There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father. After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby. He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___. The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.” So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed. The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:C
短文大意：这篇短文主要记述了一位农民在谷仓里面，丢失了自己的手表。无奈之下，请求一群孩子们帮忙。最后被一位小男孩凭借着手表发出的声音，找到了这块手表。从而告诉我们一个道理，有时候平和的心态，冷静思考更有助于我们解决问题。
小题1:联系下文because it was a gift from his father.描述,可知这块手表对他来说很重要,故选A,重要的.
小题2:动词辨析. A.发现,找到;B. 搜索,调查;C. 观看,观察;D. 学习,研究.结合语境可知此处指的是他在搜索了很久时候,故选B.
小题3:结合语境可知此处指的是他去向一群在附近玩耍的孩子们请求帮助,故选D,帮助.
小题4:动词辨析. A.承诺,许诺;B. 教育,教训;C.警告;D.相信.结合语境可知此处指的是他许诺孩子们……，故选A。
小题5:副词辨析。A. 愤怒地；B. 慢慢地；C. 立即地；D.刚刚，几乎不。联系前文hurry，可知此处指的是孩子们立即地匆忙赶进这个谷仓，故选C，立即地。
小题6:联系前文a farmer who lost his watch in his barn 描述，可知此处指的是仍旧不能找到这块手表，故选D。
小题7:名词辨析。A.道路，方法；B.机会；C. 教训； D. 微笑。联系下文，可知此处指的是小男孩再要一次机会，故选B。
小题8:动词辨析。A.投掷，扔；B. 送；C.给予；D. 抓住，赶上。结合语境可知这个农民把这个小男孩送回谷仓。故选B。
小题9:联系下文where the rest had failed.可知此处指的是他问这个小男孩是如何成功的，故选C，成功。
小题10:形容词辨析。A.漂亮的，美丽的；B. 聪明的，敏捷的；C.和平的，平静的；D.快速的。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是平和的心态，故选C。