Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s house. He was a young thief, without . In fact, this was his first professional appearance. So he had planned everything .

All went marvelously well at first. He found, as he expected , an open window and got into the room . But, stepping his way through the room, he stubbed (碰到) his bare toe against a table leg. Choking back a cry of , terrified of waking the merchant, he hit himself the forehead and called himself a fool. He had forgot to bring a light.

In the darkness, however , he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and it, then he gave a of relief. As he picked up the lamp, a small spider came out from under its .

“Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t . If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have lasted the night; indeed, I’d have extremely uncomfortable situation for a long time.”

“You have saved a life and shown , ”the spider went on, although the impatient thief said he had not intended to do so. “Better yet, you have done so without the least thought or hope of . You have gained more merits (優(yōu)點(diǎn)) than you could possibly imagine.”

“But you’re only a spider,” said the thief.

“And you’re only a .” said the spider. “My dear friend, when you understand that life is life, whether on eight or two , you will have understood much. Your deed, in any case, has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.”

The thief did so and never thought to again.

1.A.money B. experience C. parents D. ambition

2.A. hurriedly B. calmly C. actively D. carefully

3.A. easily B. comfortably C. skillfully D. eventually

4.A. furnished B. cozy C. dark D. bright

5.A. excitement B. delight C. surprise D. pain

6.A. on B. in C. to D. at

7.A. hid B. stole C. lit D. took

8.A. sigh B. sign C. signal D. applause

9.A. cap B. cover C. base D. top

10.A. adapt B. resist C. survive D. escape

11.A. sympathy B. curiosity C. care D. honesty

12.A. dignity B. reward C. profit D. award

13.A. spider B. merchant C. man D. thief

14.A. legs B. hands C. heads D. arms

15.A. escape B. flee C. return D. steal

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇寓言故事，講述了一個賊在蜘蛛的勸說下改過自新的事情。一個初次做賊的人無意中救了蜘蛛的性命，蜘蛛告訴他盡管他是無意中救了自己性命，這也說明他內(nèi)心是一個好人，他有著自己沒有意識到的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，還讓他擺脫掉心中的邪惡念頭，去尋找全新的自己。

1.B考查名詞。A .money 錢；B. experience 經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗(yàn)；C. parents 父母； D. ambition雄心，野心；根據(jù)下文this was his first professional appearance可知這個賊是第一次偷東西，沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，選B。

2.D考查副詞。A. hurriedly匆忙地；B. calmly冷靜地；C. actively積極地； D. carefully仔細(xì)地；根據(jù)上文可知他因?yàn)槭堑谝淮瓮当I，所以會認(rèn)真準(zhǔn)備，選D。

3.A考查副詞。A. easily容易地； B. comfortably 舒服地； C. skillfully 熟練地； D. eventually最終地；從前面內(nèi)容可知有敞著的窗戶，所以他進(jìn)去很容易，選A。

4.C考查形容詞。A. furnished 有家具的； B. cozy 舒適的； C. dark 黑的；D. bright明亮的；從下文可知房間里很暗，選C。

5.D考查名詞。A. excitement 興奮；B. delight高興； C. surprise驚訝； D. pain痛苦；在黑暗中他的腳碰到桌子腿上，會很疼，選D。

6.A考查介詞。A. on 在上面； B. in 在里面； C. to 朝； D. at在；固定短語：hit sb on the +身體部位（頭，背等），選A。

7.C考查動詞。A. hid 躲藏； B. stole 偷； C. lit 點(diǎn)燃；D. took拿；由上文可知屋子里很黑，而下文提到他看到了燈下的蜘蛛，由此判斷他點(diǎn)燃了燈，選C。

8.A考查名詞。A. sigh 嘆氣； B. sign 簽字； C. signal 信號 D. applause鼓掌；點(diǎn)燃燈以后賊舒了一口氣，這樣他就不怕再撞到別的東西上了，選A。

9.C考查名詞。A. cap帽子； B. cover 蓋子； C. base 底部； D. top頂端；從文章內(nèi)容可知蜘蛛是被壓在了燈座下，選C。

10.D考查動詞。A. adapt 適應(yīng)； B. resist抗拒；C. survive幸存；D. escape逃避；從上下文可知蜘蛛被壓在燈下，逃不出去，選D。

11.A考查名詞。A. sympathy 同情； B. curiosity好奇； C. care關(guān)心； D. honesty誠實(shí)；雖然賊是在無意中救了蜘蛛，但是蜘蛛認(rèn)為他表現(xiàn)了對弱者的同情，選A。

12.B考查名詞。A. dignity 尊嚴(yán)； B. reward回報(bào)；C. profit利潤； D. award獎賞，獎項(xiàng)；從語境可知蜘蛛贊揚(yáng)賊幫助別人而不求回報(bào)的精神，選B。

13.C考查名詞。A. spider 蜘蛛； B. merchant 商人；C. man 人； D. thief賊；根據(jù)下文可知蜘蛛對這個賊進(jìn)行鼓勵，所以不會說他是個賊，選C。

14.A考查名詞。A. legs腿； B. hands 手；C. heads頭； D. arms胳膊；蜘蛛認(rèn)為不管是蜘蛛還是人，或者說不管是有八條腿還是兩條腿，都是生命，選A。

15.

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