Question

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned __1.___ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___2.___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___3.___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___4.__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __5.___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _6.___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __7.__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __8.___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __9.___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___10.___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

Answer

1.a

2.luckily

3.for

4.was left

5.when

6.fell

7.without

8.to sell

9.where

10.him

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Johnson先生一家人靠着农场里的奶牛维持生活，但是一次意外奶牛死了，Johnson先生不得不想其他办法继续生活。他一边种药草和蔬菜，一边砍树去集上卖木头。上帝在给他关上了一扇门的时候，又给他打开了一扇门。

1.a 考查冠词。句意：他拥有一个农场，这个农场看起来都快废弃了。a是不定冠词，表示泛指一个……，修饰可数名词单数。根据文意可知，Johnson先生和家人住在树林里，他拥有一个农场。故填a。

2.luckily 考查副词。句意：幸运的是，他还有一头奶牛，每天都能产奶。luckily副词，幸运的是。根据文意可知，Johnson先生的农场很破旧，都快要废弃了。但是还有奶牛每天都产奶，能让他维持生存，所以这是一件幸运的事。这里用副词形式修饰整个句子。

3.for 考查介词。句意：他去附近的镇里卖牛奶，或是用牛奶来换其他的食物。本句话中exchange 的意思是交换，根据句意可知，Johnson先生用牛奶来换其他的食物。这里是用短语exchange…for…，故填介词for。

4.was left 考查一般过去时被动语态。句意：他去附近的镇里卖牛奶，或是用牛奶来换其他的食物，用剩下的牛奶制作奶酪和黄油。leave离开；剩下，留下。根据文意可知，Johnson先生一家靠农场里的奶牛产奶来生活。除去卖掉的和换其他食物的牛奶，剩下的他就用来制作奶酪和黄油。这里what was left是一个宾语从句，根据句意可知用被动语态。

5.when 考查连词。句意：一天，奶牛正在吃草，这时突然开始下起大雨。when是并列连词，意思是正在这时。这句话使用的句型是be doing sth. when…，正在做某事这时……。

6.fell 考查时态。句意：在慌忙逃跑的时候，奶牛摔下了山死了。fall摔倒，掉下来，根据文意可知，这篇短文使用的是一般过去时态，故这里填过去式fell。

7.without 考查介词。句意：牛奶死了，Johnson先生不得不继续生活。with和……一起。根据文意可知，牛奶在慌忙躲雨的时候，不小心摔死了，因此Johnson先生就不得不没有了奶牛来生活。故填without。

8.to sell 考查非谓语动词。句意：因为这些药草和蔬菜需要花费时间来生长，Johnson先生就开始砍树来卖木头。sell卖，销售。根据文意可知，Johnson先生一边种植药草和蔬菜，一边砍树去卖掉木柴。这里用动词不定式形式在句中做目的状语。

9.where 考查定语从句。句意：丰收的时候，他已经在人们定期赶集的市场上去卖药草、蔬菜和棉花了。where 在这里引导的是一个定语从句，修饰先行词the market。

10.…某人突然发现……，这是一个固定的句型，因为这篇短文讲述的是Johnson先生，故填him。

考点：考查冠词、介词、副词、连词、代词、定语从句、非谓语动词、动词的时态及语态等