Question

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, " If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Within a few seconds Laiq   31   confidently, " Four!"

    The confused teacher was expecting a（n）    32    correct answer, three．She was disappointed． "Maybe the child did not listen   33    " she thought． She   34   , "Laiq, listen carefully． If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Laiq had seen the   35   on his teacher' s face． He   36   again on his fingers． But within him he was also   37    the answer that would make the teacher happy． This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four． "

    The disappointment stayed on the teacher' s face． Suddenly she   38   that Laiq liked strawberries．She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question．This time with an excitement in her   39   she asked, " If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"

    Seeing the teacher   40   , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again． There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher． She wanted her new   41   to succeed．  42   a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, "Three?"

     The teacher now had a   43   smile． Her approach had succeeded． She wanted to   44   herself．But one last thing remained．  45   she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"

    Confidently Laiq answered, "Four!" The teacher was   46    "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．

     In a voice that was   47   and hesitating young Laiq replied, " Because I already have one   48   in my bag． "

     The story tells us:  49   someone gives you an answer that is   50   from what you expect, don' t think they are wrong． There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet．

1.A．told           B．added           C．replied          D．wrote

2.A．worthless      B．effortless         C．careless         D．selfless

3.A．possibly        B．actively         C．properly        D．strictly

4.A．repeated        B．ordered         C.whispered          D．complained

5.A．satisfaction      B．disappointment   C．punishment      D．determination

6.A．recognized      B．discovered       C．calculated       D．insisted

7.A．searching for    B．waiting for       C．arguing about    D．talking about

8.A．decided        B．noticed          C．expressed       D．remembered

9.A．eyes           B．hands           C．mouth          D．nose

10.A．sad           B．happy           C．pitiful          D．lovely

11.A．invention      B．system          C．reform          D．approach

12.A．On           B．In              C．With           D．By

13.A．victorious      B．precious        C．lasting          D．appealing

14.A．thank          B．congratulate    C．help            D．enjoy

15.A．Above all      B．In vain         C．On purpose      D．Once again

16.A．astonished     B．concerned       C．amused         D．relaxed

17.A．high          B．low            C．easy           D．clear

18.A．strawberry     B．apple           C．coin           D．box

19.A．Before         B．After          C．Until           D．When

20.A．absent         B．free           C．different         D．safe

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章通过老师让男孩数苹果的故事，说明当别人的答案与你所期望的答案不一样时，千万不要武断地认定那就是错的，因为别人的立场和角度不一定与你相同，其中也可能存在你并不了解的内情。

1.考查动词：A． told告诉，B． added增加，C． replied回答，D． wrote写，上文是A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him 老师在问男孩苹果的数量，后面是：过了一会，男孩自信的回答，选C

2.考查形容词：A． worthless一文不值的，B． effortless容易的， 不费力气的，C． careless粗心的，D． selfless自私的，从后面的句子：She was disappointed，可知这个问题很简单，不需要费力气，老师面露失望神色，她原本期望里奇能脱口而出那个正确答案——“三”个，选B

3.考查副词：A． possibly可能，B． actively积极地，C． properly合适地，D． strictly严格地，从后面的"Laiq, listen carefully．可知老师认为或许是孩子没有听清楚吧。选C

4.考查动词：A． repeated重复，B． ordered 命令，预定，Cwhispered低语，耳语，D． complained抱怨，从问题看If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" 老师是重复了上面的问题，选A

5.考查名词：A． satisfaction满意，B． disappointment失望，C． punishment 惩罚，D． determination决心，从前面的She was disappointed．可知男孩看见老师脸上失望的表情，选B

6.考查动词：A． recognized认出，B． discovered发现，C． calculated计算，D． insisted坚持，从on his fingers可知男孩是用手指计算，后面的句子：young Laiq calculated on his fingers again也是暗示，选 C

7.考查动词短语：A． searching for 寻找，B． waiting for等待，C． arguing about争论，D． talking about谈论，用searching for符合当时的情境：这次他掰着手指数得格外认真，在心里默默寻找那个会让老师满意的答案。选A

8.考查动词：A． decided决定，B． noticed 注意到，C． expressed表达， D． remembered记住，前面老师一直是用苹果向男孩提问，这次老师想起男孩喜欢吃草莓，选D

9.考查名词：A． eyes眼睛，B． hands手，C． mouth嘴，D． nose鼻子，几个选项只有眼睛里面可以看出兴奋的情绪，选A

10.考查形容词：A． sad悲伤的，B． happy快乐的，C． pitiful同情的，D． lovely可爱的，从前面的句子：This time with an excitement in her   39   可知是看见老师高兴了，选B

11.考查名词：A． invention 发明，B． system系统，C． reform改革，D． approach方法，前面老师一直是用苹果向男孩提问，这次老师想起男孩喜欢吃草莓，可知老师是用了新的方法，后面也提到了Her approach had succeeded．选D

12.考查介词：A． On在…上面，B． In在…里面，C． With和…一起，有着，D． By通过，这里指里奇带着迟疑的表情，微笑着答道：“三颗”。选C

13.考查形容词：A． victorious胜利的，B． precious珍贵的，C． lasting持久的， D． appealing吸引人的，男孩的答案终于对了，说明老师的方法对了，老师带着胜利的表情，选A

14.考查动词：A． thank感谢，B． congratulate 祝贺，C． help帮助，D． enjoy享受，congratulate oneself感到庆幸，符合当时的情境，老师庆幸自己用了这个方法，选B

15.考查词组：A． Above all最重要的是，B． In vain徒劳地，C． On purpose故意地，D． Once again再一次，前面老师已经问过两次苹果的问题，这里是再一次询问，选D

16.考查形容词：A． astonished惊讶的，B． concerned担心的，关心的，C． amused感到好笑的，D． relaxed放松的，从后面老师的话， "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．可知老师很惊讶：为什么草莓能算起来看，苹果就不能呢？选A

17.考查形容词：A． high高的，B． low低的，C． easy容易的，D． clear清楚的，修饰声音应该用high或low，而后面的hesitating young Laiq replied,可以看出男孩的声音是低的，选 B

18.考查名词：A． strawberry草莓，B． apple苹果，C． coin硬币，D． box盒子，现在我们知道男孩为什么会算错了，因为他已经有个苹果了，选B

19.考查连词：A． Before在…前面，B． After 在…后面，C． Until直到，D． When当…时候，when引导时间状语从句，当有人的回答和你预料的不一样的时候，选D

20.考查形容词：A． absent缺席，B． free自由，C． different 不同，D． safe安全，这篇文章中老师问的问题明显答案是3个，但是男孩的答案和他的不一样，选C

考点：考查人生百味类短文