Question

Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.

The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."

The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."

That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."

The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."

The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"

The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."

The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."

The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."

The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.

1.	A．cleverer B．younger C．taller D．bigger

2.	A．work B．money C．lands D．times

3.	A．agree B．notice C．guess D．understand

4.	A．thought B．fact C．reason D．result

5.	A．shop B．office C．factory D．farm

6.	A．ducks B．chickens C．pigs D．cows

7.	A．appeared B．returned C．brought D．arrived

8.	A．send B．sell C．lend D．give

9.	A．price B．date C．number D．size

10.	A．When B．Where C．How D．Why

11.	A．research B．examine C．teach D．wait

12.	A．idea B．work C．answer D．solution

13.	A．five B．eight C．nine D．ten

14.	A．nor B．or C．if D．as

15.	A．prepare B．deliver C．order D．provide

16.	A．after B．until C．unless D．while

17.	A．normal B．extra C．usual D．last

18.	A．looked at B．laughed at C．listened to D．wrote to

19.	A．wondered B．knew C．promised D．noticed

20.	A．worse B．better C．younger D．kinder

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 上下文串联。根据下文可知他的父亲把更多的工作给他的弟弟去做，他感觉很困惑。

2.A 名词辨析。A工作；B钱；C土地；D时间。父亲把更多的工作给弟弟做。他很困惑。

3.D 动词辨析。A同意；B注意；C猜想；D理解；他不理解为什么父亲多给弟弟工作。

4.C 名词辨析。A想法；B事实；C原因；D结果；他想问父亲那样做的原因。

5.D 上下文串联。根据26空后Davidson’s Farm说明父亲让他去Kelly家的农场去买鸭子。

6.A 上下文串联。根据下文23空前的five ducks说明父亲让他取买鸭子。

7.B 动词辨析。A出现；B回来；C带来；D到达；指他很快就回来了。

8.B 动词辨析，A送；B卖；C借；D给；地对方有五只鸭子可卖。

9.A 上下文串联。根据￡10 each说明父亲让他问鸭子的价格。

10.A 上下文串联。根据下一句deliver the ducks tomorrow说明父亲让他问对方何时能交货。

11.D 动词辨析。父亲让他等在旁边看兄弟是如何做的。Wait等待。

12.C 上下文串联。下文弟弟和父亲的对话，说明这是弟弟给父亲带回来的答复。

13.A 上下文串联。根据下文the five ducks说明这里指五只。

14.B 上下文串联。上下文是选择关系，如果5只，每只10元，或者10只，每只8元。

15.B 上下文串联。根据下文的deliver the five ducks说明对方可以送货。Deliver投递，

16.C 连词辨析。Unless除非；除非我让他们不要送，否则他们会给我们送五只鸭子。

17.Ｂ形容词辨析。Ａ正常的；Ｂ额外的；Ｃ平常的；Ｄ最后的；如果我们额外还需要５只。

18.A 短语辨析。A看着；B嘲笑；C听；D写；父亲看着他兄弟。

19.B 动词辨析。A想知道；B了解；C允诺；D注意到。哥哥这个时候才了解原因。

20.Ｂ形容词辨析。句意：这个时候他才了解弟弟在这方面比自己要强。

考点：考查记叙文