Question

Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I   36   first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies   37   always speak the truth.” The man   38   to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he   39   for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out   40  ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I   41  . If I tell the truth, everyone will start   42   me and call me a thief. I would be   43   for stealing.” So the man   44   not to steal that night, and gave up this   45   habit.

Next day, he   46   to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man   47   he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the   48   of drinking wine.

In this   49  , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he   50   his promise to tell the truth at all times.   51  , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very   52   person.

   Telling the truth is a very good   53  . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of   54  and become a person whom everyone   55  and favors.

  Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.

1.A. give in               B. join in                   C. give up             D. set up

2.A. so                         B. but                         C. however      D. and

3.A. persuaded       B. promised              C. preferred         D. began

4.A. played                 B. drank                C. thought             D. recognized

5.A. stealing                B. walking                  C. studying       D. climbing

6.A. move               B. say               C. help                         D. lie

7.A. catching      B. hating            C. killing               D. believing

8.A. expected            B. hurt              C. punished      D. ignored

9.A. asked               B. forgot                    C. pretended             D. decided

10.A. bad                      B. special                      C. unfair                     D. funny

11.A. wanted                 B. went              C. learnt                    D. stopped

12.A. before                     B. since                     C. as                            D. if

13.A. word               B. idea                       C. power                   D. use

14.A. base               B. block                        C. way                    D. place

15.A. recognized   B. planned               C. broke                D. remembered

16.A. At present             B. Face to face        C. One by one     D. On purpose

17.A. good                   B. strong                       C. rich        D. calm

18.A. custom            B. habit             C. game                D. hobby

19.A. tests               B. hopes                   C. pleasure             D. trouble

20.A. serves                      B. cheats                  C. likes                     D. dislikes

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：曾經(jīng)有一個人來到智者的家，向他請教如何改掉壞毛病。智者告訴他要說真話不要說謊，他做了保證，并認真履行了他的諾言，改掉了偷盜、喝酒等很多壞習慣，成為一個人人稱道的好人。

1.考查動詞短語辨析。句意：我有很多壞習慣。我應該先改掉哪一個？give in屈服；join in加入；give up放棄；set up建立。結(jié)合后面出現(xiàn)的give up的語境判斷，所以選C。

2.考查并列連詞辨析。so因此；but但是；however 但是；and而且。不說謊和說真話意思一樣，故選D。

3.考查動詞辨析。句意：這個人向智者承諾不說謊，然后回了家。persuaded說服；promised承諾； preferred更喜歡；began開始。聯(lián)系上下文，后面也出現(xiàn)了這個詞。故選B。

4.考查動詞辨析。句意：出門前，他想了想他的保證。四個選項的意思是：played玩；drank喝； thought 想；recognized辨認出。故選C。

5.考查動詞辨析。句意：我要說我出門去偷東西嗎？stealing 偷；walking走；studying學習；climbing爬。前面說到他打算出去偷。故選A。

6.考查動詞辨析。句意：但是，我又不能說謊。move動；say說；help幫助；lie說謊。故選D。

7.考查動詞辨析。catching抓住；hating厭惡；killing殺害；believing相信。句意：如果我說了實話，大家伙都會討厭我，叫我小偷。故選B。

8.考查動詞辨析。expected期望；hurt傷害； punished懲罰；ignored忽視。句意：我會因為偷而受到懲罰。做錯事被懲罰才對。故選C。

9.考查動詞辨析。句意：所以他決定那天晚上不去偷了。asked問；forgot忘記；pretended假裝；decided決定。故選D。

10.考查動詞辨析。句意：放棄（改掉）了這個壞習慣。bad壞的；special特殊的；unfair 不公平的；funny好玩的。故選A。   

11.考查動詞辨析。句意：第二天，他想喝酒。wanted想要；went去；learnt學習；stopped停止。故選A。

12.考查動詞辨析。句意：在這里用如果……更符合語境。Before在……之前；since自從；as因為；if如果。故選D。

13.考查動詞辨析。句意：所以放棄了喝酒的念頭。word消息；idea主意；power 力量；use使用。故選B。

14.考查動詞辨析。句意：用這種方法。base基地；block街區(qū)；way 方法；place地方。故選C。

15.考查動詞辨析。句意：每當他要做壞事時，他都會想起他的承諾。recognized認出；planned計劃；broke破壞；remembered記住。故選D。

16.考查動詞辨析。句意：一個接一個地他改掉了所有的壞習慣。At present現(xiàn)在；Face to face面對面；One by one 一個接一個；On purpose故意。習慣應該是慢慢地養(yǎng)成的。故選C。

17.考查動詞辨析。句意：，知錯就改，成了好人。good好；strong強壯； rich 富有；calm平靜的。故選A。

18.考查動詞辨析。句意：說真話是一個好習慣。custom風俗；habit習慣；game游戲；hobby愛好。兩者結(jié)合，選B。

19.考查動詞辨析。句意：如果說真話，就會省去很多麻煩。tests測試； hopes希望；pleasure快樂；trouble麻煩。結(jié)合語境，故選D。

20.考查動詞辨析。句意：成為一個人人喜歡和稱贊的人。serves服務；cheats欺騙； likes喜歡；dislikes不喜歡。故選C。

考點：生活百味類短文。