高二必修5(Unit1-2)精品完型与阅读训练.docVIP

1 Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He 1 advertised for hired hands. 2 people were reluctant to work on farms along the 3 . They dreaded （v.惧怕, 担心）the awful storms that raged 4 the Atlantic, destroying the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants (申请者) for the job, he received a steady 5 of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached (v.接近) the farmer. Are you a good 6 ? the farmer asked him. Well, I can 7 when the wind blows, answered the little man. 8 puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for (v.急需) help, 9 him. The little man worked well 10 the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 11 with the mans work. Then one 12 the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer 13 a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hands sleeping quarters （n.住处, 岗位）. He 14 the little man and yelled, Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow 15 ! The little man rolled over in bed and said 16 , No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. Enraged (激怒) by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot ( 当场). 17 , he hurried outside to 18 the storm. To his 19 , everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then 20 what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.  1. A. often 2. A. Most 3. A. ocean 4. A. upon 5. A. flow 6. A. worker 7. A. stand 8. A. But 9. A. fired 10. A. in 11. A. proud 12. A. morning 13. A. grabbed 14. A. searched 15. A. up 16. A. angrily 17. A. Instead 18. A. fight with 19. A. joy 20. A. thought B. constantly B. Every B. river B. through B. flood B. employer B. farm B. Although B. accepted B. on B. honorable B. noon B. took B. shook B. away B. doubtfully B. Meanwhile B. wait for B. pleasure B. understood C. occasionally C. Few C.