Question

The following story took place long ago in Israel．One day when government officials were rebuilding barn(粮仓)，they found a mouse hole in a corner and used      to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out，one after another．

    Then，everyone thought that all the mice had       ．But just as they were about to clean up，they saw two mice squeezing out at the      of the hole．After some       the mice finally got out．       ，they did not run away immediately．Instead，one chased after the other．It seemed that one was trying to        the tail of the other．

    Everyone was     ，so they stepped closer to take a look．They       that one of the mice was blind，and the other one was trying to      the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could       the blind one with him to escape．

    After      what happened，everyone was lost in thought．One serious Rome official said："I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and      ．" The others thought for a while and said：“That was why！”

    A smart Israeli said："I think the relationship was husband and wife．"Again the others thought for a while，and all felt it made      ；so they agreed．Therefore，the Israeli’s expression showed       ．

    A Chinese，who was accustomed to the firm tradition of       to parents，said："I think their relationship was that of mother and       ．"Once again the others thought for a while，and felt this was more reasonable．So they agreed yet another time．Therefore，the face of the Chinese      professional modesty．

    At that moment，one pure­minded Samaritan looked at other people，and asked："Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？"

    Suddenly，the atmosphere     ．The group looked back at the Samaritan and remained speechless．The Rome official，the Israeli and the Chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in      ．

    In fact，the true love is not       on benefit，friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead，it is based on no relationship．

1.A．water         B.  gas            C．smoke              D．fire                                                     

2.A．died                          B．escaped         C．left                               D．removed

3.A．gate                           B．sight           C．moment               D．exit

4.A．attempt                    B．discovery       C．conduct              D. encouragement

5.A．Strangely                  B．Interestingly     C．Fortunately       D．Extremely

6.A．sting                          B．bite            C．snatch                  D．exploit

7.A．amused                    B．fascinated       C．speechless        D．puzzled

8.A．supposed                 B．realized         C．predicted                    D．assumed

9.A．encourage     B．stimulate        C．allow                   D．invite

10.A．pull                         B．help            C．lead                              D．defend

11.A．reviewing              B．sharing         C．spotting               D．witnessing

12.A．queen                    B．prince          C．minister              D．maid

13.A．difference    B．way            C．reason                 D．sense

14.A．self­confidence  B．self­satisfaction  C．self­control     D．self­assessment

15.A．loyalty                    B．bond           C．devotion             D．commitment

16.A．daughter                B．father           C．grandma                     D．son

17.A．surveyed          B．signed          C．conveyed                D．flooded

18.A．transformed    B．exchanged       C．froze          D．faded

19.A．shame               B．relief           C．astonishment      D．pride

20.A．founded           B．established      C．depended                     D．measured

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】试题分析：文章大意：两只老鼠结伴而逃，因为一只是瞎子，另一只就让它咬住自己的尾巴为它引路，二者的关系引发了人们的议论。这种爱一定要建立在什么关系的基础上吗？事实上，真正的爱并非建基于利益、情义或血缘的关系上，而是建基于“没有任何关系”上。

1.C 名词辨析。根据句意及常识可以推测人们是用烟熏，强迫老鼠从洞里逃跑。所以答案选C。

2.B 上下文。根据句意：人们认为所有的老鼠都跑出来了，用escape，对应45个空后面用到了the blind one with him to escape．所以答案选B。

3.D 名词辨析。at the exit of the hole“在洞的出口”。选择D。

4.A 名词辨析。句子后面是说老鼠终于挤出来了，说明前面一直在努力向外跑。A努力，尝试；B发现；C操作；D鼓励，所以答案选A。

5.A 副词辨析。根据后面句意：它们没有立即逃跑，所以推断出人们看到这一现象感到很奇怪，用strangely，B感兴趣地；C幸运地；D极度地，所以选择A。

6.B 上下文，原词再现。根据44空格后面的句子中用到了bite，所以答案选B。它在努力咬着另一个的尾巴。

7.D 形容词辨析。看到前面的现象人们自然感到很迷惑puzzled。

8.B 动词辨析。人们凑近一看，意识到（realize）有一只老鼠是瞎子。

9.C 动词辨析。allow sb to do “允许某人干某事”另一只让这只盲鼠咬着它的尾巴跑。A 鼓励；B激励；D邀请，所以选择C。

10.A动词辨析。pull“拉”，这样它就可以拉着那只盲鼠一块逃跑，所以答案选择A。

11.D 动词辨析。看完整个过程，大家都陷入了沉思。A复习； B分享； C发现； D 目睹；见证，根据句意选择D。

12.C 考查名词辨析。空格前面有emperor（帝王）所以与minister（大臣）相对应，二者有利益（benefit）关系，而且下文提到了husband与wife，所以此处不用queen（王后），故答案用C。

13.D 固定短语。make sense“有道理，讲得通”。A 应该用make a difference有意义。其余答案不讲。

14.B 名词辨析。其他人同意以色列人的观点，自然他的脸上流露出的是得意、满足的表情。A 自信； B 自我满足；C自我控制； D 自我评价

15.A 上下文。根据后文55后面的loyalty可得此处是指“对父母的孝道”所以答案用A。be loyal                      to sb “孝敬某人”

16.D 词义辨析。mother对应son，中国人认为两只老鼠是“母子关系”。

17.C 动词辨析。根据前面的the face of……则知道“中国人的脸上流露出或表现出的是谦虚的表情，实际上内心很得意。A 调查 B签字 C 传递；传达；表达 D涌现 所以选择C。

18.C 动词辨析。当心地纯洁的撒玛利亚人提出“为什么两只老鼠之间一定有关系呢？”这个问题时让当场的人都陷入了沉思，所以这时的气氛是凝重的。A转化；B交换；C凝固；冻结；D冻结

19.A 名词辨析。上文提到了所有人都陷入沉思，想想刚才的评论认为两只老鼠一定有某种关系，这时感觉有些难堪，所以羞愧地将头都低下了。A羞愧；难堪 B轻松；松口气 C惊讶 D骄傲，所以答案选A。

20.B 动词辨析。事实上，真正的爱并不是建立在利益、友谊等关系之上的。establish用作建立抽象的东西，比如establish relations。而A、found是建立实体，比如建立公司、组织等。C、depend on依赖；依靠，所以答案选择B。

考点：考查故事类议论文