Question

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."

  "Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.

      One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

      The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

      Love 46 and started walking toward the house.

      The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

      The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"

1.A.frightened        B.starving      C.upset         D.confused

2.A.friend            B.adolescent    C.husband       D.daughter-in-law

3.A.House         B. Dinner       C. System       D.Scene

4.A.performance       B.approval      C.argument      D.explanation.

5.A.Success           B.Cash          C.Health        D.Recovery

6.A.discuss           B.defend        C.exchange      D.challenge

7.A.selfish           B.overjoyed     C.upset         D.energetic

8.A.informed      B. suggested    C.worried       D.included

9.At the beginning.   B.Somehow       C.As a matter of factD.At last

10.A.went out     B.came in       C.stayed out    D.went in

11.A.stayed up        B. got up       C.mixed up      D.looked up

12.A.together     B.properlyly    C.altogether    D.hard

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：财富和成功固然重要、但爱更重要，有爱就会拥有一切……

1.考查形容词;从后面的句子：Please come in and have something to eat." 可知是饿了。选B

2.考查上下文串联，从后面的Is the man of the house home?可知是女子的丈夫回来了。选C

3.考查上下文串联：前面提到：Go tell them I am home and invite them in!可知是填house。选A

4.考查名词：A.performance表现B.approval同意，C.argument争论D.explanation.解释，句意：其中的一位老人解释说，选D

5.考查上下文串联：从后面的And his wife wanted to invite Health 可知选C

6.考查动词：句意：进去和你丈夫商量一下,你们想请我们中的哪一个到你家做客，选A

7.考查形容词：A.selfish自私的，B.overjoyed高兴极了C.upset难过的， D.energetic精力充沛的，从后面的句子：he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.可知选 B

8.考查动词：从后面从句的内容they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth.可知填suggest后面可以接虚拟语气。选B

9.考查词组：At the beginning.一开始，B.Somehow  不知怎么回事，C.As a matter of fact事实上，D.At last最后，这里表示故事发展的过程。选D

10.前面提到：Go out and invite Love to be our guest."所以选A。

11.考查词组：A.stayed up熬夜，B. got up站起来C.mixed up混淆D.looked up查询，句意：爱站起来向房子走去。选B

12.考查副词：A.together一起，B.properlyly      适当的，C.altogether一起， D.hard难的，这里指几个人一起回答。选A。

考点：考查故事类短文