题目内容
One day a friend who was not a Christian stopped at the little gorge(山谷) to talk to the blacksmith who gave his heart to God. 1 with him in some of his trials(麻烦事) ，the friend said, "It seems 2 to me that so much affliction(苦恼) should pass over you just at the time when you have become a Christian. Of course, I don't want to 3 your faith in God or any?thing like that. But here you are,under God's help and guidance, and 4 things seem to be getting steadily worse. I can't help 5 why it is."
The blacksmith did not answer immediately，and it was 6 that he had thought the same question before. But finally, he said, "You see here the raw 7 which I have to make into horseshoes. You know how I 8it? I take a piece and heat it in the fire until it is red,al?most white with the 9 . Then I hammer it unmercifully to 10 it as I know it should be shaped. Then I throw it into a pail(桶) of cold water to temper it. Then I 11 it again and hammer it some more. And this I do until it is finished."
"But sometimes I find a piece of iron that won't 12 under this treatment. The heat and the hammering and the cold water are 13for it. I don't know why it fails in the 14 ， but I know it will never make a good horseshoe."
He 15a heap of scrap(废品) iron that was near the door of his shop. " When I get a piece that cannot take the shape and 16 ，I throw it out on the scrap heap. It will never be 17 for anything.”
He went on, "I know that God has been holding me in the fire of affliction and I have felt His 18 upon me. But I don't mind, 19he can bring me to what I should be. And so,in all these hard things my 20 is simply this;Try me in any way you wish,Lord,only don't throw me on the scrap heap."
( ) 1.A. Appreciating B. Providing
C. Sympathizing D. Noticing
( ) 2.A. impossible B. necessary C. strange D. true
( ) 3.A. have B. make C. strengthen D. weaken
( ) 4.A. yet B. therefore C. then D. already
( ) 5.A. telling B. examining C. knowing D. wondering
( ) 6.A. unlikely B. evident C. easy D. difficult
( ) 7.A. iron B. plastics C. shoes D. wood
( ) 8.A. think of B. make with C. do with D. get from
( ) 9.A. smell B. heat C. taste D. color
( ) 10.A. lengthen B. shape C.widen D. harden
( ) 11.A. heat B. cool C. place D. throw
( ) 12.A. stand out B. stand up C. stand by D. stand in
( ) 13.A. too much B. so easy C. too early D. quite soon
( ) 14.A. season B. situation C. process D. state
( ) 15.A. pointed out B. made out C. found out D. pointed to
( ) 16.A. temper B. size C. age D. style
( ) 17.A. possible B. good C. serious D. necessary
( ) 18.A. lessons B. hammer C. kindness D. belief
( ) 19.A. if only B. only if C. in case D. so that
( ) 20.A. faith B. idea C. order D. prayer
1— 5 CCDAD 6—10 BACBB
11— 15 ABACD 16—20 ABBAD
一个人成了基督徒。另一个人问他："在你成为基督徒后，上帝在帮助引导你，可是你还是经历了那么多的苦难，这是为什么？"于是基督徒拿铁块被打成马蹄靴的事倒回应了他。
1.C耳关系后文so much affliction should pass o-ver you我们知道，因为基督徒遇到了很多麻烦事情，因此那个人同情他。
2.C显然,成为基督徒后那个人仍旧忍受这么多的苦难，这是别人所不理解的，因此用strange0
3.D这个人为自己的话作解释，说那样的话并非在削弱他时上帝的信仰。
4.A God's help and guidance与空后的内容有转折关系。尽管有上帝的帮助与指导，但是情况似乎变得越来越槽。
5.D显然这个事情是他迷惑不解的，因此用wondering最合适。
6.B联系空后的he had thought the same ques?tion before我们知道，那个人没有立刻回答，很显然他以前也思考过这个问题。
7.A联系后文我们知道，这个铁匠用铁制造马蹄靴，因此可以排除其他选项。
8.C接下来他讲述的是处理这块铁的过程。因此用do with最合适。think of"评价;考虑";make with "用.... 制造"；get from"从……得到"。
9.B联系空前的until it is red我们知道，继续加热铁就开始发白。
10.B联系空后的as I know it should be shaped 我们可以得出答案。
11.A联系空后的hammer it some more我们知道，在回火后继续给铁加温,然后锤炼。
12.B联系空后的under this treatment我们知道,有些铁忍受不了这样的处理stand up意思是"忍受"，其他选项中,stand out"突出"; stand by "站在一旁";stand in "当替身;代替"。
13.A联系前文第12空，我们知道，有些铁忍受不了这样的处理。
14.C在这个处理过程中。有的就失败了。process意思是"过程"，其他选项中。situa?tion"情形;境遇";state"状态"。
15.D他指着门边的一堆废铁。point out"指出";make out"说明;理解";find out"弄清楚"。
16.A联系前文的Then I throw it into a pail of cold water to temper it我们可以得出答案。temper在这里指金属回火后的硬度和弹性。
17.B be good for为固定搭配，意思是"担当得起"。
18.B联系下文我们知道，铁匠把苦难看做是上帝在锤炼自己。
19.A he can bring me to what I should be是铁匠的希望，因此用if only，意思是"要是…… 就好了" .only if "只有";in case"以防"。
20. D冒号后面的内容是铁匠对上帝的祈祷，因此我们得出答案D。
