题目内容
【题目】One day,a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe(马蹄铁)on the ground.The father said to his son,“Look at the horseshoe on the ground.Go and __ the horseshoe and put it in your bag,my son.” But Thomas said,“If I do so,it will waste my time.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself.When they __ a nearby town,they had a rest.There the farmer sold the horseshoe and __ some strawberries with the money.
The father and the son went on walking.The sun was well up in the __.They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest.Thomas felt __ thirsty to walk on.At this time,his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it.After a while,his father gave him __ strawberry and once again,his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.
And so they __.The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them.When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries,his father said to him,“My dear son,__ you picked up that horseshoe,you would have your own __ to eat.Always remember the lesson:if you don’t worry about the little things,you will find it difficult to ___ the great things.
【1】A. give up B. put up C. pick up D. take up
【2】A. got on B. got to C. got off D. got down
【3】A. threw B. bought C. sold D. found
【4】A. sky B. sea C. river D. ground
【5】A. so B. very C. quite D. too
【6】A. another B. other C. else D. the other
【7】A. carried on B. turned on C. went on D. worked on
【8】A. or B. if C. unless D. until
【9】A. water B. money C. horseshoe D. strawberries
【10】A. do B. use C. eat D. drink
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】B
【4】A
【5】D
【6】A
【7】D
【8】B
【9】D
【10】A
【解析】试题分析:本文通过懒惰的托马斯不听父亲劝告不去捡马蹄铁而不能换得自己的草莓的故事,告诉我们一个道理:如果不在意一些小事情,就很难做到那些大事情。
【1】句意:去把马蹄铁捡起来放进你的包里。考查动词短语辨析题。A. give up放弃;B. put up张贴;C. pick up捡起;D. take up占用。根据下文His father said nothing but picked it up himself.,可知选C。
【2】句意:当他们到达附近的城镇时,他们休息了一会儿。考查动词短语辨析题。A. got on上车;B. got to到达;C. got off下车;D. got down下来。a nearby town附近的小镇,是一个地点;根据句意语境,可知got to符合句意,故选B。
【3】句意:在那里,农夫卖掉马蹄铁,用钱买了一些草莓。考查动词辨析题。sold the horseshoe卖掉马蹄铁;and连接并列结构,根据句意语境,可知选B。
【4】句意:天上阳光充足。考查名词辨析题。in the sky在天上;根据The sun was well up,可知选A。
【5】句意:托马斯感到太渴了,不能继续走下去。考查固定短语辨析题。too…to…太……而不能……,表否定,是固定结构;根据句意语境,可知选D。
【6】句意:过了一会儿,他父亲又给了他一枚草莓。考查不定代词辨析题。A. another又一个/再一个;B. other其他的;C. else别的;D. the other(两者中的)另一个,表特指。根据上文,his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it.,结合句意语境,可知父亲又给了他一个,故选A。
【7】句意:于是他们继续赶路。考查动词短语辨析题。A. carried on经营;B. turned on打开(水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等);C. went on继续;D. worked on继续工作。根据句意语境,可知他们父子接着赶路,ABC三个选项意思都与句意不符,故选D。
【8】句意:亲爱的儿子,如果你捡起那个马蹄铁,你会有自己的草莓吃。考查连词辨析题。本句是条件状语从句,需用if连接;根据句意语境,可知选B。
【9】句意:亲爱的儿子,如果你捡起那个马蹄铁,你会有自己的草莓吃。考查名词辨析题。根据句意和上下文,可知是有“草莓”吃,故选D。
【10】句意:你会发现做这些大事情是很困难的。考查动词辨析题。A. do做;B. use使用;C. eat吃;D. drink喝。本句the great things做空白处的宾语;根据句意语境,可知BCD三项意思都与句意和文意不合,故选A。