Question

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he   36  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy   37  around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much   38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox,   39 , he found that he couldn’t   40  it up and over the little wall. The rock was too   41  for his small body.

As he   42  to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some   43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy   44  again and again, but the only   45  was to have the rock roll back.

  46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father   47  him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a   48  voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father.  49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the   50  that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I   51  all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,”  52  the father kindly. “You didn’t   53  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and   54  it out of the sandbox.

Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to   55  you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.

1.                A．hid            B．left            C．put  D．discovered

2.                A．walked         B．jumped         C．traveled  D．dug

3.                A．courage        B．pride           C．effort    D．pleasure

4.                A．however        B．still            C．thus D．even

5.                A．put            B．raise           C．take D．break

6.                A．large           B．difficult         C．hard D．much

7.                A．decided        B．refused         C．agreed   D．planned

8.                A．inventions      B．progress        C．mistakes D．changes

9.                A．tried           B．failed          C．thought   D．started

10.               A．success        B．goal           C．result D．wish

11.               A．Gradually       B．lately          C．Properly   D．Finally

12.               A．watched        B．helped         C．followed   D．taught

13.               A．loud           B．happy          C．sweet D．strict

14.               A．Angrily         B．Movingly       C．Suddenly  D．Gently

15.               A．knowledge      B．strength        C．tools  D．ability

16.               A．wasted         B．brought        C．used  D．carried

17.               A．replied         B．corrected       C．shouted   D．praised

18.               A．advise         B．force          C．ask   D．want

19.               A．collected       B．threw          C．chose D．broke

20.               A．provide        B．lend           C．show D．pass

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者讲述一个小男孩的故事是想告诉我们，当我们自己的能力不足以解决问题的时候，不去妨向别人求助，这也是一种成功的方法——借力。

1.D 动词辨析。A藏B离开C放D发现；小男孩发现了沙坑里的一块大石头。

2.D 动词辨析。A步行B跳跃C旅行D挖；他把石头周围的沙子挖走，想把石头推开。

3.C 名词辨析。A勇气B骄傲C努力D快乐；他用了很多的努力，他想把石头推开。

4.A 副词辨析。A然而B仍然C结果是D甚至；然而他发现自己无法把石头抬起来。

5.B 动词辨析。A放置B抬起C拿走D打破；指他无法把石头抬起来。

6.A 形容词辨析。A大B/C困难D多；这里的large与后面的small相对应。

7.B 动词辨析。A决定B拒绝C同意D计划；这个男孩拒绝放弃。

8.B 名词辨析。A发明B进步C错误D改变；每次当他认为自己取得进步的时候。

9.A 动词辨析。A尝试B失败C思考D开始；指小男孩一次次地尝试。

10.C 名词辨析。A成功B目标C结果D希望；每一次努力的结果都是石头滚落下来。

11.D 副词辨析。A逐渐B近来C合适D最后；最后，因为一直都失败，小男孩哭了。

12.A 动词辨析。A注视B帮助C采纳D教；指父亲一直都在注视着孩子的行为。

13.C 形容词辨析。A大声B开心C甜甜的D严格；指父亲甜甜第声音出现在孩子的上方。

14.D 副词辨析。A生气地B感人地C突然D温柔地；指父亲温柔地摸孩子的头。

15.B 名词辨析。A知识B力气C工具D能力；你用了你所有的力气吗？

16.C 动词辨析。A浪费B带来C使用D携带；我用了我所有的力气了。

17.B 动词辨析。A回答B纠正C喊叫D表扬；父亲纠正孩子所犯的错误。

18.C 动词辨析。A建议B强迫C请求D想要；你没有请求我帮助你。

19.B 动词辨析。A收集B扔C选择D打破；指父亲把石头扔掉了。

20.A 动词辨析。A提供B借出C展示D通过；总是有一个人愿意提供给你所需要的力气。

考点：考查人生哲理类短文