Question

    At the age of 16, Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous(顽皮捣蛋的) kids. He _________ his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was about to go fishing _________ his friends. His father stopped him and said, “Einstein, you’re so interested in playing all day. I’m worried about your _________.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, _________ don’t they still get to go fishing?” “My boy, you _________ think like that.” his dad said. “There is a fable(寓言故事) that people tell in our hometown. _________ it now.

There were two cats _________ on the roof. One cat got caught off guard and fell down the chimney(烟囱) while holding _________ cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot(烟灰) on his face, _________ the other cat’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be __________, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat, and thought its face was __________ clean, so it walked down the street.

Einstein, no one can be your __________. You have to think for yourself. If you just follow others, you will __________ learn.”

Hearing this, Einstein walked back to his __________. He decided to study instead of caring about what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be __________.

1.A.passed B.failed C.loved D.hated

2.A.to B.from C.by D.with

3.A.future B.mistake C.homework D.trouble

4.A.and B.or C.but D.so

5.A.may not B.can not C.shall not D.must not

6.A.Find out B.Look out C.Think about D.Listen to

7.A.playing B.eating C.sleeping D.jumping

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

9.A.while B.since C.because D.unless

10.A.ugly B.funny C.black D.dirty

11.A.also B.just C.still D.only

12.A.teacher B.example C.mirror D.friend

13.A.probably B.often C.already D.never

14.A.river B.hometown C.room D.school

15.A.unusual B.humorous C.successful D.clever

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，年少的爱因斯坦不爱学习，喜欢跟朋友出去玩，在父亲的劝说下，还是回到了学校，并最终获得了成功。

1.

句意：他期末考试不及格。

考查动词。passed通过；failed不及格；loved喜爱；hated讨厌。根据下文Jack and Robert also failed可知，杰克和罗伯特也考不及格，故此处指的是爱因斯坦期末考试不及格。B选项符合句意，故选B。

2.

句意：一天早晨，爱因斯坦正准备和他的朋友们去钓鱼。

考查介词。to到……；from来自；by通过；with和……一起。根据上文Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous(顽皮捣蛋的) kids可知，爱因斯坦总是忙于和一群淘气的孩子玩耍，故此处指的是一天早晨，爱因斯坦正准备和他的朋友们去钓鱼。D选项符合句意，故选D。

3.

句意：我担心你的未来。

考查名词。future未来；mistake错误；homework家庭作业；trouble麻烦。根据上文Einstein, you’re so interested in playing all day可知，爱因斯坦一天到晚只知道玩，所以父亲很担心他的未来。A选项符合句意，故选A。

4.

句意：杰克和罗伯特也考不及格，但他们不还是去钓鱼了吗？

考查连词。and和；or或者；but但是；so因此。根据前后句Jack and Robert also failed和don’t they still get to go fishing可知，空格处应填入表转折连词，故选C。

5.

句意：我的孩子，你不能那样想。

考查情态动词。may not不可能；can not不能；shall not不应该；must not不准。根据下文If you just follow others, you will never learn可知，此处指的是父亲劝说爱因斯坦不能那样想。B选项符合句意，故选B。

6.

句意：现在（我说给你）听听。

考查动词短语。Find out发现；Look out当心；Think about考虑；Listen to听。根据上文There is a fable(寓言故事) that people tell in our hometown可知，父亲准备讲故事了，故此处指的是说个故事给你听。D选项符合句意，故选D。

7.

句意：有两只猫在屋顶上玩耍。

考查动名词。playing玩；eating吃；sleeping睡；jumping跳。根据下文One cat got caught off guard and fell down the chimney(烟囱) while holding the other cat可知，两只猫在屋顶上玩闹着，结果不小心掉进了烟囱里。A选项符合句意，故选A。

8.

句意：一只猫一不小心，拽着另一只猫掉进了烟囱里。

考查代词。other作形容词时，意为“其他的、另外的”，用在名词前做定语；the other意为“（两者中的）另一个人或事物”；another意为“（三者以上）中的另一个人或事物”；others其余的人或事物，无明确范围。根据上文There were two cats playing on the roof可知，此处指的是两只猫中的“另一只”，故应用the other，故选B。

9.

句意：当两只猫从烟囱里爬出来时，其中一只猫的脸上沾满了烟灰，而另一只猫的脸却是干干净净的。

考查连词。while（对比两件事物）而……；since自从；because因为；unless除非。根据上文When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot(烟灰) on his face可知，此处指两只猫脸面洁净程度的对比，A选项符合句意，故选A。

10.

句意：看到脸上沾满了烟灰的猫，干净的猫觉得自己的脸一定很脏，于是赶紧跑到河边洗了脸。

考查形容词。ugly丑陋的；funny有趣的；black黑色的；dirty脏的。根据上文Seeing the soot-faced cat可知，看到脸上沾满了烟灰的猫，干净的猫觉得自己的脸一定很脏，于是赶紧跑到河边洗了脸。D选项符合句意，故选D。

11.

句意：脸上沾满了烟灰的猫看见了脸上干干净净的猫，以为它的脸也是干净的，就上街去了。

考查副词。also也；just正好；still仍然；only只有。根据上文The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat可知，脸上沾满了烟灰的猫看见了脸上干干净净的猫，以为它的脸也是干净的，就上街去了。A选项符合句意，故选A。

12.

句意：爱因斯坦，没有人能成为你的镜子。

考查名词。teacher教师；example例子；mirror镜子；friend朋友。根据上文两只小猫的故事可知，两只小猫视对方为镜子来决定自己的行为，故此处指的是没有人能成为你的镜子。C选项符合句意，故选C。

13.

句意：如果你只是跟着别人走，就永远学不到东西。

考查副词。probably很可能；often常常；already已经；never绝不。根据上文Einstein, no one can be your mirror. You have to think for yourself可知，父亲告诫爱因斯坦不能模仿别人的行为，否则将永远学不到东西。D选项符合句意，故选D。

14.

句意：听到这些之后，爱因斯坦回到了他的房间。

考查名词。river河流；hometown家乡；room房间；school学校。根据下文He decided to study instead of caring about what his friends were doing可知，爱因斯坦又回到了房间好好学习，因为他本来是要和朋友们出去钓鱼的，应该是从家里出来。C选项符合句意，故选C。

15.

句意：这使他获得了成功。

考查形容词。unusual不寻常的；humorous有幽默感的；successful成功的；clever聪明的。根据上文He decided to study instead of caring about what his friends were doing可知，爱因斯坦决定好好学习，不再去管朋友们在做什么，最终他获得了成功。C选项符合句意，故选C。