《2025年拔尖特训九年级英语上册译林版》

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A boy guarded the barrels(桶)in his father's winery(葡萄酒厂). Every morning, his father gave him aBof brushing the barrels and putting them in order, but the wind blew the barrels here and there overnight.
The boy was soDthat he wrote a letter to the wind, "Please don't blow down my barrels." After seeing that, his father asked the boy with a smile, "Can the wind read yourA?" The little boy said, "I don't know. I have noCbut to make this request(请求)."
The next morning, when the little boy ran toCthe barrels, he found that the barrels were blown here and there again. The little boy felt very unhappy and cried. His father came and saidB, "Son, don't be sad. We may have no way to deal with theA, but we may have ways for you, so we can have our own ways toDthe wind." Then the little boyBhis tears and thought over and over. Finally, he thought of an idea. He filled theAbarrels with water. After that, he went home worriedly.
The third morning, the little boyBhis clothes in a hurry and ran out. He wasCto find the barrels were placed in good order. The little boy smiled happily and told his father, "It's a veryAway, that is, to make the barrels heavier." The little boy's father smiled andBhis head.
We can't change many things in the world, but we can change ourselves. To add theDis the only way not to be knocked over.

答案： 1. B 根据brushing the barrels and putting them in order可知，这是父亲给的任务。2. D 根据but the wind blew the barrels here and there overnight可知，男孩摆放整齐的桶被风刮得到处都是，因此他很生气。3. A 根据he wrote a letter to the wind可知，此处是指男孩给风写的信。4. C 句意：我别无选择，只能提出这个请求。have no choice but to do sth.意为“别无选择，只能做某事”。5. C 根据语境及he found that the barrels were blown here and there again可知，男孩跑去检查桶。6. B 根据“Son，don't be sad.”可知，父亲安慰儿子，所以应是和蔼地说。7. A 根据上文可知，桶两次都被风刮得到处都是，因此这里指没办法对付风。8. D 根据下文可知，男孩用自己的办法战胜了风。9. B 根据“Then the little boy ... his tears and thought over and over.”可知，此处是指擦干眼泪。10. A 根据“He filled the ... barrels with water.”及to make the barrels heavier可知，此处是指把空桶装满水。11. B 根据his clothes in a hurry and ran out可知，此处是指小男孩迅速穿上衣服。12. C 根据to find the barrels were placed in good order可知，桶没有被风吹得到处都是，男孩很兴奋。13. A 根据to make the barrels heavier及语境可知，让桶变重是个简单的方法。14. B 根据上文可知，男孩成功地战胜了风，父亲感到欣慰，微笑着点头。15. D 根据“It's a very simple way，that is，to make the barrels heavier.”及not to be knocked over可知，要想不被撞倒，得增加重量。