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When Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery, he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had so great respect been shown to any 1 man.

　　 But there were some who were jealous of(嫉妒) the 2 . “Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor pilot from Italy? And could not any other seamen sail across the ocean just 3 he has done?”

　　 One day Columbus was at a 4 and several of these fellows were 5 . They tried to make Columbus 6 . “You have discovered strange lands 7 the sea,” they said．“But we don’t see 8 there should be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean; and anybody can coast along the islands on the other side, just as you have done. It is the 9 thing in the world.”

　　 Columbus made no answer: but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who 10 you, gentlemen can make the egg stand 11 ?” One by one they tried the 12 . When the egg had gone entirely around and everyone had 13 , all said that it could not be done. Then Columbus took the egg and 14 its small end gently upon the table so as to 15 the shell a little. After that there was no 16 in making it stand 17 ,“ Gentlemen,” said he, “What is easier 18 to do this which you said was 19 ? It is the simplest thing in the world．Anybody can do it—AFTER HE HAS BEEN SHOWN 20 .”

1. A．common

B．great

C．respectable

D．noble

2. A．inventor

B．traveler

C．discoverer

D．bravery

3. A．because

B．as

C．like

D．since

4. A．palace

B．hotel

C．counter

D．dinner

5. A．present

B．at present

C．kind- hearted

D．invited

6. A．happy

B．satisfied

C．uncomfortable

D．disappointed

7. A．beside

B．along

C．in

D．beyond

8. A．why

B．how

C．whether

D．that

9. A．hardest

B．wonderful

C．simplest

D．strange

10. A．besides

B．among

C．including

D．except

11. A．by

B．still

C．weight

D．on end

12. A．experiment

B．egg

C．method

D．result

13. A．succeeded

B．failed

C．experience

D．chance

14. A．beat

B．felt

C．touched

D．struck

15. A．protect

B．crush

C．break

D．damage

16. A．trouble

B．time

C．shell

D．gravity

17. A．downward

B．upward

C．easily

D．upright

18. A．as to

B．if

C．than

D．compared

19. A．possible

B．impossible

C．difficult

D．easy

20. A．HOW

B．WHEN

C．IT

D．HIM

答案：A;C;B;D;A;C;D;A;C;B;D;A;B;D;C;A;D;C;B;A
提示：

1.　　从来没有哪一个普通人得到过这种尊敬。Respectable值得尊敬的，与前面的尊敬重复。Noble表示尊贵的。

2.　　哥伦布以发现了新大陆而著称，所以应称他为discoverer

3.　　 as在这里是表示象…一样，象他所做的一样

4.　　从下文看应该是在吃饭

5.　　 present表示出席，at present意思是现在，invited被邀请，被邀请不一定出席

6.　　在座的人嫉妒哥伦布，想让他感觉很不舒服，很尴尬。选择uncomfortable

7.　　 beyond the sea在海外。

8.　　 why我看不出为什么要说个没完

9.　　任何人都能发现，这是世界上最简单的事

10. who among you你们中的谁能让鸡蛋竖着站起来？

11. on end竖着，

12. 尝试做这个试验，而不是鸡蛋，

13. 从下文看，每个人都失败了。

14. 从下文看，应该是将鸡蛋敲碎一点，使鸡蛋站起来。Beat尤指连续击打；feel触摸；touch抚摸；strike敲击一次。选择strike

15. break打碎。Crush表示击碎，碾碎

16. 敲碎以后再要把鸡蛋竖起来就没有困难了，trouble在这里表示困难，麻烦。

17. upright=on end竖着，直立着

18. easier是比较级，后面应该接than,还有什么比这件事更容易？

19. impossible不可能的，所有的人都失败了，觉得这件事是不可能的

20. 有人告诉他怎样做，他就能做了，等于how to do it

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