Therewasonceafarmerwhohadafineoliveorchard（橄榄园）．Hewasveryhardworking，andthe（26）alwaysprospered（繁荣）underhiscare．Butheknewthathisthree（27）lookeddownuponthefarmwork，andwereeagerto

Question

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard（橄榄园）．He was very hardworking，and the （26）___ always prospered（繁荣） under his care．But he knew that his three（27）___looked down upon the farm work，and were eager to make wealth．
When the farmer was（28）___and felt that he would die，he（29）___the three sons to him and said，"My sons，there is a pot of gold（30）___in the olive orchard．Dig for it，if you wish it．"
The sons tried to （31）___him to tell them in what part of the orchard the（32）___was hidden，but he would tell them nothing more．
After the farmer was （33）___，the sons went to work to find the pot of gold； since they did not（34）___where the hiding place was，they agreed to begin in a line，at one （35）___of the orchard，and to dig until one of them should find the money．
They（36）___until they had turned up the （37）___ from one end of the orchard to the other，（38）___the tree-roots（树根） and between them．（39）___ no pot of gold was to be found．It seemed as if someone must have stolen it，or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits（头脑发晕）．The three sons were bitterly（40）___ to have their work for nothing．
The next olive （41）___，the olive trees in the orchard bore（结果实） more fruit than they had（42）___given； when it was （43）___，it gave the sons a whole pot of gold．
And when they saw how much money had（44）___ the orchard，they suddenly understood what the wise father had（45）___when he said，"There is gold in the orchard．Dig for it，if you wish it．"

26．A．farm	B．garden	C．factory	D．hospital
27．A．friends	B．sons	C．relatives	D．children
28．A．healthy	B．old	C．unlucky	D．sad
29．A．showed	B．led	C．called	D．visited
30．A．sent	B．put	C．hidden	D．locked
31．A．wait	B．cause	C．make	D．get
32．A．goods	B．jewel	C．clothes	D．gold
33．A．weak	B．lost	C．dead	D．invisible
34．A．think	B．know	C．wonder	D．realize
35．A．end	B．top	C．surface	D．bottom
36．A．dug	B．searched	C．discovered	D．expected
37．A．sand	B．soil	C．ground	D．floor
38．A．over	B．among	C．round	D．across
39．A．Since	B．And	C．Before	D．But
40．A．disappointed	B．surprised	C．puzzled	D．sad
41．A．season	B．stage	C．distance	D．process
42．A．already	B．even	C．ever	D．still
43．A．delivered	B．sold	C．shipped	D．saved
44．A．come on	B．come about	C．come up	D．come from
45．A．thought	B．planned	C．supposed	D．meant

Answer 1

26-30 ABBCC  31-35 DDCBA 36-40 ABCDA  41-45 ACBDD
26．A 考查上下文联系．"他非常勤劳，而且农场在他的照管下蒸蒸日上．"与下文的farm work呼应．
27．B 考查上下文联系．"他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活"．结合下文的39后的the three son可知答案．
28．B 考查上下文逻辑．这个农民上了年岁（old），感到死期快要来临时．与后面的die呼应．
29．C 考查动词．根据句意：将三个儿子叫到身边说．call"叫"；show"展示"；visit"拜访"．所以答案是C．
30．C 考查动词．"儿子们，橄榄园里藏有一罐金子．你们想要，就去挖吧．"lock"锁着"hidden"藏着"，所以答案是C．
31．D 考查动词．儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的那一块地方，可他什么也没再给他们说．get sb to do sth让某人做某事．
32．D 考查前后呼应．前文中提到爸爸告诉儿子们橄榄园里埋着一罐金子，所以这里是没有告诉他们金子埋的具体位置，所以答案选D．
33．C 考查形容词．根据文章内容可知是那个农民死后．此处作表语所以用形容词dead．
34．B 考查动词．因为他们不知道金子藏在什么地方，所以他们一致同意排成一行从果园的一头end开始挖起，知道其中一人挖到金子为止．know"知道"，所以答案是B．
35．A 考查名词．根据句意：果园的一头end开始挖起，知道其中一人挖到金子为止．end名词"头，端"，所以答案是A．
36．A 考查动词．他们从果园的一头一直挖到了另一头dig挖，翻遍了所有的土地，． dig是动词"挖"，所以答案是A．
37．B 考查名词．他们从果园的一头一直挖到了另一头挖，翻遍了所有的土地，soil是名词"土壤，土地"，所以答案是B．
38．C 考查介词．根据句意：果树周围和果树之间也都挖到了，round"在…周围"，所以答案是C．
39．D 考查连词．根据句意：他们把果树周围和果树之间都挖了，但是没有挖到，两句之间是转折关系，所以答案是D．
40．A 考查形容词．三个儿子对他们白干了一场，感到大失所望，disappointed"感到失望的"．surprised"感到惊讶的"，puzzled"感到迷惑的"，所以答案选A．
41．A 考查名词．到了第二年的橄榄季节，season"季节"．
42．C 考查副词．果园里的橄榄树接出的果子比以往的都多．than ever"比以往"，所以答案选C．
43．B 考查动词．根据句意：卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了整整一罐金子．sell"卖"，所以答案选B．
44．D 考查动词短语．他们从果园里得到这么多钱后，突然明白了聪明的父亲所说的"果园里藏有金子，想要就去挖吧"这句话的含义．come from来自．
45．D 考查动词．根据句意：他们聪明的父亲的意思．think"想"；suppose"假设"；plan"计划"；mean是动词"意思是…"，所以答案是D．