Question

Cloze 4 (2015江苏徐州)

       A wise man was walking from one town lo another with a few of his followers,and they happened to pass a lake.So they stopped there to 1  for a while,and the wise man said to one of his followers,I am very 2  . Could you please get me some water from the lake?

       The follower walked to the 3  as the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water,and right at that mo?ment,several bikes started crossing the lake. 4 ,the water became very muddy at once.

      Then the follower 5  He told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 6  to drink.

      After they had rested for about half an hour,the wise man again asked the 7  follower to go back to the lake and get him some wa?ter to drink.As requested,the follower went to the lake.This time he found that all the mud had gone down to the 8  . The water in the lake was very clear and looked fit to drink. So he 9  his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

      The wise man took the water bottle and drank,then looked up at the follower.⁴⁴See what you did to make the water 10  ?”he said,“ You let it be for a 11   and the mud settled down on its own, —12 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is 13  by something. If you just let it be and give 14   a little time,it will most likely settle down on its own 15  putting in any effort at all to calm it."

      So we should find some time to calm down when we are stressed or angry next time.

   1.A. rest   B. look   C. watch   D. see

   2 .A. hungry   B. thirsty   C. happy   D. sad

   3.A. lake   B. town   C. bottle   D. bikes

   4.A. However   B. Instead   C. In addition   D. As a result

   5.A. refused   B. required   C. returned L) . replied

   6.A. fit   B. able   C. important   D. interesting

   7.A. different B .same   C. other   D. left

   8.A. top   B. left   C. bottom   D. right

   9.A. got   B. finished   C. reached   D. filled

   10.A. dirty   B. clear   C. fresh   D. sweet

   11. A. year   B. month   C. day   D. while

   12. A. so that  B. even though  C. because  D .when

   13.A. broken  B. left  C. disturbed   D. given

   14.A. him   B. it   C. me   D. us

   15.A. without   B. through   C. after   D. like

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. A

Cloze 4

[语篇解读]这是一篇哲理短文。一日，智者与他的追随者出行。经过一个湖泊时，他让一名追随者从湖里取水喝。当时恰好有自行车从中经过，水变得很浑浊。过了一会，他发现水清澈多了，于是把水取给智者^智者告诉人们：当你的内心感到烦扰时，要像对待湖水那样，给它时伺使之慢慢沉淀下来，什么也不用做，一切都会迎刃而解的。

1. A从下文智者要喝水及第四段第一句After they had rested for about half an hour,...可知，他们是想停下来休息一下。故选A项。

2. B 根据下句 Could you please get me some water from the lake?可知， 智者口渴，所以让追随者帮他从湖中取水。故选B项。

3. A 根据上句 Could you please get me some water from the lake?可知， 追随者走到湖边去取水。故选A项。

4. D根据上文可知，由于当时有人在湖边洗衣服，还有人从湖中骑自 行车经过，因此湖水变得很浑池。however然而;instead反而，却;in addition并且;as a result结果，因此，符合题意，故选D项。

5. C根据上下文可知，追随者因为看到水浑浊而没有取水，于是回来 了。 refuse拒绝;require要求;return返回，归还;reply回复。根据句 意选C项。

6. A追随者告知智者湖水浑浊，不适合饮用。be fit to do适合……。 故选A项。

7. B 根据倒数第二段智者的话 See what you did to make the water...可 推测，第二次去取水的和第一次去的是同一人。故选B项。

8. C 根据下句 The water in the lake was very clear and looked fit to drink.可知，刚才湖水中的泥浆已经沉人湖底。

top顶部;left左边; bottom底部;right右边。根据句意选C项。

9. D湖水干净了，适合饮用了，所以追随者把水壶灌满。fill装满，灌 满，符合题意，故选D项。

10. B 根据第四段第四句 The water in the lake was very clear and looked fit to drink.可知，此时湖水已经变得清澈。

dirty脏的;fresh新鲜的; sweet甜的;clear清澈的。根据句意选B项。

11. D 根据第四段第一句 After they had rested for about half an hour,... 可知，一段时间后湖水自动变得清澈了。for a while过了一会儿，符 合题意，故选D项。

12. A根据上下文逻辑关系可知，此处引导结果状语。浑浊的水过了 一会儿自动变得清澈，其结果就是水可以喝了。so that因此，所以;

even though即使;because因为;when当 时候。根据句意选A项。

13. C联想到上文中湖水被人弄得很浑浊这一事实可推测，有时我们 的内心也会像湖水一样受到其他事情的烦扰。break打破;leave留 下;disturb打扰;give给。根据句意选C项。

14. B如果你受到烦扰，不要去管它，一段时间后，你的心就会平静下 来。此处的it指的是前一句中的your mind。故选B项。

15. A根据前文If you just let it be and give...可知，如果你内心受到烦 扰，你只需让它慢慢沉静下来，什么也不必做。故选A项。