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【題目】 A farmer had a donkey. One day it fell into a deep dry well. The poor animal cried for hours. The farmer tried hard to pull it out but________ Finally, he decided the animal was too old, so it just wasn't worth it to try to ______ it. So he invited his neighbors to help him bury（埋葬）the old donkey in the well so that it would make him end its pain.

They each took a shovel （鏟子）and began to cover the ________ with dirt. Realizing what was happening, the donkey felt upset and cried sadly and loudly. But as more dirt fell into the well, slowly it became _______. The farmer looked down into the well, and was _______ by what he saw. When the dirt hit its _______ , the donkey shook it off and took a step up on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer neighbors continued to put dirt on top of the animal, it would shake it off and _______a step up. Soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and_______ quickly. Everyone was amazed and shocked. It seemed that it would bury it at first, but it actually helped it________ later.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to get out of the well is to stop________, and not to let the dirt cover you, but to shake it off and take a step up. Each one of our troubles in life is a stepping stone. We can deal with difficulties just by not stopping, never giving up!

【1】A.failedB.ref usedC.agreedD.worked

【2】A.driveB.pushC.feedD.save

【3】A.farmB.roomC.wellD.pond

【4】A.sadB.quietC.angryD.noisy

【5】A.madB.frightenedC.boredD.surprised

【6】A.eyesB.tailsC.backD.legs

【7】A.moveB.flyC.watchD.change

【8】A.went onB.went downC.ran awayD.ran over

【9】A.happilyB.strangelyC.patientlyD.successfully

【10】A.sleepingB.cryingC.laughingD.dancing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文是一則故事，講了農(nóng)民的一頭驢子不慎掉入了一口枯井中，他費了很多力氣也無法把它救上來，最終他決定放棄并把驢子埋在井中。但隨著大家把土揚下去埋它，驢子把土抖掉，站在土上慢慢地上來了。

【1】句意：他努力把它拉出來但是失敗了。

考查動詞詞義辨析。A. failed失��；B. ref used拒絕；C. agreed同意；D. worked工作。根據(jù)后文，可知驢子沒被拉上來，所以是失敗了，故選A。

【2】句意：所以并不值得再去努力救它了。

考查動詞詞義辨析。A. drive開車；B. push推；C. feed喂養(yǎng)；D. save救。根據(jù)句意，可知農(nóng)民不想再費力氣救驢子了，故選D。

【3】句意：他們每個人拿了一把鏟子，開始用土來填井。

考查名詞詞義辨析。A. farm農(nóng)場；B. room房間；C. well井；D. pond池塘。根據(jù)前文，可知驢子是掉在井中，他們決定填井埋驢。故選C。

【4】句意：但是隨著更多的土進入井中，慢慢地它變得安靜了。

考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. sad悲傷的；B. quiet安靜的；C. angry生氣的；D. noisy吵鬧的。根據(jù)前文the donkey felt upset and cried sadly and loudly，以及此處的but的轉(zhuǎn)折，可知要形成對比，故選B。

【5】句意：這個農(nóng)民往井里看，被他看見的驚到了。

考查動詞的被動。A. mad生氣的；B. frightened害怕；C. bored無聊；D. surprised驚訝。根據(jù)后文，可知農(nóng)民是對此感到驚訝，故選D。

【6】句意：當(dāng)土落在它背上，驢子會把它抖掉，然后站在一層新土上。

考查名詞詞義辨析。A. eyes 眼睛；B. tails尾巴；C. back背；D. legs腿。根據(jù)后文說抖掉土，可知土是落在了背上，故選C。

【7】句意：它會把土抖掉然后又站高一步。

考查動詞詞義辨析。A. move移動；B. fly飛；C. watch觀看；D. change改變。根據(jù)句意，可知驢子是移動到更高一層，故選A。

【8】句意：很快，驢子升高到可以越過井的邊緣，然后快速地逃跑了。

考查動詞短語。A. went on繼續(xù)；B. went down下降；C. ran away逃跑；D. ran over超過。根據(jù)故事的發(fā)展，可知驢子逃出井后就匆忙逃走了，故選C。

【9】句意：看起來最初土好像會把驢子埋了，但事實上它之后成功地幫助了驢子。

考查副詞詞義辨析。A. happily開心地；B. strangely奇怪地；C. patiently耐心地；D. successfully成功地。此處修飾其前動詞help，根據(jù)句意，可知是“成功幫助”，故選D。

【10】句意：走出井的訣竅是停止哭泣，不要讓土把你掩埋了，而是要抖掉土，并借此站得更高。

考查動詞詞義辨析。A. sleeping睡覺；B. crying哭泣；C. laughing笑；D. dancing跳舞。根據(jù)前文，可知是告誡大家陷入困境先不要哭泣，故選B。