Question

A. satisfied    B. with pleasure     C. wise       D. immediately       E. in surprise

    Once there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs (蜘蛛网)on the walls and mice running around. People didn't want to come into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. One day, the poor man visited a  1.  old man and asked him for advice about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase and said. 'This is a magic vase that will bring you happiness.' The poor man looked at the vase  2.  . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However. he didn't want to throw away such a beautiful vase. so he brought it home on the table. 'It's not right for something so beautiful to be empty.' the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then  he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. But he was still not    3. .'It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.' At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into a comfortable place   4.. The poor man suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个懒惰的穷人想摆脱不幸福的生活，于是向一个明智的老人请求建议。老人给他一个美丽的花瓶。穷人发现美丽的花瓶和家里脏乱的环境不匹配，于是开始打扫自己的家。最后穷人发现正是自己的懒惰造成了自己的贫穷和不幸福。

1.C句意：一天这个穷人拜访了一个明智的老人，向老人请求改变他的生活的建议。根据上文People didn't want to come into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day.和后文老人所做的事情，结合句意和选项可知选C。

2.E句意：穷人吃惊的看着这个瓶子。根据后文穷人的疑惑Why would he need a vase in his poor house?，可知他对此感到吃惊，可知选E。

3.A句意：但是他仍然不满意。根据后文穷人的想法：这么漂亮的东西挨着蜘蛛网是不好看的，可知他仍然不满意。结合上句可知是转折关系，故选A。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。