Question

A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but       and emptiness in his heart．He       to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．

When he was about to do it，an old beggar       him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”

Hearing this，he       his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．

“All of this?” the beggar       ．He could not believe his good luck．

“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river       ．

The beggar became suspicious of the man’s       ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he       returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”

Hearing his response，the man was       ．The satisfaction and happiness of him       his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．

At that moment，he suddenly       the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed       become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．

Happiness is only real when       ．

1.A．eagernes   B．povertyC．sorrowD．success

2.A．struggled   B．wonderedC．managedD．intended

3.A．approached  B．interrupted C．persuadedD．shouted

4.A．picked up   B．took outC．reached forD．handed in

5.A．recalled    B．refusedC．repeatedD．retold

6.A．awayB．forwardC．asideD．below

7.A．attitudeB．orderC．attentionD．politeness

8.A．delightedly  B．hurriedly   C．hopelesslyD．generously

9.A．shocked    B．terrifiedC．worriedD．encouraged

10.A．sending   B．givingC．supplyingD．contributing

11.A．realized   B．hatedC．enjoyedD．struck

12.A．by nature  B．by designC．in turnD．in circles

13.A．bought    B．appreciatedC．sacrificedD．shared

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个失意的有钱人，尽管有钱但是他一点都感觉不到快乐幸福，相反，他内心充满了悲伤与空虚。一天他想跳河去结束自己的生命，但是一个乞丐的一番话却让他幡然醒悟，意识到了幸福真正的含义。

1.A．渴望； B．贫穷；C．悲伤；D．成功。But表示转折关系，表明后面的内容和前面happiness相反，而且根据and后面的emptiness也可以判断此空应该填表示负面情绪的词，故答案选C。

2.A．斗争 ；B．想知道；C．管理；D．计划。从下文可知他没有自杀，所以此处是表示他只是想这样做，intend to do “打算”，故答案选D。

3.A．接近；B．打扰C．劝阻；D．叫喊。interrupt 表示打断别人说话，persuade指说服某人做某事，而shout指向某人大喊，从故事发生的情景可以判断，乞丐是向他走过来，故答案选A。

4.A．捡起；B．拿出；搜寻；D．上交。根据空后his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar可以判断这个想自杀的人拿出了钱包，故答案选B。

5.A．记起；B．拒绝；C．报道；D．复述。由前面这个人说的话“Take all of this，”和乞丐所说的“All of this?”可以判断这是乞丐在重复那个人的话，故答案选C。

6.A．远处；B．向；C．边；D．在下。从上文可知这个人站在桥上打算跳进河里去结束自己的生命，由此判断他一边说一边朝下看着河水，故答案选D。

7.A．态度；B．命令；C．；D．礼貌。从上文可知这个人感到生活失意，打算跳河自杀，所以态度是非常消极的，其他选项不符合语境，故答案选A。

8.A．高兴；B．匆忙；C．无望；D．慷慨。从情景推测乞丐看到这个人说话的表情，态度时，应该是迅速把钱还给了他，此处修饰动词return，应该用描述动作的词，故答案选B。

9.A．震惊；B．害怕；C．担忧；D．鼓励。从情理可知乞丐是因为穷才去靠乞讨为生，别人给他钱他却不要，所以这种行为是让人费解，令人吃惊的，故答案选A。

10.A．发送；B．给；C．供应；D．捐赠。从上文可知这个人是打算把钱包里全部的钱都送给乞丐，故答案选B。

11.A．意识到；B．恨；C．喜欢；D．击打。根据下文内容可以判断以下是这个人从这件事中所感悟到的，答案选A。

12.A．凭本性；B．故意；C．轮流；D．转圈。从情理可知给予别人快乐幸福也会让自己产生满足感，也会给自己带来快乐，这两者是相辅相成的，故答案选C。

13.A．买；B．鉴赏；C．供奉；D．分享。根据上文讲述的故事内容可知，送给别人快乐反过来也会给自己带来快乐，正如“与人玫瑰手留余香”，所以故事给我们的启示就是当和别人一同快乐的时候，才是真正的快乐，故答案选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。