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【题目】阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned __【1】___ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___【2】___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___【3】___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___【4】__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __【5】___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _【6】___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __【7】__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __【8】___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __【9】___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___【10】___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

【答案】

【1】a

【2】luckily

【3】for

【4】was left

【5】when

【6】fell

【7】without

【8】to sell

【9】where

【10】him

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文讲述的是Johnson先生一家人靠着农场里的奶牛维持生活,但是一次意外奶牛死了,Johnson先生不得不想其他办法继续生活。他一边种药草和蔬菜,一边砍树去集上卖木头。上帝在给他关上了一扇门的时候,又给他打开了一扇门。

【1】a 考查冠词。句意:他拥有一个农场,这个农场看起来都快废弃了。a是不定冠词,表示泛指一个……,修饰可数名词单数。根据文意可知,Johnson先生和家人住在树林里,他拥有一个农场。故填a。

【2】luckily 考查副词。句意:幸运的是,他还有一头奶牛,每天都能产奶。luckily副词,幸运的是。根据文意可知,Johnson先生的农场很破旧,都快要废弃了。但是还有奶牛每天都产奶,能让他维持生存,所以这是一件幸运的事。这里用副词形式修饰整个句子。

【3】for 考查介词。句意:他去附近的镇里卖牛奶,或是用牛奶来换其他的食物。本句话中exchange 的意思是交换,根据句意可知,Johnson先生用牛奶来换其他的食物。这里是用短语exchangefor,故填介词for。

【4】was left 考查一般过去时被动语态。句意:他去附近的镇里卖牛奶,或是用牛奶来换其他的食物,用剩下的牛奶制作奶酪和黄油。leave离开;剩下,留下。根据文意可知,Johnson先生一家靠农场里的奶牛产奶来生活。除去卖掉的和换其他食物的牛奶,剩下的他就用来制作奶酪和黄油。这里what was left是一个宾语从句,根据句意可知用被动语态。

【5】when 考查连词。句意:一天,奶牛正在吃草,这时突然开始下起大雨。when是并列连词,意思是正在这时。这句话使用的句型是be doing sth. when,正在做某事这时……

【6】fell 考查时态。句意:在慌忙逃跑的时候,奶牛摔下了山死了。fall摔倒,掉下来,根据文意可知,这篇短文使用的是一般过去时态,故这里填过去式fell。

【7】without 考查介词。句意:牛奶死了,Johnson先生不得不继续生活。with和……一起。根据文意可知,牛奶在慌忙躲雨的时候,不小心摔死了,因此Johnson先生就不得不没有了奶牛来生活。故填without。

【8】to sell 考查非谓语动词。句意:因为这些药草和蔬菜需要花费时间来生长,Johnson先生就开始砍树来卖木头。sell卖,销售。根据文意可知,Johnson先生一边种植药草和蔬菜,一边砍树去卖掉木柴。这里用动词不定式形式在句中做目的状语。

【9】where 考查定语从句。句意:丰收的时候,他已经在人们定期赶集的市场上去卖药草、蔬菜和棉花了。where 在这里引导的是一个定语从句,修饰先行词the market。

【10】him 考查代词。句意:现在看来好像他的农场是非常有潜能的,奶牛的死也似乎给他带来了好运气。It occurred to sb. that某人突然发现……,这是一个固定的句型,因为这篇短文讲述的是Johnson先生,故填him。

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