单选题 A king once 1 seriously ill. His doctors and wise men tried cure 2 cure. But nothing 3 . They were ready to 4 hope when the king"s old servant spoke up. He said, "If you can find a happy man, take the shirt from his back and 5 it on the king, then he will 6 ." So the king"s officials rode 7 throughout the kingdom, yet nowhere 8 a happy man. No one seemed 9 ; everyone had some complaints. If a man was rich, he never had enough. If he was not rich, it was someone else"s 10 . If he was 11 , he had a bad mother-in-law. If he had a good mother-in-law, he was catching a cold. Everyone had something to complain about. 12 , one night the king"s own son was passing a small cottage 13 he heard someone say, "Thank you. I"ve finished my daily labor, and helped my fellow man. My family and I have eaten our fill, and now we can 14 and sleep in peace. 15 more could I want?" The prince was very happy 16 a happy man at last. He gave 17 to take the man"s shirt to the king, and pay the 18 as much money as he 19 . But when the king"s officials went into the cottage to take the happy man"s shirt 20 his back, they found he had no shirt at all.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 固定短语fall ill:生病,病倒。又因once表明用的是过去时,所以选fall的过去式fell。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] try cure after cure:试了一次又一次的治疗。after表示“反复不断,一个接一个”之意。而by本身并无一个接一个的意思,当和表示时间、数量等的词连用时才有此意,如:day by day(一天天地);bit by bit(一点一点地);two by two(一对一对地)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] work:起作用。这里指前文提到的一次又一次治疗都不起作用。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 因为尝试很多次治疗都没用,因此他们已经做好放弃希望的准备了。故选give up(放弃)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “将……穿上”为put sth. on,是固定用法。所以选B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] “身体恢复健康”应该用recover。其他选项均无此意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] far and wide:到处,广泛地。根据文章内容可知,应该是四处去寻找。故选D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 当否定词位于句首时后面要用倒装语序,又根据句意“然而到处也找不到一个幸福的人。”可知选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 上文提到找不到幸福的人,所以接下来应该说“似乎没有人满意”,只有A意思最符合。根据下文的complaints也可判定选content(满足的,满意的)。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意“如果一个人很富有,他永远也不知足;如果他不富有,那就是别人的错。”be one"s fault:是某人的过错。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据下文“If he had a good mother-in-law, he was catching a cold.”可知,此处应该与catching a cold意思相对。故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] finally:最后,通常指经过努力最终怎样;consequently:因此,所以;lately:近来,不久前;fortunately:幸运地。根据上下文可知应选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] when意为“正在这时”。其他选项均无此用法。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] and连接的前后两个动词时态应保持一致,所以此处要用lie(躺)的原形。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意“还有什么我想多要的呢?”可知,疑问词应该作want的宾语,且只有what(什么)符合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] be happy to have done sth.意为“很高兴已经做了某事”。本句意为:王子很高兴,(因为)他最终找到了一个开心的人。故选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] give orders to do sth.指“下令做某事”。故选A。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 很显然拿走了the man的shirt,应该付钱给the man,即the shirt的owner(拥有者)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意“按照衬衣主人的要求来付钱”可知,应选C。只有ask有“要求”之意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“把衬衣从那个人身上脱下”,所以要用take…from…,意为“脱下(衣服、鞋子等),拿掉,取下”。根据本文第五句“…take the shin from his back…”也可知,应选A。