Ⅰ.语法选择。
Once a farmer lost his watch in the barn(谷仓). It was not an ordinary watch because it had sentimental value(情感价值) for him. After he high and low among the hay(干草) for a long while, he gave up and asked some playing outside for help. He promised that the person who found it would be rewarded(被奖赏).
Hearing this, the kids hurried inside the barn, went through the whole stack(垛) of the hay but still not find the watch. Just when the farmer wanted to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked for another chance.
farmer looked at him and thought, "Why not? After all, this kid looks enough."
So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while, the little boy came out the watch in his hand! The farmer was surprised. He asked the boy he succeeded while the others had failed.
The boy replied, "I just sat on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking(嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that direction."
A peaceful(平和的) mind can think than a worked-up mind. Give your mind minutes of silence every day, and you will see what a useful way it will be! Just give it a try.
()1. A. searches B. searched C. is searching
()2. A. childs B. child C. children
()3. A. they B. their C. them
()4. A. would B. could C. might
()5. A. The B. A C. An
()6. A. friendship B. friend C. friendly
()7. A. at B. on C. with
()8. A. what B. how C. when
()9. A. better B. well C. good
()10. A. few B. a few C. a little

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B

【分析】本题为结合故事语境的语法选择题，考查初中英语核心基础语法，解题时需结合上下文时态、语境及语法规则逐一分析：
1. 第1题：由前文“Once”（曾经）及后文“gave up”（过去式）可知，此处用一般过去时，故选searched。
2. 第2题：some后接可数名词复数，child的复数为children，故选children。
3. 第3题：动词promised后需接人称代词宾格，them指代前文的kids，故选them。
4. 第4题：语境表“孩子们不能找到手表”，could（can的过去式）表能力，符合语境，故选could。
5. 第5题：此处farmer是第二次提到，特指前文的农民，用定冠词The，故选The。
6. 第6题：系动词look后需接形容词作表语，friendly（友好的）是形容词，符合，故选friendly。
7. 第7题：表“手里拿着手表”的伴随状态，用介词with，故选with。
8. 第8题：农民问男孩“如何”成功，how表方式，故选how。
9. 第9题：由than可知用比较级，better是good/well的比较级，故选better。
10. 第10题：minutes是可数名词复数，a few修饰可数名词复数表“几个”，符合，故选a few。
【解析】
1. 考查一般过去时：句中“Once”表明是过去的动作，动词用过去式，searched是search的过去式，故选B。
2. 考查名词复数：some后接可数名词复数，child的复数形式为children，故选C。
3. 考查人称代词宾格：动词promise后接宾格代词作宾语，them是they的宾格，故选C。
4. 考查情态动词：此处表示“孩子们不能找到手表”，could（can的过去式）表过去的能力，符合语境，故选B。
5. 考查定冠词：此处特指前文提到的那个农民，用定冠词The，故选A。
6. 考查形容词作表语：系动词look后需接形容词，friendly是形容词，friend（名词）、friendship（名词）均不符合，故选C。
7. 考查介词：with表示伴随，“with the watch in his hand”意为“手里拿着手表”，符合语境，故选C。
8. 考查疑问副词：此处询问男孩成功的方式，how表“如何”，故选B。
9. 考查副词比较级：由than可知用比较级，better是good/well的比较级，故选A。
10. 考查不定代词：minutes是可数名词复数，a few修饰可数名词复数表肯定（几个），few表否定，a little修饰不可数名词，故选B。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B
【知识点】一般过去时、名词与代词、形容词与副词
【点评】本题以故事为载体考查初中英语基础语法，注重语法在语境中的实际运用，知识点均为初中阶段核心考点，难度适中，适合学生巩固语法基础。
【难度系数】0.6