完形填空   There once lived a poor tailor who had a son called Aladdin, a careless, idle boy     21    would do nothing but play all day long in the streets with little idle boys like himself. This so grieved the father that     22    died; yet, in spite of his mother's tears and prayers, Aladdin did not    23    his ways. One day, when he was playing in the streets as usual, a stranger    24    him if he was not the son of Mustapha the tailor. 'I am, sir,' replied Aladdin, 'but he died a     25    while ago.' On this the stranger, who was a     26    magician, fell on his neck and kissed him saying: 'I am your uncle, and     27    you from your likeness to my brother. Go to your mother and tell her I am coming.' Aladdin ran home and told his mother of his newly     28    uncle. 'Indeed, child,' she said, 'your father had a     29    , but I always thought he was dead.' However, she prepared supper, and told Aladdin to seek his     30    , who came laden with wine and fruit. He fell down and kissed the place where Mustapha used to sit, telling Aladdin's mother not to be     31    at not having seen him before, as he had been out of the country for forty years. He then    32    to Aladdin, and asked him his trade, at which the boy hung his head, while his mother burst into tears. On learning that Aladdin was idle and had learned     33    trade, he offered to get a shop for him and stock it with merchandise. The next    34    he bought Aladdin a fine suit of clothes and took him all over the city, showing him the sights, and brought him home at nightfall     35    his mother, who was overjoyed to see her son dressed so fine.
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这篇文章记述了阔别已久的人回乡看望其兄长的妻子和儿子的事。从前一个穷裁缝的儿子整天无所事事,到处闲逛。
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】他的父亲为此非常难过以至于离开了这个世界。
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】尽管他的母亲整日以泪洗面并为他祈祷,他仍不思悔改。mend one's way表示“改过自新”。
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】有一天,他跟往常一样在街上玩耍,一个陌生人走过来问他是不是那个裁缝的儿子。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】他回答说是,并说他的父亲已经去世多年。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这个陌生人是个著名的魔术师。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】他说他是这个男孩的叔叔。因为这个男孩很像他的兄长,所以他认出他来了。
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这个男孩跑回家告诉他母亲他新认识的叔叔。
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】母亲说裁缝的确有一个弟弟,但他们都以为他已经不在了。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】母亲让男孩把叔叔找来共进晚餐。
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这个叔叔告诉母亲不要太惊讶了,他在国外呆了40多年。
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】然后叔叔转向男孩问他做了什么事。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】当知道男孩整日闲逛什么事也不做时,他承诺给男孩一个店铺让他经营。
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】第二天,叔叔带着男孩上街,并为他买了像样的衣服。
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】晚上叔叔把男孩带回家交给他母亲。