Question

【題目】 A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. Night was falling, so they decided to find a place to stay. They searched for a long time and at last found a tiny old house. A(n) _____ family lived in it. They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a simple _____ for them including fresh milk and cheese.

After the meal, the wise man asked how they _____in such a poor place. In a low voice the husband replied, “We have a cow. We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for _____own needs-make some cheese and cream.”

The next morning, the two visitors continued their _____. After they walked a few miles, the wise man said to the young man, “Go back and push the cow off the cliff (懸崖).” “Why? Without the cow, they will have nothing.” The wise man repeated his order, “Go back and _____the cow.”

The young man was worried about the future of the family. But _____he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.

A few years later, the young man travelled on the same road. He decided to visit the family again. To his surprise, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.

He knocked on the door and a well-dressed man answered it. He was the son of the family. The man invited him to enter the house and told him _____their life changed. “You know, we had _____ but a cow to keep us alive years ago. But one day she fell off the cliff and died. We had to come up with new ways of making a living. You see, we are much _____than before.” At his words, the young man smiled.

【1】A.braveB.poorC.importantD.dangerous

【2】A.mealB.roomC.storyD.life

【3】A.took a walkB.got into troubleC.took a vacationD.made a living

【4】A.ourB.theirC.hisD.her

【5】A.planB.workC.journeyD.sail

【6】A.helpB.killC.watchD.reed

【7】A.luckilyB.finallyC.suddenlyD.especially

【8】A.whatB.whereC.howD.whether

【9】A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

【10】A.betterB.smarterC.busierD.prettier

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】B

【8】C

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。一位智者和一位年輕人在一窮人家借宿，得知這一家人靠一頭奶牛謀生。第二天離開時，智者讓年輕人把那戶人家的奶牛推下懸崖致死。幾年后，隨行的年輕人來到這戶人家，得知由于失去了奶牛，他們想出了其它的謀生方法，過上了更好的日子。

【1】句意：一戶貧窮的家庭住在里面。

brave勇敢的;poor貧窮的；important重要的；dangerous危險的。由上句“a tiny old house”可知他們一家住在矮小的舊房子里面，故本句表達的是“一戶貧窮的家庭住在里面”。用形容詞poor。故選B。

【2】句意：他們熱烈歡迎兩位到訪者，并準備了簡單的一頓飯，包括新鮮的牛奶和奶酪。

meal飯；room房間；story故事；life生活。由其后“including fresh milk and cheese”可知是a simple meal表達“簡單的一頓飯”。故選A。

【3】句意：飯后，智者問他們怎樣在這樣貧窮的地方謀生。

took a walk走路；got into trouble有麻煩；took a vacation度假；made a living謀生。由下文“sell her milk”及“make some cheese and cream”可知本句表達“智者問他們在這么貧困的地方他們是如何謀生的”。用動詞短語made a living。故選D。

【4】句意：丈夫低聲說：“我們有一頭奶牛。我們賣奶給鄰居，留一些給自己用，做一些奶酪和奶油�！�

our我們的：their他們的；his他的；her她的。此處表達“制作奶酪和奶油是為了我們自己的需求”；本句的主語是we，相對應的形容詞性物主代詞為our。故選A。

【5】句意：第二天，兩位繼續(xù)他們的旅行。

plan計劃；work工作；journey旅行；sail航行。由首句中“on his long journey”可知此處表達的是“第二天早晨，兩個來訪者繼續(xù)他們的旅程”，用名詞journey。故選C。

【6】句意：智者重復他的命令：“回去殺死奶牛。”

help幫助；kill殺；watch觀看；reed用蘆葦裝飾。前句智者的命令是“push the cow off the cliff”把奶牛推下懸崖，此處“repeat his order”重復他的命令，即“殺死奶牛”，用動詞kill。故選B。

【7】句意：但是最后他返回那所舊房子，按照智者所吩咐的去做了。

luckily幸運地；finally最終；suddenly突然；especially特別。此處用副詞finally表示“最后”。故選B。

【8】句意：那個人邀請他進屋，并告訴他他們的生活是怎樣改變的。

what什么；where哪兒；how怎樣；whether是否。此處表達的是“告訴他他們的生活是如何改變的”，在賓語從句中表達“怎樣，如何”用引導詞how。故選C。

【9】句意：你知道的，很多年前我們只有一頭奶牛維持我們的生活。

something一些東西；anything任何東西；nothing沒有什么東西；everything每件東西。此處表達“我們只有一頭奶�！保�用固定結構nothing but，相當于only，意為“只有，僅僅”。故選C。

【10】句意：你看到了，我們比以前更好了。

better更好；smarter更聰明；busier更忙；prettier更漂亮。這戶人家一開始住在a tiny old house，現(xiàn)在住在a large house with a beautiful garden，可知狀況變好了，此處表達的是“我們的比以前好多了”。用比較級much better。故選A。