A long time ago, there lived two woodcutters called Barry and Kent in a village. Every morning, they went out into the forest and cut wood to sell at a nearby market.

One hot day, the woodcutters were eating their lunch under a tree     1     a beggar (乞丐) came walking towards them.

“My name is Clark, and I’m very    2     ,” said the beggar, as he walked up to the two woodcutters. “Can you    3      a little of your lunch for me?”

Barry felt great     4     for Clark, and he took from his bag some food that he     5     for later, and wanted to give it to the poor man. But to his surprise, Kent, who was a    6      man too, stopped him from offering the food.

Kent said to Clark, “We both work all day long and we only have enough food to get us through the day. But if you wish, I can lend you my ax (斧子) and      7    you to cut wood. Then you can sell the wood. And you will have a good     8     of buying yourself food.”

Clark looked a bit unhappy because he had been so looking forward to the food. But after a second thought, he took Kent’s ax, and then watched      9    as Kent explained how to cut wood. Clark was      10    at first, but hours later, he began to cut more quickly.

At the end of the day, the three men walked to the market,     11     the wood that they had cut. Very soon, all of their wood was   12      .

“Look at this!” Clark said with    13     . “It’s amazing! I have never had so much money in my life!”

“You have done well. After all, it was your first      14   ,” said Kent, and then he took Clark to a shop in the town and helped him     15     an ax.

“Thank you for everything you did for me,” Clark said to Kent and walked away happily.

1.1.

A when

B though

C unless

D after

解析：选A。A．when 解析：固定句型 “be doing sth. when…” 表示 “正在做某事时，突然发生另一件事”，契合 “樵夫们吃午饭时乞丐突然走来” 的语境。though 表让步、unless 表条件、after 表时间先后，均不符合逻辑。

2.2.

A shy

B sleepy

C hungry

D thirsty

解析：选C。C．hungry 解析：乞丐明确请求 “分一点午饭”，核心状态是 “饥饿的”。shy（害羞的）、sleepy（困倦的）、thirsty（口渴的）均与 “索要食物” 的行为无关，排除。

3.3.

A collect

B heat

C check

D spare

解析：选D。D．spare 解析：spare 意为 “分出、匀出”，符合乞丐 “希望对方分一部分午饭给自己” 的诉求。colle

4.4.

A pity

B fear

C hate

D pride

解析：选A。A．pity 解析：巴里 “拿出食物想给乞丐” 的行为，体现对乞丐的 “同情”，固定搭配 “feel pity for sb.” 表示 “同情某人”。fear（恐惧）、hate（憎恨）、pride（骄傲）与 “助人” 态度相悖，排除。

5.5.

A served

B kept

C tasted

D wasted

解析：选B。B．kept 解析：kept 是 keep 的过去式，意为 “保留、留存”，对应 “巴里拿出留着稍后吃的食物” 的场景。served（提供）、tasted（品尝）、wasted（浪费）无法表达 “预留” 含义，不符合句意。

6.6.

A funny

B lazy

C brave

D kind

解析：选D。D．kind 解析：“but” 转折说明肯特阻止施舍并非不善良，而是有更长远的助人方式，强调他 “善良的” 本质。funny（有趣的）、lazy（懒惰的）、brave（勇敢的）与 “助人” 语境无关，排除。

7.7.

A leave

B teach

C force

D warn

解析：选B。B．teach 解析：后文 “肯特讲解砍柴方法”，说明他的行为是 “教” 乞丐砍柴。leave（离开）、force（强迫）、warn（警告）不符合 “传授技能” 的语境，排除。

8.8.

A chance

B game

C excuse

D place

解析：选A。A．chance 解析：砍柴卖钱后，乞丐获得 “自己买食物的机会”，固定搭配 “have a chance of doing sth.” 表示 “有做某事的机会”。game（游戏）、excuse（借口）、place（地方）无法表达 “通过劳动获得食物的可能性”，排除。

9.9.

A coldly

B secretly

C doubtfully

D carefully

解析：选D。D．carefully 解析：克拉克虽因没拿到食物有点不高兴，但仍认真学习砍柴，用 carefully（认真地）修饰 “看肯特讲解” 的动作。coldly（冷淡地）、secretly（秘密地）、doubtfully（怀疑地）与后文 “学会砍柴、赚到钱” 的结果矛盾，排除。

10.10.

A slow

B silent

C crazy

D serious

解析：选A。A．slow 解析：后文 “几小时后砍得更快” 形成对比，说明克拉克一开始砍柴 “很慢”。silent（沉默的）、crazy（疯狂的）、serious（严肃的）与 “砍柴速度” 描述无关，排除。

11.11.

A passing

B carrying

C storing

D throwing

解析：选B。B．carrying 解析：去集市卖柴需 “带着” 砍好的柴，carrying（携带）符合 “三人走向集市” 的逻辑。passing（传递）、storing（储存）、throwing（扔）不符合 “卖柴” 的行为目的，排除。

12.12.

A sent off

B given away

C used up

D sold out

解析：选D。D．sold out 解析：克拉克 “赚到很多钱” 说明柴全部 “卖光了”，sold out 意为 “售罄”，契合集市售卖场景。sent off（寄出）、given away（赠送）、used up（用完）与 “卖钱” 目的不符，排除。

13.13.

A attention

B shame

C excitement

D patience

解析：选C。C．excitement 解析：克拉克 “第一次有这么多钱”，情绪应是 “兴奋的”。attention（注意力）、shame（羞愧）、patience（耐心）无法匹配 “获得意外收入” 的激动心情，排除。

14.14.

A trip

B try

C plan

D order

解析：选B。B．try 解析：这是克拉克第一次砍柴赚钱，即 “第一次尝试”。trip（旅行）、plan（计划）、order（订单）无 “初次尝试” 的含义，不符合语境。

15.15.

A return

B repair

C choose

D clean

解析：选C。C．choose 解析：肯特带克拉克去商店，是帮他 “挑选” 属于自己的斧子，方便后续谋生。return（归还）、repair（修理）、clean（清理）与 “获得新斧子” 的场景无关，排除。