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：本文讲述一个勤劳的农夫拥有一个橄榄园，但是他的儿子都不愿意农作。于是农夫在临终前告诉儿子们橄榄园里有一罐金子，在农夫死后，他的儿子们开始辛勤劳作却没有发现金子。但是，当第二个收货橄榄的季节来临的时候。儿子们卖掉橄榄收获了一笔钱，这时他们才明白农夫的良苦用心。

1.但是他的三个儿子都讨厌农场的工作。A. enjoyed“享受”；B. hated“讨厌”；C. cared“关心，在意”；D. minded“介意”。上文提到农夫很勤劳很努力的在果园工作，本句用了一个转折but，可知他的儿子并不喜欢农场的工作。故选B。

2.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：当这个农夫临终前，他把他的儿子叫过来对他们说：“我的儿子们，在橄榄园里有一个罐金子子。”A. sick“生病的”；B. lonely“孤独的”；C. dead“死亡的”；D. dying“临终的”。结合第二段After the farmer was dead，故选D。

3.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：当这个农夫临终前，他把他的儿子叫过来对他们说：“我的儿子们，在橄榄园里有一罐金子。”A. box“盒子”；B. bag“包”；C. pot“罐子”；D. bucket“桶”。 结合第二段第一句话the sons went to work to find the pot of gold，可知选C。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：找到它，如果你想要的话。A. miss“错过”；B. hate“讨厌”；C. care“在意，关心”；D. want“想要”。结合句意，故选D。

5.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：农夫的儿子们尽力让他告诉他们金子藏在橄榄园的哪里，但是他什么也不能告诉他们了。A. make“使得”；B. order“命令”；C. let“让”；D. get“使得”。Make sb do sth“使得某人做某事”；order sb to do sth“命令某人做某事”；let sb do sth“让某人做某事”；get sb to do sth“使得某人做某事。” 故选D。

6.考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：农夫的儿子们尽力让他告诉他们金子藏在橄榄园的哪里，但是他什么也不能告诉他们了。A. something“某物，某事”；B. anything“任何事物”；C. everything“一切事物”；D. nothing“无事，无物”。结合语境，故选D。

7.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：由于他们不知道金子藏在哪里，他们达成一致排成一行，从橄榄园一端开始挖，知道有人找到钱为止。A. Since“自从，由于”；B. And“并且”；C. So“所以”；D. But“但是”。结合语境，故选A。

8.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：他们一直挖直到发现从橄榄园一边到另一边的土壤都被翻遍了为止。A. turned up“发现”；B. turned on“打开”；C. turned over“翻阅”；D. turned around“转向，转身” 。结合句意，故选A。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：这三个儿子在干完了所有的活却什么也没找到之后很失望。A. uncomfortable“不舒服的”；B. disappointed“失望的”；C. angry“生气的”；D. worried“担心的”。结合语境，故选B。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：当果实都卖掉之后，农夫的儿子们得到一罐钱。A. picked“采摘”；B. collected“收集”；C. sold“卖掉”；D. found“找到”。结合句意，故选C。

考点：故事类短文。