题目内容
【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案填空。
Once upon a time, there was a lazy, 1 man living in a small house with spider webs (蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People 2 coming into such a dirty place and the man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poorness that 3his unhappy life.
One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for 4 about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase (花瓶) and said: "This is a magic vase that will bring you 5."
The man looked at the vase with 6 . Why would he need 7 in his poor house? However, he didn't want to 8 such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.
"It's not right for something so beautiful to be 9 ." The poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he 10 some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. 11 he was still not satisfied. "It is not good for such a beautiful thing 12 next to a spider web." Then he started to do some cleaning in the house and painted the walls. His house quickly turned into a 13 place. The poor man 14.
He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. 15, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
（1）A.rich B.ugly C.poor D.crazy
（2）A.enjoyed B.avoided C.forgot D.considered
（3）A.led to B.replied to C.made up D.set up
（4）A.service B.knowledge C.advice D.care
（5）A.peace B.happiness C.mess D.regret
（6）A.sadness B.happiness C.pride D.surprise
（7）A.it B.them C.him D.itself
（8）A.throw away B.give out C.pay for D.keep off
（9）A.ugly B.full C.empty D.dirty
（10）A.picked B.pick C.caught D.catch
（11）A.Although B.But C.So D.Because
（12）A.stand B.standing C.to stand D.stands
（13）A.large B.dark C.strange D.comfortable
（14）A.cheered up B.rang up C.sped D.stayed up
（15）A.After all B.From then on C.In fact D.To his surprise
【答案】（1）、C
（2）、B
（3）、A
（4）、C
（5）、B
（6）、D
（7）、A
（8）、A
（9）、C
（10）、A
（11）、B
（12）、C
（13）、D
（14）、A
（15）、B
【解析】本文讲一个花瓶改变一个人一生的故事。
⑴句意：从前，有一个懒惰的贫穷的人住在一个墙上满是蜘蛛网、老鼠满地跑的小房子里。rich富有的；ugly丑陋的；poor贫穷的；crazy疯狂的。根据下文可知选C。
⑵句意：人们都不进这样一个肮脏的地方，这个人每天感到孤独、伤心。enjoy doing sth喜欢做某事；avoid doing sth避免做某事；forget doing忘记做过某事；consider doing sth考虑做某事。根据句意可知选B。
⑶句意：他认为是贫穷导致了他不幸的生活。lead to导致；reply to对……回答；make up构成；set up建立。故选A。
⑷句意：一天，这个穷人顺便拜访了一位贤者，向他征求改变他的生活的建议。service服务；knowledge知识；advice建议；care关心。ask sb for advice向某人征求建议，故选C。
⑸句意：贤者给他一个漂亮的花瓶，说，“这是一个有魔力的花瓶，它会给你带来幸福。”peace和平；happiness幸福；mess混乱；regret遗憾。与上文的unhappy对应，故选B。
⑹句意：这个人惊讶地看着花瓶。sadness伤心；happiness幸福；pride骄傲；surprise惊讶。根据后一句可知选D。
⑺句意：为什么在他的穷房子里他会需要一个花瓶呢？此处指前文的vase，故选A。
⑻句意：然而，他不想扔掉这样一个漂亮的花瓶，所以他就把它带回家放在了桌子上。throw away扔掉；give out分发；发出；pay for支付；购买；keep off远离。故选A。
⑼句意：“这么漂亮的东西空着不合适。”这个人看着花瓶，心里想。ugly丑陋的；full满的；empty空的；dirty脏的。故选C。
⑽句意：然后他踩了一些野花放在花瓶里，使它看起来更漂亮了。pick采；摘；catch抓住。根据上下文可知此处是一般过去时，故选A。
⑾句意：但是他仍然不满意。表示转折，故选B。
⑿句意：“这么漂亮的东西放在一个蜘蛛网旁边很不好。”然后他开始打扫屋子，粉刷墙壁。句型：It's+adj+for sb+to do sth。故选C。
⒀句意：很快他的房子变成一个舒适的地方。large大的；dark黑暗的；strange奇怪的；comfortable舒适的。根据上下文可知选D。
⒁句意：这个穷人高兴起来。cheer up高兴起来；振作起来；ring up打电话；speed up加速；stay up挺立；熬夜。与以前的孤独与伤心相比，故选A
⒂句意：他突然意识到在过去是他的懒惰使他变得贫穷悲伤。从那时起，他努力工作，他的生活变得越来越好。after all毕竟；from then on从那时起；in fact实际上；to one's surprise使某人惊讶的是。故选B。
