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.pleased D.busy

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

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

4.A.save B.spend C.make D.borrow

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

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

7.A.follow B.see C.help D.cheat

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

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

10.A.for B.by C.before D.without

11.A.farm B.cover C.buy D.have

12.A.day B.month C.week D.year

13.A.interested B.sad C.calm D.happy

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

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

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

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

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

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

20.A.face B.lose C.change D.defeat

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文的属于故事类。一位农民为了得到更多的土地，活活把自己累死了。这个故事告诉我们贪心会让人失去一切.

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。careful小心的；bored烦人的； pleased高兴的； busy忙碌的。根据下文“However，when he found his elder brother was richer than him，he felt disappointed”可知之前他一直生活很开心，故选C。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。healthier健康的； stronger强壮的；cleverer聪明的；richer富有的。根据下文“So he thought hard about how he could also be richer”分析可知他一心想如何能更富有。可知选D（富有的）。

3.

考查动词辨析。learned知道；thought想，认为；tried 尽力，尝试；worked工作。根据下文Finally he got an idea.可知他在冥思苦想，怎样才能变得富有，故选B。

4.

考查动词辨析。save节约；spend花费； make 制造；borrow借。根据“He started to spend less money on food and clothes”他开始学会花很少的钱在吃的和穿的上面，以此来买更多的土地。可知他是在省钱，故选A。

5.

考查动词短语辨析。根据下文The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to hisrequest to get the land，可知这里想说他开始寻找地（look for），剩下的三项（wait for 等待；prepare for,为…作准备； care ,在意，关心。）与句意不符合，故选C项。

6.

考查动词辨析。 explain解释； hope希望； guess猜测；notice注意上。根据内容可知，他注意到在相邻的土地，有一些游牧民生活在那里。分析句意可知,故选D。

7.

考查动词辨析。follow听从，跟着； see看见，help帮助； cheat欺骗。根据下文He presented the gifts to the head and told him the purpose of his visit.可知他买了一些礼物并且去拜访（看see）他们的首领，故选B。

8.

考查名词辨析。purpose目的； result结果； condition情形；chance机会。根据下文“The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his request to get the land.”,可知他告诉了首领他前来拜访的目的，故选A。

9.

考查名词辨析。promise允许；suggestion建议； request请求；order命令。根据“The head told him that he could have the land without giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could cover by walking through the land before sunset (日落)”。可知，首脑告诉他，他可以拥有土地而不给他任何东西。他可以拿尽可能多的土地。可知首领同意了他的请求，故选C。

10.

考查介词辨析。根据下文“Now he could have lots of land without paying anything” 他可以拥有土地而不给他任何东西。分析内容可知选without，表示“没有”，故选 D。

11.

考查动词辨析。farm耕种，养殖；cover覆盖，走过(若干里)，走完(一段路程)；buy买； have拥有。根据“He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel”，可知他应该早上出发一直到日落前，无论他能走（cover）多远，只要走过的土地，他都可以拿走。故选B。

12.

考查名词辨析。根据第11题后的在早上出发，18题后的“When he came back to the head in the evening”，当他晚上回到首领那儿时是晚上，可知是走了一天， 故选A。

13.

考查形容词。interested感兴趣的； sad悲伤的； calm冷静地；happy快乐的，高兴的。根据“when he heard this offer”当他听见首领答应他一天内走过的地方归他的，而不用花任何东西时，可知这个农夫非常高兴的。分析选项可知D符合题意。故选D。

14.

考查名词辨析。 crop庄稼； land土地 ；experience经历； knowledge知识。根据句意可知，现在他可以有很多土地而不用付任何东西了。分析选项可知B符合，故选B。

15.

考查副词辨析。quietly安静地；finally最后；early早地；suddenly突然地。根据下文内容，可以看出这位农民是一个很贪婪的人，所以他一定是早早就来了，故选C项。

16.

考查连词辨析。 even if 即使；so that以致于； because因为；whether是否。句意：第二天一早，他开始跑，而不是走，以便于他可以走完到达最大的区域。分析选项可知是结果状语从句，故选B。

17.

考查动词辨析。根据上句“He came early the nextmorning and started running…”可知，他是不停地跑，故选A项。

18.

考查形容词辨析。nervous紧张； excited激动的；worried担心的； tired疲劳的。根据“He just continuedrunning ，Without eating，or drinking“可知他是不停地跑，没吃也没喝，可知他非常疲劳的（tired）。故选D项。

19.

考查动词辨析。 refuse 拒绝；appear 出现； die 死亡； rest休息。根据下文”Sadly his son buried himin a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet”。悲伤的儿子把他埋在一块6 x 4英尺的小块土地上，可知农夫死了。故选C项。

20.

考查动词辨析。 face面对；lose失去； change变化； defeat击败。这个故事中农夫的贪心，导致他失去了生命，失去了一切，故选B项。