Question

I will never forget what my old headmaster has taught me.        when you are only 15 years of age, you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers. However, this       story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get          of this story.

It was a normal Monday morning he was          the students on important things in life and about          ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story          .

An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would        every morning and get the train right to Central London, then            at the street corner and beg. He would do this every            day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and had begged for almost 20years.

His house was     and unpleasant smell came out of the house. The neighbors could not        the smell anymore, so they called the police officers to        this place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of          all over the house that the old man had collected over the years.

The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a          . They waited outside his house, expecting to          the good news with him. When he arrived home , he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no        for him to beg any more. He said nothing          , but went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he begged as usual.

Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story            staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

We should remain true to our course, which may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally        ,let nothing else determine our fate, but ourselves.

What makes us happy is what        in the end, not what we get.

1.A．Normally      B．Exactly     C．Personally    D．Gradually

2.A．fluent        B．optional      C．particular     D．optimistic

3.A．informed     B．warned      C．accused     D．reminded

4.A．disputing    B．claiming      C．addressing    D．advising

5.A．engaging     B．committing     C．occupying    D．adjusting

6.A．went       B．continued      C．implied    D．reported

7.A．tidy up     B．look up      C．dry up     D．wake up

8.A．sit           B．lie       C．wait      D．sell

9.A．other       B．single      C．minor     D．only

10.A．neat       B．odd         C．delicate     D．messy

11.A．prohibit      B．see         C．resist      D．stand

12.A．clear       B．destroy      C．mop      D．wash

13.A．property      B．books      C．money     D．stamps

14.A．millionaire       B．worker       C．cleaner     D．begger

15.A．appreciate      B．divide      C．share      D.ensure

16.A．possibility      B．alternative      C．need      D．demand

17.A．after all      B．at all       C．above all    D．all in all

18.A．rather than        B．other than      C．more than     D．less than

19.A．overlook       B．advocate         C．negotiate     D．disapprove

20.A．wins       B．admires      C．matters     D．succeeds

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作者想起老校长曾经讲过的一位老乞丐乞讨了二十年成了百万富翁，却一如既往地乞讨的故事，说明专心致志带来生活的财富。

1.副词辨析。A通常地；B准确地；C亲自地；D逐渐地。这句话的意思是通常地，当你刚15岁的时候，你不会把大部分都由你的老师所教的东西记住。故选A。

2.考查形容词辨析。A流利的；B可选择的；C特别的；D乐观的。这句话是说然而，这个特别的故事有这样一个启示。故选C。

3.考查动词辨析。A通知；B警告；C指责；D提醒。这句话的意思是每当我迷茫的时候，我就会想起这个故事。故选D。

4.考查动词辨析。A争议；B声称；C演说；D建议。这里是说我的老校长在某个周一的早晨向学生们演说生命中最重要的东西。故选C。

5.考查动词辨析。A结合；B保证；C占领；D调整。这里指的是对于我们重要事情的付出。故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。A去，进展；B持续；C暗示；D报道。This is the story went为固定搭配，这便是故事如何进展的。故选A。

7.考查动词辨析。A收拾，整理；B向上看；C干了；D醒来。这句话的意思是有一个老人住在伦敦某个角落，每天收拾完就赶火车去伦敦市中心。故选D。

8.考查动词辨析。A坐；B撒谎；C等待；D出售。由He sat at the same street corner and had begged for almost 20years.可知，这位老人每天坐在街道角落里乞讨。故选A。

9.考查形容词辨析。A其它的；B单一的；C轻微的；D唯一的。由于这个老人20年如一日坐在街道角落里乞讨，因此过的是单一的生活。故选B。

10.考查形容词辨析。A整洁的；B奇怪的；C精致的；D凌乱的。由unpleasant smell came out of the house可知，他的房子脏乱不堪，一股恶臭味从房子里传来，异常难闻，让人憎恶。这里smell指发出臭气。故选D。

11.考查动词辨析。A禁止；B看到；C抵抗；D忍受。由下句so they called the police officers to可知，邻居无法忍受这位老人屋内的气味儿，因此报了警。故选D。

12.考查动词辨析。A清洁；B破坏；C拖把；D洗涤。邻居叫警方来清洁这位老人的屋子。故选A。

13.考查名词辨析。A财产；B书本；C钱；D邮票。由下文The police counted the money可知，小袋子里装的是钱。故选C。

14.考查名词辨析。A百万富翁；B工人；C吸尘器；D乞丐。由上文small bags of money以及collected over the years可知，这位老人是位百万富翁。故选A。

15.考查动词辨析。A欣赏；B划分；C分享；D确保。这句话的意思是他们在房子外耐心等待这个老人，期望和他一起分享这个好消息。故选C。

16.考查名词。A可能性；B可供选择的事物；C必要；D需求。前面提到他是百万富翁了，因此这里一个警员向他说他没有必要再去乞讨了。故选C。

17.考查词组辨析。A毕竟；B完全；C以上所有；D总而言之。由but went into his house and locked the door可知，这位老人没有说任何话。故选B。

18.考查词组辨析。A而不是；B除了；C超过；D小于。由上文this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life.说明作者从中除了学到这位老人一直在坚持自己喜欢做的事情，没有学到别的。故选B。

19.考查动词辨析。A忽视；B提倡；C谈判；D反对。故选D。我们应该忠实于自己的生活之路，尽管那将意味着我们所专心致志的东西常常是周围人所反对的。故选D。

20.考查动词辨析。A战胜；B钦佩；C重要；D成功。这句话的意思是使我们快乐的就是最终要紧的。故选C。

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