Question

完形填空  阅读下面短文，捕捉捉其大意，然后从各题所绐的四个选项(ABCD)中，选出最佳选项。

Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died. His mother found it     to provide for a large family. By good management, however, she     to do so, and also to send Henry, the oldest, to school, and to buy him, for the most parts such books as he needed.

At one time, however. Henry wanted a         in order to join a class, and his mother could not        him with the money to buy it. He was very much troubled about it, and went to bed with a heavy heart, thinking what could be done.

__    he woke in the morning, he found that a deep snow had fallen, and the cold wind was blowing     . “Ah,” said he, “every problem brings an advantage for some people,”

He rose, ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his service to dear a path around his house. The   was accepted. When he had completed this work, and received his pay, he went to __   place for the same purpose, and then to another, until he had gotten enough money to buy a grammar.

When school began, Henry was     his seat, the happiest boy there, ready to begin the lesson in his new book.

From that time, Henry was always the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as fail, but always     in all he tried. Having the will, he always found the way.

1.A. successful    B. easy   C. difficult   D. important

2.A. agreed  B. managed  C. decided   D. tried

3.A. seat   B. notebook  C. schoolbag   D. grammar

4.A. provide  B. protect   C. promise   D. produce

5.A. Because     B. If    C. As soon as   D. Until

6.A. quietly  B. slowly   C. hard    D. hardly

7.A. offer   B. agreement  C. plan    D. decision

8.A. other   B. another  C. the other   D. some

9.A. over   B. in    C. at     D. with

10.A. resulted  B. arrived   C. failed    D. succeeded

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：亨利大约十岁的时候，他的父亲去世了。他的母亲发现很难养活这么一个大家庭。有一次亨利想要一本语法书。但他的妈妈没有钱给他买。在早晨醒来时，他发现下了深深的雪。他决定为邻居服务扫雪从而赚得买书钱。

1.C 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他的母亲发现很难养活这么一个大家庭。successful成功的； easy容易的； difficult困难的；important重要的。联系上句Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died可知该选C。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：然而，她决定这样做。agreed同意； managed管理；decided决定； tried努力。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

3.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：然而，亨利为了加入一个班想要一本语法书。seat座位；notebook笔记本； schoolbag书包；grammar语法。根据in order to join a class,可推知想买一本语法书，所以选D。

4.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：他的妈妈不能提供给他钱买它。provide提供；protect保护；promise答应，许诺； produce生产。provide sb with sth给某人提供某物，所以选A。

5.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：在早晨醒来时，他发现下了深深的雪。Because 因为； If如果； As soon as一……就；Until直到。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

6.C考查副词及语境理解。句意：冷风吹得很厉害。quietly安静地； slowly慢慢地； hard困难的，努力地； hardly几乎不。形容风雨大常用副词hard，所以选C。

7.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：这个提议被接受了。 offer 提议；agreement 同意；plan计划；decision决定。联系上句He rose, ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his service to dear a path around his house.可知该选A。

8.B考查不定代词及语境理解。句意：完成了这项工作，并收到了他的工资，他去了另一个地方。other其他的，不能单独使用； another指多数中的另一个； the other 指两者中的另一；some一些。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

9.C考查介词及语境理解。句意：亨利坐在他的座位上，他是那里最快乐的小男孩。over在……上方，不接触。in 在……里； at在； with和。表示在座位上习惯用介词at，所以选C。

10.他不知道这句话是失败的，但他的尝试始终是成功的。resulted导致；arrived 到达； failed失败； succeeded成功。根据前面的fail结合连词 but可知该选D。

考点：故事类短文。