Question

Long ago there was a boy      was hungry for success. For him, winning was  .One day the boy was to compete with two other young boys in a race in his village. A large crowd gathered to          including a wise old man.

The race began. With strength and power, the boy easily      the race. The crowd cheered and waved. The little boy felt    and important. However, the wise man remained still and calm.

“Another race, another race!” cried the little boy. The wise old man came over and presented the little boy with two new runners: an old woman and a blind man.

The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the line,        two left standing at the starting line. The little boy raised his arms    . The crowd,       , was silent.

“      don’t the people cheer for my success?” he asked the wise old man.

“Race again!” replied the wise man, “But this time, all three of you finish     .” The little boy thought a little, stood    of the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked    to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowed   . The wise man smiled, gently   his head.

“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.

“For this race, you have won      than in any race you have ever run before,” said the wise old man. “For this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”

1.A. whom        B. who        C. which       D. what

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

3.A. join        B. run        C. watch       D. hear

4.A. failed        B. beat         C. won        D. lost

5.A. calm         B. modest     C. surprised    D. proud

6.A. other        B. another     C. the other     D. the others

7.A. in delight     B. in surprise   C. in sadness    D. in fear

8.A. therefore    B. however      C. rather       D. although

9.A. What     B. How         C. When       D. Why

10.A. well       B. together      C. away       D. off

11.A. in the middle B. at the center  C. among      D. between

12.A. slowly      B. quickly      C. easily       D. hardly

13.A. shouted    B. cheered      C. talked       D. cared

14.A. nodding    B. shaking      C. holding      D. losing

15.A. little       B. much         C. even less     D. much more

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个男孩非常渴望成功。每次赢得比赛之后，他都很享受别人的喝彩和欢呼。在一次赢得和一位老妇人一位盲人的比赛之后，则没有人为他喝彩欢呼。他向一位智者寻求原因。智者让他们再比赛一次，并且要求他们三人要一起完成比赛。男孩思考片刻，拉住老妇人和盲人的手，慢慢的走到终点，终于赢得观众的智者的一致喝彩。从这次比赛中男孩受益匪浅。

1.考查定语从句和语境理解。A. whom谁，做宾语；B. who 谁，做主语；C. which 哪一个，代指物，做主语宾语；D. what 什么，不引导定语从句。在定语从句中，先行词a boy指人，并在从句中做主语，故答案选who。

2.2】考查不定代词和语境理解。A. something某物；B. nothing什么也没有；C. anything任何一个 D. everything一切。上文说男孩非常渴望成功，所以对他，来说赢就是一切。肯定句中用everything；anything用在否定句和疑问句中。故答案选D

3.3】考查动词和语境理解。一群人在观看孩子们的比赛。Join加入；run跑； watch观看； hear听见。观看比赛应该用动词watch，故选C。

4.4】考查动词和语境理解。A. failed 失败；B. beat打败；C. won 赢得；D. lost失去。因为男孩的体很好，所以很轻易的赢得了比赛。根据The crowd cheered and waved可知男孩赢得了比赛。故选C。

5.5】考查形容词辨析和语境理解。calm平静的；modest 谦虚的；surprised吃惊的；proud自豪的。因为上文提到男孩赢得了比赛，所以感到自豪，故选D。

6.6】考查代词和语境理解。A. other 其他的；B. another三种以上另一个的；C. the other 两者中的另一个 D. the others别的人或物。这次进行的是男孩和另两人的比赛。因为空格后有two，故排除D；这里是把三个人看成两部分，把一个是男孩看成一部分，另外两个是一部分，所以另一部分用the other；故选C。

7.7】考查介词短语和语境理解。in delight高兴的；in surprise 吃惊的；in sadness伤心的；in fear害怕的。该句句意为：男孩赢得比赛，高兴的举起双臂。根据the boy was the only one to cross the line可知男孩赢得了比赛，当然心里是很高兴的。故选A。

8.8】 考查副词及语境理解。therefore因此，表示前后是因果关系；however然而；rather 宁愿；although尽管,后跟句子。该句句意为：然而人群却沉默不语。however表示前后是转折关系，是副词，可以用在句中，前后都用逗号。因为前面提到男孩赢得了比赛很高兴，而观众却是沉默的，前后是转折关系，故选B。

9.9】考查疑问词和语境理解。A. What 什么；B. How 怎么样；C. When什么时候；D. Why为什么。

该句句意为：男孩赢得比赛却没人鼓掌，他想知道为什么。根据he asked the wise old man可知男孩在问为什么人们不鼓掌。故选D。

10.10】考查副词和语境理解。A. well 好；B. together 一起；C. away远离；D. off离开，远离。该句句意为：智者要求他们三人一起完成比赛。根据stood 11 of the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand这里可知男孩挽着另外的两个人一起比赛，故选B。

11.11】考查介词、介词短语和语境理解。. A. in the middle在……中间；B. at the center在……的角落； C. among 在……三者之间；D. between在两者之间，不和of连用。 句意为：男孩站在两人中间，in the middle of…在……中间。故选A.

12.12】考查副词和语境理解。该句句意为：男孩牵着两人的手慢慢的走向终点。slowly慢慢地 ；quickly很快地；easily 轻易地；hardly几乎不。根据上文可知男孩挽着一位盲人一个老人走路肯定是很慢地。故选A。

13.13】考查动词和语境理解。. A. shouted 大喊；B. cheered欢呼；C. talked 谈话；D. cared关心。上文说男孩牵着两人的手慢慢的走向终点。人群为他们欢呼。根据“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?可知人们在欢呼，故选B。

14.14】考查动词和语境理解。智者看到上文这一幕，微笑着点点头，表示对男孩行动的赞许。nodding点头；shaking 摇头；holding 举行；losing失去。故答案选A。

15.15】考查比较级和语境理解。A. little几乎没有；B. much 很多；C. even less更少；D. much more 更多。题干中出现than ，故空前要用比较级，much more比…多的多。句意为：男孩从这次比赛中收获的要比他在以往比赛中收获的要多得多。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文。