一、完形填空

A little boy once found a jar(罐子）of nuts(坚果）on the table. “I’d like some of these nuts,” he thought. “I’m sure my mother will give them to me 1 she is here. I want some to eat now.” So he 2 the jar. As he was very hungry, he grabbed(抓住）as 3 as he could.
But when he tried to pull his 4 out, he found the neck of the jar was too 5. His hand was held by the jar, but he did not want to 6 any of the nuts from the jar. He 7 again and again, but he couldn’t get the whole handful(一把）out all the time. 8 he began to cry.
Just then his mother came into the room. “What’s the matter?” she asked. “I can’t take this handful of nuts 9 the jar,” cried the boy. “Well, don’t be so greedy(贪婪的),” his mother answered. “Just take two or three, and you’ll have no trouble 10 your hand out.” “How 11 that was!” said the boy as he moved his hand off 12. “I might have thought of that 13.”
The story tells us that a man can’t be so greedy. Maybe things will go to a(n) 14 side if we want to finish a thing in one time. Do things step by step! This is the best 15 to success. We can go further only in that way.
()1. A. while B. because C. if D. whether
()2. A. put into B. took out C. pushed into D. reached into
()3. A. many B. much C. some D. few
()4. A. hand B. head C. mouth D. leg
()5. A. big B. small C. large D. tiny
()6. A. drop B. eat C. own D. leave
()7. A. tried B. did C. thought D. threw
()8. A. Recently B. Luckily C. Finally D. Simply
()9. A. in B. off C. out of D. into
()10. A. to give B. giving C. to get D. getting
()11. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring
()12. A. the jar B. the room C. his mother D. his neck
()13. A. itself B. myself C. yourself D. herself
()14. A. right B. opposite C. possible D. same
()15. A. answer B. way C. action D. example

一、【短文大意】一个男孩发现了一个装着坚果的罐子，他把手伸进去抓了一大把，可是当他想把手拿出来时，才发现罐口太小了，自己紧握的拳头无法拿出来。妈妈告诉他试着一次只抓两三颗坚果，手就很容易拿出来。这个故事告诉我们：不要贪心，一步一步地做事情才是取得成功的最好途径。
1. C 【解析】根据语境可知，如果小男孩的妈妈在这儿的话，她就会把坚果给他，此处表示假设。
2. D 【解析】小男孩想吃果仁，因此他把手伸进了罐子里。put into意为“放入”；take out意为“取出；拿出”；push into意为“推进；推动”；reach into意为“伸手去拿”。
3. A 【解析】小男孩非常饥饿，因此他抓了尽可能多的坚果。修饰可数名词的复数nuts要用many。
4. A 【解析】小男孩想尽力把手拔出来。
5. B 【解析】根据下一句“他的手被罐子卡住了”可判断，罐口太小了。
6. A 【解析】虽然手被卡住了，但是小男孩不想扔掉任何一颗坚果。drop意为“使落下”，符合语境。
7. A 【解析】小男孩试了一遍又一遍，但是他还是不能拿出一大把坚果。
8. C 【解析】小男孩拿不出一大把坚果，最后就开始哭泣。
9. C 【解析】take... out of...是固定短语，意为“把……从……中拿出来”。
10. D 【解析】have trouble doing sth.意为“做某事有困难”，为固定用法。
11. A 【解析】小男孩听从妈妈的建议后，感叹把手拿出来是件很容易的事。
12. A 【解析】此处指小男孩的手从罐子里拿出来了。
13. B 【解析】小男孩认为自己本可以想到妈妈说的这个方法，主语是I，故用反身代词myself。
14. B 【解析】句意：如果我们想一次做成一件事情，那么事情可能会向反面发展。right意为“正确的”；opposite意为“相反的”；possible意为“可能的”；same意为“相同的”。故opposite符合语境。
15. B 【解析】句意：一步一步地做事是取得成功的最好途径。此处way意为“方法；途径”。