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【題目】A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days _____ he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.

When he _____ a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group _____ sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.

The Sage _____ everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his _____.

_____ enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too _____ to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk _____ his palace and come back in two hours.

“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, ______ this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”

The boy began to walk around the palace, ______ keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.

“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed(尷尬的), the boy said that he had seen ________. He was only concentrating on the _______.

“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more ________, the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported ______ he had seen.

“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.

“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never ______ the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.

【1】A. until B. when C. after D. since

【2】A. saw B. left C. entered D. lived

【3】A. hearing B. writing C. enjoying D. playing

【4】A. looked for B. talked with C. heard from D. knew about

【5】A. time B. way C. turn D. duty

【6】A. To B. For C. In D. With

【7】A. busy B. angry C. happy D. funny

【8】A. into B. around C. across D. out of

【9】A. catch B. bring C. get D. take

【10】A. never B. nearly C. always D. sometimes

【11】A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

【12】A. spoon B. man C. castle D. palace

【13】A. carefully B. freely C. luckily D. difficultly

【14】A. that B. which C. who D. what

【15】A. forgetting B. minding C. realizing D. considering

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】C

【11】C

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】A

【解析】試題分析：文章講述一個店主派兒子去世界上最聰明的人那里了解快樂的秘密，而智者沒有直接告訴他答案，而是讓男孩做了兩個任務(wù)，通過這兩個任務(wù)，男孩了解到快樂的秘訣。

【1】A考查連詞與語境理解。A. until直到；B. when在……時候；C. after在……之后；D.since自從……一直以來。句意：這個孩子在沙漠里艱難地跋涉了40天，直到到達那位智者的住處……一座位于高山頂上的城堡。根據(jù)句意此處指“直到”，可知答案選A。

【2】C考查動詞與語境理解。A. saw看到；B. left留下；C. entered進入；D. lived居住，句意：當他進入房間時，他看到是一副奇怪的景象，此題指“進入房間”，故選C。

【3】D考查動詞及語境的理解。A. hearing聽到；B. writing寫；C. enjoying享受；D. playing彈奏，句意：一支小型樂隊在演奏甜美的音樂，此題指“演奏”，所以選動詞playing，故選D。

【4】B考查動詞及語境的理解。A. looked for尋找；B. talked with與……談話；C. heard from收到某人來信；D. knew about了解，句意：智者與每個人談話。根據(jù)文意，此處指智者與人談話。故選B。

【5】C考查動名詞及語境的理解。A. time時間；B. way方法；C. turn順序；D. duty職責，句意：這個孩子不得不等兩個小時，直到輪到他。此處“it’s one’s turn”是輪到某人的意思，故選C。

【6】D考查介詞及語境的理解。A. To到；B. For為了；C. In在……里面；D. With帶著，句意：智者帶著足夠的耐心聽年輕人說，但他太忙以至于不能向年輕人解釋快樂的秘訣。根據(jù)句意及語境，此處with表伴隨，是“帶有”的意思，故選D。

【7】A考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. busy繁忙；B. angry生氣；C. happy高興；D. funny滑稽，句意：智者帶著足夠的耐心聽這個孩子說，但他太忙以至于不能向年輕人解釋快樂的秘訣。根據(jù)句意及語境此題根據(jù)選項及上下文應(yīng)選A。

【8】B考查介詞及語境的理解。A. into到……里面；B. around 圍繞；C.across跨過；D. out of在……之外。句意：同時他建議這個孩子可以圍著他的宮殿轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)，在兩個小時之后回來。walk around到處轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)，故選B。

【9】D考查動詞及語境的理解。A. catch接��；B. bring帶來C. get得到；D. take帶走，句意：句意：在你走的時候，拿著這個勺子，不要讓油灑出來，此處指“帶走，拿走”的意思，故選D。

【10】C考查副詞及語境的理解。A. never從不；B. nearly幾乎；C. always總是，一直；D. sometimes有時，句意：這個孩子開始圍著宮殿行走，一直盯著勺子。根據(jù)句意及語境此題選C。

【11】C考查代詞及語境的理解。A. something 某事；B. anything任何事；C. nothing沒事；D. everything一切事。句意：這個孩子尷尬的說什么也沒看到，他只是把注意力放到了勺子上。根據(jù)語境及句意此題選C。

【12】A考查名詞及語境的理解。A. spoon勺子；B. man男人；C. castle城堡；D. palace宮殿，句意：這個孩子尷尬的說什么也沒看到，他只是把注意力放到了勺子上。根據(jù)句意及上下文此題選A。

【13】B考查副詞及語境的理解。A. carefully仔細地；B. freely放松地，自由地；C. luckily 幸運地；D. difficultly困難地，句意：現(xiàn)在放松多了，這個小孩拿著勺子又從宮殿走了一遍，根據(jù)句意及上下文此題選B。

【14】D考查代詞及語境的理解。A. what什么；B. which哪一個；C. who誰；D. that那個。句意：回到了智者那兒，他準確的說出了他看到的一切。此處all是先行詞，所以定語從句的關(guān)系詞用that，故選D。

【15】A考查動詞及語境的理解。A . forgetting忘記；B. minding介意；C.realizing意識到； D. considering考慮，句意：快樂的秘訣就在于觀看世界美景的同時不要忘記手中勺子里的油。根據(jù)句意及上下文此題選A。