Question

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give 16        of you a seed (种子) . Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring,17        I’ll choose a new king from you. ”

A boy 18        Ling got a seed,too. He planted it 19      . But the seed didn’t grow at all. A year later,Ling had to take his 20        box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt  21       .

The king 22        the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box,the king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago,I gave everyone a seed 23        couldn’t grow. But all of you,24        Ling,have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 25        to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”

(   ) 16. A. each   B. neither

   C. both   D. none

(   ) 17. A. and   B. but

   C. although   D. so

(   ) 18. A. liked   B. helped

   C. named   D. asked

(   ) 19. A. careful   B. carefully

   C. careless   D. carelessly

(   ) 20. A. full   B. empty

   C. beautiful   D. broken

(   ) 21. A. sad   B. excited

   C. happy   D. satisfied

(   ) 22. A. got   B. arrived

   C. went   D. arrived at

(   ) 23. A. which   B. who

   C. what   D. it

(   ) 24. A. besides   B. with

   C. except   D. as

(   ) 25. A. skill   B. courage

   C. experience   D. fear

Answer 1

 [主旨大意]本文通过一位国王选新国王的故事，说明了 “诚实是做人的根本”的道理。

16. A句意：我会给你们每个人一粒种子。

17. A and在句中表示承接关系。

18. C 19. B plant是动词，其后用副词修饰，根据句意可知选 B.

20. H由上文可知，种子并没有发芽、生长，所以他带着空盒子去了宫殿。

21. A根据句意可知，他看到别人带来了漂亮的植物，感到非常难过。

22. D get,go ,arrive是不及物动词，后接宾语时要加介词。

23. A这是一个含有定语从句的复合句。先行词指物，用关系代词which或that引导定语从句，故选A.

24. C 25. B