Question

    Once there was a young businessman. He always thought that he was________ for failing so many times in doing business in different fields. In the end, he came to_________Socrates, a famous philosopher(哲学家), how to succeed.

Socrates said ______but took him along to a river. He______pushed the young man into the river. At first, the businessman thought Socrates was joking so he didn't take it seriously. He was a good________so he floated(漂浮) himself in the water in a relaxing way. Without telling him, Socrates_______into the river and pulled his head into water. At that moment, the young man got really  ____. The nature of saving himself made him use up all his strength to get out of Socrates and climb to the ______

“I nearly went to death!”" The businessman ________with great anger. Socratesreplied, “I just want to tell you whatever you do, do everything possible. Only like that canyou ______your own success.”

1.A.happy B.unlucky C.unusual

2.A.challenge B.teach C.ask

3.A.something B.nothing C.everything

4.A.suddenly B.slowly C.angrily

5.A.player B.businessman C.swimmer

6.A.jumped B.fell C.looked

7.A.pleased B.frightened C.confident

8.A.bank B.island C.tree

9.A.smiled B.answered C.shouted

10.A.win B.achieve C.understand

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要通过一个故事，告诉我们，无论做什么事，都要尽自己最大努力去完成它，最终才能成功。

1.句意：他总是认为他多次在不同领域做生意失败是不幸的。

happy高兴的；unlucky不幸运的；unusual不平常的。根据下句failing so many times in doing business in different fields多次在不同领域做生意失败，可知是不幸的，故答案为B。

2.句意：最后，他来问Socrates，一个著名的哲学家，怎样才能成功。

challenge挑战；teach教；ask问。根据how to succeed. 如何成功，应该是来“问”一名智者，故答案是C。

3.句意：Socrates什么也没说，而是带他到河边。

something某事；nothing没有什么；everything每件事情。根据后句but took him along to a river而是带他到河边，推测出前句应是“什么也没说”，故答案为B。

4.句意：他突然把年轻人推进河里。

suddenly突然；slowly慢慢地;angrily生气地。根据后面pushed the young man into the river推他到河里，因为之前没有任何征兆，应该是“突然”，故答案为A。

5.句意：他是一名好的游泳者，因此他轻松地漂浮在水中。

player运动员；businessman商人；swimmer游泳者。根据下句so he floated（漂浮） himself in the water in a relaxing way于是他轻松地漂浮在水中，可知会游泳，故答案为C。

6.句意：没有告诉他，Socrates跳进河里，把他的头摁进水里。

jumped跳；fell落下；looked看。根据后句and pulled his head into water，把他的头摁在水里，推测应该是跳进河里，故答案为A。

7.句意：就在那一刻，这个年轻人变得真得害怕了。

pleased高兴的；frightened害怕的；confident自信的。根据上句Without telling him, Socrates（6）into the river and pulled his head into water，跳进河里，把他头摁在水里，他肯定是害怕的，故答案为B。

8.句意：拯救自己的本性使他用尽一切力量挣脱Socrates，并爬到岸上。

bank岸；island岛 ；tree树。根据句意The nature of saving himself made him use up all his strength to get out of Socrates and climb to the ___8___ ，拯救自己的本性使他用尽一切力量挣脱Socrates并爬到___，肯定是岸边了，故答案为A。

9.句意：这个商人带着愤怒大喊。

smiled微笑；answered回答；shouted喊叫。根据后面with great anger带着愤怒，肯定是大喊，故答案为C。

10.句意：只有那样，才能实现你的成功。

win赢；achieve实现；understand理解。根据上句句意I just want to tell you whatever you do, do everything possible. 我就想告诉你无论做什么事，都要尽一切可能去完成它，只有那样，才能实现你的成功，故答案为B。