Question

    When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house. He usually got up early before_________and began milking the cow and cleaning the farmyard. In summer, he got up_________earlier to mop the grass and water the flowers and vegetables in the garden. Once I helped my father to_________weeds from the corn field. It wasn’t long_________I felt very tired but the field ridge (田垄) seemed_______. Finally I totally threw myself_________in the field, feeling_______. My dad seemed to have_________my mind. He came up and said, “Farming is backbreaking and really takes_________and sweat, but in__________the sweet harvest will be worth the________.” Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet. My father__________and added, “Rome is not built in a__________but it can be built in hundreds of days. So whenever__________with a huge project, just break it into __________parts and then complete them one by one. Finally you will be amazed at your________.” Hearing what he said, I was greatly__________and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch. Believe it or not, at the end of the day, I__________in weeding half an acre of corn field.

Now, I have tried different jobs and finally__________down running a big restaurant. In my lifetime, my father’s devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me__________all kinds of difficulties.

1.A.dark B.dawn C.noon D.midnight

2.A.less B.equally C.even D.extremely

3.A.forbid B.throw C.drop D.remove

4.A.before B.whenever C.since D.until

5.A.changeable B.endless C.faraway D.boring

6.A.open B.flat C.away D.aside

7.A.angry B.disappointed C.hopeless D.embarrassed

8.A.read B.disturbed C.spoken D.seen

9.A.pains B.time C.courage D.patience

10.A.winter B.spring C.summer D.fall

11.A.strength B.effort C.cost D.risk

12.A.smiled B.regretted C.sighed D.followed

13.A.second B.month C.day D.year

14.A.faced B.discouraged C.dealt D.worked

15.A.good B.various C.small D.large

16.A.result B.achievement C.failure D.change

17.A.inspired B.shocked C.delighted D.puzzled

18.A.managed B.failed C.succeeded D.avoided

19.A.settled B.broke C.bent D.pulled

20.A.around B.to C.with D.through

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者叙述在小时候和父亲一起干活的经历及从中得到的启迪。在作者的有生之年，他爸爸的工作和特殊方法总能鼓励和引导作者渡过各种各样的困难。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他通常在黎明前就起床，开始挤牛奶，打扫农场。A. dark黑暗；B. dawn黎明；C. noon中午；D. midnight半夜。根据上文When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house.可知，父亲通常在黎明前就起床。故选B。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：夏天，他甚至起得更早，整理草坪，给花园里的花和蔬菜浇水。A. less较少地；B. equally平等地；C. even甚至；D. extremely极其地。根据上句的got up early可知，在夏天，他起得更早，此处是even修饰比较级。故选C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，我帮父亲清除玉米地上的杂草。A. forbid禁止；B. throw扔投；C. drop使降低，下降；D. remove移动，移除。根据下文Hearing what he said, I was greatly____17____and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch.可知，此处指曾经有一次我帮助父亲清除玉米田里的杂草。故选D。

4.考查连接词辨析。句意：没过多久，我就感到很累了，但田埂似乎没有尽头。A. before在……以前；B. whenever无论什么时候；C. since自从……以来；D. until直到……为止。此处为固定句式：It wasn’t long before…“不久之后就”。故选A。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，我就感到很累了，但是田埂似乎没有尽头。A. changeable可改变的；B. endless无止境的；C. faraway遥远的；D. boring令人厌烦的。根据下文Finally I totally threw myself ____6____ in the field, feeling ___7___ .可知，没过多久我感到很累但是田埂似乎无穷无尽。故选B。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我整个人倒在地上，感到绝望。A. open公开的；B. flat平的；C. away离去；D. aside在旁边。根据下文Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet.可知，我感到非常累，最后我整个人倒在地上。故选B。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我整个人倒在地上，感到绝望。A. angry生气的；B. disappointed感到失望的；C. hopeless无希望的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据上文It wasn’t long ____4____ I felt very tired but the field ridge (田垄) seemed ___5___ .可知，我感到非常累，而且田埂似乎无穷无尽，最后我整个人绝望地倒在地上。故选C。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我爸爸似乎读懂了我的心思。A. read读懂，阅读；B. disturbed干扰；C. spoken讲话；D. seen看见。根据下文He came up and said, “Farming is backbreaking and really takes____9____and sweat, but in____10____the sweet harvest will be worth the___11___.”可知，我爸爸似乎读懂了我的心思。故选A。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他走过来对我说：“种地是辛苦的，真的需要付出辛劳和汗水，但在秋天，甜美的收获是值得付出努力的。”A. pains疼痛；B. time时间；C. courage勇气；D. patience耐心。根据空前Farming is backbreaking可知，此处是take pains“付出辛劳”。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他走过来对我说：“种地是辛苦的，真的需要付出辛劳和汗水，但在秋天，甜美的收获是值得付出努力的。”A. winter冬天；B. spring春天；C. summer夏天；D. fall秋天。根据空后the sweet harvest及常识可知，此处指秋天的收获。故选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他走过来对我说：“种地是辛苦的，真的需要付出辛劳和汗水，但在秋天，甜美的收获是值得付出努力的。” A. strength力气，力量；B. effort努力；C. cost费用；D. risk冒险。根据语境可知，此处指“甜美的收获是值得付出努力的”。故选B。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：父亲笑着补充说道。A. smiled微笑；B. regretted后悔，遗憾；C. sighed叹息；D. followed跟随。根据语境及常识可知，我父亲在教导我，此处指父亲笑了笑，又给我说了一些话。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：罗马不是一天建成的，但它可以用几百天建成。A. second秒；B. month月；C. day天；D. year年。根据空后but it can be built in hundreds of days.可知，罗马不是一天建成的。故选C。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以无论何时面对一个大项目，只要把它分成小的部分，然后一个一个地完成它们。A. faced面对；B. discouraged使丧失信心；C. dealt处理；D. worked工作。此处是固定搭配：be faced with“面临着，面对着”。故选A。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以无论何时面对一个大项目，只要把它分成小的部分，然后一个一个地完成它们。A. good好的；B. various各种各样的；C. small小的；D. large巨大的。根据空后parts and then complete them one by one.可知，此处指把大的项目分成小的部分，然后一个一个地完成它们。故选C。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后你会对自己的成就感到惊讶。A. result结果；B. achievement成就；C. failure失败；D. change变化。根据上文So whenever____14____with a huge project, just break it into ____15____parts and then complete them one by one.可知，此处指最后取得的成就。故选B。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听了他的话，我深受鼓舞，继续一块一块地除草。A. inspired有灵感的；B. shocked震惊的；C. delighted高兴的；D. puzzled困惑的。根据空后and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch.可知，听到他说的话，我受到极大的鼓舞。故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：信不信由你，在一天结束的时候，我成功地清除半英亩玉米田里的草。A. managed管理，设法完成；B. failed失败；C. succeeded成功；D. avoided避免。此处是固定搭配：succeed in doing sth.“成功做某事”。故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，我尝试过不同的工作，终于安定下来，开了一家大餐馆。 A. settled定居，解决；B. broke打破；C. bent弯曲；D. pulled拉。根据Now，I have tried different jobs and finally____19____down running a big restaurant．可知，。固定词组：settle down定居下来。故选A。

20.考查介词词义辨析。句意：在我的一生中，我父亲对工作的投入和他独特的工作方法总是能够鼓励和指导我通过各种各样的困难。A. around围绕；B. to到；C. with和；D. through通过。根据语境可知，此处是through all kinds of difficulties“通过各种各样的困难”。故选D。