Question

【题目】 A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and asked,” Teacher, why do you dress in such a way? Nowadays it's____ to dress neatly ( 整洁地 ), isn't it? Or how will people know you're____a special and wise man?”

Zun-Nun smiled, took a____from his finger and said, “Young friend, I'll answer your question, but first do one thing for me. Take this ring to the market. Can you___it for one chip(条) of gold?”

When the young man looked at this____ring, he____himself, “How will I sell it at that price?"

He showed the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders and others in the market.But____ was willing to pay a chip of gold.

He came back and told this to Zun-Nun. Zun-Nun said, “Now go to the gold shop and show the ring to the owner. Don't give a____. Just see how much he will pay.”

One hour later, the young man came back. “Teacher, people in the market really didn't know the value of this ring. But the gold shop owner____ me 1 ,000 chips of gold."

Zun-Nun smiled, “That's the answer to your question, my friend. Someone can't be____only from his dress. The ring was a gift from the king," he said.

【1】A.strangeB.uneasy C. necessary

【2】A.hardlyB.reallyC.finally

【3】A.ringB.leafC.gold

【4】A.sellB.buyC.find

【5】A.usefulB.dirtyC.valuable

【6】A.thought toB.thought aboutC.thought of

【7】A.everybodyB.somebodyC.nobody

【8】A.coinB.priceC.word

【9】A.tookB.offeredC.shared

【10】A.requiredB.remindedC.valued

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本文通过一位埃及智者Zun-Nun卖戒指的故事告诫人们不要仅仅从一个人的着装上来判断其价值。

【1】句意：目前穿着整洁是很有必要的，对吗？

strange 陌生的；奇怪的；uneasy 忧虑的；不安的；necessary 有必要的。根据前文提到的“why do you dress in such a way?”可知智者的着装不符合他的身份，年轻人对智者的穿着很诧异，因此此处意为“有必要”穿着整洁。故选C。

【2】句意：否则人们如何得知您是一位真正的智者呢？

hardly 几乎不；really 真正；finally 最终。此处想表达通过着装可以彰显身份的意思，因此应是“真正的”智者。故选B。

【3】句意：Zun-Nun笑了，从他的手指上取下戒指并且说道：“年轻人，我会回答你的问题，但前提是你得为我做一件事情。”

ring 戒指；leaf 叶子；gold 金子。根据“…from his finger…”以及下文去市场上卖戒指的经历，可知是戒指。故选A。

【4】句意：你能以一根金条的价格卖掉它吗？

sell 卖；buy 买；find 找到，发现。前文提到“Take this ring to the market.”意为“把戒指带去市场。”，根据常识，可知是“卖掉”。故选A。

【5】句意：当年轻人看着这脏脏的戒指，他暗自想了想说：“我怎样才能以那个价格卖掉呢？”

useful 有用的；dirty 脏的；valuable 有价值的。根据“How will I sell it at that price?”可知年轻人比较纠结，因为在他看来，戒指并不那么物有所值。且根据整篇文章的主题：不以外貌取人，可知戒指外表很脏。故选B。

【6】句意：当年轻人看着这脏脏的戒指，他暗自想了想说：“我怎样才能以那个价格卖掉呢？”

thought to 心中想，自思自忖；thought about 思考，考虑；thought of 思考；想起。think to oneself 意为“自思自忖”，此处是年轻人的暗自考量，故选A。

【7】句意：但是没人愿意支付一根金条。

everybody 每个人；somebody 某人；nobody 无人。根据后文可知年轻人没有卖出去，无此处应选“无人”。故选C。

【8】句意：“不要给出价格。”

coin 硬币；price 价格；word 单词。根据下一句“Just see how much he will pay.”意为“先看看他会付出多少。”所以此处应是不要给出“价格”。故选B。

【9】句意：但是金店主人给了我1000根金条的价格。

took 带走；offered 提供；shared 分享。offer sb. sth. 意为“提供给某人某物”。此处表示金店主人主动报价格，符合题意。故选B。

【10】句意：一个人的价值不能从他的衣着来体现。

required 需要；reminded 提醒；valued 价值。此句点出主题：人们不要仅仅从一个人的着装上来判断其价值。故选C。