题目内容
Once a man came to a wise man's house and said, "I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I
5 first?" The wise man said, "Never tell lies 6 always speak the truth. The man 7 to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Be?fore setting out, he 8 for a moment about the prom?ise he had made to the wise man. "If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out
9 ?No, I cannot say that. But nor can I 10 . If I tell the truth, everyone will start 11 me and call me a thief. I would be 12 for stealing. " So the man
13 not to steal that night, and gave up this 14 habit.
The next day, he 15 to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, "What shall I say to the wise man 16 he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie. " And so he gave up the 17 of drinking wine.
In this _18, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 19 his promise to tell the truth at all times. 20 , he gave up all his bad habits and bt came a very 21 person.
Telling the truth is a very good 22 , If you al?ways tell the truth, you can keep yourself away from a lot of 23 and become a person whom everyone 24 and favours.
Make a promise : I shall always speak the truth.
5. A. take out B. give up
C. add up D. turn off
6. A. so B. but
C. and D. or
7. A. promised B. happened
C. settled D. began
8. A. played B. drank
C. thought D. slept
9. A. walking B. stealing
C. studying D. climbing
10.A. move B. say
C. lie D. help
11. A. hating B. catching
C, killing D. believing
12. A. expected B. hurt
C. suffered D. punished
13. A. decided B. forgot
C. asked D. pretended
14. A. special B. funny
C. great D. bad
15. A. went B. wanted
C. learned D. stopped
16. A. before B. since
C. if D. as
17. A. idea B. word
C. power D. use
18. A. base B. way
C. place D. time
19. A. imagined B. planned
C. broke D. remembered
20. A. By the way B. In a word
C. First of all D. One by one
21. A. good B. strong
C. rich D. common
22. A. custom B. habit
C. game D. example
23. A. money B, hope
C. pleasure D. trouble
24. A. serves B. cheats
C. likes D. controls
【文章大意】本文通过一个故事说明:永远不要说谎,并且永远
要诚实,因为只有这样做才会避免很多麻烦。
B由下文内容可知,他去找智者寻求建议,看看他应该先戒掉(give up)哪个坏习惯。take out取出;give up放弃;add up总计;turn off关掉,
C本空前后两分句构成并列和承接关系,意指永远不要说谎,并且永远要诚实。so所以;but但是;and并且;or 或者。
A 他"答应"了智者一定照办。promise许诺;happen发生; settle解决;begin开始。
C在出发前,他又"考虑"了一会儿。下文引号中的内容是他思考的内容。play玩;drink喝酒;think考虑;sleep睡觉。
B 由第二段第一句中的"…the man was about to go out to steal."可知,这个人打算去偷东西。walk散步;steal偷; study学习;climb爬。
C他不能说自己去偷东西,但是又不能说谎(lie)。 move移动;say说;lie说谎;help帮助。
A如果他说实话,人们知道了他偷东西,自然就会"憎恨" 他。hate憎恨;catch抓住;kill杀死;believe相信。
D结合上文可知,此处指他会因偷东西而受到"惩罚"。suffer常与from搭配使用。expect期望;hurt受伤;suffer 遭受;punish惩罚。
A考虑了这么多,他最后"决定"那天晚上不出去偷东西了。 decide决定;forget忘记;ask问;pretend假装。
D偷东西是一个坏(bad)习惯,故选D项。文章第一句也有提示。special特殊的;funny有趣的;great伟大的;bad 坏的。
B第二天,他"想要"去喝酒。want to do sth意为"想要做某事"。go走;want想要;learn学习;stop停止。
C本句是讲他想喝酒时做的心理斗争,是对未来情况的假设。上一段中多处if也有提示。before在……之前;since 从•••••••以来;if.如果;as作为。
A考虑到不能对智者说谎,他打消了去喝酒的念头(ide-a) 。 idea念头;word单词;power力量5 use用途。
B考査名词。就这样(in this way),每次想做不好的事时, 他都会因对智者的承诺而放弃。base基础;way方法; place地方;time时间。
D每次想要做坏事时,他就会"想起"自己要永远说实话的承诺。imagine想象;plan if M ; break打破;remember 记得。
D 一个接一个地(one by one),他戒掉了所有的坏习惯。by the way顺便说一下;in a word总之;first of all首先。
A戒掉了所有的坏习惯后,他变成了一个非常好(good)的人。good好的;strong强壮的;rich富有的;common普通的。
B说实话是一个非常好的习惯(habit),上文的故事揭示了这一主题。custom习俗;habit习惯;game游戏;exam?ple 例子。
D 如果诚实的话,你就会避免很多麻烦(trouble), money 钱;hope希望i pleasure 愉快;trouble麻烦。
C本空与and后的favoin"表达意义属于同一范畴。此处指诚实会使你成为一个讨人喜欢、受人欢迎的人,故应选c项。serve服务;cheat欺骗;like喜欢;control控制。