问题补充：
Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Years Day, when he was 15 years old, his fatherhim to work on the farm for one year in his free time. Jim waswith his fathers idea. That isn my job. I haveschoolwork to doHearing this, his father said, I will promise(答应) to give you the best present if youfinish one years workJim thought for a while and.
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and workeduntil evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed. Jims crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. Im happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year, said the father. Now, tell meyou want.
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. Ive already got thepresent. No pain, no gain.(不劳无获） I think this is what you wanted me to.
His father was very pleased to hear that.
【小题1】A．askedB．invitedC．promisedD．helped【小题2】A．happyB．unhappyC．excitedD．familiar【小题3】A．a fewB．so littleC．too muchD．too many【小题4】A．shallB．mustC．needD．can【小题5】A．refusedB．answered C．agreedD．began【小题6】A．hardB．hardlyC．easilyD．difficultly【小题7】A．fastB．quicklyC．slowlyD．immediately【小题8】A．thatB．whichC．howD．what【小题9】A．leastB．worseC．bestD．smallest【小题10】A．decideB．likeC．takeD．knowA
答案：
(答案→)A
解析：这篇短文主要讲述了吉姆的父亲希望吉姆明白不劳而获的道理，便让他在业余时间去农场工作一年，最初吉姆没有同意，在父亲答应他完成一年工作之后给他最好的礼物之后吉姆同意了，最后吉姆通过自己的努力明白这个道理。
【小题1】考查固定短语及语境的理解。ask sb to do sth叫某人去做某事，根据句意可知选A。
【小题2】考查形容词及语境的理解。根据下文那不是我的工作，可知吉姆不高兴了，故选B。
【小题3】考查固定短语及语境的理解。根据schoolwork是不可数名词，故选C。
【小题4】考查情态动词及语境的理解。A. shall 将会…… B. must 一定；必须 ;C. need 需要;D. can能，根.据句意如果你能完成这一年的工作，故选D。
【小题5】考查动词及语境的理解。A. refused 拒绝;B. answered 回答;C. agreed 同意;D. began开始。
根据下文吉姆的努力工作可知吉姆思考一会同意了，故选C。
【小题6】考查词语辨析及语境的理解。A. hard努力的；B. hardly 几乎不；C. easily 容易地；D. difficultly困难地，根据句意吉姆早起并努力工作直到晚上，故选A。
【小题7】考查词语辨析及语境的理解。A. fast迅速的；B. quickly 快；C. slowly慢慢地；D. immediately立刻、马上。根据下文吉姆的庄稼长的非常好可知时间过的快，故选B。
【小题8】考查疑问词及语境的理解。根据句意告诉我你想要什么，可知选D。
【小题9】考查形容词最高级及语境的理解。根据上文I will promise(答应) to give you the best present故选C。
【小题10】考查动词及语境的理解。根据上文不劳而获可知我认为这是父亲想要我知道的东西，故选D。
