Question

Once upon a time，some children      at seaside when they found a turtle（海龟）. They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time，a young man came and said to them, “Stop！” The children ran away     . The turtle was very thankful and said，“Thanks for your       . I really would like      you to a wonderful palace now.”

  The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he        the palace，he was very surprised and said to the turtle “      nice palace！” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a very      dinner. He had never seen      a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very pleased      everything.

  After dinner，the king of the turtles said，“I am going to give you two boxes，     you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it！” the turtle warned him.“ All right. I will open only one.” The young man promised. At this time，a large wave sent him out of the sea.

  After he went back home，he opened the      one of the two boxes. To his surprise the box was full of gold. “My God！” he cried. “I‘m a rich man now.” Then he thought，“Things in the other small box must be expensive，too.” He could not wait       . He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it，he became an old man. His hair turned white . His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did，but it was too late.

1.A. played   B. were playing   C. play D. will play

2.A. quickly B. slowly       C. sadly   D. happily

3.A. kind    B. helpful       C. news   D. kindness

4.A. to introduce   B. to want C. to invite    D. to let

5.A. left for   B. arrived at   C. got on   D. went to

6.A. How    B. How a     C. What   D. What a

7.A. rich  B. poor       C. bad   D. small

8.A. so    B. such      C. even    D. very

9.A. to   B. for          C. with  D. in

10.A. and  B. but     C. or     D. as

11.A. big  B. bigger    C. biggest   D. smaller

12.A. no longer     B. at all    C. any longer  D. more

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文用一个故事的形式来讲述了一个人生的哲理。一个人救了一只海龟，于是它想报答他，带他去了宫殿，并且用丰盛的晚餐款待了他，离开时还给了他两个盒子，告诉他只能打开其中的一个，然而，面对第一个盒子中的财富，他没有控制住自己。

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7.这样的晚餐。明确晚餐丰富，因此选择rich.故选A

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9.受到了热烈的欢迎，每一件事都很开心。考查固定短语be pleased with.故选C

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11.知道更小的盒子里面是什么呢，从而明确，他打开了一个更大的盒子。故选B

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考点：故事类阅读。