Question

【題目】 Long ago, people happily lived under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy, as they were wealthy and had no problems.

The king decided to travel and visit faraway places of great historical importance. He chose to travel by foot ___________he could talk to his people. People from these areas were very happy to have a__________ with their king.

After several weeks, he returned to the palace. He was quite happy to have visited many places and seen his people. However, he felt a lot of pain in his feet because it was his first long-distance trip on foot. He __________ to his ministers (大臣) that the roads were covered in stones and weren’t comfortable . He said he was very worried about the people who walked along them.

He made an order to__________ the roads of the whole country with __________so that people would feel happier and more comfortable. His ministers were very surprised to hear his order as thousands of cows would have to be killed for their skins and it would also cost a lot of money.

A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said he had another idea. The minister asked the king, “Why do you want to kill so many cows? Why not cut a piece of leather in the right _________ to cover your feet?”

The king was__________by this idea and praised the minister. He ordered that a pair of leather shoes were to be made for himself and for each of his countrymen.

Many of us criticize (批評(píng)) our surroundings and never understand that we can make a __________ourselves. Changes are unavoidable, and they should_________ us. We cannot or should not__________others to make them.

【1】A.as ifB.so thatC.whileD.before

【2】A.meetingB.tripC.discussionD.conversation

【3】A.shoutedB.saidC.explainedD.complained

【4】A.coverB.replaceC.buildD.repair

【5】A.stonesB.sandC.cottonD.leather

【6】A.placeB.positionC.shapeD.order

【7】A.puzzledB.disappointedC.shockedD.amazed

【8】A.chanceB.purposeC.ruleD.change

【9】A.benefit fromB.come fromC.refer toD.go with

【10】A.depend onB.work withC.decide onD.believe in

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】D

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。用一個(gè)故事說(shuō)明，很多人批評(píng)周圍的環(huán)境，卻從不明白我們自身可以做出改變。改變是不可避免的，我們應(yīng)該做出改變．我們不可能，或不應(yīng)該依靠他人來(lái)做出改變。

【1】句意：他選擇步行，因此他可以跟自己的子民交談。

as if好像；so that以便于；while當(dāng)……時(shí)候；before之前。根據(jù)前后兩句的意思可知，他選擇步行，以便于他可以跟自己的子民交談。故選B。

【2】句意：那些地區(qū)的人很高興跟自己的國(guó)王交談。

meeting會(huì)議；trip旅行；discussion討論；conversation對(duì)話。根據(jù)上文“他選擇步行，以便于他可以跟自己的子民交談�！笨芍�那些地區(qū)的人很高興跟自己的國(guó)王交談。故選D。

【3】句意：他向自己的大臣抱怨，道路上滿是石頭，不舒服。

shouted叫喊；said說(shuō)；explained解釋；complained抱怨�！暗缆飞蠞M是石頭，不舒服”可知這是國(guó)王向大臣抱怨。故選D。

【4】句意：他下令用皮革把全國(guó)的道路覆蓋起來(lái)，這樣人們就會(huì)越來(lái)越高興和舒服。

cover覆蓋；replace代替；build建造；repair修補(bǔ)。根據(jù)上文“He said he was very worried about the people who walked along them.”可知，他對(duì)于路過的人感到很擔(dān)心，他下令用皮革把全國(guó)的道路覆蓋起來(lái)，這樣人們就會(huì)越來(lái)越高興和舒服。故選A。

【5】句意：他下令用皮革把全國(guó)的道路覆蓋起來(lái)，這樣人們就會(huì)越來(lái)越高興和舒服。

stones石頭；sand沙子；cotton棉花；leather皮革。根據(jù)下文第五段內(nèi)容，可知?dú)⑺绖?dòng)物來(lái)獲取皮革。故選D。

【6】句意：為什么不按照合適的形狀割下一塊皮革，來(lái)包住您的腳呢？

place地方；position位置；shape形狀；order順序。根據(jù)句意可知，為什么不按照合適的形狀割下一塊皮革，來(lái)包住你的腳呢？故選C。

【7】句意：國(guó)王對(duì)于這個(gè)主意感到很驚異，于是贊揚(yáng)了這個(gè)大臣。

puzzled迷惑的；disappointed失望的；shocked震驚的；amazed吃驚的。根據(jù)句意，國(guó)王贊揚(yáng)了這個(gè)大臣，對(duì)于這個(gè)主意感到很驚異。故選D。

【8】句意：我們中很多人批評(píng)我們的周圍環(huán)境，沒想過我們可以改變我們自己。

chance機(jī)會(huì)；purpose目的；rule規(guī)則；change改變。根據(jù)句意表示“我們沒有想過要改變我們自己”。故選D。

【9】句意：改變是不可避免的，改變應(yīng)該是我們做出的。

benefit from 從……獲益；come from來(lái)自；refer to提到；go with與……一起。根據(jù)句意，表示“改變應(yīng)該是我們做出的”，come from符合題意。故選B。

【10】句意：我們不可能，或不應(yīng)該依靠他人來(lái)做出改變。

depend on依靠；work with 合作；decide on決定；believe in信任。根據(jù)句意，表示“不能依賴于他人”。故選A。