新冠肺炎07 完形填空（二）-高考英语新冠肺炎重难题型专练.docx免费

2020年高考新冠病毒专题题型训练模拟命题完型填空（七） （六） Before machinery was used for agriculture, 1 had to do almost everything 2 . They used simple tools 3 the help of some animals, mostly cattle. Therefore, an ox 4 a cow in the early days was always a farmer’s most intimate (密切的) working partner. One young farmer had an ox that was 5 to him by his deceased（已故的）parents, together with a small old house and a little over twenty acres（英亩） of land. 6 he was single and had no brother or sister, he lived 7 himself. He took care of the ox, cooked for himself, and did all 8 necessary household chores（家庭杂务）. Every day he hoped he could finish the work in the field as 9 as possible, so he could have 10 time to go shopping. Therefore, he often whipped（鞭打） the ox to go 11 when he arrived in the field. The frequent, unreasonable whips angered the ox. The ox was old and had 12 his best, yet he had to endure（忍受） the cruel whipping every day. 13 the tyrannous（残暴的）treatment, the ox purposely walked more slowly instead of faster. Consequently, the animal 14 more whips, and the work in the field went on more slowly than the farmer expected. The young farmer complained that he 15 have bad luck to own the laziest ox in the world. The ox murmured that he must have the worst fate 16 the worst master in the world. They hated each other. They did not cooperate with each other, but they had to work together. One summer afternoon, the sunshine made the field 17 and caused workers to easily lose 18 temper. The farmer kept whipping the ox to go faster, but the ox still walked very slowly. The more the farmer whipped, 19 the ox was and the angrier they both became 20 the burning sunshine. A. farmers B. workers C. soldiers D. officers A. by foot B. by leg C. by hand D. by head A. under B. with C. in D. by A. and B. so C. or D. either A. given