Question

【題目】 Once upon a time, there was a hard-working farmer named Harry. But his hard work brought him nothing. One day, he saw a snake, and thought, "This is surely the goddess of the field, and I have not once paid her respect. That is ______ nothing grows in my field." Then, he got some milk to the snake. The next day he returned and found a gold coin in the bowl. And it continued ______. He brought the snake milk, and always found a coin there the next morning.

One day, Harry asked his son to take the milk to the snake. The son did so. When he came back the next day, he found a coin. "This place must ______ gold coins. I will kill the snake and take them all ______!"

Having ______ this, the son returned the next day with the milk and a stick. As he gave the milk to the snake, he ______ hit her on the head with the stick but the snake didn't die. Filled with ______, she bit the boy and he died.

When Harry found why his son had did, he said that the snake had done ______ wrong. The next day, he once again took milk to the snake and praised the snake with a friendly voice. The snake appeared and sad to him, "You come here from greed (貪心), letting even your sadness for your son ______.Your son, with little understanding, hit me. I bit him. How can I forget the stick's blow? How can you forget the ______ for your son? From now on friendship between you and me will no longer be possible." After saying this she gave him a coin and disappeared.

【1】A.whatB.howC.why

【2】A.day by dayB.month by monthC.year by year

【3】A.be poor inB.be filled withC.be known for

【4】A.at onceB.at allC.at times

【5】A.heardB.decidedC.found

【6】A.hardlyB.unbelievablyC.suddenly

【7】A.hungerB.angerC.courage

【8】A.nothingB.somethingC.anything

【9】A.pass byB.drop byC.put off

【10】A.supportB.pleasureC.pain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】A

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

本文主要講述了蛇和農(nóng)夫的故事，農(nóng)夫?yàn)榱说玫浇饚�，每天給蛇喂牛奶，有一次農(nóng)夫讓兒子給蛇喂牛奶，結(jié)果被蛇咬了，可是，農(nóng)夫因?yàn)樨澬娜匀唤o蛇喂牛奶。但是蛇認(rèn)為他們之間因?yàn)檗r(nóng)夫的貪心，蛇對(duì)農(nóng)夫兒子的傷害，友誼便不存在了。

【1】句意：那就是我田里什么也不長(zhǎng)的原因。

what什么；how怎樣；why為什么。聯(lián)系上文“This is surely the goddess of the field, and I have not once paid her respect.”這肯定是田野女神，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有尊敬過(guò)她�？芍�，是原因的意思。故選C。

【2】句意：它一天天地繼續(xù)著。

day by day一天天；month by month逐月的；year by year一年一年。聯(lián)系下文“He brought the snake milk, and always found a coin there the next morning.”第二天又發(fā)現(xiàn)了金幣�？芍�，故選A。

【3】句意：這地方裝滿了金幣。

be poor in貧乏；be filled with裝滿，充滿；be known for因……而出名。聯(lián)系下文“I will kill the snake and take then all ___4___!”我會(huì)殺了這條蛇�？芍�，故選B。

【4】句意：我會(huì)殺了這條蛇，然后立刻把它們?nèi)�部拿走�?/span>

at once立刻；at all根本；at times有時(shí)，偶爾。根據(jù)句意表示立刻拿走。故選A。

【5】句意：已經(jīng)這樣決定了，兒子第二天帶著牛奶和棍子回來(lái)了。

heard聽(tīng)著；decided決定；found發(fā)現(xiàn)。聯(lián)系上文“This place must ___3___ gold coins. I will kill the snake and take then all ___4___!"”可知，這只是兒子的想法和決定。故選B。

【6】句意：當(dāng)他給蛇牛奶時(shí)，他突然用棍子擊打了蛇的頭部，但是蛇沒(méi)有死。

hardly幾乎不；unbelievably難以置信地；suddenly突然地。根據(jù)句意表示突然擊打了蛇。故選C。

【7】句意：滿是憤怒的，她咬了這個(gè)男孩然后男孩死了。

hunger饑餓；anger生氣；courage勇氣。聯(lián)系上文“he ___6___ hit her on the head with the stick but the snake didn't die.”男孩擊打了蛇，可知，蛇是生氣的。故選B。

【8】句意：他說(shuō)蛇什么也沒(méi)做錯(cuò)。

nothing沒(méi)有東西；something一些東西；anything任何東西。聯(lián)系下文“The next day, he once again took milk to the snake and praised the snake with a friendly voice.”農(nóng)夫?qū)ι叩膽B(tài)度還是和以前一樣，可知，農(nóng)夫認(rèn)為蛇沒(méi)有做錯(cuò)什么。故選A。

【9】句意：你帶著貪心來(lái)這，讓你對(duì)你兒子的悲傷也過(guò)去了。

pass by去世，走過(guò)；drop by順便拜訪；put off推遲。聯(lián)系上文“she bit the boy and he died.”可知，兒子去世了。故選A。

【10】句意：你怎么能忘記你兒子的傷痛呢？

support支持；pleasure快樂(lè)；pain傷痛。聯(lián)系上文“she bit the boy and he died.”可知，兒子去世了所帶來(lái)的痛苦。故選C。