Question

【题目】Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind--hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _______ in front of them.

As it was getting dark, they started to________ their things. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they notice a man walking towards them. The man _______, reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man continued his way.

“Why couldn’t he leave us a few_________or a bill instead of the rock candy?” said the first beggar. With these words, he picked up the thing and________. Then he collected his things and left.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, but a second thought made him change his________. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages.” he thought. “How _______ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his________, there was no hard rock candy inside.________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

【1】A. helplessly??? B. happily??? C. uselessly??? D. quickly

【2】A. bags??? B. boxes??? C. hats??? D. pockets

【3】A. sell??? B. hide??? C. place??? D. pack

【4】A. stopped??? B. ran??? C. went??? D. talked

【5】A. books??? B. coins??? C. sweets??? D. flowers

【6】A. carried it away??? B. ate it up??? C. opened it up??? D. threw it away

【7】A. habit??? B. way??? C. mind??? D. rule

【8】A. nice??? B. funny??? C. clever??? D. strange

【9】A. interest??? B. sadness??? C. surprise??? D. pity

【10】A. Besides??? B. Instead??? C. Though??? D. Again

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述两个乞丐在街上乞讨，一个人给他俩每人一个看似是硬糖的东西，第一个人很气愤并丢掉，第二个人发现里面竟然是珍珠。

【1】句意“他们很无助地看着，因为很多人走过都不看他们一眼”。A.无助地；B.高兴地；C.没用地；D.迅速地。根据句意，故选A。

【2】句意“有时，一个热心的女人或者小孩会向他们面前的帽子里扔一些硬币”。A.包；B.箱子；C.帽子；D.钱包。根据hit each of their waiting hats可知，故选C。

【3】句意“当天变黑了，他们开始打包他们的东西”。A.卖；B.藏；C.放；D.打包。根据句意，故选D。

【4】句意“这个男人停下来，手伸到包里，拿出一些东西”。A.停止；B.跑；C.去；D.谈话。根据句意，故选A。

【5】句意“为什么他不给我们一些硬币或钞票，而是一些糖？”。A.书；B.硬币；C.糖果；D.花。根据句意，故选B。

【6】句意“边说话，他边捡起这个东西扔掉”。A.携带；B.吃光；C.打开；D.扔掉。根据句意，故选D。

【7】句意“第二个乞丐想做相同的事情，但是第二个想法改变了他的主意”。A.习惯；B.方法；C.想法；D.规则。change one’s mind。改变想法。根据句意，故选C。

【8】句意“那个男人主动给我一些如此甜的东西，他真是太好了”。A.好的；B.有趣的；C.聪明的；D.奇怪的。根据“I haven’t had anything like this for ages.”可知，故选A。

【9】句意“令他吃惊的是，里面没有硬糖，取而代之的是一颗价值千元的白色珍珠”。A.有趣；B.悲伤；C.惊讶;D.遗憾。to one’s surprise令人惊讶的是。根据句意，故选C。

【10】句意“令他吃惊的是，里面没有硬糖，取而代之的是一颗价值千元的白色珍珠”。A.除此之外；B.取而代之；C.尽管；D.再一次。根据句意，故选B。