题目内容
【题目】The blacksmith Jones worked hard in his shop. The son of Mr. White, ___【1】___ rich neighbor, came to see him everyday. “Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉)?” said Jones. “It may be useful to you 【2】 day.” After a little practice, the boy found he could make some of the finest tacks. Old Mr. White died and because of the war the son lost all his goods. He ____【3】___(force) to leave home and live in another country. It happened __【4】___ in this village many shoemakers spent a lot of money ___【5】___ (buy) tacks for their shoes and sometimes they were not able to buy them _____【6】____ there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes. Young Mr. White, who was finding ____【7】___difficult to earn his ___【8】___ (day) bread, told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him ___【9】___ (settle) in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. Soon Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village. “How funny,” he said, “Even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is ___【10】___ (much) useful to me than all my former riches.”
【答案】
【1】a
【2】one
【3】was forced
【4】that
【5】buying
【6】because
【7】it
【8】daily
【9】settled
【10】more
【解析】
试题分析:本文叙述年轻的史密斯在无意中学会了制鞋钉这门手艺,后来这门手艺成为了他创造财富的途径。
【1】a;一个很富有的邻居。是Mr. White的同位语,首次出现且为可数名词,故填a。
【2】one;有一天这会对你有用的。这里指的未来某一天,但是不确定具体是哪一天,one表示“一,一个”,故填one。
【3】was forced;主语he和force是动宾关系,用被动语态,且全文时态为一般过去时,故填was forced。
【4】that;it happened that...是一个固定结构,表示“偶然,碰巧”,故填that。
【5】buying;spend some money doing sth是固定结构,表示“花费金钱做某事”,故填buying。
【6】because;后半句是说明原因,故用because引导原因状语从句,故填because。
【7】it;在这里it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是to earn his daily bread,故填it。
【8】daily;在名词前面做定语用形容词,表示“每日的,日常的”,故填daily。
【9】settled;这里get sb settled是固定搭配,表示“使某人安定下来”,故填settled。
【10】more;由than可知是比较级,useful的比较级是在前面加more,故填more。
【题目】Woodkopf is a crazy new sport invented in the Czech Republic(捷克共和国) and it has been gaining quite a lot of national media attention. This popular sport involves a pair of opponents wearing two-meter wooden boards on their heads and trying to knock the other’s board down without dropping their own. Strange as it sounds, a rousing match of Woodkopf can be quite exciting to watch.
This crazy sport can be traced back to July, 1992, when it was practiced during a cultural festival of art school graduates in Prague. Woodkopf, which literally translates as “wooden head”, is popular partly due to the fact that the game is simple, inexpensive and requires no complex equipment, but also because it never fails to supply a good dose of humor.
It is played by both men or women of all ages, and the rules are pretty simple. Both opponents must wear long and thin wooden boards of 200×16×2cm, weighing between 3 and 4kg. Once the boards are in position, the opponents try to knock each other’s boards off, using only plank-to-plank(木板) touches. No body-to-body or plank-to-body touches are allowed. The player who manages to knock down the opponent’s board twice in a row is declared the winner.
According to members of the Woodkopf Union, the best players are generally the taller ones. A bald head is also of great advantage, as pointed out by union chief Ivan Rezac.
Veteran Woodkopf players are now struggling for the sport to be included in the Olympic Games. They strongly believe that it has a great future. Vladimir Cech, who has been playing for the past seven years, said,We want it to become our national sport, and a part of Czech culture along with beer, pork, dumplings and cabbage..
Title | An Interesting Sport ----Woodkopf |
Origin | 【1】 from July,1992, Woodkopf was first played by art school graduates in Prague. |
Reasons for its 【2】 | 1. It’s simple, inexpensive and 【3】 to watch. 2. It always supplies a sense of humor. |
【4】 | 1.Wearing two-meter wooden boards on their heads, two 【5】try to knock each other’s board off without 【6】 their own. 2.Only plank-to-plank touches are allowed, and body-to-body or plank-to-body touches are 【7】 . |
Winners | 1. 【8】succeeds knocking down the other’s board twice in a row is the winner. 2. The taller players and people with bald heads are very 【9】 to win. |
The future of the sport | Experienced Woodkopf players are struggling to make it an 【10】 in the Olympic Games and a national sport of the Czech Republic. |