Question

【題目】Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(貧窮) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away 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 ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(滿意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

【1】A. avoided B. continued C. enjoyed D. risked

【2】A. sadly B. sad C. Sadness D. sadder

【3】A. for B. off C. to D. with

【4】A. knowledge B. success C. service D. advice

【5】A. big B. small C. beautiful D. old

【6】A. pain B. happiness C. harm D. confidence

【7】A. closely B. easily C. surprisingly D. gladly

【8】A. what B. why C. how D. when

【9】A. throw B. turn C. keep D. go

【10】A. ugly B. full C. empty D. dirty

【11】A. And B. But C. Because D. So

【12】A. work B. cleaning C. job D. cooking

【13】A. strange B. large C. dirty D. comfortable

【14】A. hoped B. realized C. thought D. found

【15】A. business B. laziness C. loneliness D. sickness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【11】B

【12】B

【13】D

【14】B

【15】B

【解析】本文介紹了一個(gè)貧窮而且懶惰的男人向一位智者詢問幸福的建議。那位智者給了他一個(gè)漂亮的花瓶，告訴他這是一個(gè)能帶給他幸福的，有魔力的花瓶。這個(gè)男人往花瓶里放了些野花，并且把房間打掃了，他家里變得舒適了。他意識(shí)到正是他的懶惰導(dǎo)致了他的貧窮和不愉快。

【1】A

考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. avoided 避免；B. continued 繼續(xù)； C. enjoyed 喜歡；D. risked冒險(xiǎn)；句意：人們避免進(jìn)入如此臟的一個(gè)地方。結(jié)合句意，此處表示他家很臟，因此人們避免進(jìn)入他家，avoid doing sth避免做某事，故選A。

【2】B

考查形容詞和副詞及語境的理解。A. sadly悲傷地；B. sad 悲傷的；C. Sadness悲傷； D. sadder更難過的；句意：每天那個(gè)貧窮的男人非常孤獨(dú)，悲傷。此處與形容詞lonely相并列，故此處用形容詞sad，故選B。

【3】C

考查介詞及語境的理解。A. for為了； B. off 離開； C. to 向； D. with用；句意：他認(rèn)為這是貧窮導(dǎo)致他不愉快的生活。lead to導(dǎo)致。故選C。

【4】D

考查名詞及語境的理解。A. knowledge 知識(shí)；B. success成功； C. service服務(wù)； D. advice建議；句意：一天，那個(gè)貧窮的男人拜訪了一個(gè)明智的老人，向他征詢關(guān)于改變生活的建議。ask sb for advice向某人征詢意見，故選D。

【5】C

考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. big 大的； B. small小的； C. beautiful 漂亮的；D. old老的；句意：那個(gè)老人給他一個(gè)漂亮的花瓶，說：“這是一個(gè)給你帶來幸福的有魔力的花瓶。”根據(jù)he didn’t want to ___9___away such a beautiful vase,可知此處表示漂亮的花瓶，故選C。

【6】B

考查名詞及語境的理解。A. pain 疼痛； B. happiness 快樂； C. harm 傷害； D. confidence信心。句意：那個(gè)老人給他一個(gè)漂亮的花瓶，說：“這是一個(gè)給你帶來幸福的有魔力的花瓶�！备鶕�(jù)后文的 From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.可知此處表示生活變得更好，因此是帶來幸�？鞓贰９蔬xB。

【7】C

考查副詞及語境的理解。A. closely 緊密地； B. easily容易地； C. surprisingly 驚人地； D. gladly高興地；句意：那個(gè)貧窮的男人驚訝地可這個(gè)花瓶。根據(jù)后文的He wondered ___8___he need a vase in his poor house.可知他認(rèn)為自己貧窮家為什么放一個(gè)漂亮的花瓶，他對(duì)此感到驚訝，故選C。

【8】B

考查代詞及語境的理解。A. what 什么；B. why 為什么； C. how 如何；D. when何時(shí)；句意：他想知道為什么他貧窮的家里需要一個(gè)花瓶。根據(jù)前文的The poor man looked at the vase____7____.可知他對(duì)他不明白為什么自己貧窮的家里要放一個(gè)漂亮的花瓶，故選B。

【9】A

考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. throw 扔；B. turn 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)； C. keep 保留； D. go去；句意：然而，他不想扔掉如此漂亮的一個(gè)花瓶。根據(jù)后文的so he brought it home and put it on the table.可知他把花瓶帶回家，因此表示他不想扔掉它，throw away扔掉。故選A。

【10】C

考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. ugly 丑的； B. full滿的； C. empty 空的； D. dirty臟的；句意：那個(gè)貧窮的男人看著花瓶，在想“如此漂亮的東西空著不好。根據(jù)后文的Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.可知這個(gè)男人往花瓶里放了些野花，因此他認(rèn)為花瓶空著不好。故選C。

【11】B

考查連詞及語境的理解。A. And 而且；B. But 但是； C. Because 因?yàn)椋?/span> D. So所以；句意：但是他仍不滿意。根據(jù)前后文可知，前一句表示他往花瓶里放些野花，后一句表示不滿意，前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用連詞but。故選B。

【12】B

考查名詞及語境的理解。A. work工作； B. cleaning 清洗； C. job 工作； D. cooking烹飪；句意：看到這個(gè)，他開始在房子里清掃，粉刷墻壁。根據(jù)前文的“It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.”可知墻上有蜘蛛網(wǎng)，故此處表示清掃蜘蛛網(wǎng)，do some cleaning清掃。故選B。

【13】D

考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. strange 奇怪的； B. large 大的； C. dirty 臟的； D. comfortable舒適的；句意：他的家馬上變成了一個(gè)舒適的地方。根據(jù)前文的At this, he started to do some___12___in the house and paint the walls.可知此處表示他打掃了房子，因此家里變得舒適了。故選D。

【14】B

考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. hoped希望； B. realized意識(shí)到； C. thought 認(rèn)為； D. found找到；句意：他突然意識(shí)到在過去正是他的懶惰讓他貧窮和不愉快。此處表示他經(jīng)過自己打掃后，認(rèn)識(shí)到的道理，故表示意識(shí)到。故選B。

【15】B

考查名詞及語境的理解。A. business 商業(yè)； B. laziness 懶惰；C. loneliness 孤獨(dú)；D. sickness疾病。句意：他突然意識(shí)到在過去正是他的懶惰讓他貧窮和不愉快。根據(jù)前文的Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around.可知正是他的懶惰導(dǎo)致了他的貧窮和不愉快。故選B。