Question

    Once, while a king was hunting in the forest, night fell earlier than he thought. The king and his guards could not find their way back to the p1.. After hours of hiking, they saw a light glowing in the distance. They headed toward it.

The glowing light came from a small house t2.belonged to an old man. The h3. warmly invited all of them to stay for the night and took good care of them. Before leaving, the king invited the old man to the palace to repay him for his k4..

Sometime later, the old man a5.at the palace. The king was very happy to see him and wanted to give the old man his favourite singing bird. The king was happy to repay the old man for his good deed with such a v6.gift.

On a7.trip to the forest, the king surprised the old man with a visit. In the middle of conversation, the king asked the old man how the b8.was.

"Oh, the bird?" the old man r9.,"It was delicious. As soon as I got home, I treated m10. to it. "

The story tells us that we should never cast our pearl before swine. It is necessary to be careful when giving gifts.

Answer

1.palace

2.that

3.host

4.kindness

5.arrived

6.valuable

7.another

8.bird

9.replied

10.myself

【解析】

本文是一个小故事。讲述了一个国王在森林里打猎迷路了，一个老人热情地邀请他们所有人留下过夜，并对他们照顾得很好。临走前，国王邀请老人去皇宫报答他的好意。国王把他最喜欢的鸣禽送给老人。国王很高兴用这么贵重的礼物来报答老人的善举。在另一次去森林的旅行中，国王突然拜访了老人。在谈话中，国王问老人这只鸟怎么样了。老人回答说：“很好吃。我一回到家，就用它犒劳了自己。” 这个故事告诉我们，我们不应该把我们的珍珠放在猪面前。送礼时要小心。

1.

句意：国王和他的卫兵找不到回宫殿的路。

根据上文“Once, while a king was hunting in the forest, night fell earlier than he thought.（有一次，一个国王在森林里打猎，夜幕降临得比他想象的要早。）”可知此句是“国王和他的卫兵找不到回宫殿的路”；palace：宫殿；故填palace。

2.

句意：发光的光线来自一个老人的小房子。

本句是定语从句，先行词a small house是物，关系代词在定语从句中做主语，可知填that。

3.

句意：主人热情地邀请他们所有人留下过夜，并对他们照顾得很好。

根据上文“发光的光线来自一个老人的小房子。”可知此句是“主人热情地邀请他们所有人留下过夜，并对他们照顾得很好。”host：主人，东道主；故填host。

4.

句意：临走前，国王邀请老人去皇宫报答他的好意。

根据上文“主人热情地邀请他们所有人留下过夜，并对他们照顾得很好。”可知此句是“临走前，国王邀请老人去皇宫报答他的好意。”形容词性物主代词his后面填名词；kindness：好意，仁慈，善良。故填kindness。

5.

句意：过了一会儿，老人来到了宫殿。

根据下文“The king was very happy to see him and wanted to give the old man his favourite singing bird.（国王见到他很高兴，想把他最喜欢的会唱歌的鸟送给老人。）”可知“过了一会儿，老人来到了宫殿。” 本文的时态是一般过去时，可知此句时态是一般过去时。arrive到达，arrive at：到达某个地方；arrive的过去时是arrived。故填arrived。

6.

句意：国王很高兴用这么贵重的礼物来报答老人的善举。

本词修饰名词gift可知填形容词。根据上文“国王最喜欢的会唱歌的鸟”可知是“贵重的礼物”。valuable：贵重的，很值钱的，形容词。故填valuable。

7.

句意：在另一次去森林的旅行中，国王突然拜访了老人。

上文提到国王到森林打猎，可知是“在另一次去森林的旅行中”；another：又一，再一，另一；故填another。

8.

句意：在谈话中，国王问老人这只鸟怎么样了。

根据下文“Oh, the bird?”可知“在谈话中，国王问老人这只鸟怎么样了。” bird：鸟；故填bird。

9.

句意：“哦，那只鸟？”老人回答说：“很好吃。我一回到家，就用它犒劳了自己。”

根据上文“在谈话中，国王问老人这只鸟怎么样了。”可知“老人回答说……”。本文时态是一般过去时，可知此句时态是一般过去时。reply：回答，过去时是replied。故答案为replied。

10.

句意：“哦，那只鸟？”老人回答说：“很好吃。我一回到家，就用它犒劳了自己。”

treat oneself (to sth.)用……犒劳自己， 给自己买……。主语I是第一人称单数，可知填myself。