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2011泰州市中考英语完形填空问题 速度速度

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the 16 got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).
One day the grandson asked,“Grandpa! I try to read the book like you 17 I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the 18 of reading it?”
The grandfather said,“Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the 19 and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandfather 20 ,but all the water ran 21 he got home. The grandfather laughed,“You’ll have to move faster next time.”
This time the boy 22 faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was 23 to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said,“I just want a basket of water. You’re not 24 hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the 25 into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said 26 ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.”said the grandfather.
For the first time the boy 27 the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a 28 one, inside and out.
“Boy, you might not understand or remember 29 when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be 30 ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”
16. A. son B. father C. grandfather D. grandmother
17. A. so B. but C. or D. and
18. A. time B. place C. use D. habit
19. A. house B. beach C. lake D. river
20. A. said B. saw C. liked D. did
21. A. as B. after C. until D. before
22. A. ran B. rode C. drove D. flew
23. A. difficult B. interesting C. impossible D. unimportant
24. A. hitting B. trying C. holding D. studying
25. A. hand B. bottle C. basket D. coal
26. A. sadly B. hopefully C. excitedly D. happily
27. A. forgot B. realized C. believed D. remembered
28. A. white B. clean C. new D. black
29. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
30. A. different B. relaxed C. curious D. worried

第21题答案是B，为什么不选D？在他回家之前水就撒完了。

还有第23题（答案A）为什么不选C？他告诉他的外祖父用篮子装水是不可能的。

Answer 1

根据下文中You’ll have to move faster next time可知，应该是回家之前篮子里的水就撒光了，所以他的祖父才会说你下次必须的快点跑了。所以21题选B

追问

是啊，如果是之前，那就选before 选D啊，怎么会是B

Answer 2

是不是答案错了
23题， impossible 太绝对，而且感觉grandson没那么有觉悟

Answer 3

太坑爹了

Answer 4

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