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Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket.” __3__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish.” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “__10__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
名师点评
本文讲述了一个国王为了考验两个人，让他们往篮子里打水，忠诚的人不遗余力地往空篮子里打水，直到国王归来。结果不仅获得了一枚金戒指，而且得到了国王的信任。
1. A. finished
B. did
C. began
D. had
【解析】C。这里did和finished都表示完成了这项工作，而给篮子装满水是不可能的，国王应在两人开始打水后不久离开，所以应选began。2. A. ever
B. never
C. easily
D. no
【解析】B。往篮子里盛满水是永远不可能的，故选择never。3. A. The other
B. Another
C. One
D. A second
【解析】A。两者中的另一个用the other加名词来表示。4. A. anything
B. something
C. nothing
D. everything
【解析】C。the first man想离开，因为他觉得自己干的是无用功，故选择nothing意为“从事某项工作”。5. A. picked up
B. put away
C. took away
D. threw away
【解析】D。pick up意为“捡起”，pick away意为“放好”，take away意为“取走”，而throw down意为“扔掉、丢弃”，比较贴近文意，为正确选项。6. A. water
B. basket
C. well
D. work
【解析】A。根据文意，另一个人一直在打水，故选water。7. A. full
B. empty
C. filled
D. clean
【解析】B。不停地打水必然会导致井空，故选empty。8. A. While
B. As soon as
C. Before
D. Since
【解析】B。while引导从句时，从句应用延续性动词，before和since不符合文意，as soon as…表示“一……就”为正确选项。9. A. have done
B. will do
C. do
D. are doing
【解析】A国王是因为这个诚实的人所做过的事情而表扬他，所以应用完成时态have done。10. A. what
B. why
C. when
D. that
【解析】D。国王讲的最后一句话是含有 “so……that”结构的复合句，意为“如此……以致”故选that。
B
Food is very important. Everyone needs to __1__ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is __2__. We begin to get knowledge even __3__ we are very young. Small children are __4__ in everything around them. They learn __5__ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to __6__ story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and __7__ to find out answers. What is the best __8__ to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves, we will get __9__ knowledge. If we are __10__ getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better.
名师点评
本文说明了知识的重要性，介绍了一个人学习知识的过程以及获取知识的最佳途径，是一篇可读性较强的文章。
1. A. sleep
B. read
C. drink
D. eat
【解析】D。本句承接上文，进一步强调食物的重要性，要有强壮的体魄得吃得好，故选eat。
2. A. sport
B. exercise
C. knowledge
D. meat
【解析】C。根据下文，大脑所需要的食物应为knowledge。
3. A. until
B. when
C. after
D. so
【解析】B。按常理一个人在小的时候就开始学习了，所以应用when引导这里的时间状语从句。
4. A. interested
B. interesting
C. weak
D. better
【解析】A。小孩对知识的接受主要依靠于他们对事物产生的兴趣，词组be interested in sth 表示“对……感兴趣”，而interesting用来形容令人感兴趣的事物，故选择interested。
5. A. everything
B. something
C. nothing
D. anything
【解析】B。孩子们在耳听眼观的过程中经常会学到一些东西。everything过于绝对化 ，nothing、anything 不合文意，应选 something。
6. A. lend
B. read
C. learn
D. write
【解析】B。随着年龄的增长，孩子们开始read各类书籍而不是write，learn在这里搭配不当。
7. A. try
B. have
C. refuse
D. wait
【解析】A。孩子们在学习过程中发现问题时，由于求知的欲望，应尽力去解决问题，故选择try。
8. A. place
B. school
C. way
D. road
【解析】C。本段主要就学习方法展开讨论，该句应为总括句，空白处当然应填入ways。
9. A. little
B. few
C. many
D. the most
【解析】D。与后面的方法比起来，作者认为独立自主的学习为最佳方法，最佳方法当然应使人获得最多的知识，故选择the most。
10. A. often
B. always
C. usually
D. something
【解析】B。be always doing sth 意为“总是干某事”。