A long time ago，there lived two woodcutters called Barry and Kent in a village. Every morning，they went out into the forest and cut wood to sell at a nearby market.

One hot day，the woodcutters were eating their lunch under a tree 1 a beggar (乞丐) came walking towards them.
“My name is Clark，and I’m very 2，” said the beggar，as he walked up to the two woodcutters. “Can you 3 a little of your lunch for me?”
Barry felt great 4 for Clark，and he took from his bag some food that he 5 for later，and wanted to give it to the poor man. But to his surprise，Kent，who was a 6 man too，stopped him from offering the food.
Kent said to Clark，“We both work all day long and we only have enough food to get us through the day. But if you wish，I can lend you my ax (斧子) and 7 you to cut wood. Then you can sell the wood. And you will have a good 8 of buying yourself food.”
Clark looked a bit unhappy because he had been so looking forward to the food. But after a second thought，he took Kent’s ax，and then watched 9 as Kent explained how to cut wood. Clark was 10 at first，but hours later，he began to cut more quickly.
At the end of the day，the three men walked to the market，11 the wood that they had cut. Very soon，all of their wood was 12.
“Look at this!” Clark said with 13. “It’s amazing! I have never had so much money in my life!”
“You have done well. After all，it was your first 14，” said Kent，and then he took Clark to a shop in the town and helped him 15 an ax.
“Thank you for everything you did for me，” Clark said to Kent and walked away happily.
1. A. when
B. though
C. unless
D. after
2. A. shy
B. sleepy
C. hungry
D. thirsty
3. A. collect
B. heat
C. check
D. spare
4. A. pity
B. fear
C. hate
D. pride
5. A. served
B. kept
C. tasted
D. wasted
6. A. funny
B. lazy
C. brave
D. kind
7. A. leave
B. teach
C. force
D. warn
8. A. chance
B. game
C. excuse
D. place
9. A. coldly
B. secretly
C. doubtfully
D. carefully
10. A. slow
B. silent
C. crazy
D. serious
11. A. passing
B. carrying
C. storing
D. throwing
12. A. sent off
B. given away
C. used up
D. sold out
13. A. attention
B. shame
C. excitement
D. patience
14. A. trip
B. try
C. plan
D. order
15. A. return
B. repair
C. choose
D. clean

1. A 句意：伐木工人正在一棵树下吃午饭，这时一个乞丐正朝他们走来。when 当……时；though 虽然；unless 除非；after 在……之后。根据“the woodcutters were eating their lunch under a tree…a beggar（乞丐）came walking towards them”可知，此处表示动作同时发生，用 when 引导时间状语从句，故选 A。
2. C 句意：我叫克拉克，我非常饿。shy 害羞的；sleepy 困倦的；hungry 饥饿的；thirsty 口渴的。根据“Can you … a little of your lunch for me?”可知，他想要一些食物，所以是饿了，故选 C。
3. D 句意：你们能给我分一点你们的午餐吗？collect 收集；heat 加热；check 检查；spare 匀出。根据“Can you…a little of your lunch for me?”可知，应是请对方匀一点午餐给自己，故选 D。
4. A 句意：巴里对克拉克深表同情，于是他从自己的包里拿出了一些准备留着以后吃的食物，想送给这位可怜人。pity 同情；fear 害怕；hate 讨厌；pride 骄傲。根据“Barry felt great … for Clark，and he took from his bag some food…”可知，巴里对克拉克深表同情，故选 A。
5. B 句意：巴里对克拉克深表同情，于是他从自己的包里拿出了一些准备留着以后吃的食物，想送给这位可怜人。served 服务；kept 保留；tasted 品尝；wasted 浪费。根据“and he took from his bag some food that he…for later”可知，他从自己的包里拿出了一些准备留着以后吃的食物，故选 B。
6. D 句意：但令他惊讶的是，肯特也是一个善良的人，他阻止了巴里把食物送给克拉克。funny 滑稽的；lazy 懒惰的；brave 勇敢的；kind 善良的。根据“But to his surprise，Kent，who was a…man too，stopped him from offering the food.”可知，肯特也是一个善良的人，但是他却阻止了巴里，故选 D。
7. B 句意：但如果你愿意的话，我可以把我的斧子借给你，并教你如何砍柴。leave 离开；teach 教；force 强迫；warn 警告。根据“I can lend you my ax（斧子）and…you to cut wood.”可知，应是教克拉克如何砍柴，故选 B。
8. A 句意：这样你就有机会自己买到食物了。chance 机会；game 游戏；excuse 借口；place 地点。根据“And you will have a good…of buying yourself food.”可知，砍柴卖木材，就可以有机会自己买食物，故选 A。
9. D 句意：但经过一番思考后，他拿起了肯特的斧子，然后仔细地看肯特演示如何砍柴。coldly 冷淡地；secretly 秘密地；doubtfully 怀疑地；carefully 仔细地。根据“and then watched … as Kent explained how to cut wood”可知，克拉克仔细地看肯特演示如何砍柴，故选 D。
10. A 句意：克拉克一开始动作很慢，但几个小时后，他开始砍伐得更快了。slow 缓慢的；silent 寂静的；crazy 疯狂的；serious 严肃的。根据“Clark was…at first，but hours later，he began to cut more quickly.”可知，他一开始动作很慢，故选 A。
11. B 句意：一天结束时，这三个人走向了市场，他们拿着砍好的木材。passing 通过；carrying 拿；storing 储存；throwing 扔。根据“At the end of the day，the three men walked to the market，…the wood that they had cut.”可知，他们拿着砍好的木材去市场，故选 B。
12. D 句意：很快，他们所有的木材都卖光了。sent off 送别；given away 赠送；used up 用光；sold out 卖光。根据“Very soon，all of their wood was…”可知，很快所有的木材都卖光了，故选 D。
13. C 句意：“看这个！”克拉克兴奋地说道。attention 关注；shame 羞愧；excitement 激动；patience 耐心。根据“It’s amazing! I have never had so much money in my life!”可知，克拉克很兴奋，故选 C。
14. B 句意：毕竟这是你第一次尝试。trip 旅行；try 尝试；plan 计划；order 命令。根据“it was your first…”可知，这是克拉克第一次尝试，故选 B。
15. C 句意：然后他带着克拉克去了镇上的一家商店，帮他在那里挑选了一把斧子。return 返回；repair 修理；choose 挑选；clean 打扫。根据“and then he took Clark to a shop in the town and helped him … an ax”可知，应是他去商店帮克拉克挑选了一把斧子，故选 C。

【解析】
1. 句意：伐木工人正在一棵树下吃午饭，这时一个乞丐正朝他们走来。when当……时；though虽然；unless除非；after在……之后。根据“the woodcutters were eating their lunch under a tree…a beggar（乞丐）came walking towards them”可知，此处表示动作同时发生，用when引导时间状语从句，故选A。
2. 句意：我叫克拉克，我非常饿。shy害羞的；sleepy困倦的；hungry饥饿的；thirsty口渴的。根据“Can you … a little of your lunch for me?”可知，他想要一些食物，所以是饿了，故选C。
3. 句意：你们能给我分一点你们的午餐吗？collect收集；heat加热；check检查；spare匀出。根据“Can you…a little of your lunch for me?”可知，应是请对方匀一点午餐给自己，故选D。
4. 句意：巴里对克拉克深表同情，于是他从自己的包里拿出了一些准备留着以后吃的食物，想送给这位可怜人。pity同情；fear害怕；hate讨厌；pride骄傲。根据“Barry felt great … for Clark，and he took from his bag some food…”可知，巴里对克拉克深表同情，故选A。
5. 句意：巴里对克拉克深表同情，于是他从自己的包里拿出了一些准备留着以后吃的食物，想送给这位可怜人。served服务；kept保留；tasted品尝；wasted浪费。根据“and he took from his bag some food that he…for later”可知，他从自己的包里拿出了一些准备留着以后吃的食物，故选B。
6. 句意：但令他惊讶的是，肯特也是一个善良的人，他阻止了巴里把食物送给克拉克。funny滑稽的；lazy懒惰的；brave勇敢的；kind善良的。根据“But to his surprise，Kent，who was a…man too，stopped him from offering the food.”可知，肯特也是一个善良的人，但是他却阻止了巴里，故选D。
7. 句意：但如果你愿意的话，我可以把我的斧子借给你，并教你如何砍柴。leave离开；teach教；force强迫；warn警告。根据“I can lend you my ax（斧子）and…you to cut wood.”可知，应是教克拉克如何砍柴，故选B。
8. 句意：这样你就有机会自己买到食物了。chance机会；game游戏；excuse借口；place地点。根据“And you will have a good…of buying yourself food.”可知，砍柴卖木材，就可以有机会自己买食物，故选A。
9. 句意：但经过一番思考后，他拿起了肯特的斧子，然后仔细地看肯特演示如何砍柴。coldly冷淡地；secretly秘密地；doubtfully怀疑地；carefully仔细地。根据“and then watched … as Kent explained how to cut wood”可知，克拉克仔细地看肯特演示如何砍柴，故选D。
10. 句意：克拉克一开始动作很慢，但几个小时后，他开始砍伐得更快了。slow缓慢的；silent寂静的；crazy疯狂的；serious严肃的。根据“Clark was…at first，but hours later，he began to cut more quickly.”可知，他一开始动作很慢，故选A。
11. 句意：一天结束时，这三个人走向了市场，他们拿着砍好的木材。passing通过；carrying拿；storing储存；throwing扔。根据“At the end of the day，the three men walked to the market，…the wood that they had cut.”可知，他们拿着砍好的木材去市场，故选B。
12. 句意：很快，他们所有的木材都卖光了。sent off送别；given away赠送；used up用光；sold out卖光。根据“Very soon，all of their wood was…”可知，很快所有的木材都卖光了，故选D。
13. 句意：“看这个！”克拉克兴奋地说道。attention关注；shame羞愧；excitement激动；patience耐心。根据“It’s amazing! I have never had so much money in my life!”可知，克拉克很兴奋，故选C。
14. 句意：毕竟这是你第一次尝试。trip旅行；try尝试；plan计划；order命令。根据“it was your first…”可知，这是克拉克第一次尝试，故选B。
15. 句意：然后他带着克拉克去了镇上的一家商店，帮他在那里挑选了一把斧子。return返回；repair修理；choose挑选；clean打扫。根据“and then he took Clark to a shop in the town and helped him … an ax”可知，应是他去商店帮克拉克挑选了一把斧子，故选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境推理
【点评】
本文讲述了伐木工人Kent没有直接施舍食物给乞丐Clark，而是教他砍柴谋生的故事，传达了“授人以鱼不如授人以渔”的道理。题目侧重考查词汇在语境中的理解与运用，需要结合上下文语境进行推理判断，对学生的语篇理解能力有一定要求。
【难度系数】
0.6