Question

    Telling the truth is a very good habit. Here is a story of a man who did lots of bad things, but his promise to tell the truth _________ him.

One morning the man came to the prophet(先知) Muhammad and said, “Oh prophet of Allah, I have many bad _________. Which one should I _________ first?”

The prophet said,“ _________ telling lies first and always tell the truth.” The man promised to do so.

He went home and thought about the prophet’s __________all day. But at night he planned to go out to steal something. Before leaving home, he said to _________, “If tomorrow the prophet asks me_________ I have been, shall I say that I went out to steal? No, I can’t say that. But _________ can I tell a lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will call me a thief.” So the man decided _________ that night.

Next day, when the man was about to drink_________, he thought, “What shall I say to the prophet _________he asks me what I did during the day? I can_________ tell a lie, and if I tell the truth, people will hate me because a Muslim is not allowed to drink wine.” So he gave up the idea of drinking wine_________, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he _________  remembered his promise to tell the truth. Step by step, he didn’t do anything _________. He became a good Muslim and a very good person.

1.A.saved B.killed C.reminded D.developed

2.A.chances B.suggestions C.habits D.purposes

3.A.hand out B.hand in C.deal with D.give up

4.A.Enjoy B.Stop C.Practice D.Remember

5.A.dream B.advice C.decision D.trick

6.A.herself B.myself C.themselves D.himself

7.A.where B.how C.when D.which

8.A.either B.so C.neither D.none

9.A.to kidnap B.not to kidnap C.to steal D.not to steal

10.A.coffee B.wine C.milk D.water

11.A.unless B.if C.whether D.before

12.A.once B.sometimes C.never D.always

13.A.In his way B.On his way C.In some ways D.In this way

14.A.always B.seldom C.sometimes D.never

15.A.amazing B.exciting C.good D.bad

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.D

【解析】

本篇讲述一个总干坏事的人问先知该先改掉哪个坏习惯，先知告诉他别说谎要说实话；这人承诺要记住先知的话，每次要干坏事前总因为想起自己对先知的承诺而放弃，一步一步地，他不干坏事了，成为一个好人和一个好穆斯林教徒。

1.句意：这是一个关于一个做了很多坏事的人的故事，但他信守要说实话的承诺救了他。

saved挽救，拯救；killed杀死；reminded提醒；developed发展；根据下文的陈述，因为这人信守承诺说实话救他；故选A。

2.句意：哦，真主的先知，我有很多坏习惯，我应该先放弃哪一个？

chances机会；suggestions建议；habits习惯；purposes目标；根据上文“Here is a story of a man who did lots of bad things”可知空格指有很多坏习惯；故选C。

3.句意：哦，先知，我有很多坏习惯，我应该先放弃哪一个？

hand out分发、散发；hand in上交；deal with处理；give up放弃；根据上文“I have many bad habits”推断空格指放弃哪一个；故选D。

4.句意：先知说：“你先不要说谎，总要说实话。”

Enjoy享受；Stop停止；Practice练习；Remember记得；根据下文的陈述的可知，这人每次要干坏事前总因为想起自己对先知的承诺——不要说谎，总要说实话，而放弃干坏事，故选B。

5.句意：他回家一整天都在想先知的建议。

dream梦想；advice建议；decision决定；trick花招；根据下文But at night he planned to go out to steal something.的句意转折，推断上文指这人整天想着先知的建议，但到了晚上就想要出去偷东西；故选B。

6.句意：在离开家之前，他自言自语：如果明天先知问我去哪里了，我可以说我出去偷东西吗？

herself她自己；myself我自己；themselves他们自己；himself他自己；根据下文“If tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, shall I say that I went out to steal? No, I can’t say that. But neither can I tell a lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will call me a thief.””这是他自我心理斗争，所以判断空格指暗想、自言自语；say to oneself意为自言自语，主语是he，其相应的反身代词为himself；故选D。

7.句意：如果明天先知问我去了哪里，我可以说我出去偷东西吗？

where去哪里；how怎样；when什么时候；which哪一个；从文字表层意思推断空格处指如果明天先知问我去了哪里；故选A。

8.句意：不，我不能这么说。但我也不能说谎。如果我说实话，每个人都会说我是小偷。

either（两者中的）任何一个；so因此；neither二者都不；none没有一个；根据上文“No, I can’t say that.”和下文“If I tell the truth, everyone will call me a thief.”推断空格处指他不能告诉先知说他去偷东西，也不能说谎；neither/nor+情态动词/be动词/助动词+主，表示某人也不……；故选C。

9.句意：所以那人决定那天晚上不偷东西。

to kidnap绑架，不定式；not to kidnap绑架，不定式否定式；to steal偷，不定式；not to steal偷，不定式否定式；由上文可知他觉得不能告诉先知说他去偷东西，也不能说谎；推断空格指决定不偷东西；故选D。

10.句意：第二天，当那个男人要喝酒的时候，他想：“如果先知问我白天做了什么，我该怎么跟他说呢？”

coffee咖啡；wine酒；milk牛奶；water水；根据下文“people will hate me because a Muslim is not allowed to drink wine”可知这人是想去喝酒；故选B。

11.句意：第二天，当那个男人要喝酒的时候他想：“如果先知问我白天做了什么，我该怎么跟他说呢？”

unless“除非、如果不”，引导一个否定意义的条件句；if如果表示条件，引导条件状语从句；whether是否，宾语从句引导词；before在……之前，引导时间状语语从句；这是陈述这个人的心理活动，从文字的表层意思推断空格如果先知问我白天做了什么，我该怎么跟他说呢；故选B。

12.句意：我永远不能说谎，如果我说实话，人们会恨我，因为穆斯林是不允许喝酒的。

once曾经；sometimes有时；never从不；always总是；由上文可知他向先知承诺，永远不能说谎；故选C。

13.句意：所以他用这个方法放弃了喝酒的念头。

In his way用他的方式；On his way在他往……去的路上；In some ways在某些方面；In this way用这个办法；根据下文“whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he always remembered his promise to tell the truth.”推断他想要做坏事的时候，他总是想起他答应先知要说实话的这个诺言，用这个方法他放弃了喝酒；故选D。

14.句意：每当这个人想到做坏事，他总是记得他说实话的诺言。

always总是；seldom很少；sometimes有时；never从不；根据下文“Step by step, he didn’t do anything bad”推断在想干坏事时总是记得他要说实话的诺言；故选A。

15.句意：一步一步，他没有做坏事

amazing令人惊奇的；exciting令人兴奋的；good好的；bad坏的；根据下文“He became a good Muslim and a very good person”推断他没有再干坏事；故选D。