Question

Once two brothers，John and Tony，asked a sage(智者) to tell them about their future. The sage them, “It may not be good for you to know your future. ，your future can change later even if I tell you now！” They knowing their future. The sage said, “John will become a king in a year while Tony will in a murder.”

John was and started dreaming of becoming a king while Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to everyone and soon came out of his .

Eleven months passed. One day，the brothers discovered a half－buried pot. They it and found it full of gold. John shouted， “This is just for me to set up my palace！” Just then，a robber jumped out and gave a on John’s head and tried to take the pot away. Tony jumped at the robber to John. But the robber attacked him with a knife. During the the robber dropped the pot and ran away.

John was very to his injured brother and offered him half the gold. Tony politely saying he was not going to live much longer in any case. John，with his new treasure，started eating and drinking. One year passed. There was no of any crown in sight. Tony was also enjoying good .They decided to visit the sage again. “How did your predictions go ？” John asked. The sage explained， “I told you，your destiny(命運)can be changed. The crown you were to get was to a pot of gold. But，Tony’s life changed his destiny too. Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being ”

How life meets us is called destiny；how we meet life is called self effort!

1.A. informed B．a(chǎn)dvised C．ordered D．encouraged

2.A. Instead B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise

3.A. insisted on B．depended on C．gave up D．took up

4.A. recover B．a(chǎn)ppear C．hurt D．die

5.A. worried B．pleased C．shocked D．disappointed

6.A. serve B．receive C．observe D．guide

7.A. work B．debt C．depression D．a(chǎn)nger

8.A. bought B．wrapped C．sold D．dug

9.A. experience B．treasure C．a(chǎn)ward D．success

10.A. blow B．gift C．tap D．touch

11.A. calm B．stop C．protect D．inspire

12.A. performance B．investigation C．a(chǎn)ction D．struggle

13.A. polite B．cruel C．grateful D．loyal

14.A. refused B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．demanded D．a(chǎn)nswered

15.A. symbol B．sign C．mention D．comment

16.A. chance B．position C．work D．health

17.A. short B．bad C．wrong D．well

18.A. reduced B．connected C．devoted D．exposed

19.A. comfortable B．spiritual C．difficult D．hopeless

20.A. disturbed B．forgotten C．a(chǎn)rrested D．wounded

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過兄弟兩人對待命運的不同態(tài)度告訴我們：命運是可以改變的。

1.1】B考查動詞。. informed通知、告知；advised建議、勸告；ordered命令；encouraged鼓勵。由本空后的It may not be good for you to know your future.“知道你們的將來對你們沒有什么好處”�？芍�，智者在“勸告”兄弟倆。

2.2】C考查副詞。Instead 然而；Therefore因此；Besides 另外、此外；Otherwise否者、要不然的話。此處與上句構(gòu)成遞進關系： ，your future can change later even if I tell you now！“此外”，即使我現(xiàn)在告訴你們了，它以后也有可能改變。

3.3】A考查動詞短語。insisted on 堅持；depended on依賴、依靠；gave up放棄； took up拿起、從事。有后文John will become a king in a year.一年后約翰將成為一個國王，可知他們“堅持要”知道自己的未來。

4.4】D考查動詞。Recover恢復；appear出現(xiàn)；hurt傷害；die死。倒數(shù)第二段最后一句中的Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being 是提示，句意是：在兇手手里的死亡被減少到只有受傷。

5.5】B考查動詞。worried 感到擔憂；pleased 感到高興；shocked 感到震驚；disappointed感到失望。John was and started dreaming of becoming a king約翰感到高興并且開始夢想變成國王。聽到自己會變成國王，John自然很“高興”。

6.6】A考查動詞。serve 服務、提供、端上飯菜；receive收到；observe 觀察；guide指導、向?qū)�。前面的spending his time in spiritual activities把時間花在精神活動上，可以判斷，此處說的是Tony“為別人服務”。

7.7】C考查名詞。Work工作；debt 債務；depression 沮喪；anger生氣。Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to everyone and soon came out of his .句意是：Tony 開始在精神活動上花費時間，用他的時間服務每個人，不久就從沮喪中走出來。Tony以積極的心態(tài)面對命運，很快就“不消沉了”。

8.8】D考查動詞。bought 買；wrapped 圍困，包;纏繞;用…包裹 ；sold 賣；dug挖。從上句中the brothers discovered a half－buried pot.兄弟們發(fā)現(xiàn)了埋了一半的壇子，可知他們“挖出了”這個壇子。

9.9】B考查名詞。Experience經(jīng)驗、經(jīng)歷；treasure 金銀財寶；award 獎勵、授獎；success成功。根據(jù)上句They it and found it full of gold. John shouted他們挖出壇子，發(fā)現(xiàn)里面是滿滿的一壇子黃金。一壇子黃金當然是“寶物”。故選B

10.10】A考查名詞。blow毆打，打擊;吹風，一陣風；gift 禮物；tap龍頭，閥門;塞子；touch聯(lián)系。a robber jumped out and gave a on John’s head and tried to take the pot away.一個搶劫犯跳出來，搶劫犯想把這些黃金搶走，所以應該是給了John“重重的一擊”。

11.11】C考查動詞。calm 使冷靜 ；stop停止；protect 保護；inspire鼓舞。Tony jumped at the robber to John.句意是：Tony跳起來撲向搶劫犯是為了“保護” John

12.12】D考查名詞。Performance表現(xiàn)、表演；investigation投資；action 行為、行動； struggle斗爭、掙扎During the the robber dropped the pot and ran away.。句意是：在“爭斗”過程中，搶劫犯放下壇子跑了。故選D

13.13】C考查形容詞。polite 有禮貌的；cruel 殘酷的；grateful 感激的；loyal忠誠的。John was very to his injured brother and offered him half the gold.句意是：約翰很感激他的受傷的兄弟，并且分給他一般的黃金。兄弟救了自己，所以John很“感激”。

14.14】 A考查動詞。 refused 拒絕；accepted 接受；demanded 要求； answered回答。Tony politely saying he was not going to live much longer in any case. 句意是：Tony覺得自己不會活的太久了，所以禮貌地“拒絕了”。

15.15】B考查名詞。Symbol符號、象征；sign標志、跡象；mention提及；comment評論。One year passed. There was no of any crown in sight.整整一年過去了，沒有任何“跡象”表明John將要當國王。故選B

16.16】D考查名詞。chance 機會；position 位置、職位；work 工作；health健康。Tony was also enjoying good .句意是：Tony也正享受好的健康。一年過去了Tony也沒死，由此說明他很“健康”。

17.17】C考查形容詞。short 短的、矮的；bad 壞的；wrong 錯的；well好的、健康的（作形容詞）。由上文事實可知，他們認為智者的預測“錯了”。

18.18】A考查動詞。reduced 減少；connected 連接；devoted 奉獻；exposed暴露。后文的Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to…給出了提示,句意是：你將得到的王冠最后變成了一壇子黃金。be reduced to…被減少到---，故選A

19.19】B考查形容詞。Comfortable舒適的；spiritual精神上的；difficult 困難的；hopeless沒有希望的。第二段中的spiritual activities給出了提示。Tony’s life changed his destiny too托尼的心靈生活也改變了他的命運。

20.20】D考查動詞。disturbed 干擾；forgotten 忘記；arrested逮捕；wounded受傷。Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being 是提示，句意是：在兇手手里的死亡被減少到只有受傷。由上文his injured brother可知，Tony“受了傷”，但沒有死。

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