Question

Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They _______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much gain谷物 as possible from their fields.

One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “ Victor got married last month. He has many bills账单 to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn谷仓.” “ Oh, that’s a good idea, ” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him, ” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ________ take it.”

So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, when he looked at his own barn, he found _________ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. _______ did that happen?”

Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the _______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.

That night he___1.___ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder肩膀, and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another ______ coming down the road. He was carrying something on his _______ too.

“Young Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”

“I was ______ you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is ________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly _______ that they had been taking rice to each other. They ________ what they had done. “ It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

2.A. disliked    B. hatedC. lovedD. enjoyed

3.A. untilB. atC. throughD. with

4.A. shopsB. fieldsC. hospitalsD. factories

5.A. neverB. sometimesC. usuallyD. ever

6.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something

7.A. so    B. andC. butD. or

8.A. HowB. WhatC. WhyD. Where

9.A. smallB. differentC. hugeD. same

10.A. planned    B. failedC. hopedD. tried

11.A. brother    B. personC. sisterD. wife

12.A. backB. shoulderC. headD. hand

13.A. proud ofB. polite toC. angry withD. worried  about

14.A. smaller    B. richerC. largerD. happier

15.A. remembered    B. realizedC. imaginedD. explained

16.A. laughed aboutB. dreamed aboutC. shouted atD. complained about

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一对亲密的兄弟，他们都看到了对方的困难，想法来帮助对方。正是这种无私的兄弟之情让这对兄弟生活得很幸福。

1.Disliked不喜欢，讨厌；hated憎恨；loved爱；enjoyed喜欢，享受。联系后半句描述，可知他们互相爱护。故选C。

2. Until直到;at 在时间空间的一点;through通过; with 带有,伴随,和.结合语境可知本句指的是,每天他们工作从早晨直到晚上.故选A.

3.Shops商店；fields田地；hospitals医院；factories工厂。结合语境可知此处指的是田里面的活忙完以后。故选B。

4. Never从来不,永远不; sometimes有时；usually通常；ever曾经,永远.结合语境可知本句指的是，他永远不会取用它。故选A。

5.Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义；everything每件东西；修饰这些不定代词的形容词一般放在这些词的后面。结合语境可知此处指的是，他发现一些奇怪的事情。故选D。

6.So因此；and和，并且；but但是；or或者，否则。联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，故选C，但是在谷仓里面我仍有同样的数量。

7.How如何，怎样；What什么；Why为什么；Where在哪儿。结合语境可知此处指的是，这是怎么发生的，故选A。

8.Small小的；different不同的；huge巨大的；same 相同的。结合语境可知此处指的是，第二天他又发现了同样数量的袋子。故选D。

9.planned计划；failed失败，不及格；hoped希望；tried尽力，尝试。联系上一段描述，可知这天夜里他又试了试。故选D。

10.Brother兄弟；person人；sister姐妹；wife妻子。结合语境可知句意为：在明亮的月色下，他看见另一个人从路上走过来。故选B。

11.Back背部；shoulder肩膀；head头；hand 手。句意：他也在肩膀上扛着一些东西。故选B。

12.proud of为……感到骄傲；strict with对……严厉；angry with对……感到生气；worried about 为……担心。联系后一句描述，可知本句指的是，我为你担心。故选D。

13.Smaller更小的；richer更富有的；larger更大的；happier更高兴的。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，你的家庭比我的大。故选C。

14.Remembered记得；imagined想象；realized意识到；explained解释，说明。结合语境可知本句指的是，兄弟俩快速地解释彼此这样做的原因。故选B。

15.laughed about嘲笑，笑对；dreamed about梦到；shouted at对……大喊；complained about抱怨。结合语境可知此处指的是，这对兄弟因为彼此做的事情笑了。故选A。

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