Question

    One day, a farmer who lost his watch in his barn （谷仓）. The watch was very cheap but it was very______to him because it was a gift from his father. After_______the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for______from a group of children playing nearby. He ______ them that the person who found the watch get a present. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn______They searched everywhere but still could not find the______. Just when the farmer was going to______, a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again. The farmer looked at him and thought,“Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.” So the farmer______the little boy back into the barn. After a while the lttle boy came out with the watch in his hand! The amazed farmer asked the boy how he succeded while the others couldn't_____ it.The boy answered,“I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the______of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful （平静的） mind can think better than an excited one.

1.A.important B.expensive C.useless D.interesting

2.A.finding B.searching C.watching D.studying

3.A.money B.danger C.work D.help

4.A.told B.taught C.worried D.believed

5.A.angrily B.slowly C.quickly D.hardly

6.A.rule B.key C.child D.watch

7.A.putup B.give up C.go out D.come back

8.A.threw B.sent C.gave D.caught

9.A.make B.move C.leave D.miss

10.A.light B.voice C.sound D.noise

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要记述了一位农民在谷仓里面丢失了自己的手表。无奈之下，请求一群孩子们帮忙。最后被一位小男孩凭借着手表发出的声音，找到了这块手表。从而告诉我们一个道理，有时候平和的心态，冷静思考更有助于我们解决问题。

1.句意：这块表很便宜，但对他很重要，因为这是他爸爸送给他的礼物。

important重要的；expensive昂贵的；useless无用的；interesting有趣的；联系下文because it was a gift from his father.描述，可知这块手表对他来说很重要，故选A。

2.句意：搜索了谷仓很长时间以后。

finding发现，找到；searching搜索，调查；watching观看，观察；studying学习，研究；结合语境可知此处指的是他在搜索了很久以后。 故选B。

3.句意：他放弃了，向一群在附近玩耍的孩子们请求帮助。

money钱；danger危险；work工作；help帮助；结合语境可知此处指的是他去向一群在附近玩耍的孩子们请求帮助，故选D。

4.句意：他告诉孩子们，找到手表的人得到了一份礼物。

told告诉；taught教育；worried担心；believed相信；结合语境及后句the person who found the watch get a present.可知，此处指的是他告诉孩子们……，故选A。

5.句意：孩子们立刻赶进谷仓。

angrily愤怒地；slowly慢慢地；quickly快速地；hardly几乎不；联系前文hurry，可知此处指的是孩子们立即匆忙赶进这个谷仓，故选C。

6.句意：但是仍然找不到那块手表。

rule规则；key钥匙；child小孩；watch手表；联系前文a farmer who lost his watch in his barn 描述，可知此处指的是仍旧不能找到这块手表，故选D。

7.句意：正当那个农民打算放弃的时候。

put up举起；give up放弃；go out出去；come back回来；联系下文a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again可知，此处指那个农民打算放弃。故选B。

8.句意：因此农民把这个小男孩送回谷仓。

threw投掷，扔；sent送；gave给予；caught抓住，赶上；根据句意理解可知，这个农民把这个小男孩送回谷仓。故选B。

9.句意：惊讶的农夫问小男孩他是怎么成功的，而其他人却做不到。

make做；move移动；leave离开；miss错过；根据句意理解及前句he succeeded和句中的连词while可知，这里表达的是转折关系，空格处也表示“成功的”，英语除了用successful之外，还可以用make it，故选A。

10.句意：我什么也没有做，只是静静地坐下来聆听手表发出的声音。

light光线；voice嗓音；sound声音；noise噪音；结合语境可知，那个男孩是在听手表发出的声音。故答案为C。