王很乐意把好的习惯教给人们。他让人在路中间放了一块石头,让两个仆人躲在灌木丛中观察人们将要做的事。结果三周过去了,没有人把那块石头移开。后来,国王让大家到宫殿前,他告诉人们石头下面放着一个盒子,盒子里装着一个戒指和十个金光闪闪的金币,奖励搬走那块石头的人。 1.句意:然后,他让他的两个仆人躲在附近的灌木丛中,观察人们会做什么。 此处表示两个仆人躲在灌木丛中的目的是想看看人们会做什么,用动词不定式做目的状语,故填to watch。 2.句意:第二天一早,来了一个年轻的士兵,边走边高兴地唱着歌。 修饰现在分词singing,用happy的副词,故填happily。 3.句意:他把头抬得如此高,以至于没有看见那块石头,摔倒在土里了。 so+形容词/副词+that+从句,表示“如此……,以至于……”,故填so。 4.句意:这时,来了一位名叫彼得的强壮的老农。 修饰单数名词farmer用不定冠词,strong是辅音音素开头,因此用不定冠词a。故填a。 5.句意:他大喊道:“哦,多么懒的人啊!” 此处是感叹句,根据What+形容词+复数名词!故填what。 6.句意:那块石头在路上待了三周。 此处接时间段three weeks,故填for。 7.句意:它挡着每个人的路,但每个人都把它留给别人去移动。 修饰名词way,用everyone的名词所有格,故填everyone’s。 8.句意:有一天,国王派人到王宫附近集合,因为他有话要对大家说。 根据had可知,此处用一般过去时,故填sent。 9.句意:国王把盒子举起来,让所有的人都能看到盒子上写着什么。 主语what与谓语write之间是被动关系,用被动语态。故填written。 10.句意:上面写着:“献给搬走石头的人。” 此处修饰him的定语从句,在定语从句中作主语,故填who。
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