Question

    Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvest for years.

"If I can _________ the weather, then everything will get better, "he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the best for crops(庄稼）to grow than anyone else does. "

"Well, you are given one year, "a fairy said. "You will be in charge of all kinds of_________. Let's see what your crops will grow like. "

On hearing this, Joe was excited and immediately _________ "Sunny!"Suddenly the clouds went away.

He was pleased and shouted again, "Rain!"The sky was_________with dark clouds right away. Then after a while, heavy rain poured down.

Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger, Joe felt very ________. Then, the harvest season came.

He went to the field to get his crops. _________ his heart suddenly sank(低落）when he found the strong crops even hadn't grown a grain(谷粒）. He was quite confused(困惑的）and started to cry. Once again, the fairy heard him.

"Do you want to know why you _________ don't get the good harvest you want?"the fairy asked. "That’s because you never________ for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or _________ that could make the air fresher and the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit. "

After he realized this, Joe asked the fairy to take back the power . It turned out that only _________ life’s challenges would we reap（收获）the fruit of life .

1.A.control B.bring C.catch D.change

2.A.water B.sunshine C.sky D.weather

3.A.agreed B.ordered C.shouted D.hoped

4.A.filled B.busy C.covered D.pleased

5.A.satisfied B.active C.brave D.tired

6.A.And B.Though C.But D.So

7.A.even B.just C.still D.nearly

8.A.reached B.asked C.looked D.cared

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

10.A.with B.by C.over D.through

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

本文是一篇寓言故事。乔的土地贫瘠没有好收成，他抱怨不能掌管天气。上帝知道后，让他掌管天气。他改变了晴天和雨天之间的天气，庄稼越来越大，但到了收获季节，他发现自己强壮的庄稼根本没有长出任何谷粒，他感到困惑和失望，开始哭泣。上帝知道后告诉他，虽然你给了庄稼晴天，但是他们没有坚实的根，当然不会长出果实。故事告诉我们，只有通过挑战，才能收获生命的果实。

1.句意：如果我能掌管天气，每件事情都会变好的。

control掌管，控制；bring带来；catch抓住；change改变。根据下文“You will be in charge of all kinds of____2____.”你会控制。可知，是掌管天气的意思。故选A。

2.句意：你将会控制各种各样的天气。

water水；sunshine阳光；sky天空；weather天气。联系上文“"If I can ____1____ the weather,”可知是控制天气的意思。故选D。

3.句意：一听到这，Joe很兴奋立刻大叫道，晴天。

agreed同意；ordered订购；shouted大叫；hoped希望。联系下文“He was pleased and shouted again,”可知是大叫的意思。故选C。

4.句意：天空立刻被黑云覆盖着。

filled装满；busy忙的；covered覆盖；pleased高兴的。根据句意表示天空被黑云覆盖着。故选C。

5.句意：看着种子长得越来越大，Joe觉得很满意。

satisfied满意的；active积极的；brave勇敢的；tired疲惫的。根据语境可知，Joe看着种子长大了，很满意。故选A。

6.句意：但是当他看到强壮的种子甚至没有谷粒时，他的心情突然很低落。

And而且；Though虽然；But但是；So所以。根据句意表示心情由以前的满意变成低落，表示转折关系。故选C。

7.句意：你想知道为什么你还是得不到你想要的好收成么？

even甚至；just仅仅；still仍然；nearly几乎。联系上文可知，Joe在掌管天气之后仍然没有得到好收成。故选C。

8.句意：那是因为你从来没有要求过风，暴雨，雪，冰或者任何能使空气更新鲜，根部更强壮的东西。

reached达到；asked要求；looked看；cared关心。要求，请求ask for；根据句意表示要求过风，暴雨，雪等其他东西。故选B。

9.句意：那是因为你从来没有要求过风，暴雨，雪，冰或者任何能使空气更新鲜，根部更强壮的东西。

anything任何东西；everything每一件东西；something一些东西；nothing没有东西。根据句意表示任何能使空气更新鲜，根部更强壮的东西。故选A。

10.句意：事实证明只有通过生命的挑战，才能收获生命的果实。

with用；by凭借；over在……上面；through通过。根据句意表示通过挑战，才能收获生命的果实。故选D。