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【题目】 An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him every _______ he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa, I want to read books as you do, but I don't understand them. And I always forget _______ I close the book. What are the advantages of _______?”

The grandfather was just putting some _______ in the stove at that time. He didn't answer the question, but said to the boy, "Take this little coal basket to the river and bring back a basket of water for me."

The boy did as his grandpa said, but all the water leaked out before he got back home. The boy was _______.But the grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to walk faster next time."

The next time, the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he returned home. The boy said, "See, Grandpa. It's_______ to finish this task."

“Is it no use?” The old man said, “_______ the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and found that the basket was _______. Instead of a dirty coal basket, it was _______ inside and out.

"My child, that's what happens when you read books. Maybe you can't understand or remember everything. But __________ will change in your mind after you read. Just like the basket."

【1】A.wayB.bookC.table

【2】A.untilB.whenC.since

【3】A.reading booksB.getting up earlyC.sitting at the desk

【4】A.waterB.bookC.coal

【5】A.sadB.happyC.excited

【6】A.difficultB.differentC.impossible

【7】A.Look forB.Look atC.Look after

【8】A.newB.differentC.wonderful

【9】A.brokenB.oldC.clean

【10】A.somethingB.nothingC.anything

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

讲述了老人爱看书，他的孙子就问他读书有什么好处，他没回答，而是让孙子拿着装煤的篮子去打水，一次又一次，每次都是空着篮子回来，孙子不明白，说用竹篮子打水是不可能的，但在老人的提示下他发现篮子内外都变得更干净了，由此明白了看完了书可能不会明白或记得书里讲了什么，但在看书的过程中人的内心已经得到了改变。

【1】句意：想尽一切办法模仿他。

way方法；book书；table桌子；根据句意理解及前句tried to copy him可知，这里表达的是“每一个方法”，英语是way，故选A。

【2】句意：当我合上这本书的时候，我总是忘了它。

until直到……；when当……时；since自从；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“当……的时候”，英语是when，故选B。

【3】句意：那么读书的好处是什么？

reading books读书；getting up early早起；sitting at the desk坐在桌旁；根据句意理解及前文I want to read books as you do可知，这里表达的是“读书”，英语是reading books，故选A。

【4】句意：祖父当时正在炉子里放煤。

water水；book书；coal煤炭；根据句意理解及后文Take this little coal basket to the river and bring back a basket of water for me.可知祖父让孙子拿装煤炭的篮子去取水，这里表达的是“煤炭”，英语是coal，故选C。

【5】句意：男孩很伤心。

sad伤心的；happy快乐的；excited激动的；根据句意理解及前句but all the water leaked out before he got back home.可知男孩没有完成任务，这里表达的是“伤心的”，英语是sad，故选A。

【6】句意：完成这项任务是不可能的。

difficult困难的；different不同的；impossible不可能；根据句意理解及前文The next time, the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he returned home.可知，这里表达的是“不可能完成”，英语是impossible，故选C。

【7】句意：老人说，看看篮子。

Look for寻找；Look at看；Look after照顾；根据句意理解及后句The boy looked at the basket可知，这里表达的是“看”，英语是look at，故选B。

【8】句意：男孩看了看篮子，发现篮子不一样了。

new新的；different不同的；wonderful精彩的；根据句意理解及后句Instead of a dirty coal basket, it was ___9___ inside and out.可知这个时候篮子里外都是干净的，这里表达的是“不同的”，英语是different，故选B。

【9】句意：反而脏兮兮的煤篮，里里外外都变得很干净。

broken坏的；old老的；clean干净的；根据句意理解及前句Instead of a dirty coal basket可知，这里表达的是“干净的”，因为在取水的过程中洗过了，英语是clean，故选C。

【10】句意：但是读了以后你的思想会有所改变。

something一些事情；nothing没有事情；anything任何事情；根据句意理解及后句change in your mind after you read可知，这里说的是“有一些事情”，且是一个肯定句，所以应该用something，故选A。

完形填空首先应该略读全文，加以适当猜测，对全文的大意有所了解，然后再逐句击破。因为文章的关联性，很多用词前后关联，单从一句出发不易找到答案。可能选项中不只一个单词符合语法，但只有一个符合文章的意思。逐步填空，对照前后，填空时不要一空一空地去填。要对照前后部分。比如第三空What are the advantages of ___3___?单看选项好像都合适，但是根据文章的理解及前文An old man lived with his little grandson Every day the old man got up early to read books.以及One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to read books as you do, but I don’t understand them.”便可知道是说读书的优点，这样便可得出答案。