Question

It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly(集会)．The headmaster was ?? ? ?? the students on important things in life and about?? ? ? ourselves to what is important to us．This is?? ? ? the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London．He would wake up every morning and go to the?? ? ?? and would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．

He did this every single?? ? ? for almost 20 years．His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbors could not stand the?? ? ? any-more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers?? ? ?? the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of?? ? ? all over the house that he had collected over the years．The police ?? ? ?? the money，and soon realized that the old man was a(n)?? ? ? ．They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him．

When he arrived home that evening，he was?? ? ? by one of the officers who told him that

there was no need for him to beg any more ?? ? ?? he was a rich man now. He said?? ? ?? ,went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up ?? ? ?? ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and?? ? ?? to beg.

?? ? ?? , this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything?? ? ?? for his life．We learn nothing from this story?? ? ?? staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment. We should remain ?? ? ?? to our course. Just keep it in mind that commitment ?? ? ?? wealth

1.A．scolding???????? B．consulting????????? C．addressing?????? D．advising

2.A．exposing??????? B．committing???????? C．comparing?????? D．connecting

3.A．how??????????? B．why?????????????? C．where?????????? D．when

4.A．market????????? B．office????????????? C．subway????????? D．shelter

5.A．hour??????????? B．day??????????????? C．week??????????? D．month

6.A．smell?????????? B．house?????????????? C． man?????????? D．police

7.A．knocked at?????? B．knocked over??????? C．broke up???????? D．broke into

8.A．money????????? B．waste?????????????? C．food??????????? D．fish

9.A．kept??????????? B．took??????????????? C．counted???????? D．presented

10.A．beggar????????? B．thief??????????????? C．officer????????? D．millionaire

11.A．caught????????? B．met??????????????? C．warned????????? D．questioned

12.A．though????????? B．unless????????????? C．until??????????? D．as

13.A．nothing????????? B．anything?????????? C．something??????? D．everything

14.A．as well????????? B．as early???????????? C．as usual???????? D．as much

15.A．determined?????? B．continued?????????? C．managed??????? D．hesitated

16.A．Eventually?????? B．Fortunately????????? C．Generally?????? D．Obviously

17.A．precious???????? B．complex??????????? C．available??????? D．significant

18.A．rather than?????? B．other than?????????? C．more than?????? D．less than

19.A．honest????????? B．open?????????????? C．true??????????? D．equal

20.A．attracts???????? B．keeps?????????????? C．loses?????????? D．possesses

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C?

2.B?

3.A??

4.C?

5.B?

6.A??

7.D??

8.A?

9.C?

10.D?

11.B?

12.D?

13.A?

14.C?

15.B?

16.D?

17.D?

18.B?

19.C?

20.A?

【解析】

试题分析：老校长讲的那个故事，给人很多教诲，永远让我难以忘记。通常人年仅15岁的时候，很难记住老师讲授的大部分内容。但是这个特别故事却是我永远都不会忘记的。每当我对人生漫不经心时，我就会想起这个故事。

1.C 考查动词辨析A．scolding责备；B．consulting商量；C．addressing演讲；D．advising建议。 句意：这是例行的周一集会，老师在对学生讲话。讲话的内容是关于人生中重要的事情和如何把自己的一生致力于对自己重要的事情上，所以选C项。

2.B考查动词辨析 A．exposing暴露；B．committing犯错，承担；C．comparing比较；D．connecting联系；句意：讲话的内容是关于人生中重要的事情和如何把自己的一生致力于对自己重要的事情上，所以选B项。

3.A考查特殊疑问词。句意：这个故事是这样的。考查表语从句引导词，This is how the story went意思是故事是这样的，固定句型，所以选A项。??

4.C 考查名词辨析A．market市场；B．office办公室；C．subway地铁；D．shelter遮蔽处，根据下方提到The next morning he woke up ?? ?? ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and?? ?? to beg.故选C项。

5.B 考查名词辨析 A．hour小时；B．day天；C．week星期；D．month月。句意：他20年来每天都做这样的事情。根据句意，20年来每天做同样的事情，故选B项。

6.A 考查名词辨析A．smell味道；B．house房子；C． man男人；D．police警察。句意：他的邻居不能忍受这样的味道。根据上文提到His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly? 房子很脏，也很臭，所以邻居不能忍受了，故选A项。

7.D考查动词短语辨析A．knocked at 敲；B．knocked over偷窃；C．broke up解体；D．broke into闯入。句意：警察进来并且打扫这个房子。根据句意可知当时老人并不在家，所以是警察闯进来的，故选D项。??

8.A考查名词辨析。A．money金钱；B．waste垃圾；C．food食物；D．fish鱼；句意：在房子有许多袋子，装满了钱。根据下方提到The police ?? ?? the money可知这里面是钱，故选A项。?

9.C考查动词辨析。A．kept保持；B．took带来；C．counted数；D．presented 呈现。句意：警察数了数这些钱。根据语境可知，当警察看到这些钱，帮他数了数，故选C项。

10.D考查名词辨析A．beggar乞丐；B．thief贼；C．officer长官；D．millionaire百万富翁。句意：警察意识到原来这个老人是个百万富翁。根据下方提到 They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him他们等在门外，期待着告诉老人这个消息，所以选D项。

11.B考查动词辨析A．caught抓住；B．met遇到；C．warned警告；D．questioned提问。句意：当老人晚上回到家时，他遇到其中一个警察。根据语境They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him他们等在门外，期待着告诉老人这个消息，所以老人会遇到警察。故选B项。?

12.D考查连词辨析A．though虽然；B．unless除非；C．until直到；D．as因为。句意：警察告诉他，没有必要去乞讨了因为他现在是个富人了，根据警察数过他的钱后，发现老人有很多钱，没有必要去乞讨了，故选D项。?

13.A 考查代词辨析A．nothing什么也没有；B．anything任何事情；C．something一些事情；D．everything一切。句意：老人什么也没有说，回到屋子，锁上门。根据下方提到The next morning he woke up ?? ?? ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and?? ?? to beg.第二天老人又去乞讨了，可知当时老人什么也没有说。

14.C 考查固定短语。A．as well也； C．as usual象往常一样；句意：老人象往常一样，去地铁，坐车，去市中心。与上文想照应，老人20年来一起这样做，虽然警察帮他数了钱，知道他很有钱了，但他仍然象往常一样，按部就班去做他自己的事情，故选C项。

15.B 考查动词辨析。A．determined决定；B．continued继续；C．managed管理；D．hesitated犹豫。句意：第二天老人象往常一样，去地铁，坐车，去市中心，继续乞讨。根据上文提到The next morning he woke up ?? ?? ,went to the subway, got into the train，可见老人又象往常一样，所以选B项。

16.D考查副词辨析。A．Eventually最终地；B．Fortunately幸运地；C．Generally通常；D．Obviously显而易见地。句意：很明显，老人没有计划，没有梦想。根据句中提到，没有计划，没有梦想，可知这是显而易见地，故选D项。

17.D考查形容词辨析A．precious珍贵的；B．complex复杂的；C．available可利用的；D．significant有意义的；句意：很明显对老人来说，没有计划没有梦想，甚至对他来说没有什么意义。根据后方提到staying focused on the things we enjoy doing集中注意力在喜欢的事情相对比，不要没有什么意义，所以选D项。?

18.B考查短语辨析。A．rather than而不是；B．other than除了；C．more than不仅仅；D．less than少于；句意： 从这个故事中我们没有学到任何东西，除了一直把注意力集中到喜欢的事情上。根据句意选B项。

19.C考查形容词辨析A．honest诚实的；B．open开着的；C．true真的；D．equal平等的；句意：我们要忠于自己的生活之路。根据对选项的分析，保有C项符合题意，故选C项。?

20.A考查动词辨析。A．attracts 吸引；B．keeps保持；C．loses失去；D．possesses拥有。句意：一定别忘了，专心致志带来财富 。在这个句子中commitment是承诺，专心，献身。作者想表达人年轻的时候，总是不断地更换志向，不能专一于某个目标，结果往往没有什么真正的成功。坚定不移地朝既定的合理的目标前进，才会获得成功。

考点：故事类阅读。