Question

【题目】 A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. Night was falling, so they decided to find a place to stay. They searched for a long time and at last found a tiny old house. A(n) _____ family lived in it. They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a simple _____ for them including fresh milk and cheese.

After the meal, the wise man asked how they _____in such a poor place. In a low voice the husband replied, “We have a cow. We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for _____own needs-make some cheese and cream.”

The next morning, the two visitors continued their _____. After they walked a few miles, the wise man said to the young man, “Go back and push the cow off the cliff (悬崖).” “Why? Without the cow, they will have nothing.” The wise man repeated his order, “Go back and _____the cow.”

The young man was worried about the future of the family. But _____he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.

A few years later, the young man travelled on the same road. He decided to visit the family again. To his surprise, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.

He knocked on the door and a well-dressed man answered it. He was the son of the family. The man invited him to enter the house and told him _____their life changed. “You know, we had _____ but a cow to keep us alive years ago. But one day she fell off the cliff and died. We had to come up with new ways of making a living. You see, we are much _____than before.” At his words, the young man smiled.

【1】A.braveB.poorC.importantD.dangerous

【2】A.mealB.roomC.storyD.life

【3】A.took a walkB.got into troubleC.took a vacationD.made a living

【4】A.ourB.theirC.hisD.her

【5】A.planB.workC.journeyD.sail

【6】A.helpB.killC.watchD.reed

【7】A.luckilyB.finallyC.suddenlyD.especially

【8】A.whatB.whereC.howD.whether

【9】A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

【10】A.betterB.smarterC.busierD.prettier

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】B

【8】C

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。一位智者和一位年轻人在一穷人家借宿，得知这一家人靠一头奶牛谋生。第二天离开时，智者让年轻人把那户人家的奶牛推下悬崖致死。几年后，随行的年轻人来到这户人家，得知由于失去了奶牛，他们想出了其它的谋生方法，过上了更好的日子。

【1】句意：一户贫穷的家庭住在里面。

brave勇敢的;poor贫穷的；important重要的；dangerous危险的。由上句“a tiny old house”可知他们一家住在矮小的旧房子里面，故本句表达的是“一户贫穷的家庭住在里面”。用形容词poor。故选B。

【2】句意：他们热烈欢迎两位到访者，并准备了简单的一顿饭，包括新鲜的牛奶和奶酪。

meal饭；room房间；story故事；life生活。由其后“including fresh milk and cheese”可知是a simple meal表达“简单的一顿饭”。故选A。

【3】句意：饭后，智者问他们怎样在这样贫穷的地方谋生。

took a walk走路；got into trouble有麻烦；took a vacation度假；made a living谋生。由下文“sell her milk”及“make some cheese and cream”可知本句表达“智者问他们在这么贫困的地方他们是如何谋生的”。用动词短语made a living。故选D。

【4】句意：丈夫低声说：“我们有一头奶牛。我们卖奶给邻居，留一些给自己用，做一些奶酪和奶油。”

our我们的：their他们的；his他的；her她的。此处表达“制作奶酪和奶油是为了我们自己的需求”；本句的主语是we，相对应的形容词性物主代词为our。故选A。

【5】句意：第二天，两位继续他们的旅行。

plan计划；work工作；journey旅行；sail航行。由首句中“on his long journey”可知此处表达的是“第二天早晨，两个来访者继续他们的旅程”，用名词journey。故选C。

【6】句意：智者重复他的命令：“回去杀死奶牛。”

help帮助；kill杀；watch观看；reed用芦苇装饰。前句智者的命令是“push the cow off the cliff”把奶牛推下悬崖，此处“repeat his order”重复他的命令，即“杀死奶牛”，用动词kill。故选B。

【7】句意：但是最后他返回那所旧房子，按照智者所吩咐的去做了。

luckily幸运地；finally最终；suddenly突然；especially特别。此处用副词finally表示“最后”。故选B。

【8】句意：那个人邀请他进屋，并告诉他他们的生活是怎样改变的。

what什么；where哪儿；how怎样；whether是否。此处表达的是“告诉他他们的生活是如何改变的”，在宾语从句中表达“怎样，如何”用引导词how。故选C。

【9】句意：你知道的，很多年前我们只有一头奶牛维持我们的生活。

something一些东西；anything任何东西；nothing没有什么东西；everything每件东西。此处表达“我们只有一头奶牛”，用固定结构nothing but，相当于only，意为“只有，仅仅”。故选C。

【10】句意：你看到了，我们比以前更好了。

better更好；smarter更聪明；busier更忙；prettier更漂亮。这户人家一开始住在a tiny old house，现在住在a large house with a beautiful garden，可知状况变好了，此处表达的是“我们的比以前好多了”。用比较级much better。故选A。