Question

The story happened long ago.A king____a prosperous country.One day，he____a trip to some distant areas of his country.When he was back to his palace，he complained that his feet were very____，because it was the first time that he had made such a long trip，and the road that he went through was very____and stony.He then____his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather.Definitely，this would need thousands of cows’ skin，and would____a huge amount of money.

Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king，“Why do you have to spend that____amount of money？Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet？”

The king was____，but he later agreed to his____，to make “shoes” for himself.

There is actually a____lesson of life in this story：to make this world a(n)____place to live，you had better change yourself—your heart，not the world.

This story has a great____on my future life.When I graduated from college，I found it was____to find a good job.For high­paid jobs in big cities，I didn’t have the qualities and working____they demand for lower­paid jobs in countries or small towns，I didn’t want to apply.____I just stayed at home and complained.Those were really____days！Then one day I read the story in a newspaper，and I got to know that I needed to change my____.I took up a job in a small city.In the two years，I worked hard and____well with my co­workers.The two years’ experiences____the way for my future development.Now I am quite____with my position as a manager in a multinational corporation.

1.A.ruled        B．controlled C．defeated    D．disturbed

2.A.waited for    B．called for C．went for    D．hunted for

3.A.strange       B．ugly        C．dull        D．painful

4.A.wide          B．good        C．rough      D．smooth

5.A.asked        B．ordered     C．demanded    D．advised

6.A.cost         B．collect     C．pay         D．take

7.A.unconditional B．unusual    C．unimportant D．unnecessary

8.A.puzzled      B．pleased     C．surprised   D．disappointed

9.A.request       B．suggestion C．question    D．criticism

10.A.reasonable B．valuable  C．sensitive   D．different

11.A.happy       B．doubtful   C．interesting D．harmless

12.A.opinion     B．lesson      C．impression  D．influence

13.A.boring      B．urgent   C．hard        D．unfair

14.A.memory       B．experience  C．equipment D．condition

15.A.So           B．Before      C．But         D．If

16.A.cheerful    B．funny      C．unlucky    D．sad

17.A.plan         B．attitude    C．soul       D．theory

18.A.cooperated   B．dealt       C．continued  D．started

19.A.built        B．constructed C．paved       D．admitted

20.A.astonished  B．devoted     C．touched    D．satisfied

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，讲述了作者受到一个故事的启发而改变了自己的就业态度的经历和感想。

1.国王统治着一个繁荣的国家。

2.从下文他回到宫殿可知，国王进行了一次旅行。go for a trip去旅行。

3.根据下文他走了很长一段路以及想要在路上铺牛皮可知，他的脚应该是很痛。painful令人疼痛的。

4.根据”stony”可知，路况很不好。rough粗糙的，高低不平的。

5.因为是国王，所以应该是命令别人做事。

6.根据前面说的需要几千张牛皮可知，这将花费大量的钱。

7.根据下文可知，只要在自己的脚上裹上皮革就行，因此花钱铺路的大开支就没必要了。

8.国王对于仆人的建议感到吃惊，没想到仆人这么聪明。

9.国王同意了仆人的建议。

10.从下文可知，从这个故事中，作者学到了很有价值的一课。

11.要使世界成为一个快乐的居住地，你最好改变你自己——你的心而不是去改变世界。

12.这个故事对作者未来的生活产生了巨大的影响。

13.13】下文提到高薪工作作者不够资格，待遇差的工作他又不愿意去做，故这里指很难找到好工作。

14.作者没有高薪工作所要求的资质和工作经历。

15.根据上下文可知，空的前后为因果关系，故选A。

16.没有工作，整天在家无所事事的日子应该是让人难过的日子。

17.作者明白他需要改变自己的态度。

18.作者努力工作，与同事合作得很愉快。cooperate合作，协作。

19.这两年的经历为作者未来的发展创造了条件。pave the way for为……创造条件，为……铺平道路。

20.现在作者相当满意他在一家跨国公司当经理的职位。