As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day,a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to ____ a fish and gave the fisherman 4,000 dirham for it.
The fisherman was wild with ____. He thanked King Parveez and left.
Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and ____ him for paying so much for a fish. The king said that the fish was purchased and that there was ____ that could be done about it.
___,Queen Shireen insisted that the fisherman should be ____. She said, “We will ask the fisherman about the __ of the fish. If he answers it is female, we will say we want a male fish and if he replies it is male, we will say we want a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our ____ back.”
So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.
Fortunately, he was ____ enough not to be caught out.The fisherman replied, “This fish is ____ in the sense that it is neither male nor female.”
King Parveez was so ____ by the wisdom of the man that he ____ a further 4,000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked King Parveez ____, but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the ____ fell onto the floor. The fisherman ____ bent down to look for the coin.
“Look how greedy this man is!” Queen Shireen ____.“One coin has fallen out of his money bag and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor ____ in the palace to find.”
The fisherman heard this ___ and said,“It is not out of greediness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of __ King Parveez on it.I would not____ anyone to step on the coin.”
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解析國王花了4 000迪拉姆從漁夫手里買了一條魚。王后對此不滿,想把魚退給漁夫,然而聰明的漁夫卻能言善辯,不僅未讓王后的計謀得逞而且還得到了國王的賞賜。
【小題1】解析 國王Parveez決定買(buy)一條魚,于是付給漁夫4 000迪拉姆。答案 C
【小題2】解析 漁夫欣喜若狂(be wild with joy),他感謝了國王,然后離開了王宮。答案 A
【小題3】解析 看到國王花了那么多錢買一條魚,王后感到非常氣憤。她責備(scolded)了國王。答案 B
【小題4】解析 但是國王說,交易已經(jīng)完成,什么也不能改變這一事實。答案 D
【小題5】解析 然而(However),王后堅持要把漁夫帶回來。副詞however表示轉(zhuǎn)折關系。答案 A
【小題6】 解析 參見上題解析。bring back“把……帶回”。答案 C
【小題7】解析 王后設了一個圈套,打算詢問漁夫這條魚的性別。如果漁夫說是雌性,他們便可說想要雄性的;而如果漁夫說是雄性,他們便可說想買雌性的,這樣他們就可把魚退給漁夫,把錢要回來。 答案 D
【小題8】 解析 參見上題解析。
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【小題9】解析 幸運的是,漁夫足夠聰明(clever)而沒有落入王后設的圈套。答案 C
【小題10】解析 漁夫回答:“這是一條獨一無二的(unique)魚,它非雄非雌。答案 A
【小題11】 解析 漁夫機智的回答給國王留下了十分深刻的印象。impress“使留下深刻的印象”。答案 D
【小題12】解析 于是,國王下令(ordered)再賞漁夫4 000迪拉姆。答案 B
【小題13】解析 對于國王的獎賞,漁夫再次(again)表示感謝。 答案 C
【小題14】解析 其中的一枚錢幣(coins)從錢袋中掉落在地板上。下文中“the coin”是暗示。答案 D
【小題15】 解析 看到一枚錢幣掉落,漁夫立刻(immediately)彎腰去撿。 答案 A
【小題16】解析 王后大聲說(cried):“你看這個人是多么貪婪……”。答案 B
【小題17】 解析 “他還要找到這枚硬幣,而不是讓王宮里的貧窮的仆人(servant)去撿這枚硬幣。”答案 C
【小題18】 解析 聽到王后說的話(remark),漁夫馬上回答。remark“談論;言論;評述”。
答案 D
【小題19】解析 由于國王又賞賜給漁夫4 000迪拉姆,因此漁夫認為國王是十分慷慨的(generous)。答案 A
【小題20】解析 漁夫說,他找這枚硬幣并非出于貪婪,而是他不能容忍(tolerate)任何人踩到印有國王頭像的硬幣。答案 B
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
閱讀下面短文.從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。
When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change.Dad traded our service to neighbors and a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard.I later found out our friends $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were our next-door neighbor’s yard.She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over. we had an old lawn mower.This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t anyone .Why won’t he just let it ?”
But when I reached adulthood,I understood his : When you’re running a business, the work you do much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with ,you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The my father taught me stayed with me:if you say you are going to a job at a certain time,keep your .Give your customers the kind of you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much you take in your work.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
(2013·高考江西卷)Diane Ray was completely selfcentred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her____she wanted,knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾氣)if they did not.She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always____.
That was why she was alone on the____,wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to___her parents to buy it.They were back at the beachhouse,____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving____.“Dangerous ?”she had said.“You just don’t want me to have____.I’m going and if you try to stop me,I’ll scream.”
“What are you doing ?”a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there____he spoke.
“I’m going diving,”she answered.
“You shouldn’t swim today,” the man____.“There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own____!”Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.
“If you go out there you’ll be____,”the man called after her.She did not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived____until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to___against the current (水流).Saltwater hit against her face,making it____to breathe.Oh,why had she not listened to advice?
Panicking,she began to____.Then,just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface,she heard a____voice.“Hold on! I’m coming.”With____,she saw the old man rowing an ancientlooking boat towards her.“I hope you’ve learned a lesson.You put us both in____,”he shouted angrily,as he dragged her over the side of the____.Gratefully,Diane thanked him and ran towards the beachhouse.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
(2013·高考江蘇卷)I used to believe in the American Dream,which meant a job,a mortgage (按揭),credit cards,success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else,all of us ____ chasing the same thing.
One year,through a series of unhappy events,it all fell ____.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I ____ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ____ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ____ the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was ____,full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner,rented it,and ____ a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me,____ slowly,they started teaching me the ____ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets,candles,and tools,and began ____ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a ___ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ___.
What I had believed in,all those things I thought were ____ for a civilized life,were nonexistent in this place.____ on the mountain,my most valuable possessions were my ____ with my neighbors.
Four years later,I moved back into ____.I saw many people were having a really hard time,___ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to ____ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house,but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places.We’d all be in ____ if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about ____ we can all get by together.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the I concluded.
However, I wouldn't let my own self-consciousness me. Not now, not when I had so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom, me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the .”
“Honey, I don't think you should. You look... ,” she said, ever so gently.
I knew she was . But if I didn't, I'd always if I could have gotten my dream job.
“No, Mom, take me there.”
, she took me where I wanted to go.
“Hello,” a grayhaired man sitting behind the large desk me. “Miss Jenkins?”
“Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the .”
“You're very to come when you're in such a state,” he ,after a pause.
He spent a few minutes looking through my .“Is everything on here ?” he asked.
“Yes, but I to mention I type seventy five words per minute.”
“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are _ qualified. When are you ?” he asked.
I took a deep breath and asked,“You're hiring me?”
“Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the .” He gave me a big smile.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were the that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal(校長) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people the way. I had won the and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜臺). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and about opening an account. I gave her necessary and she went out. , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my , the first customer was a girl a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
I walked into the grocery store, not really wanting to buy anything. I just wanted to stay there quietly — the pain of losing my was still too great. And this supermarket held so many sweet . He often came with me, and always bought me yellow roses.
Standing the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak my husband used to love it. a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone steaks, dropped them in her basket, , and then put them back. She turned to go and once again for the pack of steaks. She saw me her and she smiled. “My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they are so expensive.”
“My husband away eight days ago,” I told her, and to control the sadness in my voice, “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And every moment you have together.”
by my words, she placed the steaks in her basket and walked away . But several minutes later she came towards me again, a package in her arms. She was the brightest smile I had ever seen.
As she , I saw what she held. “These are for you,” she placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses for me, but, unable to speak, only watching her walking away.
Looking down at the roses, I wondered she knew it. Suddenly the answer seemed so . I wasn’t alone. There were many people caring for me and willing to help me. Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some ______ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept ______ me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn’t able to ______. Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I ______ and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
She looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier.” How could she be so selfish?” I thought ______.
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your ______, I’ve been unable to study. You’re so ______!”
I left the library in such a hurry, I left the most important textbook ______. when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so ______ that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. a gentle voice ______ the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After ______ that I was, she said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my ______ was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number f. She said that she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with ______and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve ______ who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with ______ and apologized for my ruled behavior I felt so ______, but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I’d also left my ______ in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how ______ I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to ______ my shortcomings, I would ______ have experienced such true friendship.
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