Question

There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he   36  to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great   37  and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and   38  many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of   39 .

For a long time he wandered in   40  from place to place. His enemies were   41  him. He was about to lose all hope.

One day he was   42   under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t   43  any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more   44  and saw it was an ant,  45  a grain of wheat（麦粒） as large as itself.

There was a   46  in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.

“You are   47  , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he   48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it   49  held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50  the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same  51  . Then it tried the twenty-first time.   52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had   53  so often. The next minute it climbed   54  into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again,   55  I succeed.”

And this he did.

1.	A．failed B．learned C．chose D．wished

2.	A．party B．family C．army D．group

3.	A．burned B．defended C．rebuilt D．developed

4.	A．business B．battle C．sports D．wheat

5.	A．peace B．relief C．puzzlement D．fear

6.	A．fighting against B．looking for C．caring about D．calling on

7.	A．lying B．singing C．sleeping D．practicing

8.	A．grow up B．get around C．carry on D．stay up

9.	A．quickly B．excitedly C．seriously D．closely

10.	A．eating B．carrying C．discovering D．picking

11.	A．hole B．cave C．leaf D．flower

12.	A．hungry B．small C．brave D．smart

13.	A．discussed B．explained C．complained D．spoke

14.	A．only B．still C．also D．even

15.	A．watched B．touched C．helped D．guided

16.	A．goal B．method C．result D．reason

17.	A．Hurriedly B．Gently C．Slowly D．Sadly

18.	A．stopped B．appeared C．prepared D．fallen

19.	A．worriedly B．safely C．freely D．calmly

20.	A．till B．after C．if D．because

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一位战败的国王在一直蚂蚁的鼓励之下，重振雄风获得成功的故事，告诉我们人生贵在坚持。

1.D 动词辨析。A失败；B学会；C选择；D希望。他希望自己成为世界的主人。

2.C 上下文串联。根据38空下一行his army was beaten说明他组织了强大的军队。

3.A 动词辨析。A焚烧；B保卫；C重建；D发展。指他征服了很多国家焚烧了很多城市。

4.B 上下文串联。他打了败仗，自然应该是从战场上逃走。The field of battle战场。

5.D 上下文串联。打了败仗，敌人一直在找他，那么他应该是很害怕。

6.B 动词辨析。A反对..而斗争；B寻找；C关心；D号召。解析同上。

7.A 动词辨析。A躺；B唱歌；B睡觉；D练习；指他躺在大树下面。

8.C 短语辨析。A成长；B传播；绕开；C进行；D熬夜，屹立不倒。指他感觉自己已经坚持不下去了。就要丧失希望了。

9.D 副词辨析。A快速地；B兴奋地；C严重地；D密切地。指他密切注视着蚂蚁。

10.B 动词辨析。A吃；B携带；C发现；D捡起；指这只蚂蚁带着一个和自己一样大的麦粒。

11.A 名词辨析。A洞。B洞穴；C叶子；C花。这里指树上的一个小洞。B的尺寸更大。

12.C 形容词辨析。指这只蚂蚁很勇敢，带着如此巨大的麦粒。

13.D 动词辨析。A讨论；B解释；C抱怨；D说；根据上文可知那些都是他说的话。

14.B 副词辨析。指虽然掉了下去，但是蚂蚁仍然抓住谷粒。

15.A 动词辨析。A观察；B触摸；C帮助；D指导。指他观察蚂蚁的行为。

16.C 名词辨析。A目标；B方法；C结果；D原因。指蚂蚁多次的努力都是同样的结果。

17.C 副词辨析。A快速地；B温柔地；C慢慢地；D悲伤地；指蚂蚁慢慢地一步一步地爬过粗糙的树皮，也就是它多次摔倒的地方，慢慢地安全地进入自己的家。

18.D 动词辨析。A停止；B出现；C准备；D跌落，摔倒；解析同上。。

19.B 副词辨析。A担忧地；B安全地；C自由地；D平静地；解析同52.

20.A 连词辨析。A直到；B在…之后；C如果；D因为。我会努力直到成功。

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