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問題詳情：
An old man had seven sons who were always quarreling （爭吵） . Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property （財產） 1 making them quarrel about it.
The good old man, one day, called his sons around 2 . He laid before them seven 3 , which were tied together with a rope. He said, “I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the Bundle （束，捆） . ”
Each one worked hard to break the bundle. They tried many times but they 4 . They all said that it could not be done.
“And yet, my 5 ,” said the father, “nothing is easier to do.” He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks, one by one, very 6 “Ah!” said his sons, “it is easy enough to do it, so anybody could do it in that way.”
Their father replied, “As it is with these sticks, so is it with you, my sons. So long as you work 7 and help each other, you will do well, and none can hurt you. But if you quarrel and 8 , it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks, which lie here 9 on the ground.”
In fact, 10 it is a home, city, or country, people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.
1 ． A ． on B ． in C ． by D ． for
2 ． A ． her B ． them C ． us D ． him
3 ． A ． candles B ． sticks C ． pencils D ． rulers
4 ． A ． missed B ． wondered C ． failed D ． refused
5 ． A ． boys B ． daughters C ． enemies D ． students
6 ． A ． quietly B ． easily C ． happily D ． carefully
7 ． A ． out B ． alone C ． hard D ． together
8 ． A ． jump B ． play C ． fight D ． run
9 ． A ． broken B ． separated C ． beaten D ． hidden
10 ． A ． how B ． what C ． either D ． whether
【回答】
1 ． C
2 ． D
3 ． B
4 ． C
5 ． A
6 ． B
7 ． D
8 ． C
9 ． A
10 ． D
【分析】
本文通過老人和讓孩子們折斷棍子的故事告訴我們，無論是家庭、城市還是國家，只要人們齊心協力、互相幫助，就會變得富強。
1 ．
句意：一些敵人決定通過讓他們爭吵來騙取他們的財產。
on 在 …… 上； in 在 …… 中； by 通過； for 為了。分析 “Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property…making them quarrel about it.” 可知，此處強調方式，故選 C 。
2 ．
句意：有一天，這位善良的老人把他的兒子們叫到身邊。
her 她； them 他們； us 我們； him 他。根據 “The good old man, one day, called his sons around…” 可知，老人把孩子們叫到自己身邊，故選 D 。
3 ．
句意：他把七根用繩子捆在一起的棍子放在他們面前。
candles 蠟燭； sticks 棍子； pencils 鉛筆； rulers 尺子。根據後文 “broke the sticks” 可知，是棍子，故選 B 。
4 ．
句意：他們試了很多次，但都失敗了。
missed 思念，錯過； wondered 想知道； failed 失敗； refused 拒絕。根據 “They all said that it could not be done.” 可知，他們認為不可能完成，所以失敗了，故選 C 。
5 ．
句意： “ 可是，孩子們， ” 父親説， “ 沒有比這更容易的事了。 ”
boys 男孩； daughters 女兒； enemies 敵人； students 學生。根據前文 “An old man had seven sons” 可知，是七個男孩，故選 A 。
6 ．
句意：然後他解開那捆棍子，很容易地一根一根地折斷了。
quietly 安靜地； easily 容易地； happily 開心地； carefully 仔細地。根據 “nothing is easier to do” 可知，是很容易折斷了，故選 B 。
7 ．
句意：只要你們一起努力，互相幫助，你們就會做得很好，沒有人能傷害你們。
out 向外； alone 獨自； hard 努力地； together 一起。根據後文 “when they work together” 可知，強調團隊的重要*，故選 D 。
8 ．
句意：但是如果你們吵架和打仗，你們就會像這幾根折斷在地上的棍子一樣。
jump 跳； play 玩； fight 打仗，競爭； run 跑。分析 “But if you quarrel and…” 可知，此處與 quarrel 意思相近，故選 C 。
9 ．
句意：但是如果你們吵架和打仗，你們就會像這幾根折斷在地上的棍子一樣。
broken 破碎的； separated 分離的； beaten 打敗的； hidden 隱藏的。根據前文 “He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks” 可知，棍子被折斷了，故選 A 。
10 ．
句意：事實上，無論是家庭、城市還是國家，只要人們齊心協力、互相幫助，就會變得富強。
how 如何； what 什麼； either 二者之一； whether 不論，是否。分析 “In fact…it is a home, city, or country, people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.” 可知，無論在什麼範圍內，齊心協力都是重要的，故選 D 。
知識點：文學
題型：完型填空
