单选题
A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but in vain. So he put a
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on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be
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100 dollars. Facing the
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of the handsome reward, people tried their best to look for everywhere.
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, the grain was piled like a hill along with bales of
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, so if they wanted to find the gold watch, it would be like fishing for a needle in the
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.
When the sun set, the gold watch was not found yet. They took pains but found
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, so they began
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the watch was too small, the barn was too large and the straw was too thick. It was getting
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that they were still unable to find it. So they
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the temptation of 100 dollars one by one. But only a small boy in
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clothes was still not discouraged but kept
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it in the grain. He had nothing to eat throughout the day. In order to solve the family problem, he was
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to find the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal. He was
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in the straw to have a rest
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he heard a strange "tick-tock". He immediately held his breath and listen
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. It was quieter in the barn while "tick-tock"
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clearly. The boy
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the sound, found the gold watch buried in the depths of the grain and finally got the 100 dollars. Like the gold watch in the barn,
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has existed around us and spread in very corner of life. Only we are calm and
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look for it can we find it.
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。reserve“预订，保留，预约”，reward“奖赏，奖励，酬谢”，equip“装备，配备”，donate“捐赠，赠送”。根据文意可知，谁找到金表将被奖励100美元。此外，根据下一句中“Facing the ______ of the handsome reward”也可判断出答案为B。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。句意为“面对重赏的______，人们竭尽全力四处查找”。temptation意为“诱惑”，符合文意。根据第二段中“So they ______ the temptation of 100 dollars one by one”也可判断出答案为B。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查副词辨析。根据上下文意思，此处需填入表示转折关系的副词。故选C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。句意为“面对重赏的诱惑，人们竭尽全力四处查找，然而谷仓内谷物成山，还有成捆成捆的______”。bales of straw意为“成捆的稻草”，符合文意。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查惯用搭配。fish for a needle in the ocean意为“大海捞针”。故选D。
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词短语辨析。句意为“但是只有一个衣衫褴褛的小男孩依然毫不气馁，继续在谷堆里______”。look for“寻找”，符合句意。此外，根据短文最后一句“Only we are calm and ______ look for it can we find it”也可判断出答案为D。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词辨析。句意为“为了解决家境困难，他______能找到金表，能让父母和兄弟姐妹吃上一顿饱饭”。be eager to do sth. 意为“渴望做某事，急于……”，故选C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。be lying in the straw to have a rest意为“躺在稻草堆里歇息一会儿”。故选A。