任务一 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Long long ago, there was an old man named Chen. He was famous for his 1 ways of solving problems.
One day in his village, two neighbours were both 2 water because their own wells had dried up. They found the same small well at the same time. “It’s mine. I built it with my own hands three years ago,” one neighbour shouted. “No way! My grandfather dug it twenty years ago,” the other 3 back. Year after year, neither of them would give in. As a result, no one used the well and it became 4.
So the two neighbours came to Old Chen for 5. After listening to both sides, Old Chen smiled and said, “Why not 6 arguing and share it? One of you can use the 7 in the morning, and the other can use it in the afternoon. Then both of you will have enough water.”
“That sounds 8. At least we can both get water now,” they agreed.
From then on, they worked together to keep the well clean. They got plenty of fresh water every day. They 9 understood Old Chen’s wisdom. “It’s better to share than to fight,” they both said.
The story of Old Chen spread throughout the village and people 10 him more and more.
() 1. A. special B. clever C. strange D. funny
() 2. A. looking after B. looking for C. looking up D. looking at
() 3. A. called B. looked C. shouted D. smiled
() 4. A. full B. dirty C. deep D. clean
() 5. A. water B. help C. money D. work
() 6. A. start B. keep C. enjoy D. stop
() 7. A. tool B. house C. well D. land
() 8. A. boring B. difficult C. reasonable D. dangerous
() 9. A. suddenly B. finally C. hardly D. quickly
()10. A. forgot B. feared C. admired D. followed
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Long long ago, there was an old man named Chen. He was famous for his 1 ways of solving problems.
One day in his village, two neighbours were both 2 water because their own wells had dried up. They found the same small well at the same time. “It’s mine. I built it with my own hands three years ago,” one neighbour shouted. “No way! My grandfather dug it twenty years ago,” the other 3 back. Year after year, neither of them would give in. As a result, no one used the well and it became 4.
So the two neighbours came to Old Chen for 5. After listening to both sides, Old Chen smiled and said, “Why not 6 arguing and share it? One of you can use the 7 in the morning, and the other can use it in the afternoon. Then both of you will have enough water.”
“That sounds 8. At least we can both get water now,” they agreed.
From then on, they worked together to keep the well clean. They got plenty of fresh water every day. They 9 understood Old Chen’s wisdom. “It’s better to share than to fight,” they both said.
The story of Old Chen spread throughout the village and people 10 him more and more.
() 1. A. special B. clever C. strange D. funny
() 2. A. looking after B. looking for C. looking up D. looking at
() 3. A. called B. looked C. shouted D. smiled
() 4. A. full B. dirty C. deep D. clean
() 5. A. water B. help C. money D. work
() 6. A. start B. keep C. enjoy D. stop
() 7. A. tool B. house C. well D. land
() 8. A. boring B. difficult C. reasonable D. dangerous
() 9. A. suddenly B. finally C. hardly D. quickly
()10. A. forgot B. feared C. admired D. followed
答案：1-5 BBCBB 6-10 DCCBC
解析：
1. 考查形容词辨析：根据后文提到的老陈的智慧，可知他以聪明的解决问题的方式闻名，clever符合语境。
2. 考查动词短语辨析：前文提到他们自家的井都干涸了，因此正在寻找水，look for意为“寻找”，符合语境；look after照顾、look up查阅/向上看、look at看均不符合句意。
3. 考查动词辨析：前一句提到一位邻居大声喊叫，此处对应另一个人也大声反驳回去，shout back是常用搭配，意为“大声回喊”，符合语境。
4. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到两人都不肯让步，没人使用这口井，结合后文他们后续一起维护水井清洁的情节，可知长期无人使用的井会变脏，dirty符合语境。
5. 考查名词辨析：两人争执不下，因此来找老陈求助，for help是固定表达，意为“求助”，符合语境。
6. 考查动词辨析：老陈建议他们停止争吵、共享水井，stop doing sth意为“停止做某事”，符合语境。
7. 考查名词辨析：全文围绕这口引发争执的井展开，此处指两人分时段使用这口井，well符合语境。
8. 考查形容词辨析：后文两人同意了这个方案，说明这个提议听起来很合理，reasonable符合语境。
9. 考查副词辨析：两人通过共享水井获得了充足的水，最终理解了老陈的智慧，finally意为“最终、终于”，符合语境。
10. 考查动词辨析：老陈用智慧化解了矛盾，他的故事传遍全村，人们越来越钦佩他，admired意为“钦佩、欣赏”，符合语境。
2. 考查动词短语辨析：前文提到他们自家的井都干涸了，因此正在寻找水，look for意为“寻找”，符合语境；look after照顾、look up查阅/向上看、look at看均不符合句意。
3. 考查动词辨析：前一句提到一位邻居大声喊叫，此处对应另一个人也大声反驳回去，shout back是常用搭配，意为“大声回喊”，符合语境。
4. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到两人都不肯让步，没人使用这口井，结合后文他们后续一起维护水井清洁的情节，可知长期无人使用的井会变脏，dirty符合语境。
5. 考查名词辨析：两人争执不下，因此来找老陈求助，for help是固定表达，意为“求助”，符合语境。
6. 考查动词辨析：老陈建议他们停止争吵、共享水井，stop doing sth意为“停止做某事”，符合语境。
7. 考查名词辨析：全文围绕这口引发争执的井展开，此处指两人分时段使用这口井，well符合语境。
8. 考查形容词辨析：后文两人同意了这个方案，说明这个提议听起来很合理，reasonable符合语境。
9. 考查副词辨析：两人通过共享水井获得了充足的水，最终理解了老陈的智慧，finally意为“最终、终于”，符合语境。
10. 考查动词辨析：老陈用智慧化解了矛盾，他的故事传遍全村，人们越来越钦佩他，admired意为“钦佩、欣赏”，符合语境。