Question

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There was once a rich and kind store owner. He        to leave all his money to an honest young man when he was old.

A good friend of his had an idea and           him. “The next time you are giving the customers their change. make sure you give them too much. He who returns the             money to you is honest.” The rich man thought it was a good idea. so he decided to try it.

However. a neighbor happened to hear the          . He paid a witch(女巫) to cast spell (咒语) on the rich old man’s coins. Anyone who saw the coins            by the old man wouldn’t see them as coins. but as something that they wanted most in the world. The neighbor believed that            customer would return the old man’s money.

     Indeed. everything went according to the neighbor’s            . When the old man had almost            trying. the greedy neighbor sent his nephew to the old man’s store. He had told the boy to return the old man’s money.           when the boy received the coins. he saw in them all the money of his uncle. He didn’t want to return the money and            with the coins.

Finally. the rich old man was dying. He decided to give his servants some money so that they could live freely when he was          with them. Among these servants was a young man. who         and respected the old man. He saw in the money a powerful medicine. which was           what he most wanted in the world. On seeing this. the young man            the money back. saying. “Take this. sir. It’s            you. It will make you feel better.”

The old man felt happy that he finally found an honest person. He gave all his money to him.

1.A. encouraged      B. asked      C. began       D. decided

2.A. advised         B. warned      C. reminded    D. fooled

3.A. necessary        B. extra        C. useful       D. surprising

4.A. conversation   B. question      C. message    D. sound

5.A. designed       B. created       C. touched    D. changed

6.A. all               B. every          C. each         D. no

7.A. experience        B. plan           C. try          D. lie

8.A. given up          B. thought of     C. kept on      D. begun with

9.A. So               B. But           C.And       D. Or

10.A. sat              B. talked          C. danced     D. left

11.A. as usual          B. at once         C. no longer     D. once again

12.A. surprised         B. loved          C. described     D. pleased

13.A. probably         B. sometimes      C. hardly      D. truly

14.A. brought          B. pulled         C. offered       D. wanted

15.A. with             B. for            C. on         D. beside

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文讲述的是一位年老富裕的店主为了找寻一位诚实的年轻财产继承人而发生的小故事。这个故事告诉我们要做一个诚实善良的人。

1.短文第一段讲述的是，从前有一个很有钱的店主，在他年老的时候，他希望把他的钱遗赠给一个诚实的年轻人。A. but鼓励；B.询问；C. 开始；D.决定。根据句意，故选D。

2.动词及语境的理解。A.建议；B.警告；C. 提醒；D.愚弄。句意：他的一个朋友有了一个主意并建议给他，下次他可以多找给顾客一些零钱，但是要确保给的零钱足够多。故选A。

3.形容词及语境的理解。A.必要的；B.额外的；C. 有用的；D.吃惊的。句意：把多找的钱给你的人就是诚实的。故选B。

4.名词及语境的理解。句意：但是他的一个邻居偶然间听到了这个谈话。A.谈话；B. 问题；C. 信息；D. 声音。故选A。

5.动词及语境的理解。A.设计；B. 创造；C. 触摸；D. 变化。句意：任何看到被店主摸过的零钱不会把它们看做是零钱，而是看做是世界上最想要的东西。故选C。

6.A.所有的； B. 每一个；C. 每一个；D. 没有一个。句意：这个邻居认为没有一个人会把零钱交还给这个店主。故选D。

7.动词及语境的理解。A.经历；B. 计划；C. 尝试；D. 撒谎。根据句意可知，所有的事情正如这个邻居所计划的那样。故选B。

8.动词词组及语境的理解。A.放弃；B.思考；C. 坚持；D.开始。句意：当年老的店主几乎要放弃的时候，这个狡猾的邻居派他的外甥来到了店主的商店里。根据句意，故选A。

9.连接词及语境的理解。A.因此；B. 但是；C.而且；D.或者。句意：这个邻居告诉他的外甥要将所有的钱交还给这个年老的店主。但是当这个小男孩看到这些钱后，将它们看成了这个年老的店主的全部家产。故选B。

10.动词及语境的理解。A.坐；B. 讨论；C.跳舞；D.离开。句意：这个小男孩没有将零钱交还给这个店主，而是带着所有的钱走了。根据句意，故选D。

11.A.平常；B.立刻；C. 不再；D.再一次。根据句意，故选C。

12.A.吃惊；B.爱戴；C.描述；D.取悦。句意：这些仆人中有个年轻人，他爱戴和尊敬这位店主。故选B。

13.A.可能的；B.有时的；C. 几乎不；D.真正的。句意：在这些钱中，他看到了一种药，这可能是他在世界上最想要的一种东西。根据句意，故选A。

14.动词及语境的理解。句意：看到这些，这个人将所有的钱都退了回来。 A.拿来；B. 拉；C.提供；D. 想要。故选A。

15.A.伴随；B. 为了；C.上面；D. 旁边。句意：这个年轻人将钱交还给了店主，对他说，这是给你的，吃了它你就会好了。根据句意，故选B。

考点：故事类短文。