完形填空（每小题1分，共15分） Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on. And when he was 28, he borrowed some from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would getmoney to pay off his debt (债务). The young man thought she was right and had to sayto her and started to find a job. The young man could neither read nor write. Of coursewould employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island andtrees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived alife and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was for five years, helped him. He asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on hethe answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very ,but he couldn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again. When the farmer came out of the house, he found Sam was covering(覆盖) Charlie’swhile he was listening to the young man reading. It him and he said, “What are you doing it for, Sam?” “I can’t let himmy wife’s words!”
试题分析：这篇短文讲述了一个有趣的故事，Sam外出打工，非常想念他的家人，但是他不会写字，所以他让和他一起工作的Charlie帮他写信。收到回信时，他让Charlie给他读信，但是他捂住Charlie的耳朵，因为他不想让Charlie听到他妻子说了什么。 【小题1】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他的妈妈经常生病，因此他不得不花费很多钱买药。fruit 水果；medicine 药；drinks 饮料；food 食物。根据句意可知，Sam的妈妈经常生病，所以他要花钱买药。故选B。 【小题2】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：当他28岁的时候，他从朋友那里借了一些钱结婚。houses 房子；cotton 棉花；money 钱；clothes衣服。根据下文to pay off his debt可知，Sam因为妈妈经常生病，所以要花钱买药，因此他结婚的时候跟朋友借钱，婚后要挣钱还债。故选C。 【小题3】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他的妻子很漂亮，但是来自于一个贫穷的家庭。hill 山；office 办公室；school 学校；family家庭，家人。根据文意可知，Sam的妻子来自贫穷的家庭。故选D。 【小题4】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：她希望他能赚足够的钱来还债。enough 足够的；few 少的，修饰可数名词；little 少的，修饰不可数名词；several几个。根据文意可知，Sam跟朋友借了一些钱，所以他的妻子希望他能赚钱来还债。故选A。 【小题5】考查名词短语及语境的理解。句意：Sam觉得他妻子说的对，因此就告别了妻子，开始去找工作。good morning 早上好；goodbye 再见；sorry 对不起；hello你好。根据文意可知，Sam听了妻子的话，去城里找工作，所以这里要跟妻子告别。故选B。 【小题6】考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：Sam不会读，也不会写，因此没有人愿意雇佣像他这样的人。somebody 某人；everyone 每个人；nobody 没有人；anyone任何人。根据文意可知，Sam不会读书，也不会写字，因此没有人会雇佣他。故选C。 【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他不得不去了一个岛上，帮那里的农民种树。buy 买；break 打破；burn 燃烧；plant 种植。根据句意可知，Sam去帮助农民种树，故选D。 【小题8】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他们过着艰苦的生活，Sam非常想念他的妈妈和妻子。hard 艰苦的；light 轻的；safe 安全的；sad 伤心的。根据文意可知，Sam在岛上种树，岛上只有三个人，因此他们的生活是很艰苦的，所以Sam才开始想念妈妈和妻子。故选A。 【小题9】考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：他想给他们写信，但是他不会。played with 和某人一起玩；write to 给某人写信；look after 照顾，照看；talked with 和某人谈话。本句中want to do sth.是固定的句型，想要做某事，因此A和D不对；根据句意可知，Sam想念他的家人，所以想给他们写信，故选B。 【小题10】考查介词短语及语境的理解。句意：幸运的是Charlie念过五年书，他可以帮助他。at the factory 在工厂；at home 在家；in school 在学校；in hospital在医院。根据文意可知，Sam想给家人写信，但是他不会写字，Charlie帮助了他，所以Charlie念过书，故选C。 【小题11】考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：从那时起，他每天都等着回信。looked up 查找；heard from 收到某人的来信；looked for 寻找；waited for 等待。根据文意可知，Sam给家人写了信，所以他希望收到回信。故选D。 【小题12】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他非常开心，但是他不会读。happy 开心的；careful 细心的，认真的；afraid 害怕的；sorry对不起。根据文章中the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island.可知，Sam收到了妻子的回信，所以他非常开心。故选A。 【小题13】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：当这个农民从房子里出来的时候，他发现Charlie给Sam读信的时候，Sam捂着Charlie的耳朵。head 头；ears 耳朵；mouth 嘴；eyes 眼睛。根据短文的最后I can’t let him hear my wife’s words可知，Sam不想让Charlie听见他妻子的信中说了什么，所以捂住他的耳朵。故选B。 【小题14】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：这让他感到很惊奇。interested 有趣的；worried 担心的；surprised 感到惊奇的；pleased高兴的。根据文意可知，这个农民看到Charlie给Sam读信的时候，Sam捂着Charlie的耳朵，所以他感到很惊奇。故选C。 【小题15】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我不能让他听到我妻子的话。write 写；see 看见；touch 触摸；hear听见。根据文意可知，Sam捂住Charlie的耳朵，是不想让他听见妻子信中说了什么。故选D。 考点：故事类短文。