Question

    There was once a farmer. He had a very big rabbit and a smart dog. One day, he organized a(n) _______ between his dog and his rabbit. He made a hole in one of his biggest fields, and _______ a carrot and a bone (骨头) in it. He wanted to see which animal would find them first.

The rabbit was very _______, and he was busy looking for the carrot, digging here and there. He was completely sure that he would find the carrot and the bone. But the dog wasn’t optimistic (乐观的) at all. After he looked for the bone for a short time, he _______ on the ground sadly. And then he began to complain. He thought _______ was difficult for him to find one bone in such a big field.

The rabbit dug for hours. With every new hole, the dog complained about _______ this was, even for the rabbit. The rabbit, _______ the other hand, kept on working hard. _______ there was no place in the whole field left to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel (隧道) to right under where the dog was lying all that time. There he found the carrot and the bone.

And his is how the dog lost the competition. _______, he found the right place at the very beginning. But he failed to find the bone because he ________ complained and didn’t try at all. When we do something difficult in our life, we should learn from the rabbit.

1.A.event B.party C.activity D.competition

2.A.found B.hid C.discovered D.saw

3.A.excited B.angry C.relaxed D.shy

4.A.sat down B.fell asleep C.lay down D.ran around

5.A.this B.that C.one D.it

6.A.how difficult B.what difficult C.how easy D.what easy

7.A.in B.on C.at D.for

8.A.If B.Before C.When D.Unless

9.A.In total B.At last C.In fact D.At first

10.A.only B.never C.seldom D.sometimes

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文主要讲有个人组织了一场狗和兔子之间的比赛。他在地里挖了个洞，在里面藏了一根胡萝卜和一根骨头，想看看哪个动物会先找到它们。兔子四处挖洞寻找，而狗总是躺着抱怨这太难了，结果兔子在狗躺着的地方的下面找到了胡萝卜和骨头，赢得了比赛。这个故事告诉我们，凡事要努力去做，而不能一味地抱怨和放弃，否则终将一事无成。

1.

句意：一天，他组织了一场狗和兔子之间的比赛。

event事件；party聚会；activity活动；competition比赛，根据下文He wanted to see which animal would find them first. 他想看看哪个动物会先找到它们。可知他组织了一场狗和兔子之间的比赛。故选D。

2.

句意：他在他最大的一块地里挖了个洞，在里面藏了一根胡萝卜和一根骨头。

found找到；hid藏；discovered发现；saw看见，根据下文He wanted to see which animal would find them first. 他想看看哪个动物会先找到它们。可知他在地里面藏了一根胡萝卜和一根骨头，故选B。

3.

句意：兔子很兴奋，他正忙着寻找胡萝卜，到处挖。

excited兴奋的；angry生气的；relaxed放松的；shy害羞的，根据下文he was busy looking for the carrot, digging here and there. He was completely sure that he would find the carrot and the bone. 他忙着找胡萝卜，到处挖。 他完全确定他会找到胡萝卜和骨头。可知兔子表现的很兴奋，故选A。

4.

句意：他找了一会儿骨头后，悲伤地躺在地上。

sat down坐下；fell asleep入睡；lay down 躺下；ran around四处跑，根据下文the rabbit dug a tunnel (隧道) to right under where the dog was lying all that time. 兔子挖了一条隧道，正好通到狗一直躺的下面。可知狗一直躺在地上，故选C。

5.

句意：他认为他很难在这么大的田地上找到一根骨头。

this这个；that那个；one一个；it它，根据句意，可知此处为固定句型it be difficult for sb. to do sth.，其中it为形式主语，真主语为to find one bone in such a big field.故选D。

6.

句意：每挖一个新的洞，狗都抱怨这是多么困难……

how difficult多么困难；what difficult形式错误；how easy多么容易；what easy形式错误，根据上文He thought __5___ was difficult for him to find one bone in such a big field.他认为他很难在这么大的田地上找到一根骨头。可知狗抱怨挖洞是多么困难，故选A。

7.

句意：另一方面，兔子继续努力工作。

in在里面；on在上面；at在某处；for为了，固定介词短语on the other hand“另一方面”，故选B。

8.

句意：当整个田野里没有地方可挖的时候，兔子挖了一条隧道，正好通到狗一直躺的地面下面。

If如果；Before在……之前；When当……时候；Unless除非，根据句意，可知是“当整个田野里没有地方可挖的时候，兔子挖了一条隧道，”，所以用when，故选C。

9.

句意：事实上，他一开始就找到了正确的地方。

In total总计，总共；At last最后；In fact事实上；At first起初，根据上文the rabbit dug a tunnel (隧道) to right under where the dog was lying all that time. There he found the carrot and the bone. 兔子挖了一条隧道，正好通到狗一直躺的地面下面。在那里他找到了胡萝卜和骨头。可知事实上狗一开始就找到了正确的地方，故选C。

10.

句意：但他没有找到骨头，因为他有时抱怨，根本没有尝试。

only仅仅，只有；never从不；seldom很少；sometimes有时，根据上文And then he began to complain. 然后他开始抱怨。从比赛开始一直到最后兔子找到骨头和胡萝卜，狗一直在抱怨，不是从不，很少，也不是有时。可知他只有抱怨，故选A。