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It was very cold that day. It was __1__ heavily and the ground was covered with __2__ snow. The shepherd thought it was dangerous to __3__ the hill and it was difficult for the sheep to find some __4__ there. So he decided to stay in the __5__ room. He put some hay(干草) in a pen(围栏) __6__ the sheep could eat it when they were __7__. The dog, who felt cold outside, lay on the __8__ hay and soon went to sleep.
At noon the sheep wanted to eat the hay. They were __9__ afraid of the dog and __10__ could get close to it. At last the __11__ sheep came to the hay. Before he started to eat, the dog heard it and opened his eyes. He barked(吠) loudly to __12__ him. The sheep ran away __13__. Looking at the unnatural(不近人情的) dog, the sheep began to talk __14__.
“What a selfish(自私的) dog!” said one of the sheep. “He cannot eat the hay, and yet refuses to __15__ those who can to eat!”
名师点评
本篇是一个寓言故事，说的是一只牧羊犬，因为天冷，就睡在牧羊人给羊吃的干草上。结果，羊吃不着草，感到非常生气，他们认为狗太自私，自己又不能吃草，还不让能吃草的吃 (B)1. A. raining
B. snowing
C. blowing
D. shining
【解析】B。从下文可知天是在下雪。(A)2. A. thick
B. thin
C. beautiful
D. big
【解析】A。上文说天在下着大雪，所以地上应该被覆盖着“厚厚的”雪。 ()3. A. play on
B. live on
C. climb up D. go to
【解析】C。可能有同学会选go to the hill，但比较climb up the hill，后者更符合常理。意为“在这种天气下爬上山是很危险的。”(B)4. A. cake
B. grass
C. fruit
D. vegetables
【解析】B。根据常理，羊在那儿也很难找到草。 ()5. A. cold
B. cool
C. hot
D. warm
【解析】D。天冷，牧羊人就想呆在温暖的房间里。英语里一般不用hot room。(C)6. A. in order to
B. so as to
C. so that
D. in order
【解析】C。后面是一个完整的句子，所以不可以用in order to或so as to。so that意为“以便”，后面得跟一个完整的句子。 ()7. A. hungry B. sick
C. full
D. free
【解析】A。全句意为“牧羊人把干草放在围栏里以便羊在饿的时候能吃”。 ()8. A. hard
B. soft
C. thin
D. wet
【解析】B。躺在软草上，用soft最恰当。(C)9. A. both
B. either
C. all
D. neither
【解析】C。羊都很害怕狗。“三者以上的都”只有用all。 ()10. A. none B. neither
C. any D. some
【解析】A。没有一只羊能接近它。 ()11. A. smallest B. youngest C. weakest
D. strongest【解析】D。最终也只有最强壮的羊敢上前去。小的、弱的哪有这个胆量？ ()12. A. meet B. greet
C. warn
D. receive
【解析】C。狗大声叫，是想警告羊。绝不是去问候它。(D)13. A. easily
B. happily
C. sadly
D. quickly
【解析】D。羊只好赶紧离开，其他副词都不妥当。 ()14. A. angrily B. happily C. quietly D. politely
【解析】A。不敢去吃草，只好私下里很气愤地谈论。 ()15. A. let B. ask
C. forget D. allow
【解析】D。本句可能有同学会选let，但注意后面有to eat ，没有let sb. to do sth的说法.，但是有allow sb to do sth.，意为“但还不允许能吃的去吃（草）。
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Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however(然而) , Mr. Harris made a lot of
1
in his business,
2
they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good
3
.
They flew to Rome, and
4
at a 5-star hotel late in the evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that
5
hotel where they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served (供应)
6
seven in the evening. They were
7
to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.
“Then what are the times
8
meals?” asked Mrs. Harris.
“Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three,
9
from four to five, and dinner from six to ten.”
“But that hardly
10
any time for us to see the city!” said Mrs. Harris.
名师点评
哈里斯很少住星级宾馆，一次在罗马旅行时住进了一家五星级宾馆，因为对宾馆提供的服务不胜了解，结果闹出了笑话。
(D)1. A. mistakes
B. time
C. friends
D. money
【解析】D。根据下文，哈里斯夫妇出国旅游并住进高级宾馆，说明他们赚了很多钱。故选money。 (B)2. A. but
B. so
C. though
D. yet
【解析】B。made a lot of money与下文go to a foreign country构成因果关系， 故选so。(A)3. A. hotel
B. place
C. city
D. restaurant
【解析】A。与下文他们住进a 5-star hotel相对应，这里应选择hotel。(C)4. A. stayed
B. got
C. arrived
D. reached【解析】C。表示到达目的地，reach可直接接宾语， get后应加介词to， arrive为不接物动词，后应加介词in或at才能接宾语，所以arrive为正确选项。(A)5. A. small
B. big
C. foreign
D. good
【解析】A。根据文章的第一句，以前他都是住的small hotel，这里应选small。(B)6. A. on
B. after
C. during
D. until
【解析】B。on和during都不能与seven连用。他们估计要挨饿，说明在以前住的宾馆里7点以后不可能有饭菜供应。故应选择after。(C)7. A. tired
B. interested
C. surprised
D. worried
【解析】C。有人告知饭菜供应会持续到十点时，他们理应感到surprised。 (D)8. A. with
B. on
C. at
D. of
【解析】D。of常用来表示所有关系，the times of the meals表示“每顿饭的供应时间”。(B)9. A. drink
B. tea
C. beer
D. food【解析】B。根据西方人的生活习性，宾馆一般不会在一段时间只供应啤酒，下午喝茶比较合乎常理。故选tea。 (D)10. A. takes
B. does
C. has
D. leaves
【解析】D。哈里斯以为从早到晚都得在吃饭或喝茶，几乎没有剩余时间观光旅游了，leave表示“剩下，遗留”，为正确选项。