二、阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Woodcutter and His Axe(斧头)
One day,Jack,a gentle woodcutter in a small village by a river,had an accident(意外) while
working near the river. 6. This made him quite worried because the axe was important
for him to make a living(谋生).

Just then,something magical happened. 7. Among them were a shiny gold one,a
beautiful silver one,and Jack's own old iron axe. Then the River Spirit asked Jack to choose
his axe.
8. Without thinking twice,he pointed to his old iron axe and told the truth. The
River Spirit was really surprised by Jack's honesty(诚实).
Because of his honesty,9. Jack was very happy and carried the axes back to his
home,feeling lucky. He shared his story with everyone in the village.
10. and they also understood that being honest can bring good things in life. From
then on,Jack still lived his simple and honest life as before.

A. The River Spirit showed up with three axes in hand.
B. Jack dropped his old iron axe into the water.
C. The villagers didn't just listen to the story carefully,
D. Jack had to make a choice between different axes.
E. The River Spirit gave Jack all three axes as a reward(奖励).

6.B 7.A 8.D 9.E 10.C

【分析】
先通读短文，明确本文是《樵夫与斧头》的故事，需梳理故事发展脉络，结合每个空白处的前后语境逻辑，匹配选项内容：第6空前文提到杰克在河边工作出意外，后文说他因斧头重要而担心，故该空应对应“斧头掉落”的内容；第7空前文说神奇的事发生，后文提到有三把斧头，故该空应对应“河神带斧头出现”的内容；第8空后文说杰克选了旧斧头，故该空应对应“杰克需做选择”的内容；第9空前文提到杰克诚实，故该空应对应“河神给奖励”的内容；第10空后文说村民明白诚实的好处，故该空应对应“村民听故事”的内容。
【解析】
6. 前文提到杰克在河边工作出意外，后文说他因斧头重要而担心，B选项“杰克把旧铁斧头掉进水里”符合语境，故选B；
7. 前文说神奇的事发生，后文提到有金、银、铁三把斧头，A选项“河神出现手里拿着三把斧头”符合语境，故选A；
8. 后文说杰克选了旧斧头，D选项“杰克必须在不同斧头间做选择”符合语境，故选D；
9. 前文提到杰克诚实，E选项“河神给杰克所有三把斧头作为奖励”符合因果逻辑，故选E；
10. 后文说村民明白诚实的好处，C选项“村民不仅认真听了故事”符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
6.B 7.A 8.D 9.E 10.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（七选五）、语境逻辑推理
【点评】
本题为经典的故事类七选五题型，围绕《樵夫与斧头》的寓言展开，考查学生对上下文语境的逻辑衔接能力，需结合故事发展顺序匹配选项，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5