Question

There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons        farm work. When the farmer was       , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a        of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you           it.” The sons tried to          him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them       more.

    After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold.           they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had         the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very          to have done all their work for nothing.

    The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was      , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

    When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.

1.A. enjoyed B. hatedC. cared D. minded

2.A. sick B. lonely C. deadD. dying

3.A. box B. bag C. pot D. bucket

4.A. miss B. hate C. care D. want

5.A. make B. order C. let D. get

6.A. something B. anythingC. everything D. nothing

7.A. SinceB. And C. So D. But

8.A. turned up B. turned onC. turned over D. turned around

9.A. uncomfortable B. disappointedC. angry D. worried

10.A. picked B. collectedC. sold D. found

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：从前有一个农民，他有一座漂亮的橄榄园。他非常勤劳，而且农场在他的照管下蒸蒸日上。可他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活，都迫不及待的想通过冒险发家致富。这个农民上了年岁，感到死期快要来临时，将三个儿子叫到身边说：“儿子们，橄榄园里藏有一罐金子。你们想要，就去挖吧。”三个儿子一致同意排成一行，从果园的一头开始挖，直到其中一人找到钱为止。他们从果园的一头到另一头。但没有发现金子。到了第二年的橄榄季节，果园里的橄榄树接出的果子比以往的都多；卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了整整一罐金子。他们从果园里得到这么多钱后，突然明白了聪明的父亲所说的“果园里藏有金子，想要就去挖吧”这句话的含义。

1.考查动词及语境理解。句意：他的三个儿子都讨厌农活。 Enjoyed喜欢； hated憎恨，讨厌；cared 关心，在乎； minded介意。联系上句There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园)和连词But可知该选 B。

2.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这个农民感到死期快要来临时，将三个儿子叫到身边说。sick 患病的； lonely孤独的； dead 死的； dying垂死的。根据后文After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold 可推知此处是父亲临终前对儿子们的嘱托，所以该写D。

3.考查名词及语境理解。句意：儿子们，橄榄园里藏有一罐金子。 Box盒子；bag袋子；pot坛，罐；bucket桶。根据后文After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. 可推知该选C。

4.考查动词及语境理解。句意：你们想要，就去挖吧。 Miss想念； hate憎恨，讨厌； care关心，在乎；want想，想要。根据主句Dig for it 可推知从句意思为如果你们想要，所以选D。

5.考查动词及语境理解。句意：儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的那一块地方。Make制造，迫使；order命令；let让； get得到，获得。Make/order/get sb to do sth，let sb do sth都有让某人做某事的意思，但make有强迫，迫使之意，order有命令之意。这里是儿子想让父亲做，结合后面的to tell them ，可知该选D。

6.考查复合代词及语境理解。句意：可他什么也没再给他们说。 Something某事；anything任何事；everything每件事；nothing没有事。联系上句The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden,结合连词 but可推知该选 D。

7.考查连词及语境理解。句意：他们不知道金子藏在什么地方，他们一致同意排成一行，从果园的一头开始挖，直到其中一人找到钱为止。 Since既然，由于，从； And和；So所以； But但是。他们不知道金子藏在什么地方这是他们一致同意排成一行，从果园的一头开始挖，直到其中一人找到钱为止的原因，所以选A。

8.考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：他们挖啊挖，从果园的一头一直挖到了另一头。 turned up翻（土）；turned on打开； turned over翻；turned around转身。所以选A。

9.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：三个儿子对他们白干了一场，感到大失所望。 Uncomfortable不舒适的；disappointed失望的；angry愤怒的，生气的；worried担忧的。他们从果园的一头到另一头。但没有发现金子。当然会感到失望，所以选B。

10.考查动词及语境理解。句意：卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了整整一罐金子。 picked 捡起，拾起；collected收集；sold出售； found找到，发现。根据主句it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.可知此从句的意思为卖完果子后，所以选C。

考点：故事类短文。