Question

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him     an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start, so I offered him a     . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.

    On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked together toward his house, he     at a small tree by the front door, touching the branches with his hands.

The moment he opened the door, he had amusing     . His eyes lit up and he ran to his two small children     and hugged them and gave his wife a kiss.

After leaving the joyful family, I passed the tree and my     got the better of me, so I asked, “Before we went in the house,       did you stop by the tree?”

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree.” he replied, “I know I can’t     having worries both on the job and in my life, but those     don’t belong in the house with my wife and children. I know I can     one thing for sure, so every night before I walk into my home I hang them up on the tree.”

“Funny thing is,” he     , “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as     as I remember putting up the night before.”

1.A. lose B. find        C. expect       D. finish

2.A. tip         B. ride   C. car       D. coffee

3.A. stared     B. waved    C. sat       D. paused

4.A. expressions B. kids   C. changes   D. stories

5.A. willingly     B. quietly    C. carefully   D. cheerfully

6.A. pity         B. curiosity    C. habit     D. satisfaction

7.A. how        B. when        C. why       D. what

8.A. keep         B. help        C. appreciate   D. allow

9.A. problems     B. jobs        C. facts       D. duties

10.A. correct     B. remove    C. learn       D. control

11.A. admitted     B. suggested    C. insisted   D. smiled

12.A. many    B. good        C. interesting   D. free

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：讲述的是作者通过一个木匠处理工作中的烦恼的方法，意识到了不要把烦恼带给家人，每个人都应该有一颗自己的烦恼树，用来悬挂烦恼，为了不影响家人。

1.A考查动词辨析A. lose失去；B. find发现；C. expect期望；D. finish完成；句意：瘪了的轮胎让他失去一小时的工作时间 。根据上文我雇佣木匠来给我干活，而轮胎没气让他耽搁了工作，故选A项。

2.2】B考查名词辨析A. tip提示；B. ride骑车；C. car车；D. coffee咖啡；句意：因此我让他骑车回家。根据上文提到轮胎瘪了，故选B项。

3.3】D考查动词辨析A. stared盯着 ；B. waved挥手；C. sat坐下；D. paused暂停；句意：当我们走到他家时，他在门口附近的小树下停了一下，用手摸了摸树枝，根据句意可知停了一会，故选D项。

4.4】C考查名词辨析A. expressions表达；B. kids孩子；C. changes改变；D. stories故事；句意：当门打开的一瞬间，他快乐的改变了。根据下方提到His eyes lit up and he ran to his two small children可知选C项。

5.5】D考查副词辨析A. willingly愿意；B. quietly安静地；C. carefully仔细地；D. cheerfully高兴地；句意：他的双眼放光，两个孩子快乐的过来拥抱他。根据The moment he opened the door, he had amusing 可知选D项。

6.6】B考查名词辨析A. pity遗憾；B. curiosity好奇；C. habit习惯；D. satisfaction满意；句意：当我离开这个快乐的一家后，我经过小树，我很好奇，就问，在你进入家之前，你为什么在这棵树下停留呢？根据根据语境，对于他前后情绪的变化很好奇，所以选B项。

7.7】C考查特殊疑问词辨析A. how如何；B. when什么时候；C. why为什么；D. what什么；句意：当我离开这个快乐的一家后，我经过小树，我很好奇，就问，在你进入家之前，你为什么在这棵树下停留呢？故选C项。

8.8】B考查动词辨析A. keep保持；B. help帮助；C. appreciate欣赏；D. allow允许；句意： 我知道我禁不住担心我的工作又担心我的生活，但这些问题不应该影响到我的家人。Can’t help doing 禁不住 做某事，故选B项。

9.9】A考查名词辨析A. problems问题；B. jobs工作；C. facts事实；D. duties责任；句意：句意： 我知道我禁不住担心我的工作又担心我的生活，但这些问题不应该影响到我的家人。根据句意指的是上文提到的问题，麻烦，故选A项。

10.0】D考查动词辨析A. correct改正；B. remove移除；C. learn学会；D. control控制；句意：我知道我能控制一件事，因此每天晚上在我回家之前，我都会把他们挂在树上。根据句意可知他能控制自己的生活，故选D项。

11.1】D考查动词辨析A. admitted承认；B. suggested建议；C. insisted坚持；D. smiled微笑；句意：他微笑到，快乐的事情是，当我早上拾起他们时，已经没有昨天晚上那么难以忍受了，根据“Funny thing is可知选D项。

12.2】A考查形容词辨析A. many许多；B. good好的； C. interesting有兴趣的；D. free自由的；句意：句意：他微笑到，快乐的事情是，当我早上拾起他们时，已经没有昨天晚上那么难以忍受了。根据语境选A项。

考点：故事类短文。