Question

    One beautiful spring morning, businessman loaded (装载) his donkey (donkey) with bags of salt and went to the market to sell it.

_________, the donkey fell into a river. As it climbed up the bank (岸) of the river, the businessman _________  that the bags of salt which was loaded on the donkey’s back had become _________.

There was _________ that the businessman could do but returned home. He loaded his donkey with more bags of _________ again. As they _________ the river bank, the donkey fell into the river on purpose.

Now the businessman knew the donkey’s trick (诡计). He wanted to teach _________ a lesson. As he returned home the second time with the donkey, the businessman loaded bags of sponges (海绵) on its back.

They set out on their trip to the market a _________ time. When getting to the river, the donkey fell into the water again. But this time, _________ becoming lighter, the load became heavier.

At last, the donkey may __________ that everyone should not fool (愚弄) anyone.

1.A.Unluckily B.Especially C.Probably D.Quietly

2.A.refused B.noticed C.missed D.accepted

3.A.heavier B.easier C.bigger D.lighter

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

5.A.sugar B.treasure C.salt D.candy

6.A.reached B.left C.appeared D.climbed

7.A.it B.him C.her D.its

8.A.second B.third C.fourth D.first

9.A.thanks to B.because of C.instead of D.thinking of

10.A.realise B.expect C.prefer D.promise

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了一位商人让驴子载着盐袋去市场。在到达河岸时，这只驴故意两次摔倒在河里，让盐袋变得更轻了。商人意识到它的诡计。于是他回到家，给驴装上了海绵袋子。当驴子再次掉进河里，爬向岸边时，发现身上的袋子更沉了。驴子意识到每个人都不应该愚弄人。

1.

句意：不幸的是，那只驴掉进了河里。

A. Unluckily不幸地；B. Especially尤其；C. Probably可能；D. Quietly安静地。根据“the donkey fell into a river.”可知，驴掉进了河里，这是不幸的事，故选A。

2.

句意：当它爬上来河岸，这位商人注意到驴背上的盐包变得更轻了。

A. refused拒绝，B. noticed注意，C. missed想念，D. accepted接受。结合句意，这位商人注意到一些事。故选B。

3.

句意：当它爬上来河岸，这位商人注意到驴背上的盐袋变得更轻了。

A. heavier更重的，B. easier更容易的，C. bigger更大的，D. lighter更轻的。根据后文的“But this time, ____9____ becoming lighter, the load became heavier.”可知，此处表示变得更轻了。故选D。

4.

句意：除了回家，这位商人别无他法。

A. everything一切，B. nothing没什么，C. something某事，D. anything任何事。nothing…but…“除了……，没有什么”。故选B。

5.

句意：他又给驴装了更多的盐袋。

A. sugar糖，B. treasure财宝，C. salt盐，D. candy糖果。根据前文的“businessman loaded (装载) his donkey (donkey) with bags of salt”可知，这位商人给驴装了更多的盐袋。故选C。

6.

句意：当他们到达河岸时，这只驴故意掉进河里。

A. reached到达，B. left离开，C. appeared出现，D. climbed爬。根据“the donkey fell into the river on purpose.”可知，这只驴掉进河里，因此判断此处表示他们到了河岸边。故选A。

7.

句意：他想教给它一个教训。

A. it它，B. him他，C. her她，D. its它的。此处表示给驴一个教训，作为动词teach的宾语，因此用宾格形式it。故选A。

8.

句意：他们又一次出发去市场。

A. second第二，B. third第三，C. fourth第四，D. first第一。根据前文的“As he returned home the second time with the donkey”可知，他们已经载着盐袋去了两次，因此这次是第三次。故选B。

9.

句意：但是这次担子不是变轻了，而是变得更重了。

A. thanks to幸亏，由于；B. because of因为；C. instead of而不是；D. thinking of想起。根据“the load became heavier.”可知，这个担子不是变得更轻了。故选C。

10.

句意：最后，这只驴可能会意识到，每个人都不应该愚弄人。

A. realise意识到，B. expect期望，C. prefer更喜欢，D. promise答应。此处表示这只驴意识到的道理。故选A。