Question

【题目】

A. breath B. control C. serious D. the past E. farther

The second man complained every other mile, his back pain got more and more 【1】. On the 5th mile, he couldn’t stand it any more and fell down on the grass. “My back is hurting me so badly. I can’t go any 【2】 because of the pain and it is all because we had to carry that silly woman across the river!” Out of 【3】, he asked “Why aren’t you complaining about it? Doesn’t your back hurt?”

“Of course not.” The first man replied. “You have been carrying the woman since we left the river bank. But I set her down five miles ago.”

We are often like that second man who keeps on complaining and can’t get over the pain of 【4】. Years later, we will still be carrying the burden, worn out and can’t go any further.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文讲述了第二个男人每隔一英里就抱怨他的背疼，在第五英里他再也受不了了，倒在草地上。他说：“我因为背疼不能再往前走了，这都是因为我们要带那个傻女人过河”。同时他问第一个男人：“你为什么不抱怨呢？你的背不疼吗？”第一个人回答说：“当然不是，自从我们离开河岸，你就一直背着这个女人，但我在五英里之前就把她放下了”。故事告诉我们有些人常常对过去的痛苦无法释怀。

【1】根据下文On the 5th mile, he couldn’t stand it any more and fell down on the grass.可知是第二个人抱怨他的背部疼痛越来越严重，“more serious”越来越严重，故答案选C。

【2】根据句意I can’t go any ___2___ because of the pain…可知是因为疼痛“我”不能再往前走了，结合选项，可知farther符合题意，故答案选E。

【3】考查固定短语，out of breath“气喘吁吁”，故答案选A。

【4】由上文可知第二个人自从离开河岸后一直没有放下重负，所以此处是指过去的痛苦，根据常理推测，指我们常常对过去的痛苦无法释怀，故答案选D。