Question

    Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son, however, was very___________and did nothing every day.

The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to find some treasure. I have drawn a map to___________you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the___________.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He sometimes was_________by some with food and by some with a room to live in. However, he also came across robbers (强盗)who tried to rob him.

_________, after a long year, he reached the place where the treasure was. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found___________. He felt so disappointed. Then he went back to his home. On his way back, he learned to make meals and fix his own clothes _________.He also met the same people who had helped him_________. This time, he helped them in order to repay(报答)them.

When he reached home, he said___________ to his father for not finding the treasure. “There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son.” the father answered____________, “But I think you have found your life’s true meaning.”

1.A.lazy B.busy C.hard-working

2.A.meet B.disappoint C.guide

3.A.key B.map C.knife

4.A.fooled B.praised C.helped

5.A.Finally B.Unluckily C.Suddenly

6.A.anything B.nothing C.everything

7.A.herself B.myself C.himself

8.A.before B.later C.now

9.A.thanks B.sorry C.goodbye

10.A.happily B.sadly C.angrily

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了一位父亲帮助儿子的故事，儿子很懒，整天无事可做，父亲给儿子画了一张地图，让儿子根据地图去寻宝，儿子一无所获的回来了，但是他学会自己做饭和整理衣服，他的父亲却很开心，因为他认为儿子已经找到了自己生活的真谛。

1.句意：然而他的儿子却非常懒惰，每天什么也不做。

lazy懒惰的；busy忙碌的；hard-working勤奋的。根据句中however可知，此处与上文意思转折，每人都尊重那位智者，但是智者的儿子非常懒，每天什么也不做。故选A。

2.句意：我画了张地图来指引你。

meet遇见；disappoint使……失望；guide指引。根据句中“have drawn a map”可知，此处是通过画好的地图指引他的儿子去找到宝藏。故选C。

3.句意：包里有衣服，一些食物，一点钱和那张地图。

key钥匙；map地图；knife小刀。根据上文中“I have drawn a map to guide you.”可知，这位智者给儿子画了一张地图，所以在包里除了衣服、食物和钱以外，还有地图。故选B。

4.句意：他有时会得到一些人的帮助，一些人给他食物，一些人给他房间住。

fooled愚弄；praised表扬；helped帮助。根据句中“by some with food and by some with a room to live in”可知，在他的旅途中，他会被人们帮助，一些人给他食物，一些人给他房间住，be helped被帮助。故选C。

5.句意：终于，经过漫长的一年，他到达了宝藏所在的地方。

Finally最终，终于；Unluckily不幸地；Suddenly突然。根据句中“he reached the place where the treasure was”可知，最终，智者的儿子到达了宝藏所在的地方。故选A。

6.句意：他花了两天时间寻找和挖宝藏，但一无所获。

anything任何东西；nothing没有东西；everything所有东西。根据句中but可知，前后意思转折，也就是说他花时间寻找和挖宝藏，但是他却一无所获，什么也没有找到。故选B。

7.句意：在回来的路上，他学会了自己做饭，自己整理衣服。

herself她自己；myself我自己；himself他自己。根据句中“fix his own clothes”可知，他自己整理自己的衣服。故选C。

8.句意：他也遇到了之前帮助过他的人。

before之前；later后来；now现在。根据上文中“He sometimes was helped by some with food and by some with a room to live in.”可知，在他来寻找宝藏的路上，一些人帮助了他，在他返回的路上，他又遇到了之前帮助过他的这些人了。故选A。

9.句意：当他回到家，他向他的父亲说对不起，因为他没有找到宝藏。

thanks谢谢；sorry对不起；goodbye再见。根据句中“for not finding the treasure”可知，因为他没有找到宝藏，所以向父亲说对不起。故选B。

10.句意：“根本就没有什么宝藏，我的孩子”，父亲高兴地回答到，“但我想你已经找到了生命的真谛”。

happily开心地，高兴地；sadly悲伤地；angrily生气地。根据句中“But I think you have found your life’s true meaning.”可知，这位父亲认为自己的儿子找到了生命的真谛，所以他是高兴地说道。故选A。