Question

【题目】 One day a young man Gary went to see a wise old man. He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his ______ in his life. He found the old man reading in a small house by the river. With a smile, the wise man listened to Gray's story and told him, "First come and help me boil a kettle(水壶）of water!

Gary saw a big kettle _______ in the corner next to a small stove(火炉）,but he didn't find any wood. So he went out to search for some. He came back with some dry wood, _______ the kettle and put it on the stove. Then he put some wood in the stove and started a fire. But because the kettle was too large,when the wood burned up,the water did not boil. _______he had to ran off to get more. When he _______, the water had almost turned _______ . This time he learned his lesson and ________ more wood in advance. This time the water boiled very quickly.

“If there is not enough wood, how would you boil the water?” the wise man asked. Gary thought for a moment but he didn't know the _______, so he shook his head. "Well, then just ________ some water from the kettle!” the old man said.

Gary nodded ________.

【1】A.goalsB.purposesC.conditions

【2】A.shakingB.movingC.standing

【3】A.filledB.emptiedC.washed

【4】A.SoB.AndC.But

【5】A.stoppedB.leftC.returned

【6】A.warmB.hotC.cold

【7】A.preparedB.soldC.bought

【8】A.reasonB.answerC.solution

【9】A.poured inB.took outC.pour out

【10】A.thankfullyB.thoughtfullyC.proudly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲述了一个叫Gary的年轻人问一个睿智的老人，想知道为什么他不能实现他人生的所有目标，然后老人让他烧了一壶水，通过烧水这件事回答了Gary提出的问题。

【1】句意：他想知道为什么他不能实现他人生的所有目标。

goals目标；purposes目的；conditions条件，根据前文的“He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his”“他想知道为什么他不能实现他所有的”和后面的“in his life”“他人生”可知，应该是所有目标，故选A。

【2】句意：Gary看见一个大水壶在一个小火炉旁的角落里。

shaking震动；moving移动；standing站立，根据后文的“in the corner next to a small stove”“一个小火炉旁的角落里”可知，应该一个大水壶在一个小火炉旁的角落里，所以用standing，故选C。

【3】句意：他拿了些干木头回来，把水壶装满放在炉子上。

filled装满；emptied倒空；washed冲洗，根据前文的“He came back with some dry wood”“他拿了些干木头回来”和后文的“the kettle and put it on the stove”“水壶并把它放在炉子上”可知，应该是把水壶装满，故选A。

【4】句意：所以他不得不跑去取更多的东西。

So所以；And和；But但是，根据前文的“because the kettle was too large,when the wood burned up,the water did not boil”“因为水壶太大了，当木头烧起来时，水没有沸腾”和后面的“he had to ran off to get more”“他不得不跑去取更多的东西”可知，应该是所以，故选A。

【5】句意：当他回来的时候，水几乎变凉了。

stopped停止；left离开；returned回来，根据前文的“he had to ran off to get more”“他不得不跑去取更多的东西”可知，应该是当他回来时，故选C。

【6】句意：当他回来的时候，水几乎变凉了。

warm暖和的；hot热的；cold冷的，根据前文的“When he returned”“当他回来的时候”可知，应该是水变凉了，故选C。

【7】句意：这次他吸取了教训，提前准备了更多的木材。

prepared准备；sold卖；bought买，根据前文的“This time he learned his lesson”“这次他吸取了教训”和后面的“more wood in advance”“提前更多的木材”可知，应该是准备，故选A。

【8】句意：Gary想了一会儿，但他不知道答案。

reason原因；answer答案；solution解决，根据前文的“If there is not enough wood, how would you boil the water?” the wise man asked”“如果木头不够，你怎么烧开水？”智者问道”和后文的“so he shook his head”“所以他摇了摇头”可知，应该是答案，故选B。

【9】句意：只需要从壶里倒出一些水来。

poured in倒入；took out拿出；pour out倒出，根据后文的“some water from the kettle”“从壶里一些水”并结合全文可知，应该是倒出一些水，故选C。

【10】句意：Gary沉思地点点头。

thankfully感谢地；thoughtfully沉思地；proudly骄傲地，根据前文的“Gary thought for a moment but he didn't know the answer, so he shook his head. "Well, then just poured out some water from the kettle!” the old man said”“Gary想了一会儿，但他不知道答案，所以摇了摇头。”嗯，那就把壶里的水倒出来！”老人说”可知，应该是Gary沉思地点点头，故选B。