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4.Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.He advertised for hired hands.Most people were(16)unwilling to work on farms along the Atlantic.They feared the awful(17)storms that spread across the Atlantic,damaging the buildings and crops.(18)As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job,he received many(19)refusals.
Finally,a short,thin man,well past middle age,(20)approached the farmer."Are you a good farmhand?"the farmer asked him.
"Well,I can(21)sleep when the wind blows,"answered the little man.
Although(22)puzzled by this answer,the farmer,(23)desperate for help,hired him.The little man worked well around the(24)farm,busy from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt(25)satisfiedwith the man's work.then one night the wind howled(怒号)loudly in from offshore.Jumping out of bed,the farmer took a lantern and(26)rushed next door the hired hand's sleeping room.He shook the little man and (27)cried,"Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down (28)before they are blown away!The little man rolled over in bed and said(29)firmly,"No sir.I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows"(30)angered by the answer,the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot.(31)instead,he hurried outside to prepared for the storm.To his (32)surprise,he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布).The cows and the chickens were all in the(33)proper places,and the doors were fastened.The windows were tightly(34)secured.Everything was(35)tied down.Nothing could be blown away.The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant,so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

16.A.unfitB.curiousC.undoubtedD.unwilling
17.A.hurricanesB.stormsC.earthquakesD.wars
18.A.ifB.onceC.asD.until
19.A.refusalsB.suggestionsC.rewardsD.desires
20.A.approachedB.interviewedC.remindedD.educated
21.A.workB.sleepC.wakeD.flee
22.A.excitedB.touchedC.puzzledD.discouraged
23.A.convenientB.famousC.badD.desperate
24.A.farmB.companyC.oceanD.station
25.A.boredB.satisfiedC.patientD.honest
26.A.walkedB.slippedC.rushedD.fell
27.A.cheeredB.whisperedC.askedD.cried
28.A.whileB.afterC.beforeD.unless
29.A.firmlyB.weaklyC.strangelyD.closely
30.A.movedB.angeredC.beatenD.calmed
31.A.thereforeB.as a resultC as usuallyD.instead
32.A.surpriseB.regretC.horrorD.sorrow
33.A.wrongB.properC.topD.clean
34.A.paintedB.storedC.securedD.destroyed
35.A.flied awayB.died downC.blown awayD.tied down.

分析 本文讲述的是一个在大西洋种地的农民想雇一个助手,由于经常有暴风雨的天气,没有人愿意留在这里干活.最后一个瘦小的人愿意留下来做助手,这个农民询问他:当暴风雨来了怎么办?他说:睡大觉.农民对他的问答感到莫名其妙,但也雇佣了他,他干活很勤快.一天来了暴风雨,农民催醒在睡觉的助手,很生气他不去收拾东西而在睡觉.当他出门看到所有的东西都提前收拾好了之后,才明白了这个助手为什么说暴风雨来了,就睡大觉.

解答 16.D  17.B  18.C  19.A  20.A  21.B  22.C  23.D  24.A  25.B
26.C  27.D  28.C  29.A  30.B  31.D  32.A  33.B  34.C  35.D
16.D unfit不适合的;curious好奇的;undoubted毫不怀疑的;unwilling不情愿的.根据所在空后下一句的意思,他们害怕可怕的…现象,可以催坏房屋和庄稼.可知他们大多数人不愿意在大西洋海边的农场干活.故选D.
17.B hurrianes飓风;storms暴风雨;earthquakes地震;wars战争.根据联系下文的句意"Get up!A storm is coming"可知人们害怕的应该是暴风雨(storms),故选B.
18.C if如果;once一旦,曾经;as 当…时;until直到.根据本空所在的句意来看应该是"当他面试雇员的时候,遭受到…"故选C.
19 A refusals拒绝(n.);suggestions建议;rewards奖赏;desires渴望.根据前后句意联系,大多数人不愿意在大西洋海边的农场干活,所以在面试应聘者时,这个农民遇到了很多拒绝.故选A.
20 A approached 走进,靠近;interviewed面试;reminded提醒;educated 教育.很据本空所在的句意并结合选项词义,可知一个瘦小的中年人应该是走进这个农民,然后这个农民询问他:你是一个种地的好手吗?故选A.
21 B work工作;sleep睡觉;wake醒来;flee逃跑.根据文章后半部分相关信息"No sir.I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows"可知这个助手在暴风雨来的时候他会睡觉.结合选项故选B.
22 C excited 人感到兴奋的;touched有感触的;puzzled 困惑的;discouraged沮丧的.根据本空所在的句意可以得知这个农民不理解这个应聘者所说这个话的意思,但是他仍然雇了他,所以这个农民是感动困惑的,结合选项,故选C.
23.D convenient 便利的;famous出名的;bad 坏的;desperate 极度渴望的.根据本空前的句意可知这个农民很想找到一个助手,但又没有人愿意去,所以说这个农民是非常渴求有人留下帮他料理农场的,结合选项词意,故选D.
24.A farm农场,田地;company公司;ocean海洋;station 站点.根据本空所在句意和全文可知,这个助手应该是在田地里从早忙到晚,结合选项词意,故选A.
25.B  bored感到无聊的;satisfied感到满意的;patient耐心的;honest诚实的.根据本空前一句的意思可知这个助手很勤劳,作为他的雇主,结合常识可知,农民应该对他很满意.结合选项词意故选B.
26.C walked步行;slipped滑倒;rushed冲出去;fell跌倒.根据本空所在的句意这个农民从床上跳起来拿着灯笼去找他的助手,从jump out of短语可以看出农民是非常急迫的去找他的助手的,结合选项词意可知只有冲到隔壁才能表现他的急迫,故选C.
27.D cheered 欢呼;whispered窃窃私语;asked询问;cried大喊大叫.根据前后联系句意可知这个农民的心情很急迫,晃动睡熟的助手,结合选项词意来表现他的急迫,他应该是大声喊他的助手.故选D.
28 C  while当…时;after在…之后;before在…之前;unless 除非.根据本空的句意Tie things down 压住东西
they are blown away 他们被吹跑.从这两者之间的关系可知压东西要在被风出跑之前,结合选项词语,故选C.
29.A  firmly坚定的;weakly虚弱的;strangely奇怪的;closely 紧密的.根据下文句意可知这个助手已经提前把一起安排就绪了,所以淡定的给他的雇主说,在大风来的时候他要睡大觉.结合选项词意,故选A.
30.B  moved 移动;angered 气愤,惹怒;beaten 毒打;calmed 镇静.根据前后语境可知这时这个农民心里很着急,而这个助手又如此安心的在睡觉,后文提到要fire him(解雇他的助手),可知农民应该是被他的话所惹怒.结合选项词语,故选B.
31.D therefore因此;as a result结果是;as usually像往常一样;instead替代.根据前后句句意可知这个助手并没有去收拾东西,取而代之的是,这个农民要去收拾东西.结合选项词意,故选D.
32 A  surprise 吃惊;regret后悔;horror荣幸;sorrow伤心.根据下文句意可知所有的东西都已收拾妥当,所以这个农民看到这些后应该感到的是吃惊.故选A.
33 B wrong错误的;proper合适的;top 顶端的;clean干净的.根据本空句意奶牛和鸡应该也被这个助手安排妥当了,所以应该放到了合适的位置.结合选项词意,故选B.
34 C painted刷漆;stored储藏;secured 关紧,牢固;destroyed破坏.根据前后语境可知窗户也被安排妥当了,结合选项词意,故选C.
35 D  flied away 飞走;died down消退;blown away吹走;tied down 拴住,捆住.根据本本段的语境可知一切都被这个助手安排好了,本空所在句是一句总结句,故选D.

点评 本题故事脉络清晰,便于考生理解.在做本题之前建议一定要通篇阅读一遍,掌握故事的大致走向,在理解故事整体的基础之上,结合具体的句意和语境,选择最佳的选项.题目大多是词意判读题包括名词、形容词和动词短语的辨析,应该在熟知词意的基数之上结合前后的句意,得出正确答案,不要妄自猜测,要找到相关的词句支持,才能提高正确率.

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47.A.criticalB.negativeC.subjectiveD.positive
48.A.contactB.praiseC.touchD.trust
49.A.raisedB.chargedC.investedD.contributed
50.A.contentB.proudC.fondD.aware
51.A.awarenessB.senseC.fearD.concern
52.A.seizesB.requiresC.resemblesD.presents
53.A.journeyB.tripC.tourD.voyage
54.A.shrinksB.bouncesC.keepsD.takes
55.A.NaturallyB.OccasionallyC.SurprisinglyD.Eventually

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