题目内容
He hurried to the station only ________ that the train had left.
A. to find B. finding C. found D. to have found
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【详解】这里是不定式作结果状语。“他匆匆忙忙赶到车站,结果发现火车已经开走了”。
【备考建议】注意一些语法中具有特征性非常强的例外,像这句中的不定式,一般来说,不定式是考查作目的状语的,但是这套题里面,是不定式作结果状语。特别提醒:一个特征是,中间有逗号,另外一个特征是,不定式作结果状语时,经常与find连用,并且前面经常有only这个词,它表示的结果往往是预料不到的结果,所以,这里面不能使用现在分词finding来表达结果状语。又如:She rushed into the room, only to find the man lying on the floor, dead.
Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly ___31___ for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were ___32___ of the storms that blew across the Atlantic , ___33___ the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short, ___34___ man, well past middle age, visited the ___35___.
“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.
Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”
Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to___44___ the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his___45___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been___46___ well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were___47___. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he___48___, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.
When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.
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Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that destroy buildings and crops. The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand
Finally, a short, thin man approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows. ” answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer ,the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm ,busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed,the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “ Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they are blown away! ”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. ”
Enraged (激怒)by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot ,Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement,he discovered that all of the hay had been covered. The cows were in the bam,the chickens were in the coops,and the doors were barred The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down, Nothing could be blown away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.
【小题1】Why did the farmer constantly advertise for hired hands?
A.Because he needed hired hands all. the year round. |
B.Because there was too much work to do on the farm. |
C.Because he could hardly hire a farmhand. |
D.Because he offered poor conditions for the hired hands. |
A.the Little man was sleeping | B.everything was in safety |
C.the wind was too strong | D.he could not open the doors |
A.He needed much sleep after working hard on the farm. |
B.He was very brave and not afraid of wind |
C.He enjoyed sleeping when the wind blew. |
D.He would get everything done before the wind blew. |
A.He was not afraid of storms. |
B.He was a heavy sleeper under any condition |
C.He was hard-working and devoted to his work. |
D.He was fired shortly after he tied everything down. |