Question

【题目】Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very _____ as they were wealthy and had no problems.

Once, the king decided to travel and visit far-away places of great historic importance. He chose to travel on foot, _____ he wanted to talk to his people. People of distant places were very happy to have a _____ with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart.

After several weeks of travel, the king _____ to the palace. He was quite happy to visit many places and see his people. _____, he felt a lot of pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot covering a long distance. He _____ to his ministers that the roads were covered with stones and weren’t _____. He said that he was very worried about _____ people who walked along them.

He ordered to cover the roads in the whole country with _____ in order that the people of his kingdom could walk comfortably. The king’s ministers were very surprised to hear his order as thousands of cows would have to be ______ for leather. And it would also cost a lot of money.

Finally, a wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that ______ had a better idea. The minister said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why not just have a piece of leather cut in the right ______ to cover your feet?”

The king was ______ by his idea and praised the minister. He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes.

Changes are unavoidable, and they should come ______ ourselves. We cannot or should not __depend on others to make them. That means, instead of trying to change the world, we ______ try to change ourselves.

【1】A. crazy B. polite C. happy D. smart

【2】A. though B. because C. until D. unless

【3】A. business B. trip C. discussion D. conversation

【4】A. came B. returned C. hurried D. headed

【5】A. Besides B. Also C. However D. Instead

【6】A. shouted B. apologized C. explained D. complained

【7】A. safe B. comfortable C. straight D. convenient

【8】A. a B. an C. the D. （不填）

【9】A. dirt B. sand C. wood D. leather

【10】A. killed B. sold C. raised D. exchanged

【11】A. he B. she C. we D. they

【12】A. place B. position C. shape D. order

【13】A. confused B. disappointed C. heard D. surprised

【14】A. of B. from C. for D. with

【15】A. should B. may C. must D. would

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】D

【9】D

【10】A

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】B

【15】A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位国王在自己的国家徒步旅游的途中发现地上满是石头而不能行走，他命令在地上铺上皮革以便于人们舒适地行走，大臣们听后觉得这个命令行不通，因为这需要许多的奶牛和钱。最后一位聪明的大臣想出了一个办法，即制作适合人们脚的大小的皮革鞋。作者通过这个故事告诉我们：变化不可预料，与其改变世界，不如改变我们自己。

【1】考查形容词词义辨析。crazy疯狂的；polite礼貌的；happy幸福的；smart聪明的。根据后文“as they were wealthy and had no problems(因为他们富有并且没有烦恼)”可推知这个国家的人们都很幸福，故选C。

【2】考查连词词义辨析。though 虽然；because 因为；until 直到；unless 除非。联系上下文可知此处表示原因，故选B。

【3】考查名词词义辨析。business商业；trip旅游；discussion讨论；conversation谈话。结合句意及语境可知是进行交谈，have a conversation with sb. 与某人交谈。故选D。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。came来；returned返回；hurried匆忙；headed前进。根据句意可知是国王返回了王宫，故选B。

【5】考查副词词义辨析。Besides此外；Also并且；However然而，可是；Instead反而，代替。联系上下文可知前后表示转折，故选C。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。句意：路上布满了石子……。shouted喊叫；apologized道歉；explained解释；complained抱怨。结合句意及语境可知选D。

【7】考查形容词词义辨析。safe安全的；comfortable舒适的；straight笔直的；convenient便利的。结合语境可知道路布满了石子肯定会不舒服，故选B。

【8】考查冠词的用法。a表泛指, 用在以辅音音素开头的单词前；an表泛指, 用在以元音音素开头的单词前；the表特指, 可用在西洋乐器名词前；零冠词有特殊的用法, 如用在一日三餐等名词前。定语从句who walked along them修饰先行词people，特指这部分人，需填定冠词the。故选D。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。dirt泥土；sand沙子；wood木头；leather皮革。根据第10空后面的“for leather(为了皮革)”可知国王命令所有的路上都要铺满皮革，故选D。

【10】考查动词词义辨析。killed杀死；sold卖；raised提升，养育；exchanged交换。根据句意可知要获取皮革就得要杀死奶牛，故选A。

【11】考查代词词义辨析。he他；she她；we我们；they他/她/它们。分析句子结构可知空处指代前面的a wise man，故选A。

【12】考查名词词义辨析。place地方；position位置；shape形状；order命令。根据句意可知应该是将皮革裁剪成合适的形状来盖住脚，故选C。

【13】考查动词词义辨析。confused迷惑；disappointed失望；heard听到；surprised惊讶。由“国王表扬了这个大臣”可知国王被他的主意所惊讶，故选D。

【14】考查介词词义辨析。of ……的；from来自；for为了；with带有。根据句意及文章最后一句中“we should try to change ourselves”可推知这些改变应该来自我们自己，故选B。

【15】考查情态动词词义辨析。should 应该；may 可能；must 必须；would将。根据语境可知，此处表示与其改变世界，我们应该努力改变我们自己。故选A。