题目内容
There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he _36__ to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great _37__ and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and __38__ many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of __39__ .
For a long time he wandered in __40__ from place to place. His enemies were __41__ him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was __42__ under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t __43___ any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more __44__ and saw it was an ant, __45__ a grain of wheat（麦粒）as large as itself.
There was a __46__ in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are __47__, Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he __48__, the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it __49__ held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane _50__ the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same __51__. Then it tried the twenty-first time. __52__, one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had __53__ so often. The next minute it climbed __54__ into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, __55__ I succeed.”
And this he did.
1. A．failed B．learned C．chose D．wished
2. A．party B．family C．army D．group
3. A．burned B．defended C．rebuilt D．developed
4. A．business B．battle C．sports D．wheat
5. A．peace B．relief C．puzzlement D．fear
6. A．fighting against B．looking for C．caring about D．calling on
7. A．lying B．singing C．sleeping D．practicing
8. A．grow up B．get around C．carry on D．stay up
9. A．quickly B．excitedly C．seriously D．closely
10. A．eating B．carrying C．discovering D．picking
11. A．hole B．cave C．leaf D．flower
12. A．hungry B．small C．brave D．smart
13. A．discussed B．explained C．complained D．spoke
14. A．only B．still C．also D．even
15. A．watched B．touched C．helped D．guided
16. A．goal B．method C．result D．reason
17. A．Hurriedly B．Gently C．Slowly D．Sadly
18. A．stopped B．appeared C．prepared D．fallen
19. A．worriedly B．safely C．freely D．calmly
20. A．till B．after C．if D．because
1.D
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.D
6.B
7.A
8.C
9.D
10.B
11.A
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.A
16.C
17.C
18.D
19.B
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：文章讲述了一位战败的国王在一直蚂蚁的鼓励之下，重振雄风获得成功的故事，告诉我们人生贵在坚持。
1.D 像亚历山大大帝一样想统治整个世界, 这是帖木儿的梦想。故此处选wished。
2.C 根据本空后war推断, 帖木儿集结了一支庞大的军队(army), 然后与各国交战。
3.A 与本空前conquered并列:他征服了许多国王, 摧毁了(burned)很多城邦。
4.B 由前一句他的军队被打败了可知, 他只身一人从战场(battle)上逃离了。
5.D 名词辨析：A. peace和平 B. relief宽慰 C. puzzlement困惑D. fear恐惧，根据上文描写他的失败，这里是害怕的，in fear。
6.B 他战败了, 他的敌人自然会到处搜寻(looking for)他, 所以他惊恐地(in fear)东躲西藏。
7.A 从本空后thinking of his misfortunes可以推断:他没有做其他事, 只是躺(lying)在树下思考。
8.C 他独自一人东躲西藏了二十多天, 应该处于崩溃的边缘, 所以不能坚持(hold out)下去了。
9.D 他一开始只是看到一只小东西在树干上爬, 他仔细(closely)一看, 发现是只小蚂蚁。
10.B 由倒数第二段出现的carrying the grain of wheat可知, 这只蚂蚁搬着(carrying)一粒跟它一样大小的麦粒往上爬。
11.A 由本空后home判断:树干上的一个小洞(hole)就是蚂蚁的窝。
12.C 此处是说蚂蚁太勇敢了。
13.D 此处指当他说这番话时。
14.B 由But一词可知, 尽管它从树上掉了下来, 但它仍然(still)抓着那粒小麦。
15.A 上下文就是他所观察到的(watched)情况。
16.C 由下文蚂蚁进行第二十一次尝试后终于成功可知, 它前面所进行的二十次尝试的结果(result)都一样——掉在了地上。
17.C 从下文的one little step at a time可知是slowly，慢慢地。
18.D 由one little step at a time可推测, 它慢慢地(slowly)跨过了那个经常让它掉下来的(fallen)坎。上文fell有提示。
19.B 最后, 它安全地(safely)爬进了蚂蚁窝。
20.A 蚂蚁坚持的精神深深鼓舞了帖木儿, 所以他决定像蚂蚁一样, 去努力奋斗, 直到(till)成功。
考点：考查故事类短文
点评：本文有较高的激励价值，注意上下文串联和词义辨析，本文的题目设置时对于语义类辨析的考查较多。
