Question

    One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country ______ he could have his son see how poor country people were.

They stayed one day and one night in the farmhouse of a very humble farmer. ______ the way back home at the end of the trip the father asked the son, “What did you think of the trip?”

The son answered, “Very nice, Dad.”

The father then asked, “Did you ______ how poor they were?”

The son ______, “May be.”

The father then added, “And what did you learn?”

To this question, the son thought for ______ and answered slowly, “I learned that we have one dog in the house and they have four. We have a fountain (喷泉)in the garden and they have a ______ running beside their houses that has no end.

“We have fancy lanterns in our garden, while they have the ______ in the sky. Our garden goes to the edge of our yard, but for their backyard, they have the entire horizon (视野)!”

At the end of the son’s reply, the rich father was ______. His son then added: "Thanks, Dad, for ______ me how poor we really are.”

Isn’t it true that all ______ the lens(镜头) you use to see life?

If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you’ve got everything!

You can’t buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions (财富) you can imagine, provisions (储备) for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you’ll have nothing!

1.A.after B.so C.before

2.A.On B.In C.By

3.A.notice B.look C.study

4.A.believed B.thought C.replied

5.A.an hour B.a quarter C.a second

6.A.lake B.stream C.pool

7.A.stars B.candles C.fire

8.A.angry B.speechless C.happy

9.A.telling B.asking C.showing

10.A.depend on B.hold on C.agree on

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，主要讲述一个富人为了让儿子看到农村有多贫穷，带儿子去农村呆了一天一夜。以此展开，告诉我们物质可以贫穷，但精神贫穷，你将一无所有。

1.句意：一天一个富人带他儿子去农村旅行为了让他儿子看看农村有多贫穷。

考查连词。after在……之后；so为了（表目的）；before在……之前。结合语境，富人带儿子去农村的目的是为了让他看看农村的贫穷。故选B。

2.句意：旅行结束在回家的路上父亲问儿子，“你认为这次旅行怎么样？”

考查介词。On在……上；In在……里；By在……旁边。根据句意可知，是在回家的路上，应用on the way。故选A。

3.句意：然后父亲问道，“你看到他们有多穷了吗？”

考查动词。notice看到；look看；study学习。根据上文“he could have his son see how poor country people were.”可知，富人带儿子去农村就是为了让他去看农村有多穷。Look表示看时，为不及物动词，后接介词at。故选A。

4.句意：儿子回答道，“可能是。”

考查动词。believed相信；thought认为；replied回答。根据上文“The father then asked”可知，父亲提问，儿子应要回答。故选C。

5.句意：对于这个问题，儿子想了一下然后慢慢回答道。

考查名词短语。an hour一小时；a quarter一刻钟；a second一秒。根据句意，儿子并没有想太长时间，只思考了一下就回答了父亲。故选C。

6.句意：我们在花园里有喷泉，他们的房子旁边有一条没有尽头的小溪。

考查名词。lake湖；stream小溪；pool池塘。根据此空后面的定语“running beside their houses that has no end”可知，这是条在他们房子旁边奔流且没有尽头的小溪。故选B。

7.句意：在我们花园里有漂亮的灯笼，他们有天上的星星。

考查名词。stars星星；candles蜡烛；fire火。根据“in the sky”可知，在天上的应是星星。故选A。

8.句意：在儿子回答结束时，这位富有的父亲哑口无言。

考查形容词。angry生气的；speechless无言的；happy高兴的。根据下文“His son then added”可知，听到儿子的话后，父亲哑口无言，反而是儿子又说道。故选B。

9.句意：谢谢你向我展示我们有多贫穷。

考查动词。telling告诉；asking询问；showing给……看。结合文章内容，父亲并没有直接告诉小男孩，而是把他带到农村住一天一夜给他看农村是什么样的。故选C。

10.句意：难道一切都依赖于你用来观察生活的镜头吗？

考查动词短语。depend on依赖；hold on抓牢；agree on同意。根据“If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you’ve got everything!”，结合文章语境，父亲带儿子去农村是为了让他去看农村有多穷，但是儿子却看到了他们是有多贫穷，不要完全依赖观察生活的镜头，只要你有爱，朋友，家人，对生活的积极态度，你就能拥有一切。所以选A。