Question

When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can’t________what it was about, but I have never forgotten the________I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. ________, he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She________a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her gray desk and me on________. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was________for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “________” he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn’t________that the object was white considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time_________the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. We changed________, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I ________answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two_________colored sides, and from his side it was white. ________from my side it was black.

My teacher taught me an important lesson that day: You must______in other person’s position (位置) and look at the situation through their eyes in order to______understand their ideas.

1.A. remember    B. know    C. explain    D. understand

2.A. class    B. lesson    C. subject    D. thing

3.A. Therefore    B. Also    C. However    D. Too

4.A. came up with    B. went on with    C. got along with    D. kept up with

5.A. another    B. other    C. others    D. the other

6.A. hard    B. close    C. lucky    D. easy

7.A. Red    B. White    C. Grey    D. Black

8.A. realize    B. describe    C. believe    D. know

9.A. like    B. against    C. about    D. unlike

10.A. ideas    B. objects    C. opinions    D. places

11.A. could    B. should    C. had to    D. shall

12.A. similarly    B. differently    C. brightly    D. difficultly

13.A. But    B. Still    C. Or    D. Always

14.A. appear    B. face    C. hide    D. stand

15.A. truly    B. carefully    C. simply    D. differently

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.A

【解析】文章通过讲述作者和一个男孩吵架，老师通过一件事情让他们明白要学会站在别人的位子考虑事情。

1.句意：我不记得它是关于什么事了。A. remember 记得； B. know 知道； C. explain 解释； D. understand理解；根据but I have never forgotten可知是不记得了；故选A

2.句意：我不会忘记那天学到的一课。A. class 班级； B. lesson 课，教训； C. subject科目； D. thing东西；根据句意故选B

3.句意：然而，他强烈的相信我是错的，他是对的。A. Therefore 因此； B. Also 也； C. However 然而； D. Too也；根据I was sure that I was right and he was wrong可知是表示转折；故选C

4.句意：她想出一个好主意。A. came up with 想出； B. went on with 继续做； C. got along with 与---相处； D. kept up with保持联系；根据句意故选A

5.句意：让他在讲桌的一边，我在另一边。A. another另一个（三者以上）； B. other 其他的（三部分以上），接名词复数； C. others其他的，相当于other+复数名词； D. the other

另外的（两个或两部分）；根据桌子可知两边；故选D

6.句意：对我来说很容易，看见它是黑的。A. hard 难的； B. close 关； C. lucky 幸运的； D. easy容易的；根据句意故选D

7.句意：“白色”他大声回答。A. Red 红色； B. White 白色； C. Grey 灰色； D. Black黑色；根据I couldn’t____8____that the object was white considering that it was certainly black!可知男孩看到的是白色；故选B

8.句意：我不能相信明明是白色的东西怎么是黑色。A. realize 意识； B. describe 描述； C. believe 相信； D. know知道；根据句意故选C

9.句意：这次是关于物体的颜色。A. like像； B. against 反对； C. about 关于； D. unlike不像；根据One more argument started between the boy and me,可知这次争吵是因为颜色；故选C

10.句意：我们交换位置。A. ideas 主意； B. objects 物体； C. opinions 观点； D. places位置；根据The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been.可知是交换位置；故选D

11.句意：我不得不回答“白色”。A. could 能； B. should 应该； C. had to 不得不； D. shall将要；根据文章可知，当看到物体是白色时，不得不承认是白色；故选C

12.句意：它是一个有两面不同颜色的物体。A. similarly相似的； B. differently 不同的； C. brightly 明亮的； D. difficultly困难的；根据文章可知选B

13.句意：但是从我这边是黑色。根据from his side it was white.可知是转折；故选A

14.句意：站在对方的立场。stand in other person’s position站在对方的立场；故选D

15.句意：能真正的了解他们的想法。A. truly 真正的，确切的； B. carefully 仔细的； C. simply简单的； D. differently不同的；根据句意故选A