This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept  36 why those who had so much money were never  37 and were always desiring more.

“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to  38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the  39 saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to  40 you for a long time. Now, open your  41  and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this  42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the  43 shall become dust. Do you understand?

“I see,” said the beggar.

“Then you should  44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(an)  45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly  46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough?” Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.

“Never fear. It’s still  48 enough now.” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to  49  . “Ah, if only the golden stream would  50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will  52 .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will  53 a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The  54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now  55 but his broken bag.

1.                A．showing        B．explaining       C．proving   D．wondering

 

2.                A．relaxed         B．satisfied        C．worried  D．depressed

 

3.                A．learn          B．watch          C．eat  D．play

 

4.                A．street          B．bridge          C．yard D．forest

 

5.                A．praise          B．forgive         C．help D．comfort

 

6.                A．coat           B．pocket         C．box  D．wallet

 

7.                A．occasion        B．suggestion       C．situation  D．condition

 

8.                A．hand           B．feet            C．ground   D．beggar

 

9.                A．look out        B．look after       C．look up   D．look down

 

10.               A．rich           B．empty          C．worn D．full

 

11.               A．stand          B．wait           C．breathe   D．think

 

12.               A．stream         B．piece          C．pair  D．variety

 

13.               A．weak          B．strong          C．poor  D．rich

 

14.               A．spread         B．close          C．loose D．shake

 

15.               A．pour           B．end           C．dry   D．melt

 

16.               A．take           B．a(chǎn)dd            C．lend  D．borrow

 

17.               A．flow           B．burst          C．disappear  D．change

 

18.               A．a(chǎn)ttract         B．permit         C．include    D．hold

 

19.               A．present        B．food           C．treasure   D．water

 

20.               A．nothing        B．a(chǎn)nything        C．everything D．something

 

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：一個(gè)沿街乞討的乞丐遇到了財(cái)富女神，財(cái)富女神給了乞丐許多金幣，同時(shí)告誡乞丐，金幣掉到地上則化為灰塵，貪婪的乞丐不聽勸告，導(dǎo)致金幣撐破錢包化為灰塵，乞丐又變得一無(wú)所有。故事告誡人們面對(duì)金錢不要貪得無(wú)厭。

1.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段最后一句，為什么那些人如此有錢卻從不滿足，還想得到更多。可知乞丐對(duì)此百思不得其解，“keep wondering”(一直想知道)符合句意。

2.B考查形容詞辨析。還想得到的更多，所以不滿足，“Never satisfy”(從不滿足)符合句意。

3.C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。由常識(shí)可知，乞丐最重要的是要解決吃和穿的問題。eat(吃)對(duì)應(yīng)下面提到的“穿”符合情景，learn“學(xué)習(xí)”，watch“看、觀察”，play“游戲”，均不符合情景。

4.A考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段，乞丐在沿街乞討，所以財(cái)富女神降落到大街上才能看到乞丐。street(街道)符合文意。bridge“橋”，yard“院子”，forest“森林”，均不符合文意。

5.C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)下文，打開你的錢包，我要給你一些金子，可知財(cái)富女神在幫助乞丐。所以選help意為：“幫助”。praise“表?yè)P(yáng)”，forgive“原諒”， comfort“安慰”，均不符合情景。

6.D考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第三段中“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold”(所有進(jìn)入你錢包的都是純金)可知乞丐打開的是一個(gè)錢包，所以選 wallet，“錢包”。

7.D考查名詞辨析。只有在這種條件下，我才會(huì)去做�！癆ll that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 8 shall become dust”代指上文提到的這種條件。condition“條件、狀況”符合句意。

8.C考查名詞辨析。語(yǔ)境為：每一枚金幣掉到地上都會(huì)變成塵土，ground(地面)符合情景。

9.C考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。根據(jù)下文財(cái)富女神告誡乞丐不要裝的太重，提醒乞丐注意、當(dāng)心。所以選look out。look after照顧，look up仰視、向上看，look down俯視。

10.C考查形容詞辨析。結(jié)合上題，財(cái)富女神提醒乞丐當(dāng)心，下文又提醒乞丐“so don’t load it too heavily,”最后一段中告訴我們，錢包壞了，由此可以看出，這是一個(gè)舊錢包，所以選worn，意思是：“用舊的”。

11.B考查動(dòng)詞辨析， could hardly wait to do意為：“迫不及待的干某事”。句意：激動(dòng)的乞丐早已迫不及待的想拿到金子。

12.A.考查名詞。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中提到“golden stream”可知答案。

13.C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。通過乞丐告訴財(cái)富女神錢包現(xiàn)在還很結(jié)實(shí)，可知不要為錢包擔(dān)心。Never fear“不要害怕”。

14.D 考查動(dòng)詞。句意為：錢包裝了如此多的金幣，乞丐的手開始發(fā)抖。shake(發(fā)抖)符合情景。spread“伸展”，close“關(guān)閉”，loose“放松”，均不符合情景。

15.A考查動(dòng)詞。乞丐希望金子源源不斷的流出，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有pour(流出)能形象的描繪出乞丐的貪婪。

16.B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。對(duì)應(yīng)前文的“Just a little more,”可知，這里表達(dá)的意思是：貪婪的乞丐想再往錢包中多裝一兩把金子。add(添加)符合句意。take拿、攜帶”，lend“借出” ，send“送給”，均不符合情景。最后一段的第一句話也有原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)： One more piece was added and the wallet split。

17.B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。錢包已經(jīng)裝滿了，而且是一個(gè)舊錢包，繼續(xù)裝可能會(huì)裂開。所以選burst“破裂”。最后一句話中的“split”為同義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。

18.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。貪婪的乞丐認(rèn)為錢包還能多裝一點(diǎn)。hold“保存”符合語(yǔ)境。

19.C考查名詞辨析。treasure(財(cái)寶)這里代指金幣。錢包破裂后金幣自然會(huì)掉到地上。present“禮物”， food“食物”，metal“金屬”，均不符合句意。

20.A考查不定代詞辨析。句意：衣衫襤褸的乞丐除了破裂的錢包一無(wú)所有。nothing“什么也沒有”。

考點(diǎn)：考察人生哲理類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文告誡人們面對(duì)金錢不要貪得無(wú)厭。本文主要是測(cè)試學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的能力，即從語(yǔ)篇的角度綜合測(cè)試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對(duì)英語(yǔ)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)的熟悉程度、以及語(yǔ)法規(guī)則的靈活運(yùn)用。考生做題時(shí)必須時(shí)刻從上下文考慮，不應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語(yǔ)或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此，在做題時(shí)最好將全文通讀一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

 

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