Question

A successful business man was growing old and wanted to choose a successor to take over the business. He called all the young executives together and said, "I have to 1 and choose the next CEO from you."
They were 2, but the boss continued. "I am going to give you a very 3 seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back one year from today with 4 you have grown from the seed. I will then 5 the plants, and choose the next CEO."
Jim went home 6. Everyday, he would water the seed and see 7 it had grown. Although he kept 8 his seed, nothing ever grew. Many weeks went 9, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a 10.
A year later, they brought their plants to the CEO for 11. When Jim arrived, he was 12 at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful.
The CEO greeted them. "What great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be13 the next CEO!"
All of a sudden, the CEO 14 Jim at the back with his empty pot. The CEO asked him what had happened - Jim told him the story. He looked at Jim, and then 15, "The next CEO is Jim!"
Jim couldn't believe 16. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. "How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.
Then the CEO said, "The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not 17 for them to grow. Jim was the only one with the courage and 18 to bring me a pot with my seed in it. 19, he is the one who will be the new CEO!"
If you plant honesty, you will reap 20. So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      step down
   2. B.
      sit down
   3. C.
      settle down
   4. D.
      hand down
2. 2.
   1. A.
      exhausted
   2. B.
      shocked
   3. C.
      annoyed
   4. D.
      embarrassed
3. 3.
   1. A.
      special
   2. B.
      valuable
   3. C.
      common
   4. D.
      expensive
4. 4.
   1. A.
      how
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      what
5. 5.
   1. A.
      compare
   2. B.
      observe
   3. C.
      judge
   4. D.
      examine
6. 6.
   1. A.
      heatedly
   2. B.
      excitedly
   3. C.
      desperately
   4. D.
      disappointingly
7. 7.
   1. A.
      if
   2. B.
      unless
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      though
8. 8.
   1. A.
      checking
   2. B.
      planting
   3. C.
      appreciating
   4. D.
      counting
9. 9.
   1. A.
      down
   2. B.
      away
   3. C.
      by
   4. D.
      back
10. 10.
    1. A.
       fool
    2. B.
       failure
    3. C.
       successor
    4. D.
       onlooker
11. 11.
    1. A.
       direction
    2. B.
       application
    3. C.
       instruction
    4. D.
       inspection
12. 12.
    1. A.
       amazed
    2. B.
       discouraged
    3. C.
       amused
    4. D.
       puzzled
13. 13.
    1. A.
       performed
    2. B.
       voted
    3. C.
       considered
    4. D.
       appointed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       spotted
    2. B.
       glanced
    3. C.
       stared
    4. D.
       noticed
15. 15.
    1. A.
       announced
    2. B.
       stated
    3. C.
       confirmed
    4. D.
       whispered
16. 16.
    1. A.
       it
    2. B.
       those
    3. C.
       themselves
    4. D.
       him
17. 17.
    1. A.
       likely
    2. B.
       sure
    3. C.
       necessary
    4. D.
       possible
18. 18.
    1. A.
       confidence
    2. B.
       honesty
    3. C.
       optimism
    4. D.
       diligence
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Moreover
    2. B.
       However
    3. C.
       Therefore
    4. D.
       Besides
20. 20.
    1. A.
       trust
    2. B.
       success
    3. C.
       power
    4. D.
       reputation

Answer 1

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本文講述了一位即將退休的企業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人為了選擇合適的接班人，故意給他們不能發(fā)芽的種子，讓他們回家種植，一年后根據(jù)種植的情況選擇新的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，大多人發(fā)現(xiàn)種子不能發(fā)芽后，為了掩飾自己，都找了其他的能發(fā)芽的種子，只有Jim非常誠(chéng)實(shí)地把不能發(fā)芽的種子帶了回去，結(jié)果他被選中了，我們從故事中領(lǐng)悟到誠(chéng)實(shí)是一個(gè)人最重要的品質(zhì)。
1. A.           此句意為“我不得不退休了，要從你們中間選擇一個(gè)CEO”。step down“退休”，符合句意，其他選項(xiàng)中，sit down“坐下”；settle down“定居”；hand sth. down“傳下來(lái)”。
2. B.    此處意為“年輕的主管們對(duì)老人的決定感到吃驚”。shocked “吃驚”，符合句意。exhausted“筋疲力盡的”; annoyed“煩悶的”；embarrassed“尷尬的”。
3. A.    此句意為“播種誠(chéng)實(shí)，收獲信任”。trust“信任”；success“成功”；   power“力量；勢(shì)力”；reputation“名譽(yù)”。
4. A.    老人說(shuō)“給你們每人一顆特殊的種子”。special “特殊的”；valuable“貴重的”；                  common“普通的”；expensive“昂貴的”。
5. D.   此處為介賓結(jié)構(gòu)，what在with后面的賓語(yǔ)從句中做賓語(yǔ)。
6. C.    老人說(shuō)“那時(shí)我將對(duì)你們種植出的植物進(jìn)行斷定，進(jìn)而選擇下一屆CEO”。 compare“比較”; observe“觀察”；examine“檢查”；judge“斷定”。
7. B.   Jim興奮地回到家中。heatedly“熱情地”；desperately“拼命地”；disappointingly“使人失望地”；excitedly“興奮地”。
8. A.    句意為“Jim每天都給種子澆水，看它是否生長(zhǎng)”。
9. A.    此處意為“Jim每天都檢查這個(gè)種子”。appreciating “欣賞”；counting“數(shù)數(shù)”；checking“檢查”。
10. C.    此處為“幾周過(guò)去了”。
11. B.     “Jim感到自己像一個(gè)失敗者”。 fool“傻瓜”；successor“繼任者”；failure“失敗者”；onlooker“旁觀者”。
12. D.   此處意為“年輕人拿著他們的植株，給老人檢查”。direction“指導(dǎo)”; application“申請(qǐng)”；instruction“說(shuō)明”。
13. A.     be amazed at“對(duì)……感到吃驚”。
14. D.   老人直接對(duì)新CEO進(jìn)行任命，并沒(méi)有進(jìn)行選舉故不選B。appoint “任命”；perform“表演”；vote“選舉”；consider“考慮”。
15. A.    老人一眼就認(rèn)出坐在后排抱空罐子的Jim. spot“認(rèn)出”；glance“瞥見(jiàn)”；stare“盯著”；notice“注意到”。
16. A.    老人宣布結(jié)果。announce“宣布”; state“陳述；聲明”；confirm“確定；證實(shí)”；whisper“耳語(yǔ)”。
17. A.     It指代老人宣布的這件事。
18. D.    It is not possible “……是不可能的”。
19. B.    老人說(shuō)Jim是唯一一個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)有勇氣的人。confidence      “信心”；honesty“誠(chéng)實(shí)”；optimism“樂(lè)觀”；diligence“勤奮”。
20. C.    結(jié)合上一句，此處為一個(gè)表示因果關(guān)系的副詞。Moreover“此外”；however“然而”; besides“除……以外”。