Question

This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept  36 why those who had so much money were never  37 and were always desiring more.

“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to  38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the  39 saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to  40 you for a long time. Now, open your  41  and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this  42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the  43 shall become dust. Do you understand?

“I see,” said the beggar.

“Then you should  44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(an)  45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly  46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough?” Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.

“Never fear. It’s still  48 enough now.” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to  49  . “Ah, if only the golden stream would  50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will  52 .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will  53 a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The  54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now  55 but his broken bag.

1.                A．showing        B．explaining       C．proving   D．wondering

2.                A．relaxed         B．satisfied        C．worried  D．depressed

3.                A．learn          B．watch          C．eat  D．play

4.                A．street          B．bridge          C．yard D．forest

5.                A．praise          B．forgive         C．help D．comfort

6.                A．coat           B．pocket         C．box  D．wallet

7.                A．occasion        B．suggestion       C．situation  D．condition

8.                A．hand           B．feet            C．ground   D．beggar

9.                A．look out        B．look after       C．look up   D．look down

10.               A．rich           B．empty          C．worn D．full

11.               A．stand          B．wait           C．breathe   D．think

12.               A．stream         B．piece          C．pair  D．variety

13.               A．weak          B．strong          C．poor  D．rich

14.               A．spread         B．close          C．loose D．shake

15.               A．pour           B．end           C．dry   D．melt

16.               A．take           B．add            C．lend  D．borrow

17.               A．flow           B．burst          C．disappear  D．change

18.               A．attract         B．permit         C．include    D．hold

19.               A．present        B．food           C．treasure   D．water

20.               A．nothing        B．anything        C．everything D．something

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：一个沿街乞讨的乞丐遇到了财富女神，财富女神给了乞丐许多金币，同时告诫乞丐，金币掉到地上则化为灰尘，贪婪的乞丐不听劝告，导致金币撑破钱包化为灰尘，乞丐又变得一无所有。故事告诫人们面对金钱不要贪得无厌。

1.D考查动词辨析。根据第一段最后一句，为什么那些人如此有钱却从不满足，还想得到更多。可知乞丐对此百思不得其解，“keep wondering”(一直想知道)符合句意。

2.B考查形容词辨析。还想得到的更多，所以不满足，“Never satisfy”(从不满足)符合句意。

3.C考查动词辨析。由常识可知，乞丐最重要的是要解决吃和穿的问题。eat(吃)对应下面提到的“穿”符合情景，learn“学习”，watch“看、观察”，play“游戏”，均不符合情景。

4.A考查名词辨析。根据第一段，乞丐在沿街乞讨，所以财富女神降落到大街上才能看到乞丐。street(街道)符合文意。bridge“桥”，yard“院子”，forest“森林”，均不符合文意。

5.C考查动词辨析。根据下文，打开你的钱包，我要给你一些金子，可知财富女神在帮助乞丐。所以选help意为：“帮助”。praise“表扬”，forgive“原谅”， comfort“安慰”，均不符合情景。

6.D考查名词辨析。根据第三段中“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold”(所有进入你钱包的都是纯金)可知乞丐打开的是一个钱包，所以选 wallet，“钱包”。

7.D考查名词辨析。只有在这种条件下，我才会去做。“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 8 shall become dust”代指上文提到的这种条件。condition“条件、状况”符合句意。

8.C考查名词辨析。语境为：每一枚金币掉到地上都会变成尘土，ground(地面)符合情景。

9.C考查动词短语辨析。根据下文财富女神告诫乞丐不要装的太重，提醒乞丐注意、当心。所以选look out。look after照顾，look up仰视、向上看，look down俯视。

10.C考查形容词辨析。结合上题，财富女神提醒乞丐当心，下文又提醒乞丐“so don’t load it too heavily,”最后一段中告诉我们，钱包坏了，由此可以看出，这是一个旧钱包，所以选worn，意思是：“用旧的”。

11.B考查动词辨析， could hardly wait to do意为：“迫不及待的干某事”。句意：激动的乞丐早已迫不及待的想拿到金子。

12.A.考查名词。根据倒数第三段中提到“golden stream”可知答案。

13.C考查动词辨析。通过乞丐告诉财富女神钱包现在还很结实，可知不要为钱包担心。Never fear“不要害怕”。

14.D 考查动词。句意为：钱包装了如此多的金币，乞丐的手开始发抖。shake(发抖)符合情景。spread“伸展”，close“关闭”，loose“放松”，均不符合情景。

15.A考查动词。乞丐希望金子源源不断的流出，四个选项中只有pour(流出)能形象的描绘出乞丐的贪婪。

16.B考查动词辨析。对应前文的“Just a little more,”可知，这里表达的意思是：贪婪的乞丐想再往钱包中多装一两把金子。add(添加)符合句意。take拿、携带”，lend“借出” ，send“送给”，均不符合情景。最后一段的第一句话也有原词复现： One more piece was added and the wallet split。

17.B考查动词辨析。钱包已经装满了，而且是一个旧钱包，继续装可能会裂开。所以选burst“破裂”。最后一句话中的“split”为同义词复现。

18.D考查动词辨析。贪婪的乞丐认为钱包还能多装一点。hold“保存”符合语境。

19.C考查名词辨析。treasure(财宝)这里代指金币。钱包破裂后金币自然会掉到地上。present“礼物”， food“食物”，metal“金属”，均不符合句意。

20.A考查不定代词辨析。句意：衣衫褴褛的乞丐除了破裂的钱包一无所有。nothing“什么也没有”。

考点：考察人生哲理类短文