Question

A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be      to his neighbour in every aspect of life．

One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your       ．Ask for a gift      your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”

He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God，      the sight in one of my eyes．”

With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was      to see his neighbour's sight was not lost! Confused，he       to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”

God said，“Son，I always keep my word．              is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I       the gift．”

He suddenly       from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting       him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．

1.A．cleverer    B．previous    C．stronger D．superior

2.A．prayer    B．envy    C．sorrow D．pity

3.A．Otherwise  B．But    C．Therefore D．Besides

4.A．finish    B．cut    C．move D．destroy

5.A．delighted  B．terrified    C．surprised D．worried

6.A．blamed    B．complained C．yelled D．hurried

7.A．Blindness  B．Envy    C．Disability D．Promise

8.A．relieved  B．awarded   C．kept D．doubled

9.A．awoke   B．burst    C．cried D．frightened

10.A．towards   B．for    C．against D．on

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了有一个人很妒忌邻居，就天天祈祷能过得比邻居好，梦中上帝的智慧让他意识到自己的贪婪，醒后向邻居道歉并成为朋友。

1.形容词。 根据A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour,可知他希望能够在生活上超过邻居。A．cleverer 更聪明 B．previous 从前的 C．stronger 更强壮D．superio高级的，故选D。

2.名词。根据P He spent long hours in prayer可知他长时间祷告上帝听到了祷告。A．prayer 祷告 B．envy 妒忌 C．sorrow 悲伤 D．pity可惜，故答案选A。

3.副词。根据Ask for a gift． your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．．可知上帝承诺给他一个礼物。但是邻居会得到双份。A．Otherwise 否则 B．But 但是 C．Therefore 因此 D．Besides另外，故答案选B。

4.动词。根据He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．可知这里想说他很高兴但是知道邻居会得到更多有很不爽，就出了一个坏点子。A．finish 完成 B．cut 切 C．move 移动 D．destroy破坏，故选D。

5.形容词。根据he peeped at his neighbour but was 15 to see his neighbour's sight was not lost!.可知他偷偷的看了看邻居但是惊讶发现邻居的视力没有失明。A．delighted 高兴的 B．terrified 害怕的 C．surprised 惊讶的 D．worried担心的，故选C。

6.动词。根据Confused，he 16 to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”可知他很困惑然后向上帝抱怨。A．blamed责备 B．complained 抱怨C．yelled 喊D．hurried匆忙。故选B。

7.名词。根据God said，“Son，I always keep my word．17 is not a gift，but a curse．

可知上帝说失明不是礼物而是诅咒。A．Blindness 失明 B．Envy 妒忌 C．Disability残疾 D．Promise诺言，故选A。

8.动词。根据But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I 18 the gift．”这里是上帝给了他一只眼睛的视力，给他的邻居成倍的视力；A．relieved 轻松 B．awarded 颁奖 C．kept 保持 D．doubled成倍，故选D。

9.动词。根据He suddenly 19 from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．可知这里意思是他突然从梦中醒来。A．awoke 醒来 B．burst 爆发C．cried 哭泣 D．frightened害怕，故选A。

10.介词。根据Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting 20 him．可知这里意思是他明白了上帝的指引和邻居道歉不应与邻居一直作对。A．towards 朝向 B．for 为了 C．against 反对 D．on在…之上，答案选C。

考点：考查生活哲理类短文