Question

One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his_______to a tree and then sat down to eat something.

A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the_______tree. “Please_______your horse to another tree,” said the poor man.” My horse is wild. It will kill_______” But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” He tied up his horse and had his lunchnearby.

After a moment they heard a terrible noise, the two horse were_______They went up to them, but it was too late. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to_______it.” And he brought the poor man before the judge(法官).

The judge asked the poor man some questions. But he made no_______At last the judge said, “This man is dumb(哑的). He cannot speak.” “Oh.” the rich man shouted_______, “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.” “Are you sure?” asked the judge. “What did he say?”

“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree_______his horse was wild and would kill my horse.” “Oh.” said the judge. “So he warned you. And can you expect to get money from him?” The rich man said________and left silently.

1.A.cow B.horse C.sheep D.dog

2.A.other B.another C.same D.different

3.A.tie B.ride C.bring D.give

4.A.hers B.his C.mine D.yours

5.A.fighting B.eating C.playing D.walking

6.A.look after B.pay for C.think about D.fight with

7.A.choice B.mistake C.answer D.decision

8.A.easily B.happily C.carefully D.angrily

9.A.if B.so C.because D.although

10.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了一个富人不听穷人的警告把他的马和穷人的马栓在了同一棵树上。结果富人的马被咬死了。在法官断案时，穷人假装哑巴，诱使富人自己说出了事情的原因，使法官知道了真相。

1.句意：中午，他把马拴在树上，然后坐下来吃东西。

考查名词辨析。cow牛；horse马；sheep羊；dog狗。根据上文“One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback（一天，一个穷人骑马旅行）”可知他把马栓在了树上。故选B。

2.句意：几分钟后，一个富人走过来，把他的马拴在同一棵树上。

考查形容词辨析。other其他的； another另一个；same相同的； different不同的。根据后文穷人对富人说的话（Please ___3___ your horse to another tree,” said the poor man.），可知富人把马栓在了同一棵树上，结合短语the same（相同的……），故选C。

3.句意：请把你的马拴在另一棵树上。

考查动词辨析。tie栓；ride 骑；bring 带来；give给予。tie…to …把……栓到……；ride …to ….骑……去……；bring… to …把……带到……；give …to …把某物给……。根据后文穷人说自己的马会咬死富人的马，可知他请对方把马栓到另一棵树上，故选A。

4.句意：我的马野蛮，它会咬死你的马。

考查名词性物主代词。hers她的； his他的；mine我的； yours你的，你们的。根据句意，可知选D。

5.句意：过了一会儿，他们听到一声可怕的响声，那两匹马正在打架。

考查动词辨析。fighting打架；eating 吃；playing玩；walking步行。根据上文他们听到可怕的声音可知两匹马在打架。故选A。

6.句意：“看看你的马干了什么！”富人喊道。“你得付钱。”

考查动词辨析。look after 照顾； pay for为……付款；think about考虑；fight with和……吵架。根据和语境句意可知选B。

7.句意：但他没有回答。

考查名词辨析。choice选择；mistake 错误；answer回答；；decision决定。根据后文法官说穷人是哑巴，可知法官问穷人问题，穷人没有作出回答，故选C。

8.句意：富人愤怒地喊道：“他能！我见到他时，他跟我说话。”

考查副词辨析。easily 简单地；happily高兴地；carefully小心地；angrily生气地。根据上文（At last the judge said, “This man is dumb(哑的). He cannot speak.”）可知此时富人非常生气，故选D。

9.句意：他告诉我不要把马拴在同一棵树上，因为他的马很野，会杀了我的马。

考查连词。if如果，是否； so所以； because 因为； although尽管。根据两句之间的因果关系，故选C。

10.句意：富人什么也没说就默默地走了。

考查复合不定代词及语境的理解。nothing没有事情； something某事，有事；anything任何事情； everything每一件事情，一切。根据法官的反问“So he warned you. And can you expect to get money from him?”可知富人无言以对，故选A。