Question

    Once upon a time, there was a hard-working farmer named Harry. But his hard work brought him nothing. One day, he saw a snake, and thought, "This is surely the goddess of the field, and I have not once paid her respect. That is ______ nothing grows in my field." Then, he got some milk to the snake. The next day he returned and found a gold coin in the bowl. And it continued ______. He brought the snake milk, and always found a coin there the next morning.

One day, Harry asked his son to take the milk to the snake. The son did so. When he came back the next day, he found a coin. "This place must ______ gold coins. I will kill the snake and take them all ______!"

Having ______ this, the son returned the next day with the milk and a stick. As he gave the milk to the snake, he ______ hit her on the head with the stick but the snake didn't die. Filled with ______, she bit the boy and he died.

When Harry found why his son had did, he said that the snake had done ______ wrong. The next day, he once again took milk to the snake and praised the snake with a friendly voice. The snake appeared and sad to him, "You come here from greed (贪心), letting even your sadness for your son ______.Your son, with little understanding, hit me. I bit him. How can I forget the stick's blow? How can you forget the ______ for your son? From now on friendship between you and me will no longer be possible." After saying this she gave him a coin and disappeared.

1.A.what B.how C.why

2.A.day by day B.month by month C.year by year

3.A.be poor in B.be filled with C.be known for

4.A.at once B.at all C.at times

5.A.heard B.decided C.found

6.A.hardly B.unbelievably C.suddenly

7.A.hunger B.anger C.courage

8.A.nothing B.something C.anything

9.A.pass by B.drop by C.put off

10.A.support B.pleasure C.pain

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文主要讲述了蛇和农夫的故事，农夫为了得到金币，每天给蛇喂牛奶，有一次农夫让儿子给蛇喂牛奶，结果被蛇咬了，可是，农夫因为贪心仍然给蛇喂牛奶。但是蛇认为他们之间因为农夫的贪心，蛇对农夫儿子的伤害，友谊便不存在了。

1.句意：那就是我田里什么也不长的原因。

what什么；how怎样；why为什么。联系上文“This is surely the goddess of the field, and I have not once paid her respect.”这肯定是田野女神，我从来没有尊敬过她。可知，是原因的意思。故选C。

2.句意：它一天天地继续着。

day by day一天天；month by month逐月的；year by year一年一年。联系下文“He brought the snake milk, and always found a coin there the next morning.”第二天又发现了金币。可知，故选A。

3.句意：这地方装满了金币。

be poor in贫乏；be filled with装满，充满；be known for因……而出名。联系下文“I will kill the snake and take then all ___4___!”我会杀了这条蛇。可知，故选B。

4.句意：我会杀了这条蛇，然后立刻把它们全部拿走。

at once立刻；at all根本；at times有时，偶尔。根据句意表示立刻拿走。故选A。

5.句意：已经这样决定了，儿子第二天带着牛奶和棍子回来了。

heard听着；decided决定；found发现。联系上文“This place must ___3___ gold coins. I will kill the snake and take then all ___4___!"”可知，这只是儿子的想法和决定。故选B。

6.句意：当他给蛇牛奶时，他突然用棍子击打了蛇的头部，但是蛇没有死。

hardly几乎不；unbelievably难以置信地；suddenly突然地。根据句意表示突然击打了蛇。故选C。

7.句意：满是愤怒的，她咬了这个男孩然后男孩死了。

hunger饥饿；anger生气；courage勇气。联系上文“he ___6___ hit her on the head with the stick but the snake didn't die.”男孩击打了蛇，可知，蛇是生气的。故选B。

8.句意：他说蛇什么也没做错。

nothing没有东西；something一些东西；anything任何东西。联系下文“The next day, he once again took milk to the snake and praised the snake with a friendly voice.”农夫对蛇的态度还是和以前一样，可知，农夫认为蛇没有做错什么。故选A。

9.句意：你带着贪心来这，让你对你儿子的悲伤也过去了。

pass by去世，走过；drop by顺便拜访；put off推迟。联系上文“she bit the boy and he died.”可知，儿子去世了。故选A。

10.句意：你怎么能忘记你儿子的伤痛呢？

support支持；pleasure快乐；pain伤痛。联系上文“she bit the boy and he died.”可知，儿子去世了所带来的痛苦。故选C。