Question

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.

1.A. fearedB. agreedC. usedD. failed

2.A. whileB. asC. whenD. after

3.A. happyB. disappointedC. angryD. calm

4.A. harvestB. plantC. waterD. feed

5.A. controlledB. burnedC. destroyedD. turned

6.A. moreB. mostC. muchD. few

7.A. jobB. problemC. pityD. dream

8.A. realizeB. promiseC. reviewD. reply

9.A. feedB. sellC. plantD. eat

10.A. take upB. set upC. turn upD. make up

11.A. nowB. thoughC. soD. because

12.A. carefulB. richC. aloneD. cheerful

13.A. bringB. takeC. sendD. make

14.A. understandinB. knowledgeC. thinkingD. skills

15.A. mudB. goldC. soilD. material

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.C

【解析】

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。

1.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。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。

2.連詞及語境的理解。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)間狀語從句；as 也可以引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句；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。

3.形容詞及語境的理解。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。

4.名詞及語境的理解。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。

5.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。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。

6.形容詞及語境的理解。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。

7.名詞及語境的理解。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。

8.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。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。

9.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。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。

10.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。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。

11.連詞及語境的理解。句意：Joe甚至還不得不把一些蔬菜留在地里，因?yàn)?/span>他的蔬菜很多，足夠供應(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。

12.形容詞及語境的理解。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。

13.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。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。

14.名詞及語境的理解。句意：事實(shí)是，Joe對(duì)英語的理解還不夠完美。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。

15.名詞及語境的理解。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。

考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文。