Question

    In ancient times, there was a king who likes horses that could cover 1,000 li a day.He spared no effort to buy such ______. Yet three years had passed, and none was found.

One day, a guard ______ to help, “I am willing to buy a thousand-li horse for Your Highness.”

The king was pleasantly surprised, “You? Can you ______ it?”

“Yes. Please believe me.”

The guard looked for the horse wholeheartedly. He spent three months, and after much effort found such a horse. ______ when he hurried there, the horse had already died. Without thinking, he bought the bones（骨头）of the horse ______ 500 pieces of gold, and returned.

On seeing the bones, the king was very angry. “What I want is a ______ horse, but you have bought the bones of a dead one. What is the use? You have ______ 500 pieces of gold!”

The guard replied ______, “This is to let the public know that Your Highness is willing to pay a high price for even a dead thousand-li horse, let alone a live one. All the ______ will know that Your Highness truly wishes to buy a thousand-li horse. Just wait and see.”

As the guard had ______, the king bought three thousand-li horses within one year. He finally got what he wanted.

1.A.ropes B.guards C.palaces D.horses

2.A.volunteered B.hated C.refused D.forgot

3.A.make B.create C.produce D.fail

4.A.And B.So C.Because D.But

5.A.with B.from C.for D.as

6.A.cheap B.strange C.beautiful D.live

7.A.lent B.wasted C.stolen D.broken

8.A.fearfully B.sadly C.calmly D.suddenly

9.A.people B.animals C.children D.women

10.A.praised B.expected C.remembered D.seen

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

在古代有一个国王，他特别想要一匹千里马。他花了三年的时间在寻找都没有找到。然后他的一个侍卫花重金买回死去千里马的骨头，国王很生气。但是侍卫解释道，他这么做是为了让公众知道，国王会不惜重金去买千里马。然后国王成功的买到了千里马。

1.句意：他不遗余力的买这样的马.

ropes绳索；guards守卫；palaces宫殿；horses马。根据上文“…there was a king who likes horses that could cover 1,000 li a day.”可知国王非常喜欢马，因此可推测这里他是想买马。故选D。

2.句意：一天，一个侍卫主动要帮忙……

volunteered主动做；hated恨；refused拒绝；forgot忘记。根据侍卫说的话“I am willing to buy a thousand-li horse for Your Highness.”可知侍卫是主动提出帮忙。故选A。

3.句意：你能做到吗？

make使得；获得；create创造；produce生产；fail失败。根据回答“Yes. Please believe me.”可知国王是在询问侍卫是否能做到。故选A。

4.句意：但是当他急忙到那时，马已经死了。

And而且；So引起；Because因为；But但是。结合前后句的句意可知，此处表示转折，虽然找到了千里马，但是赶到的时候，马已经死了。故选D。

5.句意：毫不犹豫，他用500块金子买下了这个马的骨头，然后回去。

with和；from从；for为了；因为；as由于；随着。根据空后500 pieces of gold可知，此处表示用钱买，用介词with。故选A。

6.句意：我想要的是一只活的马，但是你买下了死的马的骨头。

cheap便宜的；strange奇怪的；beautiful漂亮的；live活的。此空是与dead相对的live，表示国王想要活的马。故选D。

7.句意：你浪费了500块金子。

lent借给；wasted浪费；stolen偷；broken破坏。根据侍卫花500块金子买了死马的骨头可知，国王认为他在浪费钱。故选B。

8.句意：侍卫冷静地回答……

fearfully可怕地；sadly悲哀地；calmly冷静地；suddenly突然地。根据“…the king was very angry.”以及直接引语侍卫解释理由可知，侍卫并没有因为国王生气而紧张，他冷静地讲述自己的理由。故选C。

9.句意：所有人都会知道殿下真诚地希望买到一匹千里马。

people人；animals动物；children孩子；women女人。根据“…let the public know…”可知他们想让公众知道，也就是所有人。故选A。

10.句意：就像侍卫预期的一样，国王一年以内买到三匹千里马。

praised称赞；expected预期；remembered记得；seen看到。根据上一段侍卫的解释以及“…the king bought three thousand-li horses within one year.”可知，事情像他们预期一样的国王买到了千里马。故选B。