Question

A saint (圣人) found a group of family members shouting angrily at each other on a river bank. He asked his disciples(信徒), “  1  do people shout when they are angry with each other?” The disciples 2  for a while and one of them said, “Because they lose their calm.”

“But why should they shout when the other persons are just 3  them? They can tell them what they have to say in a  4  manner.” Asked the saint.

The disciples gave some other answers but  5 made the saint pleased. Finally the saint  6  , “When two people are angry with each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout in order to  7 each other. The angrier they are, the 8 they will have to shout to cover that great distance. What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close. The distance 9 them is very small or doesn’t exist(存在).”

The saint looked at his disciples and continued, “So when you argue with other people, do not say words that distance each other, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the  10  to return.

1.                A．What          B．When          C．Where   D．Why

2.                A．thought        B．laughed         C．cried D．rested

3.                A．far from        B．next to         C．across from    D．in the front of

4.                A．hard           B．lively           C．soft  D．bad

5.                A．everyone       B．anyone         C．someone D．none

6.                A．explained       B．answered       C．replied   D．asked

7.                A．see            B．watch          C．hear D．listen to

8.                A．softer          B．louder          C．larger    D．higher

9.                A．by             B．near           C．among   D．between

10.               A．way           B．answer         C．home D．person

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是当两个人彼此很生气的时候，他们的心就会远离；而如果他们很相爱的话，他们的心就会很近，就会很轻柔的说话。所以，我们要用爱来填补心的距离。

1.A. What 什么 B. When 何时 C. Where哪里   D. Why为什么 根据句意：为什么当人们对彼此很生气的时候就会大喊。故选D

2.A. thought想  B. laughed笑  C. cried 哭  D. rested休息 根据句意：这个信徒想了一下  故选A

3.A. far from远离  B. next to紧挨着  C. across from在…对面  D. in the front of在…前面 根据句意：当其他人就在他们对面的时候，为什么要喊呢？故选C

4.A. hard难的  B. lively活泼的  C. soft 柔软的 D. bad坏的 根据句意：他们可以用一种柔和的方式告诉他们要说的话。故选C

5.A. everyone每个人  B. anyone任何人  C. someone有人  D. none没人 根据句意：信徒说了一些其他的答案，但是没有人使圣人感到高兴。故选D

6.A. explained解释  B. answered回答  C. replied回答   D. asked问 根据句意：最终，这个圣人解释道。故选A

7.A. see看见  B. watch观看  C. hear听到  D. listen to听 根据句意：为了填补那些距离，他们必须对对方喊才能使他听到。故选C

8.A. softer柔和的  B. louder大声一点  C. larger大的  D. higher更高的 根据句意：他们越生气，他们就必须更大声的喊，才能使填补那么远的距离。故选B

9.A. by通过  B. near附近  C. among在…之中  D. between两者之间。根据句意：他们之间的距离非常小，什么没有距离。故选D

10.A. way路  B. answer回答  C. home家  D. person人 根据句意：否则有一天，你将找不到返回的路。故选A

考点：人生百味类议论文