Question

二、 完形填空(10分)

There was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was cheap,but it was very 1 to him because it was a gift from his father.

After 2 the barn for a long time,he gave up and asked for 3 from a group of children playing nearby.

He 4 them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this,the children hurried inside the barn 5 . They searched everywhere but still could not find the 6 . Just when the farmer was going to give up,a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 7 .

The farmer looked at him and thought ,“Why not? After all,this kid looks honest. ”

So the farmer 8 the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand!The farmer was surprised and asked the boy how he 9 while the rest had failed.

The boy replied ,“I do nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch. ”

This shows us that sometimes a 10 mind can think better than an excited one.

1. A important R expensive C useless   D. interesting

2. A. finding   B. searching   C. watching   D. studying

3. A. money   B. danger   C. work   D. help

4. A. promised   B. taught   C. warned   D. believed

5. A. angrily   B. slowly   C. immediately   D. hardly

6. A. rule   B. book   C. child   D. watch

7. A. way   B. chance   C. lesson   D. smile

8. A. threw   B. sent   C. gave   D. caught

9. A. came   B. knew   C. succeeded   D. suggested

10. A. beautiful   B. smart   C. peaceful   D. quick

Answer 1

二、 1. A解析：由句意及but可推断这块表对他

很重要，故选A.

2. B解析：由句意可知，在谷仓里找了很长 一段时间之后……故选B.search“寻找”， find “找到”。

3. D解析：由句意可知“他寻求帮助”，故 选D.

4. A解析：由句意可知“他许诺酬谢找到手 表的人”，故选A.

5. C

6. D

7. B解析：由句意可知，一个小男孩儿要求 再给他一次机会，故选B.

8. B解析：由句意可知，这个农民让小男孩 儿回到谷仓，故选B.

9. C解析：由后面的failed可知应选它的对 应词，故选C.

10. C解析：由后面的excited可知选C.