Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother wasthan him, he felt disappointed. So hehard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes tosome money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he startedfor land. Hethat on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went totheir head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him theof his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to histo get the land. The head told him that he could have the land giving him anything. He can take as much land as he couldby walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the, he could have it. The farmer became verywhen he heard this offer. Now he could have lots ofwithout paying anything. He camethe next morning and started running, not walking,he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued. Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very. When he came back to the head in the evening, heright on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet. Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you willeverything finally.
试题分析：一个贫穷的农民想变得跟他哥哥一样富有，他准备用节省下来的钱购买更多的土地。游牧民的首领答应赠送给农民土地，首领给农民一天的时间，让他用脚步丈量出他想得到的土地范围。农民为了能够得到更多的土地，他一天不吃东西也不休息，而是一直在奔跑。最后，农民因过于劳累竟然当场死亡。 【小题1】考查形容词辨析。A小心的，仔细的；B无聊的；C繁忙的；D满意的，愉快的。根据“However, ...he felt disappointed”表示转折可知，那个农民对自己所拥有的一切感到满意，be pleased/happy/satisfied with sth对......满意，故选D。 【小题2】考查形容词比较级。A更富有的；B更健康的；C更强壮的；D更聪明的。根据下句“how he could also be richer”可知，他想变得跟他哥哥一样富有，说明他哥哥比他更富有，故选A。 【小题3】考查动词辨析。A认为；B学会；C尝试；D工作，起作用。So hehard about how he could also be richer.于是，他就绞尽脑汁地想办法让自己变得跟哥哥一样富有，故选A。 【小题4】考查动词辨析。A借入；B花费，度过；C拯救，节省；D制作，使。根据“He started to spend less money”可知，农民想通过节省开支来买更多的土地，故选C。 【小题5】 考查动词辨析。 A看； B等待；C准备；D关心，担心。Once he had enough money, he startedfor land.当他攒够了钱，他就开始寻找要买的土地，故选A。 【小题6】考查动词辨析。A解释；B希望；C猜想；D发现，找到。根据后半句“there were some nomads (游牧民) living there”可知，农民发现在隔壁的土地上有一些游牧民在那里生活，故选D。 【小题7】考查动词辨析。A跟随；B参观，访问，拜访；C帮助；D欺骗。He bought some gifts and went totheir head.农民买了一些礼物去拜访游牧民的首领，故选B。 【小题8】考查名词辨析。A机会；B结果；C状况；D目的。根据下一行“and agreed to histo get the land”可知，首领对农民购买土地的愿望表示赞同，说明农民告诉了首领此行的目的，故选D。 【小题9】考查名词辨析。A承诺；B愿望；C建议；D命令。agreed to histo get the land首领欢迎农民的到访，收下了礼物并同意农民购买土地的愿望，agree to sth同意，答应；这里指农民想购买土地，A、C、D不合语境，故选B。 【小题10】考查介词辨析。A为，给；B没有；C通过；D在......之前。根据anything可知，这里需要填一个否定词；根据下句“by walking through the land before sunset (日落)”可知，首领告诉农民他可以无偿得到土地，但是需要他用步行来丈量，故选B。 【小题11】考查动词辨析。A务农，耕种，托人照看(out)；B购买；C包括，覆盖，走(一段路)；D有。He can take as much land as he couldby walking through the land before sunset (日落).首领说农民可以得到日落之前通过步行丈量的尽可能多的土地，cover在此指“走一段路程”，首领的意思是把农民在日落之前走过的土地送给他，根据第三段“he could cover the largest area”可知答案，故选C。 【小题12】考查名词辨析。A年；B月；C天；D周。根据“before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning”可知，农民有一天的时间来丈量土地，故选C。 【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A感兴趣的；B伤心的；C开心的；D冷静的。The farmer became verywhen he heard this offer.听到首领要赠送给自己土地，农民当然很开心，故选C。 【小题14】考查名词辨析。A庄稼，一群人；B经历，经验；C知识；D土地。根据上一段“he could have the land giving him anything”可知，农民可以不用付一分钱得到很多土地，故选D。 【小题15】考查副词辨析。A安静地；B早地；C最终；D突然。He camethe next morning and started running农民第二天一大早就来丈量土地了，故选B。 【小题16】考查连词辨析。A以便于；B即使；C因为；D是否。started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area农民为了能够走过尽可能多的土地，他不是步行，而是选择了跑步前进，so that与情态动词连用，表示目的，故选A。 【小题17】考查动词辨析。A梦想；B行走；C说，演讲；D跑，管理，经营，运转。He just continued.农民不吃不喝也不休息，而是一直在跑，根据上一行可知，农民是在奔跑，故选D。 【小题18】考查形容词辨析。A紧张的；B兴奋的；C劳累的，厌烦的；D担心的。Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very.因为不吃饭、不喝水也不休息，农民变得非常疲惫，故选C。 【小题19】考查动词辨析。A拒绝；B死亡；C出现；D休息，靠在......上，(目光)停留。根据“his son buried him”可知，农民当场死亡，on the spot当场，故选B。 【小题20】考查动词辨析。A失去；B面对；C改变；D打败。Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you willeverything finally.作者最后提醒读者不要贪婪，否则最终会失去所有的东西，故选A。 考点：故事类短文阅读