Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery of “Indian” 36 Columbus called it. Then he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had so great __37__ been shown to any __38__man.But there were some who were jealous of the __39__.”Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor sailor from Italy？And could __40__ other seamen sail across the ocean just as he has done?”
One day Columbus was at 41 and several of these fellows were __42__ too. They tried to make Columbus __43__.”You have discovered strange lands __44__ the sea,”they said.“But we don’t see why there __45__ be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean and anybody can coast along the islands __46__ ,just as you have done. It is the __47__ thing in the world.”
Columbus made no answer, but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who __48__ you, gentlemen, can make the egg stand __49__ ?” One by one they tried the __50__．When the egg had gone __51__　around and everyone had failed, all said that it could not be done, Then Columbus took the egg and __52__the shell of the egg’s small end a little upon the table. After that there was no trouble in making it stand __53__.“Gentlemen,”said he, “what is easy than to do this __54__ you said was impossible ? It is simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it-----AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOWN __55__.”
【小題1】A. so         B. when     C as        D. that

【小題2】
A．respectB．response C．rewardD．request
【小題3】
A．greatB．common C．usualD．noble
【小題4】
A．discoveryB．inventorC．discoverD．bravery
【小題5】
A．someB．a(chǎn)nyC．noD．every
【小題6】
A．palaceB．hotelC．counterD．dinner
【小題7】
A．friendlyB．present C．rudeD．a(chǎn)ngry
【小題8】
A．uncomfortableB．happyC．satisfiedD．disappointed
【小題9】
A．beyondB．in C．a(chǎn)longD．on
【小題10】
A．couldB．wouldC．shouldD．might
【小題11】
A．on another sideB．on other side
C．on the other sideD．on one side
【小題12】
A．easiestB．simplestC．contentD．convenient
【小題13】
A．besidesB．a(chǎn)mongC．includingD．except
【小題14】
A．on endB．in endC．by endD．to end
【小題15】
A．eggB．experimentC．methodD．way
【小題16】
A．entirelyB．eventuallyC．fluentlyD．frequently
【小題17】
A．supportedB．hitC．brokeD．stuck
【小題18】
A．downward B．upwardC．backwardD．inward
【小題19】
A．thatB．whatC．howD．why
【小題20】
A．WHATB．WHENC．WHYD．HOW


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】C
【小題6】D
【小題7】B
【小題8】A
【小題9】A
【小題10】C
【小題11】C
【小題12】B
【小題13】B
【小題14】A
【小題15】A
【小題16】A
【小題17】C
【小題18】B
【小題19】A
【小題20】D

解析試題分析：本文講述的哥倫布很巧妙地化解了別人對他的懷疑，說明他是多么的聰明和勇敢。
【小題1】C 連詞辨析。A于是B當(dāng)…時C正如；正如哥倫布稱呼的那樣，他所發(fā)現(xiàn)的地方被稱為印度。
【小題2】A 名詞辨析。A尊敬B回應(yīng)C獎勵D要求；從來沒有這樣的尊敬被給與一個普通人。
【小題3】B 形容詞辨析。A偉大的B普通的C通常的D尊貴的；本句是指從來沒有這樣的尊敬被給與一個普通人。而哥倫布正是這樣的而一個普通人。
【小題4】A 名詞辨析。A發(fā)現(xiàn)B發(fā)明家C發(fā)現(xiàn)者D勇敢；也有一些人嫉妒哥倫布的發(fā)現(xiàn)。
【小題5】C 上下文串聯(lián)。難道就沒有別的水手能和他一樣沿著海岸線航行并發(fā)現(xiàn)大陸嗎？
【小題6】D名詞辨析。A地方B賓館C柜臺D飯；固定搭配at dinner在吃飯，指有一天，哥倫布正在一家餐廳里吃飯。
【小題7】B 形容詞辨析。A友好的B在場的C粗魯?shù)腄生氣的；另外還有一些嫉妒他的人在場。
【小題8】A 形容詞辨析。A不舒服B開心C滿意D失望；這些人想讓哥倫布不開心不舒服。
【小題9】A 介詞辨析。Beyond the sea指在海的另外一邊。Beyond在…另外一邊，超過。
【小題10】C 情態(tài)動詞辨析。A可能B會C竟然；應(yīng)該D也行。我們不明白為什么竟然有如此多的人在談?wù)撨@樣的一件事情。
【小題11】C上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)第一段最后可知這些人認(rèn)為別的水手也可以航行到地球的另外一邊。
【小題12】B 形容詞辨析。A最容易的B最簡單的C滿意的D便利的；這些人認(rèn)為這是世界上最簡單的很多人都會做的事情。
【小題13】B 介詞辨析。Among在…中；哥倫布讓對方的人來把雞蛋豎起來。Among指這些人中的人。
【小題14】A 固定搭配。On end直立地；豎立地；直立是指哥倫布讓對方的人來把雞蛋豎起來。
【小題15】A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知對方的人都來嘗試著把蛋豎起來。
【小題16】A 副詞辨析。A完全地B最后C流利地D頻繁地；因為雞蛋完全是圓的，所以無法豎起。
【小題17】C 動詞辨析。A支持B擊中C打破D黏��；哥倫布拿起蛋，把邊上的殼敲破了。
【小題18】A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知哥倫布讓對方把雞蛋豎起來，upward表示向上。
【小題19】A 語法分析。That指代this在句中作為動詞said的賓語。
【小題20】D 語法辨析。任何人都可以做這些事情，在他被展示如何做以后。句中的how是指如何做這樣的事情。
考點：考察故事類短文
點評：本文講述的哥倫布很巧妙地化解了別人對他的懷疑，說明他是多么的聰明和勇敢。本篇完形設(shè)空科學(xué)合理，考生很容易從中領(lǐng)會大意，從而下手會比較順利，從選項中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據(jù)故事情節(jié)，了解詞匯用法的同時，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。

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