Question

Once a man came to a smart man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up        ?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies (谎言) and always speak the truth.” The man promised (承诺) to do       and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal (偷). Before leaving, he       for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I       stealing? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start       me and call me a thief. I would be punished for stealing.” So the man made a decision not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

Next day, he wanted to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the wise man if he asks me       I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the       of drinking wine.

       , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth at all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very       person.

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of       and become a person whom everyone likes and favors.

Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.

1.A. first    B. next  C. then

2.A. that        B. it       C. so

3.A. played    B. sleptC. thought

4.A. hung outB. went out    C. handed out

5.A. hatingB. watchingC. fooling

6.A. what     B. whereC. how

7.A. use    B. word  C. idea

8.A. On the wayB. In this wayC. By the way

9.A. rich   B. strong C. good

10.A. pleasureB. troubleC. hopes

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析： 本文讲述了一个坏男人变为优秀男人的过程，一天他去一位智者家中，请教怎么能戒掉自己所有的坏习惯，智者告诉他首先你要讲实话，不说谎。这个男人遵循智者的告诫，每次要做坏事之前都想想自己的许诺，就这样戒掉了所有的坏习惯。

1.考查副词及语境的理解。A. first首先，B. next接下来，C. then然后，根据I have many bad habits.我有很多坏习惯，可知询问：我应该首先改掉哪一个？故选A。

2.考查代词及语境的理解。A. that那个，B. it它，C. so如此，聪明的男人告诉他不要说谎话，这个男人决定这么做。故选C。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。A. played玩，B. slept睡觉，C. thought想，考虑，for a moment一会儿，句意：离开家之前，他想了一会儿他对聪明男人的许诺。故选C。

4.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. hung out闲逛，B. went out出去，C. handed out分发，施舍。句意：我可以告诉他我出去偷了吗？故选B。

5.考查动词及语境的理解。A. hating讨厌，恨，B. watching观看，C. fooling愚蠢。句意：如果我告诉他事实，每个人都会讨厌我并且叫我是贼。start doing sth.开始做某事。故选A。

6.考查特殊疑问词及语境的理解。A. what什么，B. where哪里，C. how如何，句意：如果聪明男人问我这一天我都做什么了，我该怎么说？故选A。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。A. use使用，B. word话，单词，C. idea想法，主意。句意：因此他放弃了喝酒的想法。故选C.

8.考查介词短语及语境的理解。A. On the way在路上，B. In this way以这样的方式，C. By the way顺便，句意：就这样，无论什么时候他想说谎话，他都想起自己不撒谎的许诺。故选B。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. rich富有的，B. strong强壮的，C. good好的，句意：一次一次，这个男人戒掉了坏习惯成为一位优秀的人。故选C。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。A. pleasure高兴的，B. trouble问题，麻烦，C. hopes希望，句意：如果你一直讲实话，你能使自己避免很多麻烦。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。