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    The hard-working blacksmith(铁匠) Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火花) fly from his hammer(锤子).

The son of Mr. Smith, a _______ neighbour, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself _________ how the blacksmith worked.

“Young man, why don’t you _______ your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(鞋钉), even though it is only to pass the _______?” said the blacksmith. “Who _________, one day, it may be of use to you.”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. After a little _______ he found that he was becoming very _______ and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died, and because of the war, the son _______ all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in a village in another country. In this village, there were large numbers of shoemakers who were spending a lot of money on tacks for their shoes, and sometimes _______ when they paid high prices they were not always able to ________ what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a great ________ of tacks for soldiers’ shoes.

Our young Mr.Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn() his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the__________of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain(交易) with the________. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would ________ him to get settled(安顿) in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the bargain. And soon, young Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village.

“How __________ it seems,” he said with a smile, “even making tacks can bring me good luck. My trade is more useful to me than all my former(从前的) riches.”

1.A.creative B.hard-working C.wealthy D.generous

2.A.testing B.seeing C.watching D.explaining

3.A.wash B.try C.force D.win

4.A.hammer B.experience C.skill D.time

5.A.cares B.knows C.complains D.thinks

6.A.practice B.control C.exam D.check

7.A.skilled B.excited C.tired D.worried

8.A.carried B.lost C.sold D.harmed

9.A.ever B.instead C.although D.even

10.A.protect B.get C.make D.remember

11.A.number B.standard C.need D.price

12.A.art B.advantage C.importance D.achievement

13.A.blacksmiths B.soldiers C.shoemakers D.villagers

14.A.accept B.help C.refuse D.return

15.A.challenging B.attractive C.lively D.funny

 

答案:
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D 【解析】 本文讲述了史密斯先生的儿子通过跟随铁匠学习可以制作最好的鞋钉,由于战争,他被迫搬家到其他国家的乡村,在那里,他通过自己学到的手艺维持生计。 1. 句意:史密斯先生是个富有的邻居,他的儿子以前每天都来看铁匠,他喜欢一连几个小时看铁匠如何工作。 creative有创造力的;hard-working工作努力的;wealthy富有的;generous慷慨的。根据下文最后一段中“all my former(从前的) riches”可知,此处使用wealthy,表示“史密斯先生是个富有的邻居”。故选C。 2. 句意:史密斯先生是个富有的邻居,他的儿子以前每天都来看铁匠,他喜欢一连几个小时看铁匠如何工作。 testing测试;seeing看到;watching观察,观看;explaining解释。根据句中“how the blacksmith worked”可知,此处使用watching,表示“观看铁匠工作的整个过程”。故选C。 3. 句意:年轻人,你为什么不试着去学做鞋钉,即使只是为了打发时间呢? wash洗;try尝试;force强迫;win赢得。根据句中“to learn to make shoe tacks”可知,此处使用try,表示“试着去学做鞋钉”。故选B。 4. 句意:年轻人,你为什么不试着去学做鞋钉,即使只是为了打发时间呢? hammer锤子;experience经历;skill技能;time时间。根据上文中“every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the blacksmith worked”和句中pass可知,史密斯的儿子喜欢一连几个小时看铁匠如何工作,所以铁匠问他,为什么不试着去学做鞋钉,即使只是为了打发时间,pass the time打发时间。故选D。 5. 句意:谁知道呢,也许有一天,它会对你有用。 cares在意;knows知道;complains抱怨;thinks思考。根据句中“it may be of use to you”可知,此处使用knows,表示“谁知道呢,也许有一天,它会对你有用”。故选B。 6. 句意:经过一些练习,他发现自己很熟练了,很快他就能做出最好的鞋钉了。 practice练习;control控制;exam考试;check检查。根据句中“he found that he was becoming very skilled”可知,此处使用practice,表示“经过一些练习,他发现自己很熟练了”。故选A。 7. 句意:经过一些练习,他发现自己很熟练了,很快他就能做出最好的鞋钉了。 skilled熟练的;excited激动的;tired累的;worried担心的。根据句中“he was making some of the finest tacks”可知,此处使用skilled,表示“他发现自己已经很熟练了,很快他就能做出最好的鞋钉了”。故选A。 8. 句意:老史密斯先生死了,因为战争,他的儿子失去了所有的财产。 carried搬运;lost失去;sold出售;harmed伤害。根据句中“because of the war”可知,此处使用lost,表示“因为战争,他的儿子失去了所有的财产”。故选B。 9. 句意:在这个村子里,有很多鞋匠,他们花了很多钱买鞋钉,有时即使他们付了很高的价钱,他们也不能总是得到他们想要的东西,因为在这个国家的那个地区,士兵的鞋对鞋钉的需求量非常大。 ever曾经;instead代替;although虽然;even甚至,即使。根据句中“they were not always able to get what they wanted”可知,此处使用even用来加强语气,表示“即使他们付了很高的价钱,他们也不能总是得到他们想要的东西”。故选D。 10. 句意:在这个村子里,有很多鞋匠,他们花了很多钱买鞋钉,有时即使他们付了很高的价钱,他们也不能总是得到他们想要的东西,因为在这个国家的那个地区,士兵的鞋对鞋钉的需求量非常大。 protect保护;get得到;make制作;remember记得。根据句中“what they wanted”可知,此处使用get,表示“得到他们想要的东西”。故选B。 11. 句意:在这个村子里,有很多鞋匠,他们花了很多钱买鞋钉,有时即使他们付了很高的价钱,他们也不能总是得到他们想要的东西,因为在这个国家的那个地区,士兵的鞋对鞋钉的需求量非常大。 number数量;standard标准;need需要,需求;price价格。根据句中“sometimes even when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted”可知,有时即使他们付了很高的价钱,他们也不能总是得到他们想要的东西,所以此处使用need,表示“士兵的鞋对鞋钉的需求量很大”。故选C。 12. 句意:我们年轻的史密斯先生,发现自己很难维持日常生活,记得很久以前,他学会了做鞋钉的技巧,突然想到要和鞋匠做笔交易。 art艺术,技巧;advantage优点;importance重要性;achievement成就。根据句中“making tacks”可知,此处使用art,表示“他学会了做鞋钉的技巧”。故选A。 13. 句意:我们年轻的史密斯先生,发现自己很难维持日常生活,记得很久以前,他学会了做鞋钉的技巧,突然想到要和鞋匠做笔交易。 blacksmiths铁匠;soldiers士兵;shoemakers鞋匠;villagers村民。根据上文中“there was a great need of tacks for soldiers’ shoes”可知,士兵的鞋对鞋钉的需求量很大,而鞋匠就是做鞋钉的,所以此处使用shoemakers,表示“想到要和鞋匠做笔交易”。故选C。 14. 句意:他告诉他们,如果他们能帮他在工坊安顿下来,他就会做鞋钉。 accept接受;help帮助;refuse拒绝;return返回。根据句中“He told them that he would make the tacks…”可知,此处使用help,help sb. to do sth.帮助某人做某事,表示“如果他们能帮他在工坊安顿下来,他就会做鞋钉”。故选B。 15. 句意:“看起来真有趣,”他微笑着说,“即使是做鞋钉也能给我带来好运。我的生意比我以前的财富更有用”。 challenging挑战性的;attractive吸引人的;lively生气勃勃的;funny有趣的。根据句中“even making tacks can bring me good luck”可知,做鞋钉也能给他自己带来好运,他认为这是一件很有趣的事情,所以此处使用funny。故选D。
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