Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36 ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．
One summer there was no   37 and the crops(莊稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38 in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(溝渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39 search，he found a river full of blue water．He was
very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40 it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41 lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to
leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42 at night．He Was very satisfied．
He went home。had a good meal and  43 into a sound sleep．
Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有決心的)．He also  44 digging a
canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45 water
and all his crops died．
Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．
小題1:
A．cruelB．1azyC．carelessD．silly
小題2:
A．rainB．windC．cloudD．river
小題3:
A．feelingB．dreamC．problemD．thought
小題4:
A．quickB．longC．slowD．special
小題5:
A．WhetherB．AlthoughC．WhenD．Unless
小題6:
A．forB．toC．withD．a(chǎn)t
小題7:
A．earlyB．farC．1ateD．deep
小題8:
A．fellB．1ookedC．turnedD．walked
小題9:A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started
小題10:
A．cleanB．enoughC．1ittleD．fresh

小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
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小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B               
主旨大意:Harry與Peter住在同一個村子里。Harry勤奮，Peter懶惰。一年大旱，Harry與Peter都想挖溝引水，Harry執(zhí)著堅持，莊稼久旱逢水；Peter半途而廢，莊稼顆粒無收。
小題1: B由Peter walked around for fun推斷，他很懶惰。
小題1: A由莊稼會死推斷，夏天沒有下雨。
小題1: D由語境推斷，句子意思為：帶著這個想法……。
小題1: B由He walked on and on推斷，他走了很長路。
小題1: C分析全句，從句表示時間，故用when引導時間狀語從句。
小題1: A介詞for可表示目的，for lunch意思是“去吃中飯”。
小題1: C由他不半途而廢推斷，他很晚才完成工作。
小題1: A fall into sleep是固定搭配，意思是“入睡”。
小題1: D上文說明Harry挖了一條溝渠，下文表示Peter“也”開始挖。
小題1: B由他的莊稼死了推斷，他的田里沒有足夠的水。
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