Question

Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,   36   the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the   37   persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with   38   , whenever he saw the boots and shoes    39   . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he   40    knew how much wealth he had. He was always   41    over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him  42  . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an   43   riser. It continued all day and was a (n)   44   to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of    45   . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an   46   to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in    47   . Simply give the money.” The merchant    48    the advice.  

When the shoemaker    49   the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was   50    to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will   51   it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he    52    his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best  53    to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to   54   to his work with diligence(勤勞). He could not sing merrily now.   55   he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.  

36．A．for                  B．therefore          C．but                  D．however

37．A．poorest            B．happiest           C．richest             D．shortest

38．A．smile               B．sorrow             C．sadness            D．joy

39．A．being repaired  B．repair              C．to repair          D．to be repaired

40．A．always             B．completely       C．hardly             D．entirely

41．A．hiding             B．counting          C．calculating       D．figuring

42．A．awake             B．nervous           C．frightened        D．asleep

43．A．early               B．happy              C．noisy               D．late

44．A．threat                     B．matter             C．trouble            D．alarm

45．A．sympathy         B．understanding   C．sleep               D．treatment

46．A．end               B．notice              C．information      D．stop

47．A．trouble            B．need                C．turn                 D．return

48．A．refused            B．agreed             C．asked               D．followed

49．A．stole                B．opened            C．received           D．closed/carried

50．A．excited            B．amazed           C．ashamed            D．disappointed

51．A．throw              B．keep                C．give                D．put

52．A．avoided           B．thanked           C．helped             D．attract

53．A．companion       B．fellow             C．shoemaker       D．merchant

54．A．tend                      B．turn                 C．attend              D．come

55．A．Wherever        B．Whatever         C．Whenever        D．However

Answer 1

36---55    CBDDC   BAACC   ADDBB   BAACC  

解析:

本文講述了一位富商和一位窮鞋匠的故事。這位富商很有錢，但老是擔心他的錢財，整天不能入眠；而這位窮鞋匠雖窮，但很快樂，整天唱個不停。因此這位富商在朋友的指點下，把一袋子錢無償地給了窮鞋匠，從此這位“富”鞋匠不在快樂了。

36．C  考查連詞。此處表示轉折。D項為副詞，AB不合句意。

37．B  考查上下文。根據下文“singing merrily”可以看出B項最符合語境和句意。

38．D  考查介詞與名詞搭配。be filled with joy 表示滿心（非常）高興。不能說be filled with smile。

39．D  考查動詞。D表示“要被修理”；A表示“正在被修理”；B、C為主動形式且C不應帶to。

40．C  考查語意及副詞。根據句意此處表示否定意義“幾乎不”；A、B和D都表示肯定，根據下文意思選C。

41．B  考查動詞。count…coins“數錢”；CD表示計算。

42．A  考查語境理解。“對錢財的擔心使他不能入睡”，故選A。C表示“恐懼”。

43．A  考查語意和形容詞。根據前文“快樂的鞋匠經常早起”，故選A。B與前文重復；D的意思相反。

44．C  考查語境理解。根據句意：這也成了對商人來說一件頭疼的事，故選C(trouble)。

45．C  考查名詞。根據句意：由于缺乏睡眠，故商人每天身心疲憊。A項與文意不符。

46．A  考查動詞。put an end to“結束, 終止”

47．D  考查短語意義。in return“作為回報”；in trouble“有麻煩”；in need“急需”；in turn“依次, 輪流”，根據句意選D。

48．D  考查動詞。follow one’s advice“”采納，接受建議”。  

49．B  考查語境。根據后文提示，B項表示“打開錢袋”；C項為“收到”與后文不符。

50．B  考查語意和形容詞。根據句意“當打開錢袋時，看到金閃閃的銀子，感到非常驚奇”與文意相符。其它與文意不符。

51．B  考查動詞短語。keep sth. away from…“避開……”故選B。其它不合語境。

52．A  考查動詞。鞋匠怕商人懷疑他偷錢，盡可能地避開商人，故選A。B表感激；C表幫助；D表吸引，都不合語境。

53．A  考查名詞。根據句意“他的妻子曾經是他的知己，此時已形同陌路。”A“知己，伴侶”其它不和語境。

54．C  考查動詞短語。attend to“關心，從事”；此處表示“他把全部的心思都放在了錢袋上而無暇顧及/關心自己的生意。tend to“傾向于”；turn to“轉向，求助于”；come to“達到，共計”等均不合句意。

55．C  考查連詞。無論何時想起這些錢，就感到不自在，不高興。ABD與位意不符。