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Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to
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things with. He
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to take ten servants with him. They would
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the things to sell and the food to
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on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to
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and asked to
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with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,
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may go with us.
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you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my
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, you can’t carry a
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load (担子). You must
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the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are
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.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said
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and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired
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the little servant. Do you know
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? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.
名师点评
本文讲述了一个聪明的小男孩的故事。他要求加入一位富人的旅行，在得到同意后 选择担子时，看似愚蠢地选择了最大、最重的担子。而这恰恰就是他的聪明之处，因为他所挑的面包在途中是被边走边吃的，到达目的地时已所剩无几。阅读这故选foolish。篇文章时要注意句子的整体理解，如第8、9、10这三题。
(B)1. A. eat
B. buy
C. change
D. get
【解析】B。这位富人不仅带了东西去卖，而且带钱去“买”东西。解这道题时要注意将句中and前后的内容进行比较。
()2. A. decided
B. liked
C. hoped
D. tried
【解析】A。根据他的想法，他“决定”要带十个仆人。这件事完全可以由他自己决定，所以没有必要“希望带……”或“努力带……”，故C、D不合题意。
()3. A. take
B. bring
C. carry
D. borrow
【解析】C。carry在句中意为“携带、运送”； take 意为“带走”；bring意为“带来”。本句意为“他们将运送要卖的东西和在路上要吃的食物”。下文的第10、11两题所在的句子也有提示。
()4. A. cook
B. eat
C. buy
D. drink
【解析】B。参照第3题。
()5. A. them
B. the servants C. the road
D. the rich man
【解析】D。一个小男孩来找这位富人，要求和他们一起走，故选 the rich man。
()6. A. stop
B. stay
C. go
D. talk【解析】C。参照第5题。
()7. A. you
B. he
C. I
D. they
【解析】A。富人同意小男孩随行。
()8. A. Since
B. If
C. Because
D. But
【解析】D。此句和上文是转折关系,意为“但是你是我的仆人中最小的、最瘦的、最弱的一个，你不能挑重担”，故选but。 (C)9. A. family
B. guests
C. servants
D. things【解析】C。参照第8题。
()10. A. heavy
B. light
C. small
D. difficult
【解析】A。参照第8题。
()11. A. eat
B. choose
C. pick up
D. understand
【解析】B。此句意为“你要选择挑最轻的担子”，“pick up”意为“捡起”，不合文意，故选choose。
()12. A. brave
B. right
C. clever
D. foolish
【解析】D。主人看到这个小仆人选择了最重的担子，感到他很“愚蠢”，故选foolish。。
()13. A. sorry
B. nothing
C. angrily
D. good-bye
【解析】B。听了主人的话，小男孩“什么也没说”，而是高兴地挑起了担子。
()14. A. besides
B. of
C. except
D. with
【解析】C。由于小男孩的聪明，“除了”他自己，其他仆人都累坏了。
()15. A. who
B. him
C. that
D. why
【解析】D。Do you know why? 用在文章最后用来引出原因，告诉读者其中的奥妙。
BPeter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be. Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
名师点评
这篇完型填空讲述了身为边防检查员的彼得明知一个工厂工人在走私货物却无法抓住对方的把柄。在退休的前一天，彼得恳请其说出真相，结果令彼得恍然大悟。
(D)1. A. towards
B. down
C. to
D. up
【解析】D。根据下文这个工人越过边界后，走下山坡，所以到达边界之前应在朝山上走。故选up。
()2. A. filling
B. pulling
C. pushing D. carrying
【解析】C。这名工人是在推着一辆装有稻草的自行车，故选动词pushing。
()3. A. arrived
B. appeared C. came
D. reached
【解析】D。这里表达的是到达边界之意arrive, come为不及物动词不可直接接 the frontier，故选reached。
()4. A. ask
B. order
C. make
D. call
【解析】C。ask与order后接不定式的复合结构时，动词前应有to, make后接不定式的复合结构时，动词前to要省去。根据下文应选make。
()5. A. carefully
B. quickly C. silently D. horribly
【解析】A。彼得想发现这个工人在走私什么，所以应仔细地检查。故选carefully。
()6. A. that
B. where
C. how
D. whether
【解析】D。这里根据文意，应选择表示“是否”之意的whether作宾语从句的引导词。
()7. A. before
B. after
C. first
D. so
【解析】A。根据常理，彼得应先检查这个工人的口袋才能让他捆起稻草走人，故选before。
()8. A. lucky
B. hoping
C. thinking D. wondering
【解析】B．根据文意，彼得心中一直怀着查获走私物品的希望，故选hoping。
()9. A. had been
B. hidden
C. hiding
D. have been
【解析】B。这里things和hide之间是被动关系,现在分词hiding作定语时表示主动，所以应用过去分词hidden作后置定语表被动。
()10. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything【解析】D。本句中否定词never及文意决定了这里应选 anything。
()11. A. taking
B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing
【解析】B。四个选项从语法上讲都可以，只能从文意上进行区分，smuggling意为“走私”，是正确选项。
()12. A. possible B. strong
C. able
D. clever
【解析】C。固定结构be able to do sth. 意为“能够干某事”。 (A)13. A. through B. thoroughly C. upon
D. up
【解析】A。习惯用语look through 意为“彻底检查”。
()14. A. like
B. more
C. then
D. as【解析】D。“as usual”为固定短语，意为“象平常一样”。
()15. A. told
B. cried
C. ordered D. said
【解析】D。tell, order后面应直接接人作宾语表示告诉某人和命令某人，而用say应为say to sb. 故said为正确选项。
()16. A. cross
B. past
C. across
D. into
【解析】C．这里应选择一个介词构成介词短语在句中做状语。介词past 表“经过”； across 强调“从一边到另一边”；而into 表示“进入到……里面”。 根据文意across应为正确选项。
()17. A. thing
B. work
C. job
D. duty
【解析】C。“on the job”为一常用短语。意为 “执行公务”。
()18. A. rest
B. back
C. retire
D. retreat
【解析】C。因为今天是彼得最后一天上班说明明天他就要退休retire。
()19. A. everyone B. anyone
C. no one D. someone
【解析】B。根据句中否定词not 及文意应选anyone。
()20. A. moment B. long time
C. sometime D. some time
【解析】D。本句说明这个工人回答彼得的问题之前沉默了一会儿。A选项应用a moment； C选项表示某一点时间； D选项表示一段时间或一会儿，为正确选项。