Question

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then     ? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn(玉米) to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the       and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer       his seed corn to his neighbors.

“How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?”the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the      with you each year.”

“Why, sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The      picks up pollen(花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, cross-polination(异花传粉)will affect(影响) the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must      my neighbors to grow good corn.”

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve if his neighbor’s corn doesn’t improve.

As a great man says, “We make a living by what we      ; we make a life by what we give.”We can’t live without food, clothes, and many other things. Howerer, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,     by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us     from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well, and those who choose to be happy must help others to find    in their life.

1.A. why             B. how           C. when           D. where

2.A. cheapest         B. prettiest         C. best            D. shortest

3.A. lent             B. showed         C. offered          D. recommend

4.A. game            B. fight           C. activity          D. competition

5.A. wind            B. water           C. farmer          D. neighbor

6.A. teach            B. warn           C. help            D. advise

7.A. do              B. own            C. get             D. grow

8.A. and             B. but             C. or              D. so

9.A. different         B. free            C. safe             D. far

10.A. hope           B. success         C. friendship        D. happiness

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者给我们介绍了一个农民的故事。这个故事告诉我们一个有意义的人生不是我们决定可以得到多少而是我们能给其他人多少。

1.B 考查疑问词辨析及语境的理解。句意：你想让你做的事情成功吗？如果是这样的，那么怎样才能成功呢？why为什么，how怎么、怎样，when什么时候，where哪，根据句意可知，应填how，故应选B.

2.C 考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：然后每次他的玉米都被选为是最好的，还获得第一的奖励。cheapest最便宜的，prettiest最可爱的，best最好的，shortest最矮的，根据句意可知，应是最好的，故应选C。

3.C 考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：这个农民把他的玉米种子提供给他的邻居。lend借，show展出，offer提供、供给，recommend推荐，根据句意可知，应是把种子供给他的邻居，故应选C。

4.D 考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：你知道他们每年和你参加比赛。game游戏，fight打仗，activity活动，competition比赛，根据句意可知，应是参加比赛，故应选D。

5.

wind风，water水，farmer农民，neighbor邻居，根据句意可知，应是风把花粉很快地从一个地里到另一个地里，故应选A。

6.C 考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：因此如果我想种出好玉米，我应该帮助邻居种出好玉米。teach教，warn警告，help帮助，advise建议，根据句意可知，应是帮邻居种出好玉米，故应选C。

7.C 考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：得到的东西让我们生存,而付出的东西给我们生活。do做，own拥有，get得到，grow种植，根据句意可知，故应选C。

8.B 考查连词辨析及语境的理解。句意：然而，一个有意义的人生不是我们决定可以得到多少而是我们能给其他人多少。and和，but而、但是，or或者、否则，so因此，根据句意可知，应用表示转折的连词，故应选B。

9.

different，不同的，free自由的，safe安全的，far远的，根据句意可知，应是不同于动物，故应选A。

10.

考点：故事类短文。