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【题目】Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s house. He was a young thief, without . In fact, this was his first professional appearance. So he had planned everything .

All went marvelously well at first. He found, as he expected , an open window and got into the room . But, stepping his way through the room, he stubbed (碰到) his bare toe against a table leg. Choking back a cry of , terrified of waking the merchant, he hit himself the forehead and called himself a fool. He had forgot to bring a light.

In the darkness, however , he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and it, then he gave a of relief. As he picked up the lamp, a small spider came out from under its .

“Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t . If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have lasted the night; indeed, I’d have extremely uncomfortable situation for a long time.”

“You have saved a life and shown , ”the spider went on, although the impatient thief said he had not intended to do so. “Better yet, you have done so without the least thought or hope of . You have gained more merits (优点) than you could possibly imagine.”

“But you’re only a spider,” said the thief.

“And you’re only a .” said the spider. “My dear friend, when you understand that life is life, whether on eight or two , you will have understood much. Your deed, in any case, has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.”

The thief did so and never thought to again.

【1】A.money B. experience C. parents D. ambition

【2】A. hurriedly B. calmly C. actively D. carefully

【3】A. easily B. comfortably C. skillfully D. eventually

【4】A. furnished B. cozy C. dark D. bright

【5】A. excitement B. delight C. surprise D. pain

【6】A. on B. in C. to D. at

【7】A. hid B. stole C. lit D. took

【8】A. sigh B. sign C. signal D. applause

【9】A. cap B. cover C. base D. top

【10】A. adapt B. resist C. survive D. escape

【11】A. sympathy B. curiosity C. care D. honesty

【12】A. dignity B. reward C. profit D. award

【13】A. spider B. merchant C. man D. thief

【14】A. legs B. hands C. heads D. arms

【15】A. escape B. flee C. return D. steal

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】C

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇寓言故事，讲述了一个贼在蜘蛛的劝说下改过自新的事情。一个初次做贼的人无意中救了蜘蛛的性命，蜘蛛告诉他尽管他是无意中救了自己性命，这也说明他内心是一个好人，他有着自己没有意识到的优点，还让他摆脱掉心中的邪恶念头，去寻找全新的自己。

【1】B考查名词。A .money 钱；B. experience 经历，经验；C. parents 父母； D. ambition雄心，野心；根据下文this was his first professional appearance可知这个贼是第一次偷东西，没有经验，选B。

【2】D考查副词。A. hurriedly匆忙地；B. calmly冷静地；C. actively积极地； D. carefully仔细地；根据上文可知他因为是第一次偷盗，所以会认真准备，选D。

【3】A考查副词。A. easily容易地； B. comfortably 舒服地； C. skillfully 熟练地； D. eventually最终地；从前面内容可知有敞着的窗户，所以他进去很容易，选A。

【4】C考查形容词。A. furnished 有家具的； B. cozy 舒适的； C. dark 黑的；D. bright明亮的；从下文可知房间里很暗，选C。

【5】D考查名词。A. excitement 兴奋；B. delight高兴； C. surprise惊讶； D. pain痛苦；在黑暗中他的脚碰到桌子腿上，会很疼，选D。

【6】A考查介词。A. on 在上面； B. in 在里面； C. to 朝； D. at在；固定短语：hit sb on the +身体部位（头，背等），选A。

【7】C考查动词。A. hid 躲藏； B. stole 偷； C. lit 点燃；D. took拿；由上文可知屋子里很黑，而下文提到他看到了灯下的蜘蛛，由此判断他点燃了灯，选C。

【8】A考查名词。A. sigh 叹气； B. sign 签字； C. signal 信号 D. applause鼓掌；点燃灯以后贼舒了一口气，这样他就不怕再撞到别的东西上了，选A。

【9】C考查名词。A. cap帽子； B. cover 盖子； C. base 底部； D. top顶端；从文章内容可知蜘蛛是被压在了灯座下，选C。

【10】D考查动词。A. adapt 适应； B. resist抗拒；C. survive幸存；D. escape逃避；从上下文可知蜘蛛被压在灯下，逃不出去，选D。

【11】A考查名词。A. sympathy 同情； B. curiosity好奇； C. care关心； D. honesty诚实；虽然贼是在无意中救了蜘蛛，但是蜘蛛认为他表现了对弱者的同情，选A。

【12】B考查名词。A. dignity 尊严； B. reward回报；C. profit利润； D. award奖赏，奖项；从语境可知蜘蛛赞扬贼帮助别人而不求回报的精神，选B。

【13】C考查名词。A. spider 蜘蛛； B. merchant 商人；C. man 人； D. thief贼；根据下文可知蜘蛛对这个贼进行鼓励，所以不会说他是个贼，选C。

【14】A考查名词。A. legs腿； B. hands 手；C. heads头； D. arms胳膊；蜘蛛认为不管是蜘蛛还是人，或者说不管是有八条腿还是两条腿，都是生命，选A。

【15】D考查动词。A. escape 逃脱；B. flee逃离；C. return 归还；D. steal偷；从上文内容可知贼听从了蜘蛛的劝导，再也没有偷过东西，选D。