Question

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15 years old, his father         him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was         with his father's idea. 'That isn't my job. I have          schoolwork to do. ' At hearing this, his father said, 'I promise(答应) to give you the best present if you        finish one year's work. , Jim thought for a while and        . Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked        until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed       . Jim's crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him, 'I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,' said the father, Now, tell me        you want.' The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. 'I've already got the        present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to        .

1.A. asked       B. invited    C. promised     D. helped

2.A. happy     B. unhappy      C. excited   D. familiar

3.A. a few   B. so little     C. too much      D. too many

4.A. shall     B. must        C. need        D. can

5.A. refused   B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard   B. hardly    C. easily       D. difficultly

7.A. fast      B. quickly       C. slowly       D. immediately

8.A. that      B. which       C. how        D. what

9.A. least     B. worse       C. best        D. smallest

10.A. decide   B. like        C. take        D. know

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了吉姆的父亲让吉姆在农场劳作一年。吉姆经过一年的劳作懂得了一个道理，没有付出就没有收获。

1.他父亲要求他在他的空闲时间在农场里工作一年。根据句意，故选A

2.

3.

4.我保证给你最好的礼物如果你能完成一年的工作，故选D

5.

6.吉姆起得很早,努力劳作直到到晚上，根据句意，故选A。

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考点：生活哲理故事类短文。