Question

If you are lazy and weak, you will never taste success. But if you are    , success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

I love eating persimmons（柿子）. But you can’t get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time, they probably    bad.

In Grade Six, because of my poor grades, my parents were    that I wouldn’t be able to get into an excellent middle school. They    me to study harder, but I didn’t really understand why they were so anxious.

Summer came. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn’t    my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop    , Mom would shout, “Hey! Think about your    . If you don’t work hard, you’ll regret it!” I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I    was playing with my friends and eating persimmons.

My mom would say to me, with a serious look on    face, “If a persimmon tree doesn’t grow in summer, it can’t bear（结出） fruit in autumn! Only by hard work    you get good results.”

    I didn’t understand it at that time, I gradually came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was    . Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few persimmon trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I   that working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

My mom was right. If a persimmon tree doesn’t grow    summer, it can’t bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer     now it was autumn.

I tasted my success and enjoyed the fruit of my labor!

1.A. busy          B．clever       C．hard-working    D. free

2.A．look         B．taste       C．turn            D. smell

3.A．embarrassed   B．worried    C．excited         D．scared

4.A．afforded   B．allowed       C．pushed   D．made

5.A．concentrate on B．depend on   C．decide on      D．look on

6.A．thinking      B．talking      C．playing          D．studying

7.A．future     B．hobby   C．health       D．work

8.A．talked about     B．heard about C．worried about    D．thought about

9.A．her            B．your        C．my            D．his

10.A．should        B．can         C．need            D．must

11.A．But          B．Because     C．Although        D．So

12.A．spring       B．summer   C．autumn          D．winter

13.A．realized  B．saw     C．noticed       D．reminded

14.A．before     B．during      C．after            D．until

15.A．and           B．but        C．or         D．then

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：如果你是懒惰和软弱的，你永远不会尝到成功的滋味。但如果你是辛勤的，成功和幸福会来找你。只有努力了，才会尝到成功的喜悦，享受劳动的果实。

1.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但如果你是辛勤的，成功和幸福会来找你。busy繁忙的；clever 聪明的；hard-working辛勤的； free空闲的；免费的。联系上句If you are lazy and weak, you will never taste success.结合连词but可知该选C。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：如果你在合适的时机之前尝柿子，他们可能很难尝。look看；taste尝；turn转变；smell闻。联系本段中I love eating persimmons。But you can’t get them until autumn可知该选B。

3.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在六年级，因为我的成绩很差，我的父母担心我不能考进优秀的中学。embarrassed尴尬的；worried担忧的；excited兴奋的；scared害怕的。根据because of my poor grades可知该选B。

4.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他们促使我我更加努力地学习，但我真的不明白为什么他们如此焦虑。afforded买得起，担负得起；allowed允许；pushed推；made制造。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

5.A考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：炎热的天气使我昏昏欲睡，我不能把思想集中于我的课本。concentrate on专心于，把思想集中于，将……集中于……，贯注；depend on依赖， 相信，信赖，随……而定；decide on就……做出决定，决定要；look on在一旁观看，袖手旁观，把眼光投向[以某种观点来看待或对待]（某物或某人），看热闹。联系并列句The hot weather made me sleepy可知该选A。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：但每次我想停止学习时，妈妈会喊，“嘿！想想你的未来”。thinking想，认为；talking谈话；playing玩；studying学习。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

7.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：但每次我想停止学习时，妈妈会喊，“嘿！想想你的未来”。future未来；hobby爱好；health健康；work工作。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

8.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：但我所考虑的都是跟我的朋友玩和吃柿子。talked about谈论；heard about听说；worried about 担忧；thought about思考。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

9.A考查物主代词及语境理解。句意：我妈妈总是一脸严肃地样子对我说。her她的；your你的；my我的；his他的。根据句子主语My mom可知该选A。

10.B考查及语境理解。句意：只有通过努力工作你才能得到好的结果。should 应该；can能，会；need需要；must必须。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

11.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：尽管那时我还不明白，我渐渐发现她说的是真的。But但是；Because因为；Although尽管；So所以。空前后句之间是转折关系，所填词位于第一个句子前，所以选C。

12.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：几个月后，我成功的进入了重点中学。这是秋天。spring 春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。联系上文可知进入了重点中学是收获了努力的成果，所以该是秋天。因此选C。

13.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：突然，我意识到工作努力可能是苦的但它的果实是甜蜜的。realized意识到；saw看见；noticed注意；reminded提醒。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

14.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：如果在夏天柿子树不长，秋天就结不出果实。before在……之前；during在……期间；after在……之后；until知道。所以选B。

15.我已经在夏季种植了，现在是秋天。and和；but但是；or或者，then然后。空前后句之间是顺承关系，所以选A。

考点：故事类短文。