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9．A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years．She regretted it immediately and would do anything to take the words back．So she went to an older，wiser woman in the village and（41）Bfor advice．
Listening to her，the older woman（42）Dthe younger woman's distress（苦惱） and knew she must help her．She also knew she could（43）Cease her pain，but she could teach．
Then，she said．"There are（44）Bthings you need to do．The first is extremely difficult．Tonight，Take your best（45）Apillows and open a small hole in each one．Then，（46）Dthe sun rises，you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town．When you are（47）A，come back to me．If you've done the first thing（48）C，I'll tell you the second．"
The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore，（49）Bthe pillows were very（50）Dto her and very expensive．
All night long，she went from doorstep to doorstep．Her fingers were（51）D．The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water，but she ran on through the （52）Cstreets，（53）Cthere was something she could do to put things（54）Dthe way they once were．Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house．Just as the sun rose，she returned to the older woman．
She was exhausted but（55）B，thinking that her efforts would be rewarded．
"Now，"said the wise woman，"Go back and（56）Ayour pillows．Then everything will be as it was before．"
The young woman was stunned，"You know that's impossible!The wind（57）Ceach feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!You didn't say I had to get them back!If this is the second requirement，then things will never be the same．"
"That's true，"said the older woman．"Never forget．Each of your words is like a feather in the wind．Once（58）Ano amount of effort，（59）Dsincere or heartfelt，can ever return them to your mouth．Choose your words well and（60）Bthem in the presence of those you love．"

41．A．looked	B．a(chǎn)sked	C．sought	D．prayed
42．A．witnessed	B．touched	C．guessed	D．sensed
43．A．certainly	B．easily	C．never	D．seldom
44．A．one	B．two	C．three	D．four
45．A．feather	B．leather	C．woolen	D．cotton
46．A．when	B．a(chǎn)fter	C．a(chǎn)s	D．before
47．A．through	B．off	C．over	D．out
48．A．quickly	B．a(chǎn)bsolutely	C．completely	D．carefully
49．A．a(chǎn)s if	B．even though	C．now that	D．in spite of
50．A．hard	B．rare	C．nice	D．precious
51 A．freezing	B．to freeze	C．froze	D．frozen
52．A．darkened	B．widened	C．brightened	D．broadened
53．A．a(chǎn)mazed	B．lucky	C．thankful	D．hopeful
54．A．on	B．up	C．off	D．back
55．A．tired	B．relieved	C．relaxed	D．calm
56 A．refill	B．get	C．purchase	D．seek
57．A．blew up	B．blew on	C．blew away	D．blew over
58．A．told	B．spoken	C．speaking	D．telling
59．A．whenever	B．whatever	C．a(chǎn)lthough	D．however
60．A．care	B．mind	C．notice	D．a(chǎn)void

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇記敘文．一個(gè)善良的女人說(shuō)了一些話傷害了她最好的朋友，她話一出口就后悔了．她的話傷害朋友如此之深，以至于這個(gè)善良的女人為自己給朋友造成痛苦而傷心不已．這個(gè)故事告訴我們：覆水難收．所以在別人面前尤其是我們珍愛(ài)的人面前最好注意自己的言辭．

解答 41．B     考查動(dòng)詞辨析．她向一位年長(zhǎng)的智者征求意見(jiàn)，asked for    求，征求，故選B．
42．D     考查動(dòng)詞辨析．聽(tīng)著女人的訴說(shuō)，智者感覺(jué)到了她的痛苦，知道她必須幫助那個(gè)女人．故選D
43   C      考查副詞辨析．根據(jù)后面的句子"but she could teach"可知，當(dāng)然智者知道自己減輕不了女人的痛苦，但是可以教她去減輕痛苦．故選C．
44．B       考查數(shù)詞辨析．根據(jù)后面的句子"If you've done the first thing   43，I'll tell you the second"可知，智者叫她做兩件事，故選B．
45．A     考查名詞辨析．從下文"you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town"可知，智者告訴女人把 最好的羽毛枕頭拿出來(lái)，在上面弄個(gè)洞，故選A．
46．D    考查連詞辨析．根據(jù)下文的"All night long，she went from doorstep to doorstep"可知，智者告訴女人在天亮之前在每家門(mén)前臺(tái)階上放一根她最好的枕頭里的羽毛．故選D．
47．A    考查動(dòng)詞辨析．如果你完成了，你就回來(lái)找我，故選A．
48．C    考查副詞辨析．如果你完全的做好了第一件事，我就告訴你第二件事，故選C．
49．B：A項(xiàng)"so as to為了"，B項(xiàng)"even though即使"，C項(xiàng)"now that既然"，D項(xiàng)"in spite of雖然"，那個(gè)年輕的女人趕快回家準(zhǔn)備行動(dòng)，即使這個(gè)枕頭對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)很貴，故選B．
50．D   考查形容詞辨析．根據(jù)前文有暗示‘智者說(shuō)："take your best feather pillows…"'那個(gè)年輕的女人趕快回家準(zhǔn)備行動(dòng)，即使這個(gè)枕頭對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)很貴，故選D．
51．D   考查形容詞辨析．根據(jù)下文的"The wind was so sharp"可知，她的手指凍僵了，故選 D．
52．C     考查形容詞辨析．根據(jù)前面的"All night long，she went from doorstep to doorstep"可知，這是黑暗的街道，故選C．
53．C    考查形容詞辨析．她對(duì)于能夠做些事情把事情挽回很感激，故選C．
54．D   考查副詞辨析．根據(jù)上文的"would have done anything to have taken the words back"可知，她想把事情恢復(fù)到以前的樣子，故選D．
55．B    考查形容詞辨析．根據(jù)后面的句子"thinking that her efforts would be rewarded"可知，她很累但是很寬慰，故選B．
56．A   考查動(dòng)詞辨析．根據(jù)下文的"You know that's impossible!The wind   52   each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!You didn't say I had to get them back!可知，智者請(qǐng)女人去撿回羽毛，再把枕頭填滿(mǎn)．故選A．
57．C   考查動(dòng)詞詞組辨析．A項(xiàng)"blew up爆炸，產(chǎn)生，爆發(fā)"，B項(xiàng)"blew on吹涼，吹氣"，C項(xiàng)"blew away吹走"，D項(xiàng)"blew over  止刮，停息，被忘掉"，女人一聽(tīng)叫了起來(lái)，這怎么可能！風(fēng)早就把羽毛吹走了．故選C．
58．A   考查名詞辨析．根據(jù)前面的句子"There are   39   things you need to do．"可知，這些都是智者對(duì)她提出的要求，故選A．
59．D  考查連詞辨析．A．however無(wú)論怎樣，B．whatever 無(wú)論什么，C．a(chǎn)lthough雖然，D．regardless不管，不顧，不管你有多么誠(chéng)懇或衷心．"However"應(yīng)該接形容詞或副詞，故選D．
60．B   考查動(dòng)詞辨析．適當(dāng)選擇你的話，并且當(dāng)心你的話，特別特別是在那些為你所愛(ài)的人面前．"mind    留意，注意，當(dāng)心"，故選B．

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