Question

    Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to ___________  things with. He decided to take ten servants (仆人)___________ him. They would___________ the things to sell and the food to ___________ on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to ___________ and asked to____________ with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, ____________ may go with us.___________ you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my ___________. you can’t carry a ___________ load (担子). You must ___________the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are ___________.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said ___________ and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were____________ except (除了……) the little servant. Do you know ____________? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1.A.eat B.buy C.change D.get

2.A.with B.for C.to D.of

3.A.take B.bring C.carry D.borrow

4.A.cook B.eat C.buy D.drink

5.A.the town B.the servants C.the road D.the rich man

6.A.stop B.stay C.go D.talk

7.A.you B.he C.I D.they

8.A.So B.If C.Because D.But

9.A.family B.guests C.servants D.things

10.A.heavy B.light C.small D.difficult

11.A.make B.choose C.pick up D.take

12.A.polite B.right C.clever D.foolish

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

14.A.excited B.sad C.tired D.lonely

15.A.who B.what C.that D.why

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

这篇短文描述了一个小男孩选择挑重担，在路上偷吃面包，使担子变轻的故事

1.句意：他不仅试着拿东西去卖而且拿钱去买东西。

A. eat吃；B. buy买；C. change换；D. get得到。根据句意可知是用钱买东西。故选B。

2.句意：他觉得带10个仆人跟着他。

A. with跟随；B. for为了； C. to 到；D. of的。根据语境可知是带着的意思。故选A。

3.句意：他们在路上会搬运卖的东西和吃的东西。

A. take拿，取；B. bring带来；C. carry搬运，扛；D. borrow借。根据上文“He decided to take ten servants (仆人)_____2_____ him.”可知仆人会帮忙搬运东西。故选C。

4.句意：他们在路上会搬运卖的东西和吃的东西。

A. cook煮；B. eat吃；C. buy买；D. drink喝。根据句意表示吃的食物。故选B。

5.句意：他们出发前，一个小男孩跑到富人面前请求他和他们一起去。

A. the town城镇；B. the servants仆人；C. the road 道路；D. the rich man富人。根据下文“The rich man said to the little boy”可知是跑到富人面前。故选D。

6.句意：他们出发前，一个小男孩跑到富人面前请求他和他们一起去。

A. stop停止；B. stay停留；C. go去；D. talk交谈。根据下文“Well, ______7______ may go with us”可知是可以和他们一起去。故选C。

7.句意：好吧，你可以和我们一起去。

A. you你；B. he他；C. I我；D. they你们。根据句意是表示你。故选A。

8.句意：但是你在我的仆人里是最小，最瘦，最弱的。

A. So所以；B. If如果；C. Because因为；D. But但是。根据上文“Well, ______7______ may go with us.”你可以去，但是你是最小，最瘦，最弱的。可知表示转折关系。故选D。

9.句意：但是你在我的仆人里是最小，最瘦，最弱的。

A. family 家人；B. guests客人； C. servants仆人；D. things事情。根据上文“He decided to take ten servants (仆人)_____2_____ him.”可知是仆人之间的比较。故选C。

10.句意：你不能扛重的担子。

A. heavy重的；B. light 轻的；C. small小的；D. difficult困难的。根据下文“You must _____11_____the lightest one to carry.”可知是不能扛重的担子。故选A。

11.句意：你必须选择最轻的担子扛。

A. make使，制作；B. choose选择；C. pick up 捡起；D. take拿。根据动词搭配不定式to do形式再结合语境表示选择的意思。故选B。

12.句意：你好笨啊。

A. polite有礼貌的；B. right 正确的；C. clever聪明的；D. foolish愚蠢的。根据上文“The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry.”这个男孩选择了最重的担子。可知，主人认为他很笨。故选D。

13.句意：这个男孩什么也没说，开心地挑起了担子。

A. something一些东西；B. nothing没有东西；C. everything任何东西；D. anything一些东西。根据句意可知男孩什么也没说。故选B。

14.句意：所有的仆人都很累除了这个男孩。

A. excited兴奋的；B. sad伤心的；C. tired疲倦的；D. lonely孤独的。根据上文“On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town”仆人走了好久，可知是疲倦的意思。故选C。

15.句意：你知道为什么吗？

A. who谁；B. what什么；C. that那；D. why为什么。根据下文“Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.”大部分面包被吃掉了只有一点点留下了是解释小男孩不累的原因。故选D。