Question

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they       their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

　　At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can        fill the basket.”       man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at        so foolish.” He        his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying        . At last the well was almost        .

　　As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.       he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You        so well in this little thing,” he said, “        now I know I can believe you with many things.”

1.A. finished    B. did      C. began   D. had

2.A. ever     B. never   C. easily     D. no

3.A. The other B. Another C. One      D. A second

4.A. anything     B. something C. nothing   D. everything

5.A. picked up B. put away C. took away   D. threw away

6.A. water     B. basket C. well       D. work

7.A. full     B. empty C. filled       D. clean

8.A. While     B. As soon as C. Before   D. Since

9.A. have done B. will do C. do      D. are doing

10.A. what     B. why    C. when      D. that

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了国王让两个人从井里打水把一个大篮子灌满。其中一个人认为不可能装满篮子的，于是离开了。另一个人继续坚持打水，当他几乎把井里的水打空时，他打上来一枚戒指。这时，国王过来了，知道找到了自己想要的那种人。国王对他说：“这么小的事情你已经做的这么好，我相信许多事情，你也会做的好。”

1.

2.ng this foolish work? 可知用篮子装水是愚蠢的，是装不满的，故选B。

3.

C. One一；D. A second又一个。句意：另一个人回答说：“这不关你的事。根据” a king showed two men a large basket 可知此处指的是来那个个人中的另一个人，故用the other.故选A。

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7. full 满的；B. empty 空的；C. filled 被装满的；D. clean干净的。句意：最后井里几乎要空了，根据kept on carrying . 可知他一直打水，因此井里的水快要打没了，井里几乎要空了。故选B。

8.

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考点：故事类短文。