通读下面的短文,从题中所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中,选出最佳选项填空,使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
Once upon a time, there was ____8____ old man named Yu Gong. There were two ____9____ near his house. They were so high and big ____10____ it took a long time to walk to the other side. Yu Gong told his family that they should all help him to ____11____ the mountains. They started digging the next day. A man told Yu Gong he could never do it. ____12____ Yu Gong said that his family could ____13____ to move the mountains ____14____ he died. So they kept on digging day after day and year after year. ____15____ , a god was moved and he sent another two gods to take the mountains away.
8 . A . a B . an C . the
9 . A . a mountain B . mountain C . mountains
10 . A . that B . what C . which
11 . A . moving B . move C . moves
12 . A . And B . Or C . But
13 . A . to continue B . continues C . continue
14 . A . after B . before C . behind
15 . A . First B . At last C . Also
B 9 . C 10 . A 11 . B 12 . C 13 . C 14 . A 15 . B
【导语】本文主要讲述了愚公移山的故事。
8 .句意:从前,有一位老人,名叫愚公。 a 不定冠词表泛指,后接以辅音音素开头的单词; an 不定冠词表泛指,后接以元音音素开头的单词; the 定冠词表特指。此处泛指一位老人, old 以元音音素开头,其前用 an 。故选 B 。
9 .句意:他家附近有两座山。 a mountain 一座山; mountain 山,单数; mountains 山,复数。根据 “two” 可知此处用可数名词复数。故选 C 。
10 .句意:它们又高又大,要花很长时间才能走到另一边。 that 用作关系代词,引导从句; what 什么; which 哪一个。 “it took a long time to walk to the other side” 是山的高大造成的结果, so ... that“ 如此 …… 以至于 ……” ,引导结果状语从句。故选 A 。
11 .句意:愚公告诉他的家人,他们应该帮助他移山。 moving 动名词或现在分词; move 动词原形; moves 动词第三人称单数形式。 help sb. to do sth.“ 帮助某人做某事 ” 。故选 B 。
12 .句意:但愚公说,他死后,他的家人可以继续移山。 And 和; Or 或者,否则; But 但是。 “ 一个人告诉愚公他永远做不到 ” 与 “ 愚公说他死后他的家人可以继续移山 ” 之间句意出现转折,用 But 。故选 C 。
13 .句意:但愚公说,他死后,他的家人可以继续搬山。 to continue 动词不定式; continues 动词第三人称单数形式; continue 动词原形。情态动词 could 后接动词原形。故选 C 。
14 .句意:但愚公说,他死后,他的家人可以继续移山。 after 在 …… 之后; before 在 …… 之前; behind 在 …… 后面。根据 “his family could ... to move the mountains” 可推出家人继续移山应是在愚公死后。故选 A 。
15 .句意:最后,一个神被感动了,他又派了两个神去把山挪走。 First 首先; At last 最终; Also 此外。根据 “So they kept on digging day after day and year after year. ” 可知是最终感动了一个神。故选 B 。