Question

Shaking It Off

One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dry well(井). The poor animal cried for hours before his       finally found him. The farmer tried hard to pull him out from the well but failed. He felt       for the donkey but after carefully thinking about the situation, he       that he would save neither the donkey nor the well. Since the donkey was too       and it was not worth（值得） the trouble of saving. So he invited his neighbors to help him bury(埋葬) the old donkey in the __    so that it would make him end his pain.

      many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels(鏟子), he soon       what was happening. He felt upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbors continued throwing the dirt on his      , he suddenly had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw:      the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up!

Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped       over the edge of the well and ran away quickly! It seemed that it would       him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his adversity(逆境).

That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt.      we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to       to any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. This is a key       one of the secrets of life.      stop and never give up. Success is just in its way.

1.A. neighbor                 B. owner                                C. relative                   D. kid

2.A. sorry                    B. lucky                                 C. dangerous                      D. worried

3.A. complained                  B. decided                            C. agreed                         D. meant

4.A. strong                           B. tall                                     C. old                                     D. poor

5.A. water                            B. hole                                  C. well                               D. house

6.A. Heard                            B. Hearing                            C. To hear                    D. Hears

7.A. realized                        B. remembered                  C. discovered                  D. found

8.A. leg                            B. stomach                   C. tail                                     D. back

9.A. any time                  B. every time                        C. one time                          D. some time

10.A. angrily                        B. heavily           C. proudly                    D. sadly

11.A. save                            B. bother                              C. fill                             D. bury

12.A. as soon as                  B. as long as                         C. as far as                            D. as well as

13.A. give up                       B. give out                            C. give in                               D. give off

14.A. to                                 B. of                             C. on                                      D. from

15.A. Always                        B. Never                          C. Sometimes                        D. Hardly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文為我們講述了一個故事。一個農民的驢掉進了一個干枯的井里，在經過努力但是還是不能把它就出來之后，這個農民放棄了，他覺得這頭驢已經老了，沒什么用了，所以他想干脆就把它埋在井里。很多人過來幫忙，但是令人驚奇的是，他們扔進井了的土不斷的被驢踩在腳下，這樣越來越高，最后這只驢竟然從井里出來了。作者通過這個故事告訴我們，生活中我們身處逆境的時候不要放棄，也許成功很快就會到來。

1.考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：在它的主人發現它之前這只可憐的動物已經叫了幾個小時。根據文章的第一句話，a farmer’s donkey ，一個農民的驢，我們可以知道這頭驢是這個農夫的，故農夫是它的主人，owner 主人。neighbor 鄰居；relative 親戚；kid小孩。根據句意可知選B。

2.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：但是在仔細的考慮了情勢之后，他為這頭驢感到抱歉。由下面的文意可知，農夫打算放棄救這頭驢，所以應該是為它感到抱歉。sorry 抱歉；lucky 幸運的；dangerous 危險的；worried擔心的。根據文意可知選A。

3.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：但是在仔細的考慮了情勢之后，他不會救這頭驢，他為這頭驢感到抱歉。complain 抱怨；decide 決定；agree 同意；mean意思是。根據句意，在仔細考慮了情勢之后，他決定不救這頭驢。故選B。

4.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：因為這頭驢太老了，不值得費勁來救它。strong 強壯的；tall 高的；old 老的；poor窮的。根據文意可知，農夫不打算救這頭驢，可見是這頭驢已經老了，對農夫來說已經沒有什么用處了，所以才會不救它。故選C。

5.考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：所以他就請他的鄰居幫忙把這頭驢埋在井里來結束它的痛苦。根據文章的開頭我們可以知道這頭驢是掉進了井里，故這里農夫就打算直接將它埋在里面。water 水；hole洞；well 井；house房子。根據文意可知選C。

6.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：聽到很多人來救它，這頭老驢開始很興奮。hear 聽見。這里用的是它的ing形式，在句中做時間狀語，并且它與該句的主語the old donkey 構成主動的關系。故選B。

7.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：當他們開始用鏟子往井里扔土的時候，它意識到發生了什么。realize 意識到；remember 記得；discover 發現；find 發現，找到。根據文意，開始驢以為人們是來救它的，但是后來它意識到并不是這樣。故選A。

8.考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：在農夫和他的鄰居們繼續往它的背上扔土的時候，它突然有了一個好主意。根據文意我們可知這頭驢是在井里，農夫和鄰居在井的外面，故他們扔下來的土會落在驢的背上。由下文44空the dirt landed on his back 也可知道。leg 腿；stomach 肚子，胃；tail 尾巴；back 背。故選D。

9.考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：每次土落在它的背上的時候，它都會把它搖晃下來，踩在腳下，向上走一步。every time 每次…的時候，引導時間狀語從句。any time 任何時間；one time 一次；some time 一段時間，均不符合句意。故選B。

10.考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：很快，當驢自豪的走出井的邊緣并且快速逃跑的時候，每個人都感到很驚訝。angrily 生氣地；heavily 重地；proudly 自豪地；sadly傷心地。這里驢拼著自己的智慧最終從井里出來了，所以應是自豪地。故選C。

11.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：開始的時候好像土會埋葬它，但是事實上土卻幫助了它。save 救；bother 打擾；fill 裝滿；bury埋葬。根據文章的開頭，農夫和他的鄰居打算用土把驢埋在井里。故選D。

12.考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：只要我們積極的面對我們的問題…。as soon as 一…就…；as long as 只要，引導條件狀語從句；as far as 遠到…，和…一樣遠；as well as和…一樣好。根據句意可知選B。

13.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：只要我們積極的面對我們的問題，拒絕向任何困難屈服，每一堆土都像是讓我們從深井里爬出來的墊腳石。give up 放棄；give out 分發，筋疲力盡；give in 屈服，讓步；give off發出。根據句意可知不向困難屈服，故選C。

14.考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：這就是生活的秘訣之一。key 鑰匙，答案，關鍵。與它搭配的介詞應該是to ,故選A。

15.考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：永不停止，永不放棄，成功很快就會到來。never 永不，從不，表達否定的意思。always 總是；sometimes 有時候。hardly幾乎不。根據句意可知選B。

考點：人生哲理類短文。