Question

9．Once there lived a rich man（61）who/thatwanted to do something for the people of his town．（62）Butfirst he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help．
    In the centre of the main road into the town，he placed （63）avery large stone．Then he（64）hid（hide ） behind a tree and waited．Soon an old man came along with his cow．
"Who put this stone in the centre of the road？"said the old man，but he did not try to remove the stone．Instead，with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way．（65）Anotherman came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another．All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove（66）it．Late in the afternoon a young man came along．He saw the stone，（67）saying（say） to himself："The night（68）will be（be） very dark．Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone．"
Then he began to move the stone．He pushed and pulled with all his（69）strength（strong） to move it．How great was his surprise at last!（70）Underthe stone，he found a bag of money．

Answer 1

分析 从前有位富人想帮助别人，但他想找一位值得他帮助的人．于是他在一条大路的中心放了一块大石头，然后躲到树后面去等，过去了好几个人都都这块石头无动于衷，最后一位年轻人经过，把石头搬走了，结果他吃惊地发现石头下面有一袋钱．

解答 61．who/that；考查定语从句．空格处引导定语从句，且在从句中作主语，先行词为人，故用who或者that．
62．But；考查连词．但是首先他要了解他们是否值得他去帮助．根据语气，表转折填But．
63．a；考察冠词．名词第一次出现，表示"一个"的概念．因此本空填a．
64．hid；考查动词的时态．本文是讲述过去的一个故事，并且该句hid与waited 并列，时态应保持一致．因此本空填hid．
65．Another；考查句意理解．根据后半句"and did the same thing"提示可知，又有一个人走过．因此本空填Another．
66．it；考查代词．根据句意可知，所有经过的人都在抱怨这块石头却没人把它搬走．it指代前面的"the stone"．
67．saying；考查非谓语动词．非谓语动词与逻辑主语"He"之间是主动关系，并且作伴随状语，因此本空填saying．
68．will be；考查谓语动词的时态．这是直接引语与后面"Some neighbors will come along later in the dark．"时态应保持一致．因此本空填will be．
69．strength；考查词形转换．根据句意，他用尽他的力气搬走这块石头．应该选择strong的名词形式．因此本空填strength．strength做"力量，力气"讲时，是不可数名词．
70．Under；考查介词搭配．分析句意为"在石头底下，他发现一袋钱"．故用介词under．

点评 首先要通读全文，了解大意，抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，仔细分析带空格的句子，明确空格所要填的词义，词型和短语搭配，给出所要填的正确形式，然后整体阅读短文，核对答案．