Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Marcos was a hardworking farmer. Every day he asked his only son Paolo to___________ him in the fields, but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon. Marcos was very sad about his only son.

One evening Marcos’ old friend Luigi_________ , “Marcos, why aren't your fields ready for planting?” Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt. He said that Paolo was___________ and did not help with the farming. “Marcos, you need to use your  ___________ as much as your back. I have an idea for you,” Luigi said.

Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo's bedroom. “I found your grandfather’s map!” he cried. “We may find___________ he buried (埋 ) his gold coins!” Paolo jumped out of bed. “I’ll start over here,” Paolo told his father. Paolo dug in the field all day. While Paolo dug, his father_________ along, dropping something from his bag into the ground. When they went in for dinner that night, a very tired Paolo said, “I think Grandfather was old when he made his map. I don't think I'll dig tomorrow.”

Paolo returned to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room and cried, “Paolo! I found the treasure in the fields!” Paolo ___________ went out to look. He said, “There is nothing here but lines and lines of vegetables.”

Marcos smiled, “Paolo, it is all around you. You have enough food to make it_________ the winter, with plenty more to sell!” Paolo was embarrassed (尴尬的) to see that his father was right. His one day of hard work had provided him with real treasure. He learned an important___________. He could make a good living with a little hard work. He became a good____________ and made his father proud.
 

1.A.feed B.help C.save D.watch

2.A.stood up B.moved in C.started out D.stopped by

3.A.busy B.excited C.lazy D.free

4.A.hands B.feet C.brain D.face

5.A.how B.where C.when D.why

6.A.got B.ate C.sang D.followed

7.A.quietly B.suddenly C.sleepily D.easily

8.A.through B.without C.since D.before

9.A.plan B.meeting C.lesson D.opinion

10.A.student B.actor C.friend D.farmer

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲了Marco的儿子很懒，一天，朋友告诉他一个方法，Marco骗儿子说土地里有宝藏，儿子去挖，但是什么也没挖到，父亲把种子放到坑里，长出了蔬菜，父亲告诉他这就是宝藏，儿子终于明白了应该努力工作。

1.

句意：他每天都让他的独子保罗帮他下地，但保罗很少在中午前起床。

考查动词。feed词养；help帮助；save节省，救；watch观看。根据but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon但是保罗很少在中午之前起床，可知此处是讲他叫儿子去帮忙干活，help帮助，符合语境，故选B。

2.

句意：一天晚上，马可斯的老朋友路易吉停下来，“马可斯，你的田地怎么还没准备好播种呢？”

考查动词短语。 stood up站起来；moved in移动；started out开始；stopped by停下来 。结合句意可知，此空是“停下来”的意思，应填stopped by，故选D。

3.

句意：他说保罗很懒，不帮忙种地。

考查形容词。busy繁忙的；crazy疯狂的；lazy懒惰的；free空闲的。根据but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon但是保罗很少在中午之前起床，可知此处是讲他儿子很懒，lazy懒惰的，符合语境，故选C。

4.

句意：马科斯，你需要用你的大脑和你的背一样多。

考查名词。hand手；foot脚；head脑；face脸．根据后句I have an idea for you"我给你出个主意。"和后文马科斯的做法，可知这里是讲你需要像使用你的脊背一样多地来使用你的大脑 ，故选C。

5.

句意：我们可以找到他埋金币的地方！

考查连词。how怎样；where哪里；when什么时候；why为什么，根据下文他儿子去挖宝，可知这里是讲我们可以找到他把金币埋在了什么地方，where哪里，询问地点，符合语境，故选B。

6.

句意：保罗挖的时候，他的父亲跟着他，把包里的东西掉到地上。

考查动词。got得到；ate吃；sang唱；followed跟随，根据语境，此处是讲他爸爸在他后面跟着，followd跟随，符合语境 ，故选D。

7.

句意：保罗睡意朦胧地走出去看。

考查副词。quietly安静地；suddenly突然地；sleepily困倦地，瞌睡地；easily容易地，根据上文Paolo returned to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room and cried，可知父亲赶去说的时候保罗还在睡觉，应是睡意朦胧地走出去看，故选C。

8.

句意：你有足够的食物过冬，还有很多东西要卖！

考查介词。through穿过、度过；without没有；after以后；before以前。根据语境，这里是讲你有足够的食物度过冬天，还有大量的食物可以出售，故选A。

9.

句意：他学到了一个重要的教训。

考查名词。plan计划；meeting会议；lesson课；opinion看法。根据语境，可知此处是讲他学到很重要的一课。故选C。

10.

句意：他成了一个好农民，使他父亲感到骄傲。

考查名词。student学生；actor演员；friend朋友； farmer农民。文中讲述的是农民的儿子，可知此处是讲他成为一个让他父亲感到自豪的好农民，故选D。