Question

完形填空

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to         for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very          . Could you please get me some water from the lake?”

The follower walked to the       as the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several bikes started crossing the lake.          , the water became very muddy at once.

Then the follower        . He told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not           to drink.

After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the           follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had gone down to the          . The water in the lake was very clear and looked fit to drink. So he             his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. “See what you did to make the water           ?” he said. “You let it be for a           while and the mud settled down on its own,          you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is          by something. If you just let it be and give           a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own          putting in any effort at all to calm it.”

So we should find some time to calm down when we are stressed or angry next time.

1.A. rest         B. look           C. watch         D. see

2.A. hungry       B. thirsty        C. happy         D. sad

3.A. lake         B. town            C. bottle         D. bikes

4.A. However      B. Instead          C. In addition    D. As a result

5.A. refused       B. required        C. returned       D. replied

6.A. fit           B. able           C. important      D. interesting

7.A. different     B. same           C. other           D. left

8.A. top          B. left           C. bottom         D. right

9.A. got          B. finished       C. reached        D. filled

10.A. dirty       B. clear          C. fresh         D. sweet

11.A. year        B. month          C. day            D. while

12.A. so that     B. even though     C. because       D. when

13.A. broken     B. left           C. disturbed       D. given

14.A. him          B. it              C. me              D. us

15.A. without     B. through        C. after           D. like

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文借水通过时间沉淀泥沙，自身变得清澈的事实，告诉了我们一个思想也能通过时间来平静下来的道理，所以做事不能冲动，着急。

1.他们停下来休息了一会儿。rest休息；look.看；watch观看； see；看见。结合语境wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake可知此处指的是他们停下来休息了一会儿。所以选A。

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4.C。

5. 21 to drink.可知该选D。

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考点：故事类短文。