Question

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very    with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was than him, he felt disappointed. So he   hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to   some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started    for land.

He   that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to   their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his     to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land      giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could   by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the   , he could have it.

The farmer became very when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of   without paying anything. He came the next morning and started running, not walking,   he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued   . Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very   . When he came back to the head in the evening, he   right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will   everything finally.

1.A. careful     B. bored    C. busy        D. pleased

2.A. richer      B. healthier    C. stronger  D. cleverer

3.A. thought        B. learned   C. tried       D. worked

4.A. borrow        B. spend    C. save         D. make

5.A. looking         B. waiting  C. preparing    D. caring

6.A. explained        B. hoped      C. guessed     D. found

7.A. follow    B. visit         C. help      D. cheat

8.A. chance     B. result      C. condition    D. purpose

9.A. promise        B. wish      C. suggestion    D. order

10.A. for         B. without   C. by      D. before

11.A. farm       B. buy         C. cover     D. have

12.A. year    B. month      C. day          D. week

13.A. interested        B. sad      C. happy        D. calm

14.A. crop       B. experience   C. knowledge   D. land

15.A. quietly     B. early       C. finally       D. suddenly

16.A. so that     B. even if      C. because  D. whether

17.A. dreaming   B. walking  C. speaking D. running

18.A. nervous        B. excited    C. tired        D. worried

19.A. refused        B. died       C. appeared D. rested

20.A. lose    B. face      C. change        D. defeat

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：一个贫穷的农民想变得跟他哥哥一样富有，他准备用节省下来的钱购买更多的土地。游牧民的首领答应赠送给农民土地，首领给农民一天的时间，让他用脚步丈量出他想得到的土地范围。农民为了能够得到更多的土地，他一天不吃东西也不休息，而是一直在奔跑。最后，农民因过于劳累竟然当场死亡。

1.However, ...he felt disappointed”表示转折可知，那个农民对自己所拥有的一切感到满意，be pleased/happy/satisfied with sth对......满意，故选D。

2.how he could also be richer”可知，他想变得跟他哥哥一样富有，说明他哥哥比他更富有，故选A。

3.So he hard about how he could also be richer.于是，他就绞尽脑汁地想办法让自己变得跟哥哥一样富有，故选A。

4.He started to spend less money”可知，农民想通过节省开支来买更多的土地，故选C。

5. 考查动词辨析。 A看； B等待；C准备；D关心，担心。Once he had enough money, he started for land.当他攒够了钱，他就开始寻找要买的土地，故选A。

6.there were some nomads (游牧民) living there”可知，农民发现在隔壁的土地上有一些游牧民在那里生活，故选D。

7.He bought some gifts and went to their head.农民买了一些礼物去拜访游牧民的首领，故选B。

8.and agreed to his to get the land”可知，首领对农民购买土地的愿望表示赞同，说明农民告诉了首领此行的目的，故选D。

9.agreed to his to get the land首领欢迎农民的到访，收下了礼物并同意农民购买土地的愿望，agree to sth同意，答应；这里指农民想购买土地，A、C、D不合语境，故选B。

10.by walking through the land before sunset (日落)”可知，首领告诉农民他可以无偿得到土地，但是需要他用步行来丈量，故选B。

11.He can take as much land as he could by walking through the land before sunset (日落).首领说农民可以得到日落之前通过步行丈量的尽可能多的土地，cover在此指“走一段路程”，首领的意思是把农民在日落之前走过的土地送给他，根据第三段“he could cover the largest area”可知答案，故选C。

12.before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning”可知，农民有一天的时间来丈量土地，故选C。

13.The farmer became very when he heard this offer.听到首领要赠送给自己土地，农民当然很开心，故选C。

14.he could have the land giving him anything”可知，农民可以不用付一分钱得到很多土地，故选D。

15.He came the next morning and started running农民第二天一大早就来丈量土地了，故选B。

16.started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area农民为了能够走过尽可能多的土地，他不是步行，而是选择了跑步前进，so that与情态动词连用，表示目的，故选A。

17.He just continued .农民不吃不喝也不休息，而是一直在跑，根据上一行可知，农民是在奔跑，故选D。

18.Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very .因为不吃饭、不喝水也不休息，农民变得非常疲惫，故选C。

19.his son buried him”可知，农民当场死亡，on the spot当场，故选B。

20.Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will everything finally.作者最后提醒读者不要贪婪，否则最终会失去所有的东西，故选A。

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