Question

There lived in the State of Qi a man who had a very bad memory. While walking, he would forget to stop; while sleeping, he would forget to get up. His wife was very much _______ this and said to him one day, “I’ve _______ that Master Ai is a very _______ man. He can even _______ the dying back to life. Why don’t you go and _______ him for advice?”

“Good idea!” the man agreed. So he _______ on horseback, bow and arrow in hand. Before he had _______ a distance of about 30 li he felt a call of nature (想解手). He got off his horse and, after sticking the arrow into the ground and tying the _______ to a tree, crouched down (蹲下) to hide himself. This done, he _______ and looked to the left and then caught sight of the __________.

“Wow!” he cried. “What a narrow escape! I wonder __________ that arrow came from. It __________ hit me.” Then, looking to the __________, he saw the horse.

“Well, well!” he said with joy. “__________ I’ve been badly frightened, I’m now __________ with a horse.” Whipping his horse, he took the __________direction. Not long afterwards, he arrived __________ pacing up and down in front of __________ own house, he said to himself, “Whose house is this? Can this be the house of Master Ai?” __________ this moment, his wife saw him. Guessing that his memory must have gone wrong again, she said dirty words to him. Very much upset, the man __________, “I’ve never seen you before in my life. Why did you say something like that to me?”

1.A. excited about    B. angry with    C. worried about    D. surprised at

2.A. heard    B. known    C. understood    D. told

3.A. kind    B. stupid    C. strange    D. learned

4.A. bring    B. take    C. get    D. lead

5.A. see    B. tell    C. ask    D. look

6.A. set out    B. set up    C. set aside    D. set on

7.A. gone    B. covered    C. done    D. passed

8.A. horse    B. bow    C. arrow    D. hand

9.A. pulled up    B. sat down    C. stood up    D. set up

10.A. arrow    B. bow    C. horse    D. tree

11.A. which    B. when    C. why    D. where

12.A. almost    B. closely    C. just    D. only

13.A. front    B. left    C. sky    D. right

14.A. Even    B. Though    C. Once    D. As

15.A. rewarded    B. punished    C. fined    D. given

16.A. direct    B. right    C. front    D. wrong

17.A. home    B. house    C. village    D. city

18.A. her    B. his    C. their    D. Master Ai’s

19.A. During    B. On    C. At    D. In

20.A. complained    B. smiled    C. felt    D. laughed

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】本文主要讲述了一个记忆非常差的人的故事。他外出找大师，走错了路，回到家以后，连自己的妻子都不认识了。

1.考查形容词。根据There lived in the State of Qi a man who had a very bad memory. While walking, he would forget to stop; while sleeping, he would forget to get up.可推知，他的妻子应该是非常担心。A. excited about因……而激动；B. angry with生某人的气；C. worried about为……而担心；D. surprised at对……感到惊讶，故选C。

2.考查动词。句意：我听说艾大师是一位非常博学多才的人。A. heard听说；B. known知道；C. understood明白；D. told告诉，故选A。

3.考查形容词。句意：我听说艾大师是一位非常博学多才的人。A. kind善良的；B. stupid愚蠢的；C. strange奇怪的；D. learned博学多才的。故选D。

4.考查动词。句意：他甚至能让人起死回生。A. bring带来；B. take拿走；C. get获得；D. lead引导。bring dying back to life意为“起死回生”。故选A。

5.考查固定短语。句意：你为什么不去向他寻求建议？ask sb. for advice是固定用法，意思是“向某人寻求建议”，故选C。

6.考查动词短语。句意：所以他骑马出发了。A. set out出发；B. set up建立；C. set aside留出；D. set on攻击某人。故选A。

7.考查固定短语。句意：在他走了快三十里时，他感觉想要解手。cover a distance of是固定用法，意思是“走了……路程”，故选B。

8.考查名词。根据He got off his horse可知，这里填horse，故选A。

9.考查动词短语。句意：做完这些以后，他站起来向左看，发现了弓箭。A. pulled up拔起；B. sat down坐下；C. stood up站起来；D. set up建立。故选C。

10.考查名词。句意：做完这些以后，他站起来向左看，发现了箭。A. arrow箭；B. bow弓；C. horse马；D. tree树，故选A。

11.考查宾语从句。句意：我想知道这箭是从哪里射来的。这里含有一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作地点状语，故用where，选D。

12.考查副词。句意：它几乎打到了我。A. almost几乎；B. closely紧密地；C. just仅仅，刚刚；D. only仅仅。故选A。

13.考查名词。根据This done, he ___9___ and looked to the left and then caught sight of the ___10___.可知，这里意思是然后又看向右边。A. front前面；B. left左边；C. sky天空；D. right右边。故选D。

14.考查连词。句意：尽管我非常害怕，但是我得到一匹马作为回报。A. Even甚至；B. Though尽管；C. Once一旦；D. As因为。故选B。

15.考查动词。句意：尽管我非常害怕，但是我得到一匹马作为回报。A. rewarded犒劳；B. punished惩罚；C. fined罚款；D. given给予。故选A。

16.考查形容词。根据Not long afterwards, he arrived ___17___ Pacing up and down in front of ___18___ own house可知，这里意思是他走了错误的方向。A. direct直接的；B. right正确的；C. front前面的；D. wrong错误的。故选D。

17.考查名词辨析。根据___19___ this moment, his wife saw him.可知，这里意思是他到了家。A. home家；B. house房子；C. village村庄；D. city城市。故选A。

18.考查代词。句意：在他自己的房子前踱来踱去。故选B。

19.考查固定短语。句意：这个时候，他的妻子看到了他。At this moment是固定用法，意思是“在这个时候”，故选C。

20.考查动词辨析。根据“I’ve never seen you before in my life. Why did you say something like that to me?”可知，他在抱怨。A. complained抱怨；B. smiled微笑；C. felt感觉；D. laughed笑，故选A。