閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C或者D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

（一）

Someone says， “Time is money.” But I think time is __1__ important than money. Why？ Because when money is spent， we can get it back. However， when time is __2__ itll never __3__. Thats __4__ we mustnt waste time.

It goes without saying that the __5__ is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do __6__ useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking， drinking and __7__. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own __8__.

In a word， we should save time. We shouldnt __9__ todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to __10__.

（ ）1. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more

（ ）2. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished

（ ）3. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring

（ ）4. A. what B. that C. because D. why

（ ）5. A. money B. time C. day D. food

（ ）6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

（ ）7. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working

（ ）8. A. time B. food C. money D. life

（ ）9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give

（ ）10. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take

（二）

Nasreddin was a poor man， so he tried to grow __1__ he could in his own garden， so that he would not have to buy so many in the market.

One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and __2__ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick， ran out and chased the ox， but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden， he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.

__3__， while he __4__ in the street near his house， he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that __5__ his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him， __6__ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other， he beat both of them equally hard.

The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a __7__ coffee-house. When he saw __8__ Nasreddin was doing __9__ his animals， he ran out and shouted， “What are you doing？ What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that？”

“You keep out this！” Nasreddin shouted back， “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well __10__ I am beating him！”

（ ）1. A. so many vegetables B. many vegetables

C. as many as vegetables D. as many vegetables as

（ ）2. A. was eating B. ate C. had eaten D. has eaten

（ ）3. A. Next day B. Next morning

C. Last morning D. The next morning

（ ）4. A. walks B. waked C. was walking D. walking

（ ）5. A. ruined B. had eaten C. ate D. had ruin

（ ）6. A. so B. and C. but D. or

（ ）7. A. beside B. nearby C. near D. near by

（ ）8. A. that B. which C. why D. what

（ ）9. A. for B. to C. with D. on

（ ）10.A. reason B. when C. why D. because

（三）

Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She __1__ him very much and as he was not a __2 __ child， she was always __3__ that he might be ill， __4__ she used to take him to see the best __5__ in the town four times a year to be looked __6__.

During one of these __7__， the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him， “Have you had any __8__ with your nose or ears recently？” Mick __9__ for a second and then answered， “Yes， I __10__.”

Mrs. Ball was very __11__. “But Im sure you have __12__ told me that， Mick！” She said worriedly. “Oh， really？” Said the doctor __13__. “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears， my boy？” “Well，” answered Mick， “I always have trouble with them when Im __14__ my sweater off， because the __15__ is very tight.”

（ ）1. A. loved B. hated C. missed D. cared

（ ）2. A. rich B. clever C. strong D. happy

（ ）3. A. afraid B. surprised C. glad D. sure

（ ）4. A. which B. for C. but D. so

（ ）5. A. player B. teacher C. doctor D. lawyer

（ ）6. A. round B. over C. for D. after

（ ）7. A. talks B. years C. visits D. stays

（ ）8. A. answer B. thing C. word D. trouble

（ ）9. A. waited B. thought C. stood D. looked

（ ）10. A. did B. will C. have D. do

（ ）11. A. excited B. interested C. pleased D. surprised

（ ）12. A. already B. just C. never D. always

（ ）13. A. angrily B. seriously C. happily D. carefully

（ ）14. A. turning B. taking C. keeping D. putting

（ ）15. A. collar B. nose C. mouth D. ear

參考答案與解析

（一）

名師點評

文章講述了時間的重要性。金錢用完了可以再來，但時間卻是一去不復(fù)返。告誡我們要珍惜時間，不能虛度年華。

答案簡析

1.D。該句中多音節(jié)形容詞important的比較級應(yīng)是 more important，用even來修飾比較級，故選 even more important。

2.C。這里表示時間流逝，故選gone。

3.A。時間流逝就不會再回來，根據(jù)文意應(yīng)選return。

4.D。上文解釋了我們?yōu)槭裁床荒芾速M時間，承接上文應(yīng)用why。

5.B。時間的流逝悄無聲息，故應(yīng)選 time。

6.B。根據(jù)文意可知，我們應(yīng)珍惜時間，做一些有用的事情，故選something。

7.C。該句列舉了一些人浪費時間的例子，四個選項中只有playing能和smoking， drinking 相提并論，故選playing。

8.D。根據(jù)文意，浪費時間就是浪費自己的生命，故選life。

9.B。leave意為“留下，剩下”。根據(jù)文意，我們不能把今天的事留到明天做，故選 leave。

10.A。這里表示浪費時間，故選lose。

（二）

名師點評

這是一個笑話，貧農(nóng)Nasreddin在街上碰到兩頭牛，搞不清是哪一頭毀壞了他家的菜園，于是用棒子將兩頭牛一起抽打，牛主人制止時，他卻強詞奪理，無理取鬧。

答案簡析

1.D。習(xí)慣用語as many as possible 意為“盡可能多的”合乎文意，為正確選項。

2.A。過去進行時強調(diào)過去正在進行的動作，根據(jù)文意Nasreddin看到牛正在吃蔬菜，故選 was eating 。

3.D。指過去某一天的第一天或第二天早上、晚上，應(yīng)用the next day/morning/evening。 故應(yīng)選The next morning 。

4.C。在從句動作進行的過程中，主句動作發(fā)生了，這時從句常用進行時態(tài)，故選擇was walking 。

5.B。牛吃蔬菜是貧農(nóng)上街之前的事，文章本身講的是過去的故事，指過去的過去應(yīng)用過去完成時，故選had eaten。

6.A。從句子意思看，空白處前后構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系，故選擇so。

7.B。形容詞nearby一般作定語，表示“不遠的，附近的”，合乎文意，為正確選項。

8.D。這里需要一個引導(dǎo)詞，引導(dǎo)saw的賓語從句，同時在句子里作do的賓語，故選 what。

9.B。do sth. to sb.結(jié)構(gòu)中to后面常接動作的對象。

10.C。牛主人問及Nasreddin打牛的原因，這里需要一個引導(dǎo)詞引導(dǎo) knew的賓語從句，且在從句中作狀語，根據(jù)上文可知這里應(yīng)填 why。

（三）

名師點評

深愛兒子的鮑爾夫人一直為兒子的健康憂慮，常帶他去醫(yī)院看病，甚至被兒子脫毛衣引起眼睛和鼻子的不適而虛驚一場。

答案簡析

1.A。根據(jù)下文鮑爾夫人常帶兒子去看病可見她非常愛兒子，故選擇loved。

2.C。鮑爾夫人擔(dān)心兒子會有病，常帶他醫(yī)院，說明Nick沒有強壯的體魄，故選擇Strong。

3.A。上文講到鮑爾夫人愛兒子，那么兒子的健康狀況應(yīng)讓做媽媽的擔(dān)心才對，而不是驚奇或快樂，故選擇afraid。

4.D。兩分句從意思上看，應(yīng)為因果關(guān)系，因此應(yīng)用so引導(dǎo)這個結(jié)果狀語從句。

5.C。生病了當然是去看醫(yī)生，再根據(jù)下文意思，應(yīng)選擇doctor。

6.B。look over為固定詞組，意為“檢查”。

7.B。上文提到一年要去醫(yī)院檢查四次，下文將要講到其中一年里發(fā)生的一件事情，故選years從而形成對應(yīng)。

8.D。have trouble with sth 意為“在某方面有麻煩”為一習(xí)慣用語。

9.B。醫(yī)生問了一個問題，他要作出回答，因此得思考一會兒，故選擇thought。

10.C。醫(yī)生的問題用了現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)，對之作出的回答也應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時，即：Yes，I have。

11.D。深愛兒子的媽媽第一次聽說兒子鼻子、眼睛有問題應(yīng)感到驚訝，故選擇surprised。

12.C。媽媽感到驚訝是因為她從未聽兒子提到過這回事，故應(yīng)選never。

13.B。醫(yī)生對自己經(jīng)常檢查的病人，出現(xiàn)新的病情應(yīng)作為嚴肅的事情來處理，故應(yīng)選seriously。

14.B。take a sweater off意為“脫去毛線衣”。

15.A。穿毛衣時衣領(lǐng)子擠壓眼、鼻引起疼痛，故應(yīng)選collar。