Question

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was1.(real) good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do2.he) best. His boss gave him an axe（斧头）and showed him the area（地区）, 3.he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter4.(bring) 18 trees. “Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way”. Very5.(motivate) by the boss's words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, 6.he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder. But he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing fewer and7. (few) trees. “I must be losing my 8.(strong), ” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, 9.(say) that he could not understand what was going on. “When was the10.time you sharpened your axe? ” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees. ”

Answer

1.really

2.his

3.where

4.brought

5.motivated

6.but

7.fewer

8.strength

9.saying

10.last

【解析】本文讲述了砍柴人的故事，暗示了一个道理：“磨刀不误砍柴功”。

1. really

考查副词。 薪水确实很好，工作条件也好。副词修饰形容词，故要用really来修饰表语good。

2.his

考查形容词性物主代词。由于这个原因，樵夫决心要尽自己的最大努力。他的，his。

3.where

考查定语从句的关系副词。他的老板给了他一把斧头，带他到他应该去工作的地方。先行词是the area, the area 在定语从句中作地点状语，故要用where引导。

4.brought

考查谓动动词。伐木工人带来18棵树。指过去的动作，故要用一般过去时，即brought。

5.motivated

考查非谓语作状语。老板的话激励了他，第二天更努力了。motivate（使有动机，激发，刺激; 激发…的积极性），与the woodcutter是被动关系。激发了伐木工人的积极性，故要用过去分词作状语。

6.but

考查转折连词。但是第二天他只带来15棵树。从句意可知前后是转折关系，故用but 来连接。

7.fewer

考查比较级。 第三天他更努力了。但是只砍了10棵树。一天又一天，他砍的树越来越少了。从句意可知是比较级，而且从句式也可看出。故用fewer。

8.strength

考查名词。“我的力气一定在减少”伐木工人想，名词strenght。

9.saying

考查非谓语做伴随状语。伐木工人到老板那儿道歉，并说…。道歉（Apologize）的同时说（say），say在此作道歉的伴随状语。

【名师点睛】动词-ing形式作伴随状语。

动词-ing形式作状语表示在进行一动作的同时所进行的另一动作，它对谓语动词起修饰和陪衬的作用。动名词作状语可以表示时间、原因、条件、让步、结果、方式或伴随情况。

动词-ing形式作时间、原因、条件、让步状语时多位于句首；作结果、伴随情况状语时常位于句末。

He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time.他躺在草地上，长时间地望着天空。

Mary sat by the window of the classroom, reading a book. (伴随状语，表示动作的同时进行)

一般情况下，动词的 -ing所表示的动作和谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生，它没有相应的状语从句可以转换，但可以用并列句转换。

The girl came into the classroom, singing and dancing.

=The girl came into the classroom and they sang and danced.

He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time.

= He lay on the grass,and stared at the sky for a long time

10.last

考查形容词作定语。“你最后一次磨斧子是什么时候？”老板问。由本句意思可知是最后一次。故用last。