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【题目】阅读理解。

There is a very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander the Great, King of Greek. Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home.

On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence. So, he lay helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, and I have three wishes. Please carry them out without fail.”

“My first desire is that，” said Alexander, “my physicians alone must carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn (撒满) with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected.” The King continued, “My third and last wish is that both my hands should be kept hanging out of my coffin.” Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. “Oh King, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes？”

Alexander took a deep breath and said, “I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any bodies. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let people not take life for granted.

“The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a bit of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is just a waste of time to chase wealth.

“And about my third wish of having my hands hanging out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came emptyhanded into this world and emptyhanded out of this world.” With these words, the King closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.

【1】The first paragraph suggests that Alexander ________.

A．was conquering many kingdoms

B．realized that what he got in his life was nothing to him at all

C．wanted to leave as he came emptyhanded

D．regarded his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth as the most important things

【2】The underlined word “clutches” in Paragraph 3 means “________”．

A．sentence B．attention

C．control D．shadow

【3】The author intends to ________.

A．tell us the story of Alexander

B．introduce readers to the instructive lessons of Alexander

C．stress the power of Alexander the Great

D．persuade people to realize what Alexander said

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Death of Alexander

B．The Greed of Alexander

C．Three Wishes of Alexander

D．The Life of Alexander

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段的“... Alexander realized his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.”可知，亚历山大大帝意识到他一生中所得的对他来说毫无意义，故B项正确。

【2】词义猜测题。sentence“判决”；attention“注意”；control“控制”；shadow“阴影”。根据第三段的“They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death.”并利用代入法可知，本句句意为“他们是无能为力的，并不能拯救一个人免于死神的控制”，故C项正确。

【3】写作意图题。根据第一段的第一句话可知，B项正确。

【43】本文主要讲述了亚历山大大帝死前的三个愿望和他想通过这三个愿望传递给人们的启示，故C项正确。

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