2014中考英語完形填空：知足者常樂

　　Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris lived 1 together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy (仙女) visited them .

　　“Fred, you’re a 2 farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.

　　“A wish?” Said Fred.

　　Fred and Doris smiled at each other. Then Fred said, “ Thank you , Luck Fairy. We’re very 3 and happy.”

　　“ 4 we’re old, we still work in the field every day,” said Doris.

　　“You wok very hard but you 5 very little money. Would you like some gold coins ” asked the Luck Fairy.

　　“Oh no , my dear Luck Fairy. We’re poor. But we have 6 food to eat.” Replied Fred.

　　“You can use the gold coin to buy some clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.

　　“Though we haven’t got 7 clothes, we’ve got enough,” said Doris.

　　“Well, what about a nice new house?” Asked Luck Fairy.

　　“Thank you, but I 8 my small old house very much. I’ve lived here since I was born. I don’t 9 a new house,” said Fred.

　　“You’re quite different from other people. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happiness and Luck forever.” Then the Luck Fairy 10 and never came back.

　　1. A. sadly B. happily C. worried D. anxiously

　　2. A. bad B. lazy C. good D. unhelpful

　　3. A. healthy B. careful C. difficult D. important

　　4. A. If B. But C. Because D. Though

　　5. A. cost B. lose C. make D. borrow

　　6. A. no B. little C. enough D. expensive

　　7. A. old B. many C. bad D. clean

　　8. A. hate B. love C. need D. dislike

　　9. A. need B. see C. buy D. build

　　10. A. smiled B. nodded C. laughed D. disappeared

　　名師點評

　　這則故事告訴我們，人不必貪心，要懂得知足常樂。

　　1. B。根據(jù)下文我們知道，這對夫婦生活得很愉快。

　　2. C。正因為Fred是一個好農(nóng)夫，仙女才要獎勵他。

　　3. A。比較這四個詞的意思不難發(fā)現(xiàn)與happy 并列的是healthy。

　　4. D。根據(jù)still可知選though。雖然他們年紀(jì)大了，但仍然能夠在田里干活。

　　5. C。make money意思是“賺錢”。

　　6. C。根據(jù)文意，他們對一切都感到知足，包括食物他們也覺得足夠吃了。

　　7. B。他們沒有許多衣服，但對他們來說卻已經(jīng)夠穿了。

　　8. B。

　　9. A。根據(jù)上文，他們喜歡自己的小屋，所以不需要新的。

　　10. D。根據(jù)never come back可知仙女消失了。