Question

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 ______ me some water from the lake?”

The follower walked to the lake ______ the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake.______, the water became very muddy(泥泞的).

Then he went back and 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 again. This time he found that all the mud had settled(沉淀) to the ______. The water was very ______ 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 ______ clean?” 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 disturbed(被搅乱的) by something. If you just let it be and give it a little______, it will most likely settle down on its own ______ being put in any effort(努力) at all to ______ it.”

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

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

3.A. get    B. give    C. take    D. carry

4.A. while    B. before    C. as    D. until

5.A. However    B. Instead    C. In fact    D. As a result

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

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

8.A. top    B. side    C. bottom    D. lake

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

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

11.A. juice    B. water    C. food    D. drink

12.A. so that    B. in order to    C. because    D. when

13.A. water    B. money    C. time    D. air

14.A. without    B. with    C. after    D. like

15.A. prevent    B. calm    C. protect    D. fix

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。短文介绍一个智者借泥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，所以做事不能冲动，着急，要找点时间冷静下来。

1.句意：因此他们在那儿停下来休息了一会儿。A. rest休息；B. look看； C. watch观看；D. see看见。结合语境可知此处指的是他们停下来休息一会儿。故选A。

2.句意：我很渴。A. hungry 饥饿的；B. thirsty口渴的；C. happy高兴的；D. sad悲伤的。从下文提到的some water可知，是口渴了，故答案选B。

3.句意：你能从湖里给我弄些水来吗？ A. get得到；B. give 给；C. take带领；D. carry搬运。。联系第二段描述，可知这位智者是让他的随从去取一些水来。故选A。

4.句意：这个随从按照智者的要求来到湖边。A. while正当……的时候；B. before 在……之前；C. as按照；D. until直到……为止。结合句意可知，答案为C。

5.句意：结果，水变得非常泥泞。A. However然而；B. Instead相反；C. In fact实际上；D. As a result结果。联系前一句描述，可知后一句描述的是结果，故选D。

6.句意：然后他回来告诉智者水很混浊，不适合喝。A. fit健康的，合适的； B. able有能力的，能干的；C. important重要的；D. interesting有趣的。联系前文描述，He told the wise man that the water was very muddy他对那个智者说水很混浊，可知此处指的是水不适合喝了。故选A。

7.句意：智者让同一位随从回到湖里取水喝。A. different不同的；B. same相同的；C. other其他的；D. left左边的。联系下文the follower went to the lake随从去了湖里，可知他是让同一名随从去取水，故选B。

8.句意：这次他发现所有的泥已经沉淀到底部了。A. top顶部；B. side边；C. bottom底部；D. lake湖。根据had gone down to已经沉淀，可知此处指的是泥已经沉淀到底部了，答案为C。

9.句意：河水非常的清澈，看起来适合饮用。A. dirty脏的；B. clear清澈的；C. fresh新鲜的；D. sweet甜的。前文提到河水很脏，不适合饮用，这里提到水看起来适合饮用，说明河水得到了沉淀，变清澈了，故答案为B。

10.句意：因此他往瓶子里装满了水，然后把它带给智者。 A. got得到； B. finished完成；C. reached到达；D. filled装满。因为要用瓶子取水带回，只能先往瓶子里装水，故答案为D。

11.句意：想象你做了什么让水变得清澈了？A. juice果汁；B. water水；C. food食物；D. drink饮料。上文提到智者第一次让随从取水时，湖水是脏的，此处是指前文中提到的water，故答案为B。

12.句意：泥浆自行沉淀下来，因此你就可以得到清澈的饮用水。. A. so that以便，所以；B. in order to为了；C. because因为；D. when当……的时候。so that以便，引导目的状语从句。结合语境，答案选A。

13.句意：如果你只是随它去，给它一点时间。A. water水；B. money钱；C. time时间；D. air空气。根据上文中的句子“You let it be for a while.”可知，要给他一些时间和空间，故答案为C。

14.句意：它很可能会自行安顿下来，而不用付出任何努力来平息它。A. without没有；B. with与……一起； C. after在……之后；D. like像。联系前文it will most likely settle down on its own它很可能会自行解决，可知此处指的是根本不用投入任何努力，故选A。

15.句意：A. prevent阻止；B. calm平静；C. protect保护；D. fix修理。联系前文描述，可知思想混乱的时候，最需要冷静下来。故答案选B，使平静，使镇定。