Question

A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5 or tired, he did not stop 6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10 myself.”
The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 15 and the things we love to do. One day 16we look back, we will 17 that we don’t really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19.
Life is not about making money. Life is of course not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      use
   2. B.
      cover
   3. C.
      work
   4. D.
      get
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Sure
   2. B.
      Bad
   3. C.
      Strange
   4. D.
      Good
3. 3.
   1. A.
      ran
   2. B.
      struggled
   3. C.
      rushed
   4. D.
      rode
4. 4.
   1. A.
      asked for
   2. B.
      kept on
   3. C.
      gave up
   4. D.
      succeeded in
5. 5.
   1. A.
      full
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      hungry
   4. D.
      sad
6. 6.
   1. A.
      but
   2. B.
      because
   3. C.
      if
   4. D.
      So
7. 7.
   1. A.
      dying
   2. B.
      tiring
   3. C.
      smiling
   4. D.
      sleeping
8. 8.
   1. A.
      make
   2. B.
      prove
   3. C.
      pull
   4. D.
      push
9. 9.
   1. A.
      need
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      find
   4. D.
      show
10. 10.
    1. A.
       live
    2. B.
       bury
    3. C.
       support
    4. D.
       sleep
11. 11.
    1. A.
       useful
    2. B.
       similar
    3. C.
       special
    4. D.
       certain
12. 12.
    1. A.
       history
    2. B.
       past
    3. C.
       life
    4. D.
       future
13. 13.
    1. A.
       friends
    2. B.
       progress
    3. C.
       discoveries
    4. D.
       money
14. 14.
    1. A.
       career
    2. B.
       honor
    3. C.
       health
    4. D.
       freedom
15. 15.
    1. A.
       beauty
    2. B.
       things
    3. C.
       people
    4. D.
       condition
16. 16.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       unless
    4. D.
       since
17. 17.
    1. A.
       realize
    2. B.
       regret
    3. C.
       apologize
    4. D.
       explain
18. 18.
    1. A.
       or
    2. B.
       until
    3. C.
       if
    4. D.
       but
19. 19.
    1. A.
       won
    2. B.
       saved
    3. C.
       reduced
    4. D.
       missed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       possible
    2. B.
       probable
    3. C.
       necessary
    4. D.
       suitable

Answer 1

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试题分析：文章从一个马夫的故事，给读者讲了一个道理，我们不能为了挣钱，把自己逼得太紧了，要多些时间享受生活，多陪陪家人，欣赏美丽的风景。
1.考查动词：A. use使用，B. cover覆盖，看完，走完，C. work工作，D. get得到，从下文的give him the area of land he had covered.看出这里填cover表示“走完”。选B。
2.考查形容词：A. Sure确定的B. ，Good好的， C. Strange奇怪的，D. bad坏的，sure enough表示“很肯定的”,皇帝要把马夫走完的土地都给他，马夫是很肯定的，选A。
3.考查动词： A. ran跑，B. struggled挣扎，C. rushed冲，D rode骑，.前面说：jumped onto his horse，说明是“骑马”。选D。
4.考查词组：A. asked for要求，B. kept on“一直做某事”，C. gave up放弃，D. succeeded in成功的，句意是：他一直骑这马。选B。
5.考查形容词：A. full满的， B. excited兴奋的，C. hungry饥饿的， D. sad悲伤的，应该选一个可以和tired并列的形容词，就是hungry。选C。
6.考查连词：A. but  但是，B. because因为， C. if如果，D. so因此，这两句话是因果关系，句意是：他不停下是因为他想覆盖尽可能多的土地。选B。
7.考查动词：A. dying死，B. tiring累人的，C. smiling微笑， D. sleeping睡觉，从前面的he was exhausted看出是快死了。选A。
8.考查动词： A. make使得， B. prove证明， C. pull推动，D. push推，逼迫，词组：push sb too hard“把某人逼得太紧了”，符合句意。选D.
9.考查动词：A. need需要，B. have 有，C. find发现，D. show展示，句意是：现在我要死了，我只需要一点地方埋葬自己。选A。
10.考查动词： A. live生活，B. bury埋葬，C. support 支持，D. sleep睡觉，句意是：现在我要死了，我只需要一点地方埋葬自己。选B。
11.考查形容词： A. useful有用的，B. similar相似的， C. special特殊的，D. certain肯定的，考查词组：be similar to“和…相似”。句意是：上面的故事和我们的人生旅途相似。选B.
12.考查名词：A. history历史， B. past过去，C. life生活，D. future未来，句意是：上面的故事和我们的人生旅途相似。选C。
13.考查名词：A. friends 朋友，B. progress进步，C. discoveries  发现，D. money钱，考查词组make money“挣钱”。选D。
14.考查名词：A. career事业， B. honor荣誉，C. health健康，D. freedom自由，句意是：我们忽略了健康，和家人共处的时光。选C。
15.考查名词：A. beauty 美丽， B. things事情， C. people 人们，D. condition条件，从下文的enjoy the beauty看出这里是：欣赏周围的美景。选A。
16.考查连词：A. before在…前面， B. when当….时候，C. unless除非， D. since自从，这里是when引导时间状语从句，意为：当我们回顾时，我们会意识到我们并不需要那么多。选B。
17.考查动词：A. realize 意识到，B. regret后悔，C. apologize道歉，D. explain解释，意为：当我们回顾时，我们会意识到我们并不需要那么多。选A。
18.考查连词：A. or  或者， B. until直到，C. if如果，D. but但是，表示转折，但是我们不能使时光倒流。选D。
19.考查动词：A. won赢得， B. saved救， C. reduced减少，D. missed错过，指我们失去的东西。选D。
20.考查形容词：A. possible可能，B. probable可能，C. necessary必要的，D. suitable合适的，表示工作只是为了生存必要的。选C。
考点：考查故事类短文