Question

This story happened about a hundred years ago in a small village . One day , there was an earthquake . A huge rock fell from a nearby      . The rock      on the main road in the village .

When the earthquake stopped , many of the villagers came out into the road and saw the      rock . They decided to try to move the rock      it was in the middle of the road . Some of the      men in the village came to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how      they tried , they couldn’t move it . “well ,” they      , “there is nothing we can do for the rock . We will have to change the course of the road .”

All the while a young boy about 12 years old was watching the men trying to move the rock . “Excuse me , sir ,” he said , “but I think I can help you      the rock .” “You ?” they shouted . “What are you      about ? You can’t move this rock . All of us have just tried , and even      we can’t move      .” The men all      at the boy .

The next morning some people came into the street . One of them shouted , “The rock is gone .” It was true . The      wasn’t in the road anymore . In fact , no one could see it anywhere . “This is impossible ,” they said , “Where did it go ?” The twelve – year – old boy stood in the street ,      . “I buried it last night ,” he said , “You see , I dug a deep      next to the rock and then I dug a small incline（斜坡）up towards it . Then I covered it with dirt .”

1.A. mountain B. cornerC. tree D. table

2.A. walkedB. stoppedC. pulledD. cleaned

3.A. smallB. largeC. tinyD. fine

4.A. whileB. though   C. ifD. since

5.A. smallestB. fattest C. strongestD. weakest

6.A. carefullyB. quicklyC. hardD. heavily

7.A. saidB. choseC. answeredD. asked

8.A. feelB. shakeC. pushD. move

9.A. caringB. talking    C. hearingD. worrying

10.A. towards B. around    C. togetherD. besides

11.A. at mostB. at least    C. at lastD. at all

12.A. rushedB. laughedC. threwD. called

13.A. boxB. bridgeC. rockD. hill

14.A. smilingB. appearingC. playingD. begging

15.A. wallB. farmC. holeD. field

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这个故事发生在大约一百年前的一个小村庄。有一天，发生了一场地震。一块巨大的岩石从附近的山上跌落下来。岩石停在了村庄的主要道路上。村民们决定尝试把岩石从路的中间移开。不论他们如何努力，他们都不能移动。最后一个大约12岁的小男孩把石头移开了。

1.山；corner角落；tree 树；table桌子。根据常识可知该选A。

2.步行；stopped停止；pulled拉；cleaned擦。根据句意可知该选B。

3.小的；large大的；tiny微小的；fine好的。根据前文中. A huge rock fell from a nearby 可知该选B。

4.当…的时候；though虽然；if如果；since从。所以选D。

5.最小的；fattest 最胖的；strongest最强壮的；weakest最弱的。根据句意可知该选C。

6.仔细地；quickly迅速地；hard努力地；heavily严重地。。根据句意可知该选C。

7.说；chose选择；answered回答；asked问。所以选A。

8.感觉；shake摇动；push推；move移动。联系上下文可知该选D。

9.小心；talking交谈；hearing听见；worrying担忧。故选B。

10.朝；around在周围；together一起；besides除了。因此选C。

11.adv.至多; 最多; 充其量; at least至少；at last最后；at all adv.根本; 简直; 毫。not 与at all常常连用，所以选D。

12.冲；laughed大笑；threw扔；called喊叫。结合语境可知该选B.

13.盒子；bridge桥；rock岩石；hill山。所以选C。

14.微笑；appearing出现；playing玩；begging乞讨。故选A。

15.墙；farm农场； hole洞； field田地。故选C。

考点：故事类短文。