Question

A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (鏟). In the1of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he 2a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock,3to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much4, he pushed the rock across the sandbox by5his hands. When the boy got the rock to the6of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and7the little wall.8, the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some9, the rock tipped (翻滾) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only10was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he11tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window12the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large13appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but14, he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy15back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father16down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be17? Are you discovering that you don’t have18it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the19we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for20when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      method
   2. B.
      step
   3. C.
      practice
   4. D.
      process
2. 2.
   1. A.
      created
   2. B.
      set
   3. C.
      discovered
   4. D.
      brought
3. 3.
   1. A.
      trying
   2. B.
      managing
   3. C.
      deciding
   4. D.
      competing
4. 4.
   1. A.
      thought
   2. B.
      struggle
   3. C.
      movement
   4. D.
      worry
5. 5.
   1. A.
      touching
   2. B.
      shaking
   3. C.
      using
   4. D.
      controlling
6. 6.
   1. A.
      bottom
   2. B.
      center
   3. C.
      edge
   4. D.
      front
7. 7.
   1. A.
      over
   2. B.
      down
   3. C.
      through
   4. D.
      into
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Doubted
   2. B.
      Surprised
   3. C.
      Pleased
   4. D.
      Determined
9. 9.
   1. A.
      attempt
   2. B.
      progress
   3. C.
      effort
   4. D.
      decision
10. 10.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       reward
    3. C.
       point
    4. D.
       purpose
11. 11.
    1. A.
       made out
    2. B.
       broke out
    3. C.
       burst into
    4. D.
       rushed into
12. 12.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       until
    4. D.
       before
13. 13.
    1. A.
       rock
    2. B.
       picture
    3. C.
       figure
    4. D.
       shade
14. 14.
    1. A.
       surprisingly
    2. B.
       doubtfully
    3. C.
       kindly
    4. D.
       firmly
15. 15.
    1. A.
       shouted
    2. B.
       smiled
    3. C.
       called
    4. D.
       asked
16. 16.
    1. A.
       reached
    2. B.
       looked
    3. C.
       fell
    4. D.
       put
17. 17.
    1. A.
       pushed
    2. B.
       dropped
    3. C.
       carried
    4. D.
       removed
18. 18.
    1. A.
       who
    2. B.
       what
    3. C.
       which
    4. D.
       where
19. 19.
    1. A.
       minds
    2. B.
       spirits
    3. C.
       force
    4. D.
       strength
20. 20.
    1. A.
       help
    2. B.
       tips
    3. C.
       advice
    4. D.
       ideas

Answer 1

DCABC CADBB CBCDA ADBDA
1.D “在沙子里修路和隧道的過(guò)程中，......”選D。
2.C 考查create和discover的區(qū)別，前者是“創(chuàng)造”；后者是“發(fā)現(xiàn)”。
3.A考查try和manage的區(qū)別，前者是“試圖，試著”；后者是“成功做成某事”。
4.B “用了很大勁兒”，struggle意為“努力，奮斗”。
5.C 通過(guò)“使用”手,by后加doing。
6.C 根據(jù)句意：當(dāng)他把石頭推到箱子的“邊緣”時(shí)，故用C。
7.A由roll it up知，他要把石頭往上推，“翻過(guò)”箱子。故用介詞over。
8.D根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該是“下決心”把石頭推出箱子。故選D。
9.B attempt嘗試, progress進(jìn)步,  effort努力, decision決定,自認(rèn)為已經(jīng)有了一些“進(jìn)步”，選B。
10.B 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)只有B“獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，酬勞”符合題意。
11.C 考查短語(yǔ)，“突然大哭起來(lái)”burst into sth.例：burst into laughter“突然大笑起來(lái)”。Make out“理解，認(rèn)出”；break out“爆發(fā)”；rush into“闖入”。
12.B as譯為“隨著，伴隨”，指爸爸看到了整件事的過(guò)程。
13.C The moment譯為“一……就……”，一看到兒子哭了，爸爸（身影）就立刻過(guò)來(lái)了。根據(jù)句意，沙子上的人影（figure）是爸爸。
14.D 爸爸既溫柔又“堅(jiān)定地”說(shuō)……，選擇D。
15.A 兒子無(wú)辜地反駁道：“我盡力了，我盡力了�！� Shouted譯為“喊叫”。
16.A  The father      down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.幾個(gè)連續(xù)的動(dòng)作，只在最后一個(gè)動(dòng)作前用and；爸爸彎下腰，撿起石頭并把它扔出箱子。Reach down“(伸手)從高處取下”。
17.D 兒子是要移開(kāi)石頭，所以，從故事中得到的道理就是“你的生活中有需要被移除的石頭嗎？”，removed“移除”。
18.B have的是一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，賓語(yǔ)從句缺少賓語(yǔ)，用what。
19.D force指軍事力量；   strength泛指力量。
20.A ask sb. for sth.向某人尋求……。遇到困難時(shí)，應(yīng)該向他人求助，故A合適。