Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 1 things with. He 2 to take ten servants with him. They would 3 the things to sell and the food to 4 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 5 and asked to 6 with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, ―Well, 7 may go with us. 8 you are
the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 9 , you can’t carry a 10 load (擔子). You must 11 the lightest one to carry.‖ The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
―You are 12 .‖ said his master, ―That is the biggest and the heaviest one.‖ The boy said 13 and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants
were tired 14 the little servant. Do you know 15 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town
1. A. eat B. buy C. change D. get
2. A. decided B. liked C. hoped D. tried
3. A. take B. bring C. carry D. borrow
4. A. cook B. eat C. buy D. drink
5. A. them B. the servants (僕人) C. the road D. the rich man
6. A. stop B. stay C. go D. talk
7. A. you B. he C. I D. they
8. A. Since B. If C. Because D. But
9. A. family B. guests C. servants D. things
10. A. heavy B. light C. small D. difficult
11. A. eat B. choose C. pick up D. understand
12. A. brave B. right C. clever D. foolish
13. A. sorry B. nothing C. angrily D. good-bye
14. A. besides B. of C. except D. with
15. A. who B. him C. that D. why
名師點評
本文講述了一個聰明的小男孩的故事。他要求加入一位富人的旅行，在得到同意後 選擇擔子時，看似愚蠢地選擇了最大、最重的擔子。而這恰恰就是他的聰明之處，因爲他所挑的麪包在途中是被邊走邊吃的，到達目的地時已所剩無幾。閱讀這故選foolish。篇文章時要注意句子的整體理解，如第8、9、10這三題。
答案簡析
1. B。這位富人不僅帶了東西去賣，而且帶錢去―買‖東西。解這道題時要注意將句中and前後的內容進行比較。
2. A。根據他的想法，他―決定‖要帶十個僕人。這件事完全可以由他自己決定，所以沒有必要―希望帶……‖或―努力帶……‖，故C、D不合題意。
3. C。carry在句中意爲―攜帶、運送‖;take 意爲―帶走‖;bring意爲―帶來‖。本句意爲―他們將運送要賣的東西和在路上要吃的食物‖。下文的第10、11兩題所在的句子也有提示。
4. B。參照第3題。
5. D。一個小男孩來找這位富人，要求和他們一起走，故選 the rich man。
6. C。參照第5題。
7. A。富人同意小男孩隨行。
8. D。此句和上文是轉折關係,意爲―但是你是我的僕人中最小的'、最瘦的、最弱的一個，你不能挑重擔‖，故選but。
9. C。參照第8題。
10. A。參照第8題。
11. B。此句意爲―你要選擇挑最輕的擔子‖，―pick up‖意爲―撿起‖，不合文意，故選choose。
12. D。主人看到這個小僕人選擇了最重的擔子，感到他很―愚蠢‖，故選foolish。。
13. B。聽了主人的話，小男孩―什麼也沒說‖，而是高興地挑起了擔子。
14. C。由於小男孩的聰明，―除了‖他自己，其他僕人都累壞了。
15. D。Do you know why? 用在文章最後用來引出原因，告訴讀者其中的奧妙。
