It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man1begged from door to door along the street.2an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad3and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never4and were always desiring more.
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune5the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to6you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this7: All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground8become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should9! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an10one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly11to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a12of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never13.It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s handsbegan to14. “Ah, if only the golden stream would15forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “16just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will17.” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will18a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The19fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now20but his broken wallet.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      in debt
    2. B.
      in rags
    3. C.
      in danger
    4. D.
      in trouble
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      Picking
    2. B.
      Gathering
    3. C.
      Winning
    4. D.
      Holding
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      clothes
    2. B.
      wallet
    3. C.
      fortune
    4. D.
      chance
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      relaxed
    2. B.
      disappointed
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      satisfied
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      admitted
    2. B.
      seized
    3. C.
      realized
    4. D.
      spotted
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      help
    2. B.
      forgive
    3. C.
      praise
    4. D.
      comfort
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      occasion
    2. B.
      condition
    3. C.
      situation
    4. D.
      suggestion
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      shall
    2. B.
      would
    3. C.
      should
    4. D.
      might
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      look down
    2. B.
      look after
    3. C.
      look up
    4. D.
      look out
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      small
    2. B.
      worn
    3. C.
      empty
    4. D.
      full
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      stand
    2. B.
      think
    3. C.
      breathe
    4. D.
      wait
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      stream
    2. B.
      piece
    3. C.
      pair
    4. D.
      variety
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      ask
    2. B.
      request
    3. C.
      insist
    4. D.
      fear
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      spread
    2. B.
      shake
    3. C.
      loose
    4. D.
      close
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      pour
    2. B.
      end
    3. C.
      dry
    4. D.
      freeze
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      take
    2. B.
      lend
    3. C.
      add
    4. D.
      send
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      flow
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      disappear
    4. D.
      burst
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      attract
    2. B.
      hold
    3. C.
      include
    4. D.
      permit
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      present
    2. B.
      food
    3. C.
      treasure
    4. D.
      metal
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      nothing
    2. B.
      anything
    3. C.
      everything
    4. D.
      something
BDCDD ABADB DADBA CDBCA
本文告訴我們做人不能太貪心。
1.介詞短語辨析。A負(fù)債；B衣衫襤褸；C處于危險；D處于困境；他是一個乞丐，衣服應(yīng)該很差。
2.動詞辨析。A撿起；B收集；C贏得；D握�。桓鶕�(jù)句意可知他手里握著一個舊錢袋。
3.名詞辨析。A衣服；B錢包；C運(yùn)氣；D機(jī)會；根據(jù)上文可知他抱怨自己運(yùn)氣太差。
4.形容詞辨析。A放松的；B失望的；C擔(dān)心的；D滿意的；根據(jù)下文的were always desiring more.可知那些人永遠(yuǎn)不滿足。
5.動詞辨析。A承認(rèn)；B抓��；C意識到；D找到；結(jié)合句意可知是上帝在人群中找到他。
6.動詞辨析。由上下文可知上帝要幫助他。
7.介詞短語。On this condition在這種條件下。
8.情態(tài)動詞用法。Shall在這里表示警告。
9.短語辨析。A向下看；B照顧；C查找；D當(dāng)心；根據(jù)上下文可知上帝提醒他要注意，因為他的錢袋太舊了。
10.形容詞辨析。解析同上。
11.固定詞組。Can’t help to do sth等不及做某事；
12.上下文辨析。根據(jù)下文的50空之前的the golden stream。
13.動詞辨析。A要求；B請求；C堅持；D擔(dān)心，害怕；結(jié)合句意可知D正確，
14.動詞辨析。A傳播；B抖動；C變…松散；D關(guān)閉；根據(jù)上下文可知因為錢袋太重他的手抖動了。
15.動詞辨析。A傾倒；B結(jié)束；C變干；D冰凍；這里是指金幣倒下來了。
16.動詞辨析。A取；B借；C增加；D送；根據(jù)上下文可知這個乞丐想再加一兩把金幣。
17.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)句意可知上帝警告他，袋子要破了。burst破裂
18.動詞辨析。本題中的hold表示堅持。是指那個乞丐認(rèn)為他的錢袋還能再堅持一會。
19.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知袋子里裝滿了金幣，金幣屬于珍寶。故C正確。
20.上下文串聯(lián)，那個貪心的乞丐現(xiàn)在什么都沒有了，只有破了的錢袋。
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