When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he        to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place        a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very       , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would        some crops where the earth had been       . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since        soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his       .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to        that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever       . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he        a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields,        he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite        from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to        their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s       of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich       . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.
小題1:
A．fearedB．a(chǎn)greedC．usedD．failed
小題2:
A．whileB．a(chǎn)sC．whenD．a(chǎn)fter
小題3:
A．happyB．disappointedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．calm
小題4:
A．harvestB．plantC．waterD．feed
小題5:
A．controlledB．burnedC．destroyedD．turned
小題6:
A．moreB．mostC．muchD．few
小題7:
A．jobB．problemC．pityD．dream
小題8:
A．realizeB．promiseC．reviewD．reply
小題9:
A．feedB．sellC．plantD．eat
小題10:
A．take upB．set upC．turn upD．make up
小題11:
A．nowB．thoughC．soD．because
小題12:
A．carefulB．richC．a(chǎn)loneD．cheerful
小題13:
A．bringB．takeC．sendD．make
小題14:
A．understandinB．knowledgeC．thinkingD．skills
小題15:
A．mudB．goldC．soilD．material

小題1:C
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小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:C

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是Joe來到了一個(gè)新的農(nóng)場(chǎng)，他的鄰居告訴他，他的土地里有金子。于是Joe和他的三個(gè)兒子把土地都翻了一遍，同時(shí)還種了一些莊稼。到收獲的時(shí)候，他種的莊稼家人根本就吃不完。于是他開了一個(gè)蔬菜店，而且變得非常富有。其實(shí)鄰居是說他的地里的土壤非常肥沃。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：當(dāng)我在爺爺旁邊干活的時(shí)候，他經(jīng)常給我講一個(gè)叫Joe的人的故事，他和他的妻子以及三個(gè)孩子搬到了一個(gè)新農(nóng)場(chǎng)。fear 害怕；agree 同意；used to 過去常常做某事；fail 失敗。根據(jù)句意可知，這里是說過去作者和爺爺一起在地里干活的時(shí)候，爺爺經(jīng)常給他講Joe一家人的故事。故選C。
小題2:考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：他們一家剛剛搬到了這個(gè)新的地方，他附近的一個(gè)鄰居就告訴他，地里有黃金。while 當(dāng)…時(shí)候，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；as 也可以引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；when 在這里的意思是正在這時(shí)；after在……之后。根據(jù)句意可知選C。
小題3:考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：Joe非常高興，告訴他的兒子們地里有黃金。happy 高興的，開心的；disappointed 失望的；angry 生氣的；calm平靜的。根據(jù)上文可知，Joe的鄰居告訴他地里有黃金，所以他應(yīng)該是非常的高興。故選A。
小題4:考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：Joe和他的兒子們就開始挖地，同時(shí)，Joe還在翻動(dòng)了的土地上種一些莊稼。harvest 收獲，收成；plant 種植；water 水，澆水；feed 喂養(yǎng)。根據(jù)文意可知，Joe和他的兒子開始挖地來找金子，同時(shí)，在挖開的地里種植莊稼。故選B。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：Joe和他的兒子們就開始挖地，同時(shí)，Joe還在翻動(dòng)了的土地上種一些莊稼。control 控制；burn 燃燒；destroy 毀壞；turn 翻動(dòng)。根據(jù)文意可知，Joe要挖地來尋找金子，所以土地是被翻動(dòng)了，下文21空后面的turned 也可印證這個(gè)答案。故選D。
小題6:考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：土壤被翻動(dòng)的越多，Joe就可以種植更多的莊稼。more 更多的；most 最多的；much 多的；few少的。根據(jù)句意可知，Joe翻動(dòng)的土地越多，他就能中更多的莊稼。故選A。
小題7:考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：Joe以前從沒種過地，但這一直是他的夢(mèng)想。job 工作；problem 問題；pity 遺憾；dream 夢(mèng)想。根據(jù)句意可知，Joe沒有種過地，所以這不是他的工作；這里也不能說是他的問題或遺憾。故選D，這是他的夢(mèng)想。
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：不同的莊稼就要收割了，Joe開始意識(shí)到他種植的蔬菜是他的家人都吃不完的。realize 意識(shí)到；promise 承諾，答應(yīng)；review 復(fù)習(xí)；reply回答，回復(fù)。根據(jù)句意可知，當(dāng)收獲的時(shí)候，Joe發(fā)現(xiàn)他種植的莊稼很多，他們家人根本就吃不完，所以是意識(shí)到了這個(gè)事情。故選Ａ。
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：不同的莊稼就要收割了，Joe開始意識(shí)到他種植的蔬菜是他的家人都吃不完的。feed 喂養(yǎng)；sell 賣；plant 種植；eat 吃。根據(jù)文意可知，Joe在種植莊稼的時(shí)候，還沒有想到要把他們賣掉，只是自己家人吃。但收獲的時(shí)候他發(fā)現(xiàn)這些蔬菜是家人吃不完的。故選D。
小題10:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：Joe的一個(gè)鄰居建議他建立一個(gè)蔬菜商店。take up 占；set up 建立；turn up 出現(xiàn)，把聲音開大；make up 編造。根據(jù)句意可知，吃不完的蔬菜可以賣掉，所以是開一個(gè)商店，即建立。故選B。
小題11:考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：Joe甚至還不得不把一些蔬菜留在地里，因?yàn)樗氖卟撕芏啵銐蚬⿷?yīng)蔬菜店的。now 現(xiàn)在，是一個(gè)副詞，不能引導(dǎo)從句；though 雖然，盡管；so 因此；because因?yàn)�。根�?jù)句意可知這里表示原因。故選D。
小題12:考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：這樣下去幾年后，Joe和他的妻子因?yàn)檫@個(gè)蔬菜店變得非常的富有。careful 仔細(xì)的，小心的；rich 富有的；alone 一個(gè)人，獨(dú)自；cheerful歡呼的。根據(jù)文意可知，因?yàn)橛辛诉@個(gè)蔬菜店，Joe的生活發(fā)生了變化，變得很富有。故選B。
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：他們甚至能把自己的孩子送到大學(xué)。bring 帶來；take 拿走；send 送；make 制作。根據(jù)句意可知，Joe因?yàn)槭卟说曜兊酶挥�，可以把孩子送到大學(xué)讀書。故選C。
小題14:考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：事實(shí)是，Joe對(duì)英語(yǔ)的理解還不夠完美。understanding理解； knowledge 知識(shí)；thinking 思考；skills技能。根據(jù)下文的解釋可知，故事的開頭Joe的鄰居告訴他，地里有金子，其實(shí)是Joe理解錯(cuò)了這句話，他的鄰居的意思是這里的土壤非常的肥沃。rich有富有的意思，還可指土壤肥沃的，是Joe理解錯(cuò)了。故選A。
小題15:考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：他的新鄰居事實(shí)上是說Joe的土地里的土壤非常的肥沃。mud 泥；gold 金子；soil 土壤；material 材料。根據(jù)文意可知，這里故事的開頭Joe的鄰居告訴他，地里有金子，其實(shí)是Joe理解錯(cuò)了這句話，他的鄰居的意思是這里的土壤非常的肥沃。故選C。
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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Do you often     your parents? You may say “Of course, I     . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day, I give my father     , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend     parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice     . Then she wanted to     , so she dialed(撥號(hào)) the number, but then she     the phone. After about fifteen     , she dialed the number “Hi, Mom.”
Later I asked, “     did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and     . They can’t get close to the telephone     . I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them     time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is     thinking about her parents. You also want to be a     child, right? Please always remember to     your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
小題1:A. think of        B. think with        C. think  
小題2:A. will          B. do              C. won′t  
小題3:A. a cake         B. a kiss            C. a present  
小題4:A. who          B. which            C. whose 
小題5:A. sing          B. conversation       C. drink 
小題6:A. make a call    B. pay a visit         C. have a rest 
小題7:A. put down       B. put away          C. put off 
小題8:A. seconds        B. minutes           C. hours  
小題9:A. How          B. What              C. Why  
小題10:A. fast          B. slow              C. healthy  
小題11:A. quick        B. quickly           C. slowly
小題12:A. little          B. quick             C. enough
小題13:A. always        B. never             C. seldom
小題14:A. bad          B. clever             C. good
小題15:A. think of       B. look after          C. ring up

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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”
And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”
Then the night came. And the storm (暴風(fēng)雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (傷害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”
And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(決心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．since D．until
小題2:
A．know B．believeC．feelD．find
小題3:
A．worked B．stayedC．playedD．studied
小題4:
A．worseB．betterC．easierD．sadder
小題5:
A．hitB．beatC．tookD．carried
小題6:
A．excitementB．happiness C．interestD．fear
小題7:
A．farB．a(chǎn)wayC．nearD．out
小題8:
A．coldestB．coolestC．darkest D．brightest
小題9:
A．studentsB．classmates C．friendsD．children
小題10:
A．walkedB．movedC．climbedD．flew
小題11:
A．tiredB．happy C．a(chǎn)ngryD．proud
小題12:
A．willB．canC．could D．shouldn’t
小題13:
A．looked overB．looked on C．looked afterD．looked up
小題14:
A．lastB．nextC．latestD．second
小題15:
A．darkB．difficultiesC．failureD．success

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