Question

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was than him, he felt disappointed. So he hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started for land.

He that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the , he could have it.

The farmer became very when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of without paying anything. He came the next morning and started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued . Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very . When he came back to the head in the evening, he right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (貪婪的) or you will everything finally.

1.A. careful B. bored C. busy D. pleased

2.A. richer B. healthier C. stronger D. cleverer

3.A. thought B. learned C. tried D. worked

4.A. borrow B. spend C. save D. make

5.A. looking B. waiting C. preparing D. caring

6.A. explained B. hoped C. guessed D. found

7.A. follow B. visit C. help D. cheat

8.A. chance B. result C. condition D. purpose

9.A. promise B. wish C. suggestion D. order

10.A. for B. without C. by D. before

11.A. farm B. buy C. cover D. have

12.A. year B. month C. day D. week

13.A. interested B. sad C. happy D. calm

14.A. crop B. experience C. knowledge D. land

15.A. quietly B. early C. finally D. suddenly

16.A. so that B. even if C. because D. whether

17.A. dreaming B. walking C. speaking D. running

18.A. nervous B. excited C. tired D. worried

19.A. refused B. died C. appeared D. rested

20.A. lose B. face C. change D. defeat

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：一個貧窮的農民想變得跟他哥哥一樣富有，他準備用節(jié)省下來的錢購買更多的土地。游牧民的首領答應贈送給農民土地，首領給農民一天的時間，讓他用腳步丈量出他想得到的土地范圍。農民為了能夠得到更多的土地，他一天不吃東西也不休息，而是一直在奔跑。最后，農民因過于勞累竟然當場死亡。

1.However, ...he felt disappointed”表示轉折可知，那個農民對自己所擁有的一切感到滿意，be pleased/happy/satisfied with sth對......滿意，故選D。

2.how he could also be richer”可知，他想變得跟他哥哥一樣富有，說明他哥哥比他更富有，故選A。

3.So he hard about how he could also be richer.于是，他就絞盡腦汁地想辦法讓自己變得跟哥哥一樣富有，故選A。

4.He started to spend less money”可知，農民想通過節(jié)省開支來買更多的土地，故選C。

5. 考查動詞辨析。 A看； B等待；C準備；D關心，擔心。Once he had enough money, he started for land.當他攢夠了錢，他就開始尋找要買的土地，故選A。

6.there were some nomads (游牧民) living there”可知，農民發(fā)現(xiàn)在隔壁的土地上有一些游牧民在那里生活，故選D。

7.He bought some gifts and went to their head.農民買了一些禮物去拜訪游牧民的首領，故選B。

8.and agreed to his to get the land”可知，首領對農民購買土地的愿望表示贊同，說明農民告訴了首領此行的目的，故選D。

9.agreed to his to get the land首領歡迎農民的到訪，收下了禮物并同意農民購買土地的愿望，agree to sth同意，答應；這里指農民想購買土地，A、C、D不合語境，故選B。

10.by walking through the land before sunset (日落)”可知，首領告訴農民他可以無償?shù)玫酵恋兀�但是需要他用步行來丈量，故選B。

11.He can take as much land as he could by walking through the land before sunset (日落).首領說農民可以得到日落之前通過步行丈量的盡可能多的土地，cover在此指“走一段路程”，首領的意思是把農民在日落之前走過的土地送給他，根據(jù)第三段“he could cover the largest area”可知答案，故選C。

12.before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning”可知，農民有一天的時間來丈量土地，故選C。

13.The farmer became very when he heard this offer.聽到首領要贈送給自己土地，農民當然很開心，故選C。

14.he could have the land giving him anything”可知，農民可以不用付一分錢得到很多土地，故選D。

15.He came the next morning and started running農民第二天一大早就來丈量土地了，故選B。

16.started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area農民為了能夠走過盡可能多的土地，他不是步行，而是選擇了跑步前進，so that與情態(tài)動詞連用，表示目的，故選A。

17.He just continued .農民不吃不喝也不休息，而是一直在跑，根據(jù)上一行可知，農民是在奔跑，故選D。

18.Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very .因為不吃飯、不喝水也不休息，農民變得非常疲憊，故選C。

19.his son buried him”可知，農民當場死亡，on the spot當場，故選B。

20.Don’t be greedy (貪婪的) or you will everything finally.作者最后提醒讀者不要貪婪，否則最終會失去所有的東西，故選A。

考點：故事類短文閱讀