Question

When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he   １  to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place   ２  a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very   3 , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would   4  some crops where the earth had been   5 . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since   6  soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his   7 .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to   8  that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever   9 . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he   10  a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields,   11  he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite   12  from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to   13  their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s   14 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich   15 . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.

小題1:	A．feared B．agreed C．used D．failed

小題2:	A．while B．as C．when D．after

小題3:	A．happy B．disappointed C．angry D．calm

小題4:	A．harvest B．plant C．water D．feed

小題5:	A．controlled B．burned C．destroyed D．turned

小題6:	A．more B．most C．much D．few

小題7:	A．job B．problem C．pity D．dream

小題8:	A．realize B．promise C．relate D．regret

小題9:	A．feed B．sell C．plant D．eat

小題10:

A．take up B．set up C．turn up D．make up

小題11:

A．now B．though C．so D．because

小題12:

A．careful B．rich C．alone D．cheerful

小題13:

A．bring B．take C．send D．make

小題14:

A．understanding B．knowledge C．thinking D．skills

小題15:

A．mud B．gold C．soil D．material

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:C

試題分析：本文主要講的是喬一家因為沒有完全理解鄰居的一句話而開始努力挖土地找黃金，后來開始種植農作物，最后通過蔬菜而變富有的故事。文章最后揭開了謎底：并不是鄰居說真的有黃金，而是說那塊土地很肥沃。只是喬對英語的理解不好而造成的。
小題1:短語辨析。feared to 害怕做某事；agreed to 同意做某事；used to do 過去常常做某事；failed to未能做某事.結合語境可知此處指的是，我的爺爺過去常常給我講一個故事。所以選C
小題2:連詞辨析。A.當……時，一邊……一邊，強調主從句中動作同時發生；B.隨著，強調動作的伴隨性；C. 當……時，D.接時間點，表示在……之后。聯系上下文，可知此處指的是，當一個附近的農民告訴他們那兒的地里有黃金時，他們正要在入住這個地方。故選C。
小題3:聯系前一句關于地里有黃金的描述，可知喬很高興。故選A。
小題4:動詞辨析。A. 收獲；B.種植；C.澆水；D.喂養。聯系上下文，可知此處指的是在地里面種植一些莊稼。故選B。
小題5:動詞辨析。A.控制；B.燃燒；C. 毀滅；D. 轉動，反過來。聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是那些被翻過的地方。故選D。
小題6:聯系后一句Joe could plant more crops.描述，可知此處指的是，由于更多的土地被翻過了。故選A，更多的。
小題7:名詞辨析。A. 工作；B.問題，難題；C. 憐憫，遺憾；D. 夢想，愿望。聯系前文，他從來沒有種過田，但是……，可知此處指的是他的愿望。故選D。
小題8:動詞辨析。A.認識到，了解；B. 允諾；C.涉及，符合；D.后悔，惋惜。聯系下文描述，可知此處指的是，他意識到他和他的家庭將會有比以前更多的蔬菜可吃。故選A。
小題9:動詞辨析。A. 喂養；B. 銷售；C.種植；D.吃。聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是他的家庭將會有比以前更多的蔬菜可吃。故選D。
小題10:短語辨析。A. 拿起，開始從事；B.建立，開業；C.出現，發生；D. 組成，整理。聯系下文a vegetable shop 可知此處指的是開一家商店。故選B。
小題11:連詞辨析。A. 由于，既然；B. 雖然，盡管；C. 因此；D. 因為；聯系上下文，可知前后為因果關系，后面表示原因，now在表示原因時，常位于句首，故選D，因為他們的蔬菜店里面供大于求，他們甚至不得不把一些作物丟在地里面。
小題12:形容詞辨析。A. 小心的；B.富有的；C.獨自；D.快樂的，高興的。聯系上一段描述，可知此處指的是他們變得相當富有了。故選B。
小題13:動詞辨析。bring帶來；take拿，取，帶走；send送； make制作，使得。聯系下文描述，可知此處指的是送他們的兒子上大學，故選C，送。
小題14:詞義辨析。Understanding of對．．．的理解； knowledge知識 學問；thinking　思考，理解；skills　技能．聯系下文，可知此處指的是喬對英語的理解并不是很好。故選A。
小題15:名詞辨析。Mud泥；gold黃金； soil土地，土壤；material材料，原料。聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是這塊土地上有富饒的土壤，故選C。
點評：這篇短文內容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區分詞義，結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。