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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know(56)to do when it slipped from his horse and fell(57)the road. The sack was(58)heavy for him to(59), and his only hope was that(60)some one would come riding by and(61)a hand.

It was not long(62)a rider appeared, but the farmer' s heart sank when he(63)him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer(64)have dared to ask(65 )farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come(66)the road, but he could not beg a (67)of so great a man.(68), as soon as the great man came up he got(69)his horse, say-ing "I see you' ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is(70)I' m here just at the71 time. "Then he took one(72)of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.

"Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?"

"Easily enough," the great man(73) "Whenever you see(74)else in trouble,(75) the same for him. "

56. A. how B. what C. which D. whether

57. A. on B. in C. off D. onto

58. A. so B. very C. quite D. too

59. A. pic B. lift C. take D. left

60. A. presently B. immediately C. generally D. quickly

61. A. lend B. present C. borrow D. put

62. A. before B. until C. after D. since

63. A. knew B. understood C. remembered D. recognized

54. A. ought B. should C. would D. could

65. A. one B. other C. some D. another

66. A. across B. along C. through D. alone

67. A. favor B. support C. hand D. help

68. A. Nevertheless B. However C. Moreover D. Although

69. A. off B. from C. down D. out of

70. A. when B. which C. then D. that

71. A. exact B. same C. right D. good

72. A. piece B. end C. part D. edge

73. A. referred B. responded C. reflected D. replied

74. A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. one

75. A. make B. create C. do D. perform

答案：

56.B “该怎么办”应说"did not know what to do"或"did not know how to do it"。

57.D onto“到…之上”，强调位置的变化过程；而on意为“在…之上”，单纯表示位置；off表示“从…上掉下来”。农民的小麦掉到地面上，当然用“fell onto the road”。

58.D 考查的是too…to…的用法。

59.B lift表示“抬起，举起”；pick是“采摘”的意思；pick up表示“拾起，捡起”；take“带走”。小麦袋子太重了，农民无法抬起来，所以用lift.

60.A presently“目前，此刻”，可出现在句首，也可在句中或句尾。农民一个人抬不起小麦，就只好希望此刻能有个人骑马过来帮忙。immediately“立即，马上”，一般不用在句子之前；quickly修饰动词，表示动作之快，一般也放在所修饰动词之后。

61.A lend a hand固定搭配，“帮个忙”。

62.A it was not long before…“没过多久就…”。农民刚想完没过多久就来了一个骑马的人。

63.D recognize“认出，识别出”，强调由看不清变成看得清。当农民认出骑马人是谁时，心沉了下去，因为来者是让他害怕的住在城堡里的大人物。

64.C 本句使用了虚拟语气，提出与过去事实相反的假设，主句用would have done.意思是如果来人不是大人物，而是另外一个农民的话，他就敢寻求帮助了。

65.D another“另一个，再一个”。农民自己是一个，再来一个就要用another.other往往修饰复数名词，表示“其余的”。

66.B along“沿着，顺着……”；across“横穿”；through“穿过，通过”。农民希望有另外一个穷人也会走这条路，走这条路当然意味着“沿着这条路走”。

67.A beg (ask for) a favor of固定搭配，“请求某人帮助”。

68.B 上面讲农民害怕大人物，不敢向他求助；下面讲大人物出其预料地主动帮助他，有转折意味，所以要用however来连接。

69.A get off“下车、下飞机、下马等”。

70.D that在本句中引导主语从句做真正的主语，前面的it是形式主语。

71.C at the fight time“在恰当的时候”，指来得正是时候（需要帮忙的时候）。at the same time“同时”；at the exact time强调“准时，分秒不差”；at the good time“在大好时机”。

72.B end“…的一头”，如烟头the end of a cigarette.本句中指两人分别抓住一头，将袋子抬上马背。part“一部分”；edge“边缘”。

73.D reply“回答”；respond“作出反应，回答”，但该词比较正式，本篇只是一则小故事，用re—ply或answer就足够了。

74.C anyone else其他任何人，在否定、疑问和条件句中要用anyone，不用someone.

75.C do the same thing固定搭配，“做（和我）同样的事情”，此句中指助人为乐。由此揭示出为什么称之为"great man"。

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