1、话题 2 哲理故事（2013、2012 年考查）Cloze 1（2015 广东改编）改变自己，才能改变生活Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People _1_ coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困)
2、that _2_ his unhappy life.One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for_3_ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶 ) and said. “This is a magic vase that will bring you _4_.”The poor man looked at the vase _5_. Why would he need a vase in his poor hou
3、se? However, he didnt want to _6_ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put in on the table.“Its not right for something so beautiful to be _7_,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. _8_ he was s
4、till not satisfied. “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls.His house turned into a _9_ place immediately. The poor man _10_ up. He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that
5、made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.1. A. enjoyed B. avoided C. forgot D. considered2. A. led to B. connected to C. made up D. set up3. A. service B. knowledge C. advice D. care4. A. peace B. happiness C. mess D. regret5. A. sadly B. nervously C
6、. proudly D. surprisedly6. A. throw away B. give out C. pay for D. keep off7. A. ugly B. full C. empty D. dirty8. A. And B. But C. So D. Or9. A. large B. dark C. strange D. comfortable10. A. cheered B. rang C. sped D. stayed【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个懒惰贫穷的人住在又脏又小的房子里，没有人愿意与他交往，他认为是贫穷让他生活的不幸福。后来他向一个智者求助，智者给
7、他一个漂亮的花瓶，他把花瓶带回家，为了让周围的事物和花瓶相配，他开始收拾屋子，慢慢地他变得勤快，房间也变得干净了，他也生活得越来越好。文章告诉我们，改变自己，改变自己的心态，才有可能改变自己的生活。1. B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。enjoyed 喜欢；avoided 避免；forgot 忘记；considered 考虑。根据前后文描述内容可知人们应该是避免进入这样一个很脏的地方。故选 B。2. A【解析 】考查动词短语辨析。led to 导致；connected to 连接；make up 编造； set up 建立。此处表示这个穷人认为是贫穷导致他不幸福的生活。故选 A。3. C【解析】考
8、查名词词义辨析。service 服务；knowledge 知识；advice 建议；care 关心。根据前后文可知这个穷人去找一位智慧的长者询问有关能改变生活的建议。故选 C。4. B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。peace 和平；happiness 幸福，快乐；mess 杂乱；regret 后悔。根据前后文语境可知，长者给穷人一个花瓶，目的是为了给这个穷人带来幸福。故选B。5. D【解析】考查副词词义辨析。sadly 伤心地；nervously 紧张地；proudly 自豪地；surprisedly 惊讶地。根据语境，穷人想要改变生活，长者却只给了他一个花瓶，所以穷人应该是很惊讶不解地看着这个花
9、瓶。故选 D。6. A【解析】考查动词短语辨析。throw away 丢弃；give out 分发，发出；pay for 付款； keep off 不接近。根据后文穷人把花瓶带回家可知他不想丢弃这个花瓶。故选 A。7. C【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。ugly 丑陋的；full 满的；empty 空的；dirty 脏的。根据后文这个穷人往花瓶里插了一些野花可知，他认为不能让这么美丽的花瓶空着。故选 C。8. B【解析】考查连词词义辨析。 And 和，表并列；But 但是，表转折； So 因此，表原因；Or 否则，表转折。前文描述了穷人往花瓶里插了些野花，使花瓶变得更美丽，此处又描述穷人对此仍然不满意，可见前后文句意之间是转折关系。故选 B。9. D【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。large 巨大的；dark 黑暗的；strange 奇怪的；comfortable 舒适的。前文描述这个穷人打扫房间，粉刷墙面，由此可知他把房间变得更加舒适宜人了。故选 D。10. A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。 cheered 欢呼；rang 打电话；sped 加速；stayed 待。结合前文描述并根据生活常识可知，穷人把一个往日脏乱的屋子变得舒适宜人，焕然一新，那么穷人肯定是感到很振奋，cheer up 振奋起来。故选 A。
