2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练(7)

学而思网校初中英语：阅读理解(7)Once,akingshowedtwomenalargebasketinthegarden.Hetoldthemtofillitwithwaterfromawell.Afterthey__1__theirwork,heleftthem,saying,“Whenthesunisdown,Iwillcomeandseeyourwork.”Atlastoneofthemsaid,“What’stheuseofdoingthisfoolishwork?Wecan__2__fillthebasket.”__3__mananswered,“Thatisnoneofyourbusiness.”Thefirstmansaid.“Youmaydoasyoulike,butIamnotgoingtoworkat__4__sofoolish.”He__5__hisbucketandwentaway.Theothermansaidnoword,andkeptoncarrying__6__.Atlastthewellwasalmost__7__.Ashepouredthelastbucketofwaterintothebasket,hesawabrightthinginit.Hepickeditup.Itwasabeautifulgoldring.Justthenthekingcame.__8__hesawthering,heknewthathehadfoundthekindofmanhewanted.Hetoldhimtokeeptheringforhimself.“You__9__sowellinthislittlething,”hesaid,“__10__nowIknowIcanbelieveyouwithmanythings.”1.A.finishedB.didC.beganD.had2.A.everB.neverC.easilyD.no3.A.TheotherB.AnotherC.OneD.Asecond4.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything5.A.pickedupB.putawayC.tookawayD.threwaway6.A.waterB.basketC.wellD.work7.A.fullB.emptyC.filledD.clean8.A.WhileB.AssoonasC.BeforeD.Since9.A.havedoneB.willdoC.doD.aredoing10.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.that学而思网校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theother加名词来表示。4．C。thefirstman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。pickup意为“捡起”，pickaway意为“放好”，takeaway意为“取走”，而throwdown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，assoonas…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havedone。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。