Question

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the violent storms __17__ the ocean. As the farmer interviewed__18__for the job, he received a steady stream of __19__ .

Finally, a short, thin man, __20__ past middle age, approached（接近） the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.

"Well, I can sleep__21__ the wind blows," answered the little man.

Although __22__ by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, __23__ him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __24__ with the man's work.

Then one night the wind blew __25__ in from offshore. __26__ out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and shouted, "__27__ ! A storm is coming! __28__ things down before they blow away!"

The little man __29__ in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Angered by the response, the farmer meant to fire him on the spot. __30__ , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his __31__ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. Everything was tied down. __32__ could blow away.

The farmer then understood __33__ his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're __34__ , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to__35__. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

1.                A．No            B．Few            C．Most D．All

2.                A．Above         B．Across          C．below    D．through

3.                A．Applicants      B．peasants        C．workers  D．engineers

4.                A．arrivals         B．refusals         C．approvals D．finals

5.                A．well           B．Too            C．very D．pretty

6.                A．when          B．before         C．after D．because

7.                A．Pleased         B．puzzled         C．surprised D．frightened

8.                A．fired           B．scolded         C．hired D．ordered

9.                A．Disappointed    B．satisfied        C．excited   D．tired

10.               A．loudly          B．Slightly         C．hardly D．silently

11.               A．Jumping        B．Rising          C．Getting    D．Falling

12.               A．Stand up        B．Get up         C．Sit down   D．Lie down

13.               A．Let            B．Put            C．Lay   D．Tie

14.               A．rolled over      B．jumped over     C．rolled up  D．jumped up

15.               A．Therefore      B．Otherwise      C．likewise   D．Instead

16.               A．expectation     B．imagination      C．amazement D．sorrow

17.               A．Something      B．Everything      C．Anything  D．Nothing

18.               A．how           B．which          C．that  D．what

19.               A．prepared       B．finished        C．determined    D．En

20.               A．beat           B．win            C．desire D．fear

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了一个农夫雇佣了一个帮手，他的简历上说自己可以在风暴中安然入睡，后来农夫理解了他的意思，他可以在风暴来之前就做好准备。

1.考查词义辨析：A. No没有B. Few 很少C. Most 大部分D. All所有，句意：大部分人不愿在大西洋沿岸的农场干活。选C

2.考查介词：A. Above在…上B. Across穿过C. below在…下面D. through穿过（内部），他们害怕穿过海洋的强烈的风暴。Across是穿过表面。选B

3.考查名词：A. Applicants申请人B. peasants农民C. workers工人D. engineers 工程师，当农夫面试申请人的时候，他遭遇到很多的拒绝。选A

4.考查名词：A. arrivals到达B. refusals拒绝C. approvals同意D. finals最后，从上一题的解析可知选B

5.考查副词：A. well好，非常，B. Too也C. very 非常D. pretty非常，修饰介词短语，用well表示非常，well past middle age 远远超过中年了。选A

6.考查连词：A. when当…时候，B. before在…前面C. after在…之后D. because因为，句意：刮风的时候我能睡觉。选A

7.考查形容词：A. Pleased 高兴的B. puzzled困惑的C. surprised惊讶的D. frightened害怕的，句意：虽然很惊讶，但因为需要帮助，农夫还是雇佣了他。选B

8.考查动词：A. fired 解雇B. scolded 责备C. hired雇佣D. ordered命令，解析同上。选C

9. 考查形容词：A. Disappointed失望的B. satisfied满意的C. excited 兴奋的D. tired疲劳的，从前面的句子：The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, 可知农夫对这个小个子的人工作很满意。选B

10.考查副词：A. loudly 大声地B. Slightly稍微地C. hardly几乎不D.silently沉默地，形容风呼啸而来，用loudly。选A

11.考查动词：A. Jumping跳B. Rising升起C. Getting得到D. Falling落下，和后面的rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters.可知是从床上跳起来。选A

12.考查词组：A. Stand up 站起来B. Get up起床C. Sit down坐下D.Lie down躺下，因为小个子的人还在睡觉，农夫叫他起床。选B

13.考查动词：A. Let 让B. Put 放C. Lay放置，下蛋D. Tie系，栓，句意：风暴来了，在被吹走前把东西拴好。选D

14.考查词组：A. rolled over翻过身 B. jumped over跳过C. rolled up卷起来D. jumped up跳起来，这个人在床上翻过身。选A

15.考查副词：A. Therefore因此B. Otherwise否则C. likewise同样地D. Instead相反，农夫本打算解雇这个人，相反的，他来到外面为风暴做准备。选D

16.考查名词：A. expectation期望B. imagination想象C. amazement惊讶D. sorrow悲伤，令他惊讶的是所有的草垛都被帆布盖好了。选C

17.考查不定代词：句意：所有的东西都拴好了，没有什么可以被吹走的。选D

18.考查宾语从句：宾语从句中meant后面缺少宾语，用what连接宾语从句。选D

19.考查动词：A. prepared准备B. finished完成C. determined决定D. Encouraged鼓励，句意：你已经在身体上，精神上都做好了准备。选A

20.考查动词：A. beat 击败B. win赢得C. desire渴望D.fear害怕，没什么可害怕的。选D

考点：考查故事类短文