Question

10．A student was one day taking a walk with a professor．He was（21）D   called the students'friend，for his kindness to those who waited on his  （22）B．As they went along，they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes，which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by，and who had （23）C  finished his day's work．
   The student turned to the professor，saying："Let us play the man a（24）A：we will hide his shoes，and wait to see his（25）B when he cannot find them．""My young friend，"answered the professor，"we（26）C  never amuse ourselves （27）C the poor．But you are rich，and may give yourself a much greater（28）D by means of the poor man．Put a coin into each shoe，and （29）A watch how the discovery affects him．"
   The student did so，and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by．The poor man soon finished his work，and came（30）A the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While putting on his coat he （31）D  his foot into one of his shoes； but feeling something （32）A，and then he found the coin．
 （33）B and wonder were seen upon his face．He gazed upon the coin，（34）C it round，and looked at it again and again．He then looked around but no person was to be seen．And his surprise was （35）D on finding the other coin．His （36）B  overcame him； he fell upon his knees，（37）A to heaven and uttered aloud a passionate thanksgiving，（38）D he spoke of his wife，sick and helpless，and his children without bread，whom the （39）B  money，from some unknown hand，would save from dying．
   The student stood there deeply affected，and his eyes filled with tears，"I feel now the （40）C  of those words，which I never understood before：'It is more blessed to give than to receive．'"

21．A．normally	B．especially	C．surprisingly	D．commonly
22．A．directions	B．instructions	C．introductions	D．invitations
23．A．eventually	B．hardly	C．nearly	D．already
24．A．trick	B．game	C．role	D．part
25．A．relief	B．confusion	C．curiosity	D．sorrow
26．A．might	B．would	C．should	D could
27．A．at the risk of	B．at the sight of	C．at the expense of	D．at the mercy of
28．A．sadness	B．anger	C．surprise	D．pleasure
29．A．then	B．now	C．from time to time	D often
30．A．across	B．through	C．along	D．over
31．A．devoted	B．settled	C．skipped	D．slipped
32．A．hard	B．gentle	C．dirty	D．tough
33．A．Amusement	B．Astonishment	C．Judgment	D．Argument
34．A．showed	B．watched	C．turned	D．took
35．A．decreased	B．raised	C．faded	D．doubled
36．A．discovery	B．feeling	C．action	D．belief
37．A．looking up	B．reaching out	C．looking out	D．turning up
38．A．when	B．which	C．what	D．in which
39．A．gratefully	B．timely	C．warmly	D．totally
40．A．power	B．meaning	C．truth	D．effect．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇记叙文．文章讲述教授与一个学生在交流时偶然在路边看到了一双破旧的鞋子，于是学生想和这个农民开一个玩笑（捉弄一下这个农民），把他的鞋子藏起来看有什么反应．教授表示拿穷困的农民当乐子是不应该的，建议可以用钱的方式来开玩笑，于是在农民的鞋里放入硬币，当农民惊讶地发现了硬币后，农民跪看着天，很虔诚地感谢上帝，谈及了家里的窘境（老婆生病了，孩子们没有面包吃），学生被深深打动，心灵受到了震撼，终于明白"给予比接受更有福"．

解答 21．D    考查副词辨析．根据"for his kindness to those who"可知，这个教授为人和善与学生关系很好，通常被称为‘学生的朋友'，故选D．．
22．B    考查名词辨析．根据"A student was one day taking a walk with a professor"可知，教授与一学生在交流，教授会给学生一些指导，"instruction 指导"，故选B．
23． C    考查副词辨析．　根据"The poor man soon finished his work"可知，当他们在小路上发现了农民放在路边然后赤脚到田里劳动的一双破旧的鞋子时，想和农民开一个玩笑把鞋藏起来，等农民几乎快要完成农活来找鞋是什么反应，故选C．
24．A     考查名词辨析．　从下文可知，这个学生建议教授和这个农民开一个玩笑（捉弄这个农民），把他的鞋子藏起来．"play a trick   捉弄"；"make a joke   开玩笑"，故选A．
25．B     考查名词辨析． 根据语境可知，这个学生想和这个农民开一个玩笑（捉弄这个农民），看看把他的鞋子藏起来后找不鞋时的迷惑和不安，"confusion  迷惑，困惑"，故选B．
26．C     考查情态动词辨析．根据语境可知，教授认为"这个学生想拿农民当乐子"是不应该的，我们不应该这样来寻开心．故选C．
27． C     考查介词短语辨析．　根据语境可知，教授告诫学生，我们不能拿穷人来寻开心．这里用"at the expense of    以…为代价"，故选C．
28． D    考查名词辨析．　这里用"pleasure"与前面的"amuse"呼应，教授建议学生用另外一种方式和这个农民开玩笑，并且这个玩笑会让人觉得更有乐趣．故选D．
29．A    考查副词辨析．每只鞋里放一枚硬币，然后我们藏起来，用这样的方式来看看，当这个农民发现自己的鞋子里有硬币的时候，这一发现对他有什么影响．故选
A．
30．A    考查介词辨析．　这里用"across"指"从…一边到另一边，横过"，农民完成了田里的劳作，穿过田地来到小路上．故选A．
31．D   考查动词辨析．这个农民一边穿衣服，一边把脚放进鞋子里，突然感觉到鞋子里有硬邦邦的东西（前面提到的硬币）．"slip into  匆匆穿上"，故选D．
32．A    考查形容词辨析．当农民把脚放进鞋子里，突然感觉到鞋子里有硬邦邦的东西（前面提到的硬币）．"hard  硬的"，故选A．
33．B   考查名词辨析．根据"and wonder were seen upon his face"可知，这个农民在发现一只鞋子里的硬币时觉得惊讶，故选B．
34．C    考查副词辨析．当农民惊讶地看到硬币时，目不转睛地看着，然后翻转过来看，看了一遍又一遍，"turn around  翻转"，故选C．
35．D    考查动词辨析．前面提到这个农民在发现一只鞋子里的硬币时觉得惊讶（Astonishment and wonder），因此这里是指农民又发现了另外的硬币，这时他更惊讶了，"double   增加，加倍"，故选D．
36．B   考查名词辨析．根据后面的描述"he fell upon his knees，（37）A to heaven and uttered aloud a passionate thanksgiving"可知，他的情感/情感涌上他心头，故选B．
37．A   考查动词辨析．农民跪倒在地，看着天，很虔诚地感谢上帝．"look up  向上看"故选A．
38．D     考查关系词的辨析．分析句子结构可知，这里是非限制性定语从句，先行词为抽象名词"a passionate thanksgiving"，农民跪倒在地，看着天，很虔诚地感谢上帝．在这个感谢之中他说到他家的窘境：老婆生病了，孩子们没有面包吃．故选D．
39．B       考查形容词辨析．根据"his wife，sick and helpless，and his children without bread"可知，他家里的境况窘迫，很需要钱，所以这个钱是及时的．故选B．
40．C      考查名词辨析．听到农民说的这番话，学生被深深打动了，眼中噙满热泪，明白了"'It is more blessed to give than to receive"这句话的真谛．故选C．

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