Question

    A boy was growing in the orphanage(孤儿院). He often______the question to the or-phanage Dean(院长) sadly, “Such unwanted children like me, why on earth do they live in the world?”The Dean always smiled and______replied.

One day，the Dean brought a stone to the boy and said,“Sell the stone in______market tomorrow. No matter how much money people pay, you’ll never sell it.”The next day, the boy held the stone and squatted(蹲) in the corner of the market. To______surprise，many people found him and were interested in the stone in his hand. The price was higher and higher，but the boy didn’t sell it. When he was back to the orphanage, he reported that to the Dean______.The Dean smiled. Then the Dean asked the boy to take the stone to the gold mar-ket. In the gold market, someone gave ten times______price than it was yesterday. Still the boy didn’t sell it.

In the end，the Dean asked the boy______the stone to the diamond display market. As a result，the value of the stone went up over 10 times again. ______ the boy didn’t sell it. Soon it was spread as“a rare treasure”.The boy was so surprised and asked the Dean______. This time, the Dean didn’t smile. He said to the boy seriously,“The value of life is like this stone. In different situations it will have different______. As long as we value ourselves，the life is valuable. In fact,the value of life depends on your attitude.”

1.A.asked B.asks C.will ask D.has asked

2.A.often B.sometimes C.never D.usually

3.A.a B.an C./ D.the

4.A.he B.his C.him D.himself

5.A.excited B.excitedly C.tired D.tiredly

6.A.high B.higher C.lower D.lowest

7.A.taken B.takes C.taking D.to take

8.A.But B.And C.Or D.So

9.A.how B.when C.what D.why

10.A.meaning B.meanings C.accident D.accidents

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一个男孩在孤儿院里长大，他总是很悲观，一天，院长让他带着一块石头分别去市场，金市，宝石展览市场，这块石头在不同的地方体现了不同的价值。

1.句意：他经常悲伤地向院长提出这个问题。

asked问，过去式； asks问，第三人称单数；will ask将问； has asked已经问。根据下文“Such unwanted children like me，why on earth do they live in the world?”及上下文的联系及语境可知，这里用一般过去式时态，说明他过去爱问这个问题，ask的过去式asked。故选A。

2.句意：院长总是微笑着，从不回答。

often经常； sometimes有时； never绝不，从不； usually通常。根据上文“He often___1___the question to the or-phanage Dean(院长) sadly，“Such unwanted children like me，why on earth do they live in the world?” 像我这样不受欢迎的孩子，他们究竟为什么生活在这个世界上？可知，此处是“院长总是微笑着，从不回答”故选C。

3.句意：一天，院长带了一块石头给男孩说：“明天在市场上卖。”

根据下文“No matter how much money people pay，you’ll never sell it.”可知，此处是“明天在市场上卖”这里是特指的那个市场。故选D。

4.句意：令他惊讶的是，许多人发现了他，并对他手中的石头感兴趣。

he他，主格； his他的；him他，宾格；himself他自己。根据“many people found him and were interested in the stone in his hand.”可知，此处是“令他惊讶的是”。短语to one’s surprise使某人吃惊地是。故选B。

5.句意：当他回到孤儿院时，他兴奋地向院长报告了这件事。

excited令人激动的； excitedly令人激动地；tired累人的； tiredly累人地；根据上文这里是副词修饰动词。根据“To___4___surprise，many people found him and were interested in the stone in his hand.”可知，此处是“他兴奋地向院长报告了这件事”。故选B。

6.句意：在黄金市场上，有人给出的价格是昨天的十倍。

high 高的；higher更高的； lower更低的； lowest最低的。根据“than it was yesterday”可知，是比较级，根据下文“Still the boy didn’t sell it.”可知，这里是“有人给出的价格是昨天的十倍高”故选B。

7.句意：最后，院长让男孩把这块石头带到钻石展示市场。

taken带去，过去分词；takes带去，第三人称单数； taking带去，现在分词； to take带去，动词不定式。短语ask sb. to do sth.让某人做某事；take sth. to…把……带到……；根据“the stone to the diamond display market.”可知，此处是“把这块石头带到钻石展示市场”故选D。

8.句意：结果，这块石头的价值又涨了10倍多。但那孩子没有卖。

But但是；And和，又；Or要不然，否则；So因此。根据下文“the boy didn’t sell it.”可知，此处是表示转折关系。故选A。

9.句意：很快它就被当作“珍宝”传开了。男孩很惊讶地问院长为什么。

how怎样； when当……时候；what什么；why为什么。根据下文“This time，the Dean didn’t smile. He said to the boy seriously，“The value of life is like this stone. In different situations it will have different___10___. As long as we value ourselves，the life is valuable.”可知，此处是院长解释石头升值的原因，所以这个男孩很惊讶地问院长为什么。故选D。

10.句意：生命的价值就像这块石头。在不同的情况下，它会有不同的含义。

meaning意义； meanings意义，复数； accident事故，单数； accidents事故，复数。根据下文“As long as we value ourselves，the life is valuable. In fact，the value of life depends on your attitude.” 只要我们珍惜自己，生命就有价值。事实上，生命的价值取决于你的态度。”可知此处是“不同的含义”。different+名词复数，表示不同的……。故选B。