Question

    There once was a king named Dionysius who ruled over Syracuse, the richest country. Dionysius lived in a palace. There were many beautiful and _______things. Because the king had so much power, there were many people in Syracuse who envied (嫉妒) ______good luck. Damocles was one of them. He was one of Dionysius’s best friends, and he was always saying to him, “How ______you are! You have everything anyone could wish for.” Once after Damocles praised him on his power and abundance ( 富 足 ), Dionysius turned to him and said, “Perhaps you’d like to_______places with me ?” “Oh, I would never  ________that,” said Damocles. “ But if I could only have your riches and your pleasures for one day, I should    __________want any happiness.”

So the next day Damocles was treated as a________and experienced what Dionysius’s life was like.

Then Damocles enjoyed himself until he noticed a sharp sword(剑) hung over his head, held to the ceiling by only a single horsehair. He wanted to jump up and run, but he was so _______that he couldn’t move. Dionysius laughed when he saw this. “I see it every day, it always hangs over my head, and there is always the chance someone or something may________the slim horsehair. However, if you want to be a leader, you must be willing to take these risks. They come with the_________, you see.”

“Yes, now I do see.” said Damocles. From then on, Damocles never again wanted to change places, even for a moment, with the king.

1.A.useful B.expensive C.colorful

2.A.his B.her C.their

3.A.kind B.lucky C.smart

4.A.try B.change C.provide

5.A.look for B.learn from C.dream of

6.A.never B.always C.sometimes

7.A.king B.friend C.guest

8.A.sad B.disappointed C.frightened

9.A.comb B.color C.cut

10.A.power B.wealth C.happiness

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要通过国王和羡慕国王的好朋友换身份的一天，显示了处于权力地位的危险。

1.句意：有许多美丽而昂贵的东西。

useful有用的；expensive昂贵的；colorful多彩的，根据前文的“the richest country”“最富有的国家”可知，应该是昂贵的，故选B。

2.句意：在Syracuse有许多人羡慕他的好运气。

his他的；her她的；their他们的，根据前文“Because the king had so much power”“因为国王有很多权力”可知，应该是他的，故选A。

3.句意：你真幸运！

kind善良的；lucky幸运的；smart聪明的，根据后文“You have everything anyone could wish for”“你拥有任何人想要的一切”可知，应该是幸运的，故选B。

4.句意：也许你想和我换下身份？

try尝试；change改变，变成；provide提供，根据后文的“But if I could only have your riches and your pleasures for one day”“但如果我能拥有你的财富和快乐一天”可知，应该是换下身份，故选B。

5.句意：我做梦也不敢想那个。

look for寻找；learn from从……学习；dream of梦见，根据前文的“would never”“从没有”可知，做梦也不敢想那个，故选C。

6.句意：但如果我只能拥有你的财富和快乐一天，我就永远不会想要其他任何幸福。

never从不；always总是；sometimes有时，根据前文的“But if I could only have your riches and your pleasures for one day”“但如果我能拥有你的财富和快乐一天”可知，应该是不想要其他任何幸福，故选A。

7.句意：所以第二天Damocles当了国王。

king国王；friend朋友；guest客人，根据后文的“experienced what Dionysius’s life was like”“体验了Dionysius的生活”可知，应该是当了国王，故选A。

8.句意：他是如此地害怕以至于他不能动。

sad伤心的；disappointed失望的；frightened害怕的，根据后文的“he couldn’t move”“他不能动”可知，应该是害怕的，故选C。

9.句意：它总是挂在我的头上，总是有人或某事有机会可以剪掉纤细的马毛。

comb梳；color着色；cut剪掉，根据前文“there is always the chance someone or something”“总是有人有事有机会”和后面的“the slim horsehair”“纤细的马毛”可知，应该是剪掉，故选C。

10.句意：它们是和权力共存的。

power权力；wealth财富；happiness幸福，根据文章第二、三行“Because the king had so much power”“因为国王有很多权力”可知，应该是权力，故选A。