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【题目】阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once there lived a rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. 【1】 first he wanted to find out2 they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed3 very large stone. Then he4 (hide)behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road? ”said the old man, but he did not try5 (remove)the stone. Instead, with some6 (difficult)he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove7 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,8 (say)to himself: “The night9 (be)very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 【10 (strong)to move it. How great was his surprise at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.

【答案】

【1】But

【2】whether/if

【3】a

【4】hid

【5】to remove

【6】difficulty。

【7】it

【8】saying

【9】will be

【10】strength

【解析】

【1】But。考查连词。句意为: 但他想先弄清楚他们是否值得他的帮助。

【2】 whether/if。考查从句连接词。whether/if引导宾语从句, 表示“是否”。

【3】 a。考查冠词。此处意为: 他放了一块大石头。

【4】 hid。考查时态。根据上下文可知应为一般过去时。

【5】 to remove。考查非谓语动词。try to do sth. 竭力做某事。

【6】difficulty。考查词性转换。some后接名词, 且difficulty为不可数名词。

【7】 it。考查代词。此处代指前面提到的the stone。

【8】saying。考查非谓语动词。he和say之间是主动关系, 现在分词作伴随状语。

【9】will be。考查时态。从下面的will come可知用一般将来时。

【10】strength。考查词性转换。with后面用名词作宾语。

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