Question

【題目】 There was once a little boy whose name was George, and his father one day gave him a small axe (斧頭) to play with. It is very new and sharp.

George was greatly pleased with it. He thought, “Dad’s big axe can cut down a big tree. Is my axe able to cut down a small ________? I’m going to have a try.” Then he took it ________ him to the garden. He went along the way, trying it on nearly every thing that came in his way.

At last he came to a young cherry-tree, and began to try the ________ on it. He soon made some deep cuts in the tree. And then he walked away to another part of the garden.

His father was very fond of the cherry-tree, but George ________ all about that.

After his father returned home, he came to that part of the garden where the tree stood. He was very sorry ________ he found his fine cherry-tree almost ruined (破壞).

“George!” said he ________ to his son, “Who has done this?”

Did George answer “I don’t know, father.”? Oh no. Can he blame (責怪) anyone else?

With tears in eyes he ________ his father’s face. “Father,” said he, “I can’t ________ a lie --- I did it.”

Noble boy! He was not afraid to tell the ________, and his father forgave (原諒) him. His father didn’t punish him, but praised him, “Good boy, even ten thousand cherry-trees can’t be more valuable than a (an) ________ boy.”

The boy of this story became one of the greatest men that ever lived. He was George Washington.

【1】A. itB. oneC. thatD. ones

【2】A. toB. forC. withD. on

【3】A. giftB. treeC. gardenD. axe

【4】A. forgotB. leftC. rememberedD. wondered

【5】A. whileB. whenC. untilD. unless

【6】A. happilyB. suddenlyC. thankfullyD. angrily

【7】A. looked forB. looked overC. looked up toD. looked after

【8】A. speakB. talkC. tellD. read

【9】A. lieB. truthC. storyD. joke

【10】A. honestB. successfulC. famousD. careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

本文講述了喬治華盛頓小時候，拿著斧子把爸爸喜歡的櫻桃樹給砍倒了。當他爸爸生氣地詢問誰干的時候。喬治勇敢地承認是他做的。他爸爸表揚了他，沒有懲罰他。

【1】考查代詞及語境的理解。A. it它，B. one 代指前面出現的單數名詞，C. that那個，代指前面出現的不可數名詞，D. ones代指前面出現的復數名詞。句意：他想到：“爸爸的斧頭能砍倒一棵大樹，我的斧頭能砍倒一棵小樹嗎？”根據代指單數名詞tree，故用one，故選B。

【2】考查介詞及語境的理解。A. to向，B. for 為了，C. with 和……一起，D. on在…..上面。句意：然后，他把它帶到花園。take sth with sb. 某人隨身攜帶……，故選A。

【3】考查名詞及語境的理解。A. gift 禮物，B. tree樹木， C. garden花園， D. axe斧頭。句意：最后，他來到一個小的櫻桃樹處，開始在它身上試試斧頭。根據前文的Then he took it ____2____ him to the garden.可知，此處表示帶著斧頭，故選D。

【4】考查動詞及語境的理解。A. forgot忘記， B. left離開，C. remembered 記得，D. wondered想知道。句意：他的父親非常喜歡那棵櫻桃樹，但是喬治把所有這些都忘了。根據前文可知，他用斧頭把那棵櫻桃樹砍倒了，因為他忘記了那是他爸爸喜歡的櫻桃樹，故選A。

【5】考查連詞及語境的理解。A. while當…..時候，與延續(xù)性動詞連用，B. when當……時候，與瞬間性動詞連用，C. until 直到，D. unless除非。句意：當他發(fā)現她那棵美麗的櫻桃樹幾乎被破壞了，他感到非常抱歉。此處found是瞬間性動詞，故用when引導時間狀語從句，故選B。

【6】考查副詞及語境的理解。A. happily 高興地，B. suddenly突然地，C. thankfully感謝地，D. angrily生氣地。句意：他生氣地對他兒子說：“喬治！誰干的這個？” 根據前文的he found his fine cherry-tree almost ruined可知他發(fā)現自己喜歡的漂亮的櫻桃樹被破壞了，因此他感到生氣，故選D。

【7】考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A. looked for尋找，B. looked over 仔細檢查，C. looked up to 抬頭看，D. looked after照顧。句意：他含著眼淚抬頭看著爸爸的臉。根據前文的There was once a little boy whose name was George,可知他是一個小男孩，因此要抬頭看著他的爸爸，故選C。

【8】考查動詞及語境的理解。A. speak說，強調說某種語言，B. talk 談論，C. tell 告訴，D. read閱讀。句意：我不能撒謊——我做的。tell a lie撒謊，故選C。

【9】考查名詞及語境的理解。A. lie謊言，B. truth 真相，C. story故事，D. joke玩笑。句意：他不害怕說出真相，他的爸爸原諒他了。根據I can’t ____8____ a lie --- I did it.可知，他不會撒謊，因此表示他說出了真相，故選B。

【10】考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. honest 誠實的，B. successful 成功的，C. famous著名的，D. careful認真的。句意：好孩子，一萬棵櫻桃樹也比不上一個誠實的孩子有價值。根據前文的Noble boy! He was not afraid to tell the ____9____, and his father forgave (原諒) him.可知，此處表示他不怕說出真相，因此表示他是一個誠實的孩子。故選A。

根據前后文的語境，認真辨析選項里的單詞或短語的詞義，結合詞性，短語，句型，時態(tài)，語態(tài)和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如小題8，句意：我不能撒謊——我做的。tell a lie撒謊，故選C。