Question

King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked ___36___ which were strange. His people had to use words in a ___37___ way to answer these questions.

Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___38___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bridal entered the palace. Birbal ___39___ the habit of the king. He understood the ___40___ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ____41___ for an answer?”

Akbar said, “How many crows(烏鴉) are there in the city?”

___42___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”

“How can you be so ___43____?” asked Akbar.

Birbal said, “Make your men ___44___, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(親戚) here. If you find ___45___ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”

Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.

1.                A．questions       B．help           C．promises  D．advice

 

2.                A．common        B．friendly         C．clever    D．silent

 

3.                A．Though         B．Because        C．If    D．As

 

4.                A．knew          B．developed      C．hated    D．doubted

 

5.                A．order          B．information      C．danger   D．situation

 

6.                A．ask            B．wait            C．try  D．reach

 

7.                A．before         B．without         C．Through  D．In

 

8.                A．smart          B．brave          C．funny    D．sure

 

9.                A．catch          B．discuss         C．count    D．visit

 

10.               A．fewer          B．larger          C．faster D．older

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了國王阿卡巴經常問他的國民一些奇怪的問題，因此人們不得不想出各種方法來回答。一天當他問出一個奇怪的問題之后，波貝爾正好趕上，并巧妙地回答了他的問題，國王對這個答案很滿意。

1.聯系下文to answer these questions.描述，可知此處指的是問問題，故選A，問題。

2.形容詞辨析。A.共同的，普通的；B. 友好的；C. 聰明的；D. 沉默地。結合語境可知此處指的是人們不得不用一種聰明的方式來回答他的問題。故選C。

3.連詞辨析。A. 雖然，盡管；B. 因為；C.是否，如果；D. 隨著，當……時。結合語境可知此處指的是，當他看的時候，故選D。

4.動詞辨析。39. A. 知道；B. 發展；C. 憎恨；D. 懷疑。聯系下文描述，可知他知道國王這個習慣。故選A。

5.聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是他立即明白了當時的情形，故選D，情況，形勢。

6.動詞辨析。41. A. 問，要求；B. 等待；C.嘗試；D. 達到，伸出。聯系上下文，可知此處指的是我可以嘗試回答一下嗎？故選C。

7.介詞辨析。A. 在……之前；B. 沒有；C. 通過；D. 后接一段時間，表示在多久之后。聯系下文，可知此處指的是甚至連一刻鐘都沒想，故選B，沒有。

8.結合語境可知國王問的是，你為何如此確定？故選D，確信的。

9.動詞辨析。A. 捕捉，趕上；B. 討論；C. 數；D. 參觀，訪問。結合語境可知此處指的是讓人數一數，故選C。

10.聯系前一句描述，可知此處指的是更少的烏鴉。故選A，更少的。