Question

Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard working while Peter was            , Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.
　　  One summer there was no            and the crops（莊稼）were dying. Harry thought, “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this            in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal (溝渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a            search, he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field.            it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home           lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work            at night. He was very satisfied.
　　He went home and had a good meal and           into a sound sleep.
　　Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined (有決心的). He also            digging a canal to his field but he didn't have his work completed. His field did not get            water and all his crops died.
　　Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.
小題1:A. cruel                B.1azy                 C. careless  
小題2:A. rain                B. wind                 C. cloud  
小題3:A. dream              B. problem             C. thought
小題4:A. quick              B. long                  C. slow   
小題5:A. When              B. Although              C. Unless
小題6:A. to                 B. for                  C. with  
小題7:A. early               B. late                 C. deep
小題8:A. fell                B. looked                C. turned  
小題9:A. stopped             B. forgot                C. started
小題10:A. clean              B. fresh                 C. enough

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:C

試題分析：本文講述了兩個農民，哈里勤勞而皮特懶惰。在一個大旱的夏天，哈里去找水挖溝渠，因為他的勤勞，最后獲得了豐收。而皮特也挖溝渠，但因為懶惰，沒有完成，最后他的農作物都死了。
小題1:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：哈里努力工作而同時皮特懶惰。cruel殘酷的lazy懶惰的careless粗心的。根據Peter walked around for fun可知，本題選B。
小題2:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：一年夏天，沒有下雨，莊家就要死了。rain雨wind風cloud云。根據he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal to his field可知，本題選A。
小題3:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：在他腦子里有這個想法后，他就去找一條河以至于他可以挖個溝渠到他的田地里。dream夢想problem問題thought想法。根據in mind可知，本題選C。
小題4:考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：在很長的調查之后，他發現了一條充滿藍色的水的河流。quick迅速地long長的slow慢的。根據He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty可知，本題選B。
小題5:考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：當中午的時候，他的妻子讓他的女兒喊他回家吃午飯。When當…時候Although盡管Unless除非。根據it was noon可知，本句是個時間狀語從句，故本題選A。
小題6:考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：當中午的時候，他的妻子讓他的女兒喊他回家吃午飯。to到for為了with和。根據it was noon可知，喊他的原因是為了吃午飯，故本題選B。
小題7:考查副詞及語境的理解。句意：他在晚上很晚地完成了工作。early早地1ate晚地deep深深地。根據at night可知，本題選B。
小題8:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他回到家，吃了頓好的晚餐，然后酣然入睡。fell掉下looked看turned轉向。fall into a sleep睡了一覺，固定詞組，本題選A。
小題9:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他也開始挖一條溝渠到他的田里，但是他沒完成他的工作。stopped停止forgot忘記started開始。根據he didn't have his work completed可知，本題選C。
小題10:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：他的田里沒有得到做夠的水，他的農作物都死了。clean干凈的fresh新鮮的enough足夠的。根據all his crops died可知，本題選C。