A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not ____ them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be_______. Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they ____.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what ____. “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into the house ____,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is ____,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ____ with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. “How nice!” he said, “____ that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him ____ and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ____. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was ____ from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Wouldn’t it not be ____ to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”
“Let us hear our daughter’s ____,” said the husband to his wife .“Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the ____ old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ____.” Love got up and started walking ____ the house. The other two also got up and ____ him.
___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth ____ Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him. ____there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
1.A. recognize B. invite C. meet D. see
2.A. thirsty B. tired C. sleepy D. hungry
3.A. thought B. promised C. replied D. agreed
4.A. appeared B. happened C. followed D. meant
5.A. alone B. separately C. only D. together
6.A. Love B. Success C. Health D. Wealth
7.A. fight B. agree C. discuss D. quarrel
8.A. Since B. Until C. Unless D. Although
9.A. go B. come C. leave D. start
10.A. disappeared B. demanded C. disordered D. disagreed
11.A. listening B. speaking C. writing D. watching
12.A. good B. well C. better D. worse
13.A. conclusion B. advice C. decision D. order
14.A. all B. three C. one D. other
15.A. guest B. friend C. host D. servant
16.A. against B. from C. towards D. into
17.A. refused B. encouraged C. supported D. followed
18.A. Pleased B. Excited C. Surprised D. Disappointed
19.A. or B. but C. and D. with
20.A. However B. Wherever C. Whenever D. Whatever
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. B
【解析】
文章讲述了一个关于财富、成功和爱的故事。三个白胡子老人分别是“财富”、“成功”和“爱”，人们一次只能邀请他们中的一个到他们家里做客。如果邀请“财富”或“成功”中的一位，其他两位将留在外面。但是当“爱”被邀请时，剩下的两位也会跟着“爱”走。故事告诉我们，有爱的地方就会有成功和财富。
1.考查动词辨析。A. recognize认出； B. invite邀请； C. meet遇见； D. see看见。根据“came out of her house and saw three old men”可知，女士发现自家门前有三个老人，她不认识他们，她认为他们是饿了需要吃的东西，故选A。
2.考查形容词。A. thirsty渴的； B. tired劳累的； C. sleepy困乏的； D. hungry饥饿的。根据She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be___2___. Please come in and have something to eat.”可知，她说:“我想我不认识你，但你一定饿了。请进来吃点东西吧”。由后半句Please come in and have something to eat.可知答案为D。
3.考查动词。A. thought想，认为； B. promised许诺； C. replied回答； D. agreed同意。根据“Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they ___3___. “主人在家吗?”“他们问。“不，”她说，“他出去了。”他们回答说:“这样我们就不能进去了。”故选C。
4.考查动词。A. appeared出现； B. happened发生； C. followed跟随； D. meant意味着。根据In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what ___4___.可知，晚上，当她丈夫回家时，她告诉他发生了什么事。故选B。
5.考查副词。A. alone独自地，单独地； B. separately分开地； C. only 仅仅； D. together一起。根据“We do not go into the house ___5___,” they replied.可知，他们回答说:“我们不一起进屋。”故选D。
6.考查名词。A. Love爱； B. Success成功； C. Health健康； D. Wealth财富。根据One of the old men explained, “His name is ___6___,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.”可知，一位老人指着他的一位朋友解释说:“他的名字叫‘财富’。”然后又指着另一位朋友说:“他就是‘成功’，我就是‘爱’。”故选D。
7.考查动词。A. fight战斗； B. agree同意； C. discuss讨论； D. quarrel争吵。根据Then he added, “Now go in and ___7___ with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”可知，然后他又说:“现在进去和你丈夫商量一下，你想让我们中的哪一个进你家。”故选C。
8.考查连词。A. Since自从------以来，既然； B. Until直到------为止； C. Unless 除非； D. Although尽管。根据“How nice!” he said, “___8___ that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him ___9___ and fill our home with wealth!”可知，“多好啊!他说:“既然如此，那就让我们邀请财富吧。”让他来让我们的家充满财富吧!”此处是since引导的原因状语从句，故选A。
9.考查动词。A. go去； B. come来； C. leave离开； D. start开始。根据“How nice!” he said, “___8___ that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him ___9___ and fill our home with wealth!”可知，“多好啊!他说:“既然如此，那就让我们邀请财富吧。”让他来让我们的家充满财富吧!”结合句意可知答案为B。
10.考查动词。A. disappeared消失； B. demanded要求； C. disordered混乱； D. disagreed不同意。由空格下句“My dear, why don’t we invite Success?可知，他的妻子不同意。故选D。
11.考查动词。A. listening听； B. speaking讲话； C. writing写； D. watching观看。由空格下句She jumped in with her own suggestion可知，Their daughter was ___11___ from the other corner of the house.“他们的女儿正在房子的另一个角落里听着。”所以她发表自己的建议。故选A。
12.考查形容词。 A. good好的； B. well健康的； C. better更好的； D. worse更差的。根据She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Wouldn’t it not be ___12___ to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”可知，她提出了自己的建议:“邀请Love不是更好吗?”我们的家将充满爱!”故选C。
13.考查名词。A. conclusion结论； B. advice建议； C. decision决定； D. order顺序，命令。根据“Let us hear our daughter’s ___13___,” said the husband to his wife . “让我们听听女儿的建议，”丈夫对妻子说。结合上文中的suggestion可知答案为B。
14.考查数词。A. all全部； B. three 三； C. one一； D. other其他的。结合文章第一句A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard.可知，女人出去问三个老人:“你们谁是Love?”答案为B。
15.考查名词。A. guest 客人； B. friend朋友； C. host主持，主人； D. servant仆人，佣人。根据The woman went out and asked the ___14___ old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ___15___.”可知，女人出去问三个老人:“你们谁是Love?”请进来做客吧。故选A。
16.考查介词。A. against反对，对着； B. from从---； C. towards朝着； D. into进入。根据Love got up and started walking ___16___ the house. The other two also got up and ___17___ him.可知，爱站起来，开始朝房子走去。另外两个也站起来跟着他。故选C。
17.考查动词。A. refused 拒绝； B. encouraged鼓励； C. supported支持； D. followed跟随。根据Love got up and started walking ___16___ the house. The other two also got up and ___17___ him.可知，爱站起来，开始朝房子走去。另外两个也站起来跟着他。故选D。
18.考查形容词。A. Pleased感到高兴的； B. Excited 兴奋的； C. Surprised感到惊讶的； D. Disappointed感到失望的。根据___18___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” 女士很惊讶地问财富和成功:“我只邀请了爱，你们为什么要进来?”由此可知，女士很惊讶。故选C。
19.考查并列连词。根据The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth ___19___ Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him.可知，老人一起回答说:“如果你邀请了财富或成功，我们中的另外两个人就会待在外面，但既然你邀请了爱，无论他去哪里，我们都和他一起去。”此处是选择关系，or“或者”，故选A。
20.考查副词。A. However然而； B. Wherever无论哪里； C. Whenever无论什么时候； D. Whatever无论什么。根据___20___there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success! 哪里有爱，哪里就有财富和成功!结合上句，可知此处是Wherever引导的地点状语从句，故选B。
