Question

One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1  immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so   2  that this good woman was herself hurt for the   3  she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her  4 , and asked for advice.

Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must   5  her. She also knew she could never  6  her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only  7  the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight,   8  your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the   9  of each house in town before the sun rises.”

The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,  10  the feather pillows were very dear to her.  11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting   12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she   13  to the older woman.

“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and   14  your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.   15  everything will be as it was before.”

“You know that’s impossible! The wind   16  away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.

“That’s  17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your   18  is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of   19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your   20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”

1.                A．replied         B．forgot          C．laughed   D．regretted

2.                A．deeply         B．slightly          C．little D．straight

3.                A．blank          B．intention        C．pain D．mess

4.                A．lecture         B．situation        C．shortcomings D．position

5.                A．help           B．scold           C．praise    D．punish

6.                A．feel           B．resist           C．remove   D．find

7.                A．contribute to    B．focus on        C．depend on    D．recover from

8.                A．show          B．hide           C．throw    D．take

9.                A．roof           B．step           C．wall  D．mailbox

10.               A．as though       B．even though     C．in case    D．so long as

11.               A．Worse still      B．As a matter of fact C．The following day    D．All night long

12.               A．light           B．dark           C．snowy D．cloudy

13.               A．appealed       B．returned       C．waved D．nodded

14.               A．sew           B．decorate       C．refill  D．preserve

15.               A．Besides        B．Or            C．Instead    D．Then

16.               A．blew           B．gave           C．put   D．drove

17.               A．awesome       B．elegant         C．wonderful D．true

18.               A．words          B．friends         C．promises  D．expectations

19.               A．appetite        B．effort          C．idea  D．joke

20.               A．ears           B．eyes           C．mouth D．face

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是：一位年轻女士说了一些话伤害了她最好的朋友，她很后悔。于是去找一位非常聪明的老妇人。老妇人通过让她从最心爱的枕头中取出羽毛放在每一间房子的台阶上，再把羽毛收回来的事情，教育她覆水难收，所以说话一定要谨慎。

1.根据and would do anything to take the words back.可知她当时就后悔了，regretted 后悔，故选D。

2.根据that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused.可知她说的话伤朋友太深了，deeply深地，故选A。

3.根据下文She also knew she could neverremoveher pain,故选C。

4.根据Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must help her.可知她解释了自己的情况，lecture演讲 situation情况 shortcomings缺点 position位置，故选B。

5.这里想表达她知道她必须帮助她，help帮助 scold责骂 praise赞扬 punish惩罚，故选A

6.根据but she could teach.这里表示转折关系她永远不能去除痛苦，feel感觉 resist抵制 remove去除 find发现，故选C。

7.这里想表达她知道结果依这位年轻女士的性格而定，contribute to捐献 focus on致力于 depend on依……而定recover from 恢复，故选C。

8.这里想说带上你最好的羽毛枕头，show表现出 hide隐藏 throw投掷 take带上，故选D。

9.根据She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house，故选B。

10.这里想表达尽管羽毛枕头是她最心爱的东西，as though好像 even though尽管 in case万一  so long as只要，故选B。

11.根据Finally the sky was getting light，可知这位年轻的女士苦干了一整晚，故选D。

12.根据Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman，可知这里想说天开始亮了，故选A。

13.根据“Now,” said the wise woman,可知她回到了那位年老的妇人那里，故选 B。

14.这里想表达重新用你已经放在台阶上的羽毛填满你的枕头，sew缝 decorate装饰refill重新装满 preserve保护，故选C。

15.这里想说然后一切都像从前一样，Besides而且 Or否则 Instead代替 Then然后，故选D。

16.根据as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!可知风把羽毛吹走了，blew 吹 gave给 put放 drove驾驶，故选A。

17.根据Never forget. Each of your words  is like a feather in the wind.故这里老妇人对年轻女士的话表示肯定，选D。

18.根据Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”，故选A。

19.这里想表达不管再怎么努力，appetite食欲 effort努力 idea想法 joke玩笑，故选B。

20.根据Each of your words  is like a feather in the wind.可知这里想表达说出去的话就不能再收到嘴里，故选C。

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