Question

    On the first day of school, Socrates(苏格拉底) told his students, “ Today, we’ll only learn one thing, that is to stretch(伸出) for your ______ forward, and then try to swing(摆动) them backward.” He showed them and as a _______ all the students laughed. “Sir, is it also leaned?” One of the students asked.

“Of course!” Socrates replied ______ . Hearing this, the students laughed ______ harder.

________being a little angry, Socrates said, “In this class I’ll teach you how to learn this action well. After that, and from today on, you will do it 100 times a ______.”

10 days later, Socrates asked,” Who still  _____ to swing his arms?” About 80% of the students raised their hands. 20 days later, Socrates asked. “ Who still insist on (坚持) swinging his arms?” About 50% of them ______ their hands. 3 month later, Socrates asked again, “Who still insists on that _______ action of swing?” This time, only one student raised his hand. He was Plato(柏拉图).

Perseverance(坚持不懈) is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world, because everyone can do it, ______ not everyone will do. Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it!

1.A.arms B.legs C.shoulders D.hands

2.A.fact B.result C.time D.fourth

3.A.silently B.quietly C.seriously D.loudly

4.A.even B.very C.more D.too

5.A.Without B.For C.With D.Of

6.A.month B.day C.hour D.minute

7.A.moves B.rushes C.runs D.sticks

8.A.put on B.put off C.put up D.put down

9.A.hardest B.funniest C.simplest D.coolest

10.A.and B.so C.but D.or

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.C

【解析】

本文通过讲述苏格拉底让学生从上学的第一天开始做一个简单的摆臂运动，到3个月后，只有一个学生坚持做，那就是柏拉图。通过这个故事告诉我们一个道理：只有坚持做一件简单事情的人才能成功!

1.句意：今天，我们将只学习一件事，那就是伸展你的手臂向前，然后试着把它们向后摆动。

A. arms胳膊，B. legs腿，C. shoulders肩膀，D. hands手。根据后文的“Who still ___7___ to swing his arms?”可知，此处表示摆动胳膊，故选A。

2.句意：他给他们看了，结果所有的学生都笑了。

A. fact事实，B. result结果，C. time时间，D. fourth第四。as a result结果，故选B。

3.句意：苏格拉底严肃地回答到：“当然！”。

A. silently沉默地，B. quietly安静地，C. seriously认真地，D. loudly大声地。结合语境，苏格拉底是老师，在课堂应严肃。故选C。

4.句意：听了这话，学生们笑得更厉害了。

A. even甚至，B. very非常，C. more 更多的，D. too太，很。修饰比较级harder，因此用副词even，故选A。

5.句意：苏格拉底毫不生气地说:“在这堂课上，我将教你如何学好这个动作。”

A. Without没有，B. For为了，C. With和……一起，D. Of……的。without doing sth没有做某事，故选A。

6.句意：之后，从今天开始，你每天要做100次。

A. month 月，B. day天，C. hour 小时，D. minute分钟。根据“from today on”可知，此处表示从今天起，每天做这个动作，故选B。

7.句意：谁还坚持挥舞手臂？

A. moves移动，B. rushes冲，C. runs 奔跑，D. sticks刺入，坚持。根据后文的Socrates asked. “ Who still insist on (坚持) swinging his arms?”可知，此处表示坚持，短语stick to表示“坚持”，故选D。

8.句意：大约50%的人举手了。

A. put on 穿上，B. put off脱下，C. put up 举起，D. put down放下。根据前文的Socrates asked. “ Who still insist on (坚持) swinging his arms?”可知，老师问问题，学生举手回答，put up hand举手，故选C。

9.句意：3个月后，苏格拉底又问:“谁还坚持那个最简单的摆动？”

A. hardest最难的，B. funniest最有趣的，C. simplest最简单的，D. coolest最凉爽的。根据后文的“Perseverance(坚持不懈) is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world,”可知，此处表示最简单的动作，故选C。

10.句意：坚持不懈是世界上最简单但最困难的事情，因为每个人都能做到，但不是每个人都将去做。

A. and而且，B. so 所以，C. but但是，D. or或者。结合句意，前一句表示每个人都能做到，后一句表示不是每个人都将去做，前后表示转折关系，用连词but，故选C。