Question

【題目】 Once Louis the Twelfth, the King of France, happened to walk into the ________ of his palace. There he found a small boy busy at work and singing happily.

The boy had a sunny face, and his manners pleased the king. Laying his hand upon the boy’s head, Louis asked the boy’s name. The boy saw Louis dressed in everyday clothes, ________ he took Louis to be one of the kings servants. The boy ________ that his name was Simon.

“Are you satisfied to do this kind of job while many of other servants work upstairs, Simon?” the king asked, ________ at the bowls and dishes which the boy was washing.

“Why not?” Simon smiled, “I’m doing as well as the best of them. The king himself can do no better.”

“How do you know that?” the king laughed, not________ with Simon’s bold (大膽的) words.

“Well, sir, the king lives, and so do l. He can do no more than live. And I’m satisfied with my life. Can the king say that he is satisfied with his life?”

Louis walked away with ________. “The boy was right. The kings seldom feel satisfied.”

The next day, Simon was called in to see the king. He was ________ when he found Louis was the king. Louis talked with Simon about many things, and found him to be a very quick and clever boy.

After that, Simon was made a servant who served the king ________. Finally he became one of the best soldiers of that time. He is known ________ General La Roche in history. If Simon hadn’t learnt to be satisfied with his life he might never have been given that ________.

【1】A.bedroomB.gardenC.kitchenD.bathroom

【2】A.becauseB.butC.althoughD.so

【3】A.questionedB.wonderedC.repliedD.thought

【4】A.shoutingB.pointingC.workingD.searching

【5】A.gladB.interestedC.angryD.excited

【6】A.sadnessB.happinessC.shynessD.illness

【7】A.surprisedB.upsetC.carelessD.tired

【8】A.clearlyB.directlyC.uncomfortablyD.differently

【9】A.forB.withC.asD.to

【10】A.chanceB.dishC.servantD.road

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

本文講述了法國國王路易十二碰巧走進了他宮殿的廚房。他發(fā)現(xiàn)一個小男孩正忙著干活，高興地唱著歌。西蒙對他的工作很滿意，使得他做了國王的奴仆伺候國王。最后，他成為了當時最好的士兵之一。他在歷史上被稱為拉羅奇將軍。如果西蒙沒有學會對自己的生活感到滿意，他可能永遠也不會有這樣的機會。

【1】句意：法國國王路易十二碰巧走進了他宮殿的廚房。

考查名詞。 A. bedroom臥室；B. garden花園；C. kitchen廚房；D. bathroom洗浴室；根據(jù)bowls and dishes which the boy was washing男孩正在洗的碗和盤子，所以是走進了他宮殿的廚房。故選C。

【2】句意：男孩看到路易斯穿著平常的衣服，所以他把路易斯當成國王的仆人之一。

考查連詞。A. because因為；B. but但是；C. although盡管，雖然；D. so所以；根據(jù)男孩看到路易斯穿著平常的衣服，他把路易斯當成國王的仆人之一，這兩句話之間是因果關系，故選D。

【3】句意：男孩回答說他叫西蒙。

考查動詞。A. questioned懷疑；B. wondered想知道；C. replied回復；D. thought認為；根據(jù)前面Laying his hand upon the boy’s head, Louis asked the boy’s name. 路易斯把手放在男孩的頭上，問男孩的名字。所以此處是男孩回答說他叫西蒙。故選C。

【4】句意：國王指著男孩正在洗的碗和盤子問。

考查動名詞。A. shouting喊叫；B. pointing指出；C. working工作；D. searching查找；根據(jù)“當許多別的仆人在樓上干活的時候，你對做這種工作滿意嗎，西蒙?”國王指著男孩正在洗的碗和盤子問。所以只能是指著碗和盤子，故選B。

【5】句意：國王對于西蒙的大膽并不生氣。

考查形容詞。 A. glad高興的；B. interested有趣的；C. angry生氣的；D. excited興奮的；根據(jù)西蒙說他做得和他們中最好的一樣好，說國王自己也無能為力，對于這樣大膽，國王應該很生氣，前面有not，所以是不生氣，故選C。

【6】句意：路易斯悲傷地走開了。

考查名詞。A. sadness悲傷；B. happiness開心，幸福；C. shyness害羞；D. illness疾��；根據(jù)后面國王覺得男孩說得對，國王很少感到滿足。所以國王覺得很悲傷，故選A。

【7】句意：當他發(fā)現(xiàn)路易是國王時，他很驚訝。

考查形容詞。A. surprised驚奇的；B. upset心煩的；C. careless粗心的；D. tired疲勞的；根據(jù)前面西蒙把國王認成仆人，現(xiàn)在成了國王，他感到驚訝，故選A。

【8】句意：這事以后，西蒙做了國王的奴仆，直接伺候國王。

考查副詞。A. clearly清楚地；B. directly直接地；C. uncomfortably不滿意地；D. differently不同地；根據(jù)句意是這事以后，西蒙做了國王的奴仆，伺候國王，根據(jù)所給選項，是直接伺候國王。故選B。

【9】句意：他在歷史上被稱為拉羅奇將軍。

考查介詞。A. for為了...；B. with和...一起；C. as作為...；D. to到...；根據(jù)is known as被稱為，固定詞組，故選C。

【10】句意：如果西蒙沒有學會對自己的生活感到滿意，他可能永遠也不會有這樣的機會。

考查名詞。A.chance機會；B. dish盤子；C. servant認真地；D. road馬路 ；根據(jù)前面是西蒙沒有學會對自己的生活感到滿意，這個想法引起國王注意，才當了士兵以及后面的將軍，所以這對于他是一個機會。故選A。