Question

【题目】Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond(池子). The king then told his people that one person _________ each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be _________ of milk.

After _________ the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just _________ a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. _________ it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and _________ home.

In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his _________, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea _________ that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”

Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that _________ will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a __________.

【1】A. at??? B. from??? C. on??? D. with

【2】A. filled??? B. empty??? C. crowded??? D. full

【3】A. giving??? B. refusing??? C. receiving??? D. offering

【4】A. hide??? B. steal??? C. waste??? D. drink

【5】A. If??? B. Since??? C. While??? D. After

【6】A. left??? B. came??? C. returned??? D. arrived

【7】A. surprise??? B. satisfaction??? C. joy??? D. taste

【8】A. with??? B. to??? C. as??? D. of

【9】A. others??? B. the others??? C. none??? D. neither

【10】A. face??? B. mistake??? C. living??? D. difference

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】国王让人挖了个池子，然后要每家夜里拿来一杯牛奶倒到池子里。一个人想：反正别人都拿牛奶，我趁天黑倒杯水也没人注意。第二天早晨，国王发现池子里都是水。怎么回事呢？原来其他人也和这个人有同样的想法和做法。文章的最后一段告诉了我们这则故事寄寓的哲理：助人应该从我做起，如果你不做，别人也不会做。因此，改变自己，才能与众不同。

【1】B。国王要每个家庭派一个人夜里带杯牛奶倒入池子里，from在这里意为“来自”。

【2】D。国王认为，到第二天早晨，池子里就会盛满牛奶了。be full of 意为“盛满；充满”。

【3】C。得到国王的命令，众人回家（准备牛奶）。

【4】A。以水充牛奶，毕竟不是什么光荣的事情，所以这个人要做得隐蔽些。根据语境hide最合适。

【5】B。因为是在夜间，没有人注意到他以水充奶的事情。since在这里表示原因，意为“因为”。

【6】C。他迅速把水倒入池子，然后回家了。

【7】A。国王本以为满池子是牛奶。令他惊奇的是，满池子是水。To one’s surprise意为“另某人惊奇的是”。

【8】C。the same as和……一样。其他人也和这个人有同样的想法。

【9】A。当你计划去帮助穷人或遇到困难的人时，不要认为其他人会做而不去做了。根据语境，应用others。

【10】D。make a difference 与众不同。如果你不做，别人也不会做。因此，改变自己，才能与众不同。这里作者是规劝读者要从我做起。