Question

【题目】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

【答案】

【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】考查动词及语境的理解。A. finished 完成； B. did 做；C. began 开始； D. had有。句意：他们开始工作后，他离开了他们。根据He told them to fill it with water from a well.可知国王让他们从井里打水装满篮子，于是他们开始做。故选C。

【2】考查副词及语境的理解。A. ever 曾经；B. never从不；C. easily 容易地；D. no不。句意：我们永远也装不满这个篮子。根据“What’s the use of doing this foolish work? 可知用篮子装水是愚蠢的，是装不满的，故选B。

【3】考查代词及语境的理解。A. The other 两者的另一个；B. Another 三者或三者以上中另一个；

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。

【4】考查代词及语境的理解。A. anything 任何东西，用于否定句和一般疑问句；B. something 一些东西，用于肯定句；C. nothing 没什么；D. everything一切。句意：你愿意做，你就做，我将不会这么愚蠢的从事这些事情。根据but I am not going to可知此处是否定句，故用代词anything。故选A。

【5】考查动词短语及语境的理解。 A. picked up 捡起来； B. put away 收拾起来；C. took away 拿走；D. threw away扔掉。句意：他扔下水桶，离开了。根据went away可知他离开了，故把水桶扔下了。故选D。

【6】考查名词及语境的理解。 A. water 水；B. basket 篮子；C. well 井； D. work工作。句意：另一个人什么也没说，一直在打水。根据He told them to fill it with water from a well.可知国王要他们从井里打水，故选A。

【7】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. 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】考查连词及语境的理解。A. While 当……时候，表示同时发生；B. As soon as一……就……，表示条件； C. Before 在……之前；D. Since自从。句意：当他一看到那枚戒指，他就知道他找到了他想要的那种人。结合句意，此处表示看到那枚戒指，就找到了他想要的人，这是一个条件状语从句，故选B。

【9】考查时态及语境的理解。 A. have done已经做； B. will do将要做； C. do 经常做；D. are doing正在做。句意：你在这么小的事情上做的这么好。结合上下文，此处这个人已经做到了国王要求的事情，故用现在完成时。故选A。

【10】考查代词及语境的理解。A. what 什么；B. why 为什么；C. when 什么时候；D. that那个。句意：现在我知道我能在许多事情上相信你。动词后接来那个个宾语从句时，第二个宾语从句前要加引导词that。故选D。