Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and talked anything they liked. One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were than young people. Then one of the old said that young men were stronger than old men. of them agreed that this was true, Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised what he said. “Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not. I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still. So, I am as strong as when I was young.”
试题分析：短文大意：本文叙述了布莱克先生失业后和几个老人在树下谈论的事情。他们都认为老人比年轻人聪明。他们也都认为年轻人比老人强壮。但是布莱克先生不这样认为。他说，他年轻时搬不动他家附近的一块石头，现在老了，还是搬不动那块石头，所以他认为年老时和年轻时一样强壮。 【小题1】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：所以他每天有很多时间去做事。many 许多的，修饰可数名词； a lot 很多；lots of 很多的，修饰可数名词或不可数名词；lot份额。修饰不可数名词time，故用lots of，所以选C。 【小题2】考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：他们在那里喝茶，谈论他们喜欢的任何事情。talked for 为……说话；talked to 与……交谈；talked with 与……交谈；talked about.谈论关于；此处的宾语是anything，故结合句意，表示谈论某事，所以选D。 【小题3】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他们都认为老人比年轻人更聪明。clever 聪明的； cleverer 更聪明的； cleverest 最聪明的； a clever一个聪明的；根据介词than，可知此处用形容词的比较级，所以选B。 【小题4】考查名词及语境理解。句意：其中一个老人说，小伙子比老头子更强壮。man男人； woman 女人； men 男人们； women 女人们；根据前文的some old men were sitting together again 可知此处是一些老男人，所以选C。 【小题5】考查代词及语境理解。句意：他们所有人都同意这是对的。All 所有，表示三者或三者以上；None 没有一个，表示三者或三者以上；Both 两个都；Neither两者都不；根据some old men可知此处是三人以上，结合句意表示同意，所以选A。 【小题6】考查连词及语境理解。句意：但是布莱克先生不这样认为。 so 所以；or 或者；and 而且；but但是。前半句大家都同意，后半句布莱克先生不这样认为，故此处表示转折关系，故用连词but，所以选D。 【小题7】考查介词及语境理解。句意：他的朋友对他所说的话感到惊讶。at 在；to 向；of 的；on 在……上面。be surprised at“对……感到惊讶”所以选A。 【小题8】考查非谓语动词及语境理解。句意：当我年轻的时候，我过去常常努力着去搬它，但是搬不动。trying 努力，现在分词； try 努力，动词原形； to try 努力，动词不定式； to trying努力。used to do sth过去常常做某事；be used to doing sth.习惯做某事。结合句意，表示过去常常搬，所以选C。 【小题9】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：因为我不够强壮，我搬不动。enough修饰形容词时，位于形容词的后面，故排除BD两项。strong enough 足够强壮的weak enough 足够虚弱的； 根据but I couldn’t可知我搬不动，是因为不够强壮，所以选A。 【小题10】考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：现在我老了，我努力去搬它，还是搬不动。can 能；can’t 不能；could 能，can的过去式； couldn’t不能，can’t 的过去式；根据I am an old man now,可知此处用一般现在时，结合句意，表示不能搬动，所以选B。 考点：故事类短文。