Question

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Once there lived a rich man 1.wanted to do something for the people of his town.2. first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed3.very large stone. Then he 4.(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.5.man came along and did the same thing; then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6.. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,7.(say) to himself: “The night8.(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his   9.(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!10. the stone, he found a bag of money.

Answer

1.who

2.But

3.a

4.hid

5.Another

6.it

7.saying

8.will be

9.strength

10.Under

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。从前有一个富人，他想为他的城镇的人们做些事情。但首先他想知道他们是否值得他的帮助。他把一块大石头放在路中间，观察人们看到石头后的行为。

1.考查定语从句。此处man是先行词，在后面的定语从句中作主语，故答案为who。

2.考查并列连词。句意：从前有一个富人，他想为他的城镇的人们做些事情。但首先他想知道他们是否值得他的帮助。前后是一种转折关系，故答案为But。

3.考查不定冠词。句意：在进城的大路中间，他放了一块很大的石头。结合句意可知答案为a。

4.考查一般过去时态。句意：然后他躲在一棵树后面等着。句子用一般过去时态，故答案为hid。

5.考查不定冠词。句意：又有一个人来，也是这样绕过去的。。接着又来了一个，又一个。根据前面的an old man可知此处表示“又一个”，故答案为Another。

6.考查人称代词。句意：他们都抱怨那块石头，但没有试图移开它。此处用it替代前面的the stone。故答案为it。

7.考查现在分词作伴随状语。句意：他看见了那块石头，心里想:------。say to oneself“自言自语”，此处是现在分词作伴随状语，故答案为saying。

8.考查时态。句意：晚上会很黑。根据后句的will fall可知句子用一般将来时态，故答案为will be。

9.考查词形转换。句意：他竭尽全力地推呀拉呀，想把它搬开。此处his是形容词性物主代词，修饰名词，故答案为strength。

10.考查介词。句意：在石头下面，他发现了一袋钱。结合句意可知答案为Under。