单选题 When all the people had assembled, the king, surrounded by his court, (21) a signal. Then a door beneath him opened, and the accused man stepped (22) into the arena. Directly opposite him were two doors, exactly (23) and side by side. It was the duty and the privilege of the (24) on trial to walk directly to these (25) and open one of them. He (26) open either door he pleased; he was subject to no (27) or influence. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger, the (28) and most cruel that could be found, which (29) sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt. (30) , if the accused person opened the other door, out of it came a (31) lady, and to this lady he was immediately married, as a reward of his innocence. This was the (32) method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious. The criminal could (33) know out of which door would come the lady; he opened either he pleased, without having the slightest (34) whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or married. So the accused person was instantly (35) if guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot.

单选题 A. give B. gives C. gave D. given

单选题 A. down B. out C. in D. away

单选题 A. alike B. different C. big D. closed

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】“门door”后用逗号，后面的短语是进一步说明是什么样的门。空前用exactly表示极为精确。四个选项中alike最合题意，说明两个门是一样的。选项A是正确的。

单选题 A. person B. king C. people D. lady

单选题 A. door B. doors C. audience D. signals

单选题 A. should B. would C. must D. could

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】Should，would，must所表示的应该、愿意、必须都不合题意。根据空后面所说，他可以根据自己的意愿开任何一个门，表示可能性。选项D是正确的。

单选题 A. push B. direction C. heading D. guidance

单选题 A. fiercest B. wild C. softest D. weak

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】And后面是最高级，空前有定冠词，也应是最高级，其意义应与and后面的词相近，因为前面说老虎出来了，可以想象其场面。选项A是正确的。

单选题 A. immediately B. usually C. sometimes D. frequently

单选题 A. Therefore B. Though C. But D. When

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】前面讲了如果开了一扇门，可能出来的是老虎，其结局会很惨。而另外的一个门出来的则是美女。两个门的打开会有完全不同的结果。所以这里应用转折词，选项C是正确的。