YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlanticseacoast.Heconstantlyadvertisedfor36.hands.Mostpeoplewerereluctant（不情愿）toworkon37.alongtheAtlantic.Theydreadedtheawful38.thatraged

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　Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for 36.________ hands. Most people were reluctant（不情愿） to work on 37._______ along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful 38.________that raged across the Atlantic， wreaking havoc（浩劫，灾难） on the buildings and crops. As the farmer 39.________ applicants for the job， he 40._________ a steady stream of refusals.

　　41._________， a short， thin man， well past middle age， approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand？” the farmer asked him.

　　“Well， I can 42._________ when the wind blows，” answered the 43.________ man.

　　Although 44._________ by this answer， the farmer， desperate（不顾一切的） for 45.________， hired him. The man worked well around the farm， 46.________ from dawn to dusk， and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

　　Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. 47._________ out of bed， the farmer grabbed（抓起） a lantern and 48.________ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He 49.________ the little man and yelled， “Get up！ A storm is coming！ Tie things down before they blow away！”

　　The little man 50________ in bed and said 51.________， “No sir. I told you， I can sleep when the wind blows.”

　　Enraged by the response， the farmer was tempted to 52.________ him on the spot. Instead， he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 53.________， he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草垛） had been covered with tarpaulins（油布）. The cows were in the barn， the chickens were in the coops（鸡笼）， and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.

　　The farmer then understood what his hired hand 54.__________， so he returned to his bed to also sleep 55.________ the wind blew.

36.A.hired            B.applied  C.took        D.got

37.A.field            B.garden   C.farm        D.park

38.A.winds           B.storms   C.huricane     D.flood

39.A.interviewed      B.trained   C.saw         D.visited 

40.A.accepted        B.received   C.refused      D.offered

41.A.Surprisingly     B.Luckily     C.Obviously    D.Finally

42.A.work        B.do       C.sleep       D.help   

43.A.strong       B.young     C.little      D.kind

44.A.pleased     B.satisfied     C.surprised    D.puzzled

450.A.help        B.pleasure     C.man        D.work

46.A.happy       B.sad         C.tired        D.busy

47.A.Coming      B.Leaving     C.Jumping     D.Going

48.A.ran          B.rushed      C.went        D.moved

49.A.beat         B.shook       C.shouted      D.stroke

505.A.put on        B.rolled over   C.got up       D.sat    

51.A.firmly        B.happily      C.delightly    D.angrily

52.A.kill          B.instruct      C.fire         D.inform

53.A.surprise       B.joy         C.regret       D.sadness

54.A.expected      B.prepared     C.offered      D.meant

55.A.when        B.as           C.after        D.while

Answer 1

很多年前，一个农场主在大西洋沿岸有一块土地，他经常贴广告雇佣人手。可是，很多人都不愿意在大西洋岸边的农场干活，他们害怕大西洋上空剧烈的风暴会破坏房屋和庄稼。所以当这个农场主招工面试时，得到的都是否定的答案……直到一个矮小瘦弱的男人出现……。本文矮小农夫告诉我们一个人生哲理：凡事我们要提前做好准备而不是等到危险和灾难到来后拼命的临时应对。

36.A．根据文义可知，他为农场雇佣帮手。（分词作定语）

37.C．根据文义可知是在农场工作。

38.B．根据后文可知是来自大西洋上的暴风雨。

39.A．因为要招聘帮手所以需面试。

40.B ．因为人们都知道大西洋沿岸的可怕的暴风雨，所以农夫得到了一连串的拒绝。

41.D．终于有位瘦小的、远远超过中年的人走到农场主那里。

42.C．当农场主问他，风刮起来的时候，你干什么？帮手给出了出乎意料的回答：睡觉。

43.C．根据前文short、thin可知选little。

44.D．农场主虽然对他的回答很不解，但是还是雇佣了他，因为没有其他的选择。

45.A．根据文义可知农场主急需帮忙。

46.D．有后文的satisfied可知，他从早忙到晚。

47.C．由于暴风雨的到来，农场主迅速从床上跳出来，表示速度之快。

48.B．农场主迅速冲到帮手的住处。Rush表示动作之急促。

49.B．农场主把帮手摇醒。

50.B．帮手在床上滚了一下没起。

51.A．帮手坚定的说：暴风雨来的时候，我说过“睡觉”。

52.C．农场主很气愤，当即宣布解雇他。

53.A．使农场主感到吃惊的是：一切都准备好了。

54.D．这时农场主才明白帮手所说得话的含义。

55.D．由于一切都准备好了，不但帮手在睡觉，自己在外面还在刮风的时也只有睡觉。