2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（7） 2页

初中英语：阅读理解 (7)‎ 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.”‎ ‎1. A. finished B. did C. began D. had ‎2. A. ever B. never C. easily D. no ‎3. A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second ‎4. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything ‎5. A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away ‎6. A. water B. basket C. well D. work ‎7. A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean ‎8. A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since ‎9. A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing ‎10. A. what B. why C. when D. that ‎ ‎ 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。‎ 答案简析 ‎1．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．B。往篮子里盛满水是永远不可能的，故选择never。‎ ‎3．A。两者中的另一个用the other加名词来表示。‎ ‎4．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．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。根据文意，另一个人一直在打水，故选water。‎ ‎7．B。不停地打水必然会导致井空，故选empty。‎ ‎8．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。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．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。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎