Question

A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days     he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.

When he     a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group     sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.

The Sage     everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his     .

  enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too     to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk        his palace and come back in two hours.

“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk,     this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”

The boy began to walk around the palace,     keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.

“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed（尴尬的）, the boy said that he had seen      . He was only concentrating on the      .

“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more      , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported     he had seen.

“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.

“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never    the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.

1.A. until         B. when        C. after            D. since

2.A. saw          B. left         C. entered        D. lived

3.A. hearing      B. writing     C. enjoying        D. playing

4.A. looked for     B. talked with    C. heard from        D. knew about

5.A. time         B. way         C. turn            D. duty

6.A. To          B. For        C. In            D. With

7.A. busy        B. angry         C. happy            D. funny

8.A. into         B. around         C. across            D. out of

9.A. catch         B. bring         C. get            D. take

10.A. never         B. nearly         C. always        D. sometimes

11.A. something     B. anything       C. nothing        D. everything

12.A. spoon     B. man         C. castle            D. palace

13.A. carefully     B. freely         C. luckily            D. difficultly

14.A. that         B. which         C. who            D. what

15.A. forgetting B. minding     C. realizing        D. considering

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述一个店主派儿子去世界上最聪明的人那里了解快乐的秘密，而智者没有直接告诉他答案，而是让男孩完成两个任务，通过这两个任务，男孩了解到快乐的秘诀。

1.A 考查连词与语境理解。A. until直到；B. unless除非；C. after在……之后；D. while在……时候，句意：这个孩子在沙漠里艰难地跋涉了40天，直到到达那位智者的住处—一座位于高山顶上的城堡。根据句意此处指“直到”，故选A。

2.C 考查动词与语境理解。A. saw看到；B. left留下；C. entered进入；D. lived居住，句意：当他进入房间时，他看到是一副奇怪的景象，此题指“进入房间”，故选C。

3.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. hearing听到； B. writing写；C. enjoying享受；D. playing弹奏，句意：一支小型乐队在演奏甜美的音乐，此题指“演奏”，所以选动词playing，故选D。

4.B考查动词词组与语境理解。A. looked for寻找；B. conversed with与……谈话；C. heard from收到某人来信；D. knew about了解，句意：智者与每个人谈话。根据文意，此处指智者人谈话，所以这个孩子只好等到他的次序。故选B。

5.C考查名词与语境理解。A. time时间；B. way方法；C. turn顺序；D. duty职责，句意：这个孩子不得不等两个小时，直到轮到他。此处“it’s one’s turn”是轮到某人的意思，故选C。

6.D考查介词与语境理解。A. To到；B. For为了；C. In在……里面；D. With带着，句意：智者带着足够的耐心听年轻人说，但他太忙以至于不能向年轻人解释快乐的秘诀。根据句意及语境，此处with表伴随，是“带有”的意思，故选D。

7.A考查形容词与语境理解。A. busy繁忙；B. angry生气；C. happy高兴；D. funny滑稽，意：智者带着足够的耐心听这个孩子说，但他太忙以至于不能向年轻人解释快乐的秘诀。根据句意及语境此题根据选项及上下文应选A。

8.B考查连词与语境理解。A. Though虽然；B. While 然而；C. Because因为；D. Since自从，句意：然而他建议这个孩子可以围着他的宫殿转转，在两个小时之后回来。此空表转折，故选B。

9.D考查动词与语境理解。A. catch接住；B. fetch去取来C. grab抓住；D. take带走，句意：句意：在你走的时候，拿着这个勺子，不要让油洒出来，此处指“带走，拿走”的意思，故选D。

10.C考查副词与语境理解。A. never从不；B. nearly几乎；C. always总是，一直；D. sometimes有时，句意：这个孩子开始围着宫殿行走，一直盯着勺子。根据句意及语境此题选C。

11.C考查形容词与语境理解。A. Interested有趣的；B. Terrified受惊吓的；C. Embarrassed尴尬的；D. Excited激动的，句意：这个孩子尴尬的说什么也没看到，他只是把注意力放到了勺子上。根据语境及句意此题选C。

12.A考查名词与语境理解。A. spoon勺子；B. man男人；C. castle城堡；D. palace宫殿，句意：这个孩子尴尬的说什么也没看到，他只是把注意力放到了勺子上。根据句意及上下文此题选A。

13.B考查副词与语境理解。A. carefully仔细地；B. freely放松地，自由地；C. luckily 幸运地；D. difficultly困难地，句意：现在放松多了，这个小孩拿着勺子又从宫殿走了一遍，根据句意及上下文此题选B。

14.D考查代词与语境理解。A. what什么；B. which哪一个；C. who谁；D. that，句意：回到了智者那儿，他准确的说出了他看到的一切。此处all是先行词，所以定语从句的关系词用that，故选D。

15.考查动词与语境理解。A . forgetting忘记；B. minding介意； C.realizing意识到； D. considering考虑，句意：快乐的秘诀就在于观看世界美景的同时不要忘记手中勺子里的油。根据句意及上下文此题选A。

考点：人生百味类短文