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请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

All things in their being are good for something. A handful of common sticky earth was in the  river bank. But it had    ______ thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place it was to ______  in the world when the time came for its virtues to be ______ .

But the hard journey was   ______  , compared with the suffering after it. The earth was put into a container and mixed and beaten. It seemed almost ______ . But there was ______  in the thought that something very noble was ______ coming out of all this trouble. The earth felt sure that, if it could only wait long enough, a wonderful reward was   ______ for it.

Then it was put upon a   ______turning wheel, and turned around until it seemed as if it must fly into a thousand pieces. A strange power pressed and molded（塑造） it, and through all the dizziness(头昏眼花) and pain it felt that it was taking a new______  .

Then an unknown hand put it into an oven, and   ______ fires were burning about it. But the earth held itself together, in the confidence of a great future.

At last the baking was finished. The clay was   ______ upon a board，in the cool air. The suffering was passed. The reward was at hand.

Then the earth saw the reward of all its ______ and pain, – a common flower-pot, straight and ugly. It felt that it was not ______ for a king’s house, nor for a palace of art. Many days it passed in ______  .

But presently it was set in a greenhouse, where the sunlight fell warm upon it, and day by day as it waited, something was changing within it – a new hope. Still it was ______, not knowing what the new hope meant.

But one day the earth was carried into a great church. All the people looked towards it because it carried a royal lily(百合花) as white as snow, which was ______   in its heart. Now it knew what the hope is!

Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure.

1.A. deep         B. high       C. blind        D. free

2.A. need         B. name       C. know          D. fill

3.A. discovered   B. developed   C. praised       D. obtained

4.A. in          B. over       C. across        D. through

5.A. satisfied  B. thrilled   C. discouraged D. confused

6.A. correct      B. narrow      C. rough         D. straight

7.A. anything   B. everything   C. something   D. nothing

8.A. unbearable   B. unconvincing C. unavoidable  D. unaccustomed

9.A. anxiety    B. comfort     C. sympathy     D. despair

10.A. possibly   B. certainly   C. immediately  D. easily

11.A. in use     B. in time     C. in store    D. in need

12.A. swiftly     B. steadily    C. gently       D. slowly

13.A. place      B. direction  C. function    D. form

14.A. dangerous   B. fierce      C. evil       D. destructive

15.A. set down  B. set out     C. set about   D. set off

16.A. value      B. patience    C. trust        D. complaint

17.A. intended    B. qualified   C. allowed     D. presented

18.A. peace       B. passion     C. depression   D. harmony

19.A. conscious   B. optimistic   C. innocent     D. ignorant

20.A. mixed      B. fixed        C. rooted       D. buried

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：天生我才必有用，文章讲述了泥土历尽千辛万苦寻找自己的价值的故事。

1.B考察形容词辨析。A. deep深的； B. high高的； C. blind盲的； D. free自由的；根据文意这是对自身价值的最高评价，所以答案是B。

2.D考察动词辨析。A. need需要；B. name名字；C. know知道 D. fill充满；根据文意伟大地方的伟大梦想在世界的各个角落里，所哟答案是D。

3.A考察动词辨析。A. discovered发现；B. developed发展； C. praised赞扬； D. obtained获得；根据文意美德会在时机适当的时候被发现，所以答案是A。

4.D考察介词辨析。文意是通过一条石子路，所以用through。Through是指从一事物的内部通过，而across是指从一事物的表面穿过，所以答案是D。

5.C考察动词辨析。A. satisfied满意； B. thrilled惊恐； C. discouraged丧气；D. confused困惑；根据文意他并没有泄气所以答案是C。

6.C考察形容词辨析。A. correct正确的；B. narrow狭窄的；C. rough崎岖不平的；D. straight笔直的；根据文意通往胜利的道路总是崎岖不平的，所以答案是C。

7.D考察不定代词。A. anything任何事（否定句）； B. everything 任何事（肯定句）；C. something 有些事；D. nothing没什么；根据文意与随后所遭遇的相比较，旅途中的苦难并不算什么，所以答案是D。

8.A考察形容词辨析。A. unbearable无法容忍的； B. unconvincing不能相信的；C. unavoidable无法避免的；D. unaccustomed不适应的；根据文意这似乎看起来无法容忍，所以答案是A。

9.B考察形容词辨析。A. anxiety焦急地； B. comfort安慰的；C. sympathy同情的；D. despair绝望的；根据文意在他的心里有一种安慰，所以答案是B。

10. B考察副词辨析。A. possibly可能的； B. certainly必然的；C. immediately立即；D. easily容易的；根据文意高尚的事业注定会越过所有的障碍，所以答案是B。

11.C考察词组辨析。A. in use使用； B. in time及时； C. in store贮藏、将要出现；D. in need需要；根据文意不需要太长时间，惊奇的收获将会出现，所以答案是C。

12.A考察副词辨析。A. swiftly迅速的； B. steadily平稳的；C. gently温柔的；D. slowly慢的；根据文意他装上了一个迅速转动的轮子，所以答案是A。

13.D考察名词辨析。A. place地方；B. direction方向； C. function功能；D. form形式；根据文意他正在采用一种新的形式，所以答案是D。

14.B考察形容词辨析。A. dangerous危险的；B. fierce激烈的；C. evil罪恶的； D. destructive破坏性的；根据文意激烈的大火燃烧了起来所以答案是B。

15.A考察词组辨析。 A. set down 下来； B. set out出发； C. set about着手做；D. set off开始（旅行、赛跑等）；根据文意泥土来到甲板上，所以答案是

16.B考察名词辨析。A. value价值； B. patience耐心；C. trust信任；D. complaint抱怨；根据文意泥土看到了耐心和痛苦大回报，所以答案是B。

17.A考察动词辨析。A. intended目的；B. qualified品质；C. allowed允许；D. presented呈现；根据文意它并不是一座王宫，也不是艺术的宫殿，所以答案是A。

18.C考察名词辨析。A. peace和平；B. passion激情；C. depression失落； D. harmony和谐；根据文意很长一段时间里，它都是在失落中度过的，所以答案是C。

19.D考察名词辨析。A. conscious 意识；B. optimistic乐观的；C. innocent无辜的；D. ignorant忽视；根据文意尽管它仍然被忽视，不知道新的希望意味着什么，所以答案是D。

20. mixed混合； B. fixed混合；C. rooted扎根；D. buried焚烧；根据文意百合花在它心里生根了，所以答案是C。

考点：哲理类短文