Question

    At the age of 16, Einstein always played with a group of mischievous(调皮捣蛋的) kids. Because he was so_________playing, he didn't study enough and failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing rod and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said_________.

"Einstein, you are so_________of playing all day that you failed your exam. I am worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about?" Jack and Robert also_________, but don't they still get to go fishing? "My boy, you can't think like that," his dad said. "There is a_________that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on a roof. One cat got caught off guard and_________down the chimney while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot (烟灰) on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be_________, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street."

"Einstein, no one can be your_________. You have to think for yourself. If you take your cues from(模仿)others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein_________his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be__________.

1.A.fun B.lonely C.busy

2.A.happily B.calmly C.excitedly

3.A.fond B.interested C.keen

4.A.played B.missed C.failed

5.A.film B.song C.fable

6.A.fell B.flew C.jumped

7.A.dirty B.clean C.hurt

8.A.friend B.mirror C.relative

9.A.blocked down B.laid down C.counted down

10.A.shameful B.silent C.successful

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

文章讲述的是年少的爱因斯坦不爱学习，喜欢跟朋友出去玩，在父亲的劝说下，发奋用功，并最终获得了成功。

1.

句意：因为他忙于玩耍，学习不够，期末考试失败了。

fun乐趣；lonely孤独的；busy忙的；根据后句“he didn’t study enough and failed his final exam.”可知，这里表达的是“忙于玩”，故选C。

2.

句意：他的父亲拦住他，平静地说。

happily快乐地；calmly镇静地；excitedly激动地；根据后句“Einstein, you are so____3____of playing all day that you failed your exam. I am worried about your future.”可知，这里指的是“平静地说”，表示一种严肃的口吻，故选B。

3.

句意：爱因斯坦，你整天爱玩，考试不及格。我担心你的未来。

fond喜爱；interested感兴趣的；keen强烈的；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“喜欢做某事”，英语是be fond of或be interested in或be keen on，结合句子结构及空格后面的介词，这里应该用fond，故选A。

4.

句意：杰克和罗伯特也失败了，但他们不也还是去钓鱼吗？

played玩；missed错过；failed失败；根据后句“but don’t they still get to go fishing?”可知，这里表达的是“考试失败”，故选C。

5.

句意：爸爸说他们家乡有一个寓言故事。

film电影；song歌曲；fable寓言；根据后文的介绍“There were two cats playing on a roof…”可知，这是一个寓言故事，有一定的哲理感悟在其中，故选C。

6.

句意：一只猫措手不及，抱着另一只猫从烟囱里掉了下来。

fell掉落；flew飞；jumped跳；根据前句“One cat got caught off guard”以及后句“down the chimney while holding the other cat.”可知，这里表达的是从烟囱里“掉落”，故选A。

7.

句意：干净的猫觉得自己的脸一定很脏。

dirty脏的；clean干净的；hurt受伤；根据前句“the clean cat thought its face must”及后句“so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face.”可知，这里表达的是“脏的”，所以去河边洗脸，故选A。

8.

句意：没有人能成为你的镜子。

friend朋友；mirror镜子；relative亲戚；根据前文“Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be____7____,”以及“The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean”可知，这里表达的是“镜子”，故选B。

9.

句意：听到这话，爱因斯坦放下钓竿回到自己的房间。

blocked down封锁；laid down放下；counted down写下；根据后句“and returned to his room”可知，这里表达的是“放下”钓鱼竿，故选B。

10.

句意：这使他成功了。

shameful羞愧的；silent沉默的；successful成功的；根据前句“He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what his friends were doing.”可知，这里表达的是“成功的”，故选C。