Question

【題目】There was once a 【1】(distinguish )king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he wished to become one of the masters of the whole world. So he raised a great army and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and occupied many cities. But with his army 【2】 (beat) at last, Tamerlane escaped alone

from the field of battle, looking 【3】(misery)

For a long time he wandered in fear from place to place. His enemies were looking for him. He was about to lose all hope. One day lying under a tree, he though of his failure. Feeling discouraged, he supposed that he couldn’t carry on any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (樹干) of the tree. He looked more closely and saw an ant and a grain of wheat 【4】(carry) by it.

There was a hole in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant. “You are brave, Mr.Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he spoke, the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it still held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane watched the little insect. It tried the second time. the twentieth time---but always 【5】vain. “I am 【6】 (awful) sorry for you.” Tamerlane thought. He had some doubt 【7】the ant could succeed or not. Then it tried the twenty-first time. Slowly, one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place at 【8】it had fallen so often. The next minute it climbed safely into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. His constant efforts paid off. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, till I succeed.” He 【9】(set) about reorganizing his army. And at last he realized his ambition. 【10】(defeat) once or twice doesn’t matter too much. What matters much is to lose heart forever.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】distinguished

【2】beaten

【3】miserable

【4】being carried

【5】in

【6】awfully

【7】whether

【8】which

【9】set

【10】To be defeated/Being defeated

【解析】本文是記敘文。主要講了一個戰(zhàn)敗的國王受到螞蟻不怕失敗的啟發(fā)，最終重組軍隊，實現(xiàn)自己的雄心壯志的故事。

【1】考查形容詞。形容詞distinguished（受人尊敬的）作定語，修飾名詞king，故填distinguished。

【2】考查過去分詞。句意：由于他的軍隊被打敗，他只好獨自逃亡了。過去分詞beaten作賓語補足語，與賓語his army是被動關(guān)系，故填beaten。

【3】考查形容詞。形容詞miserable（悲慘的）作系動詞look的表語，故填miserable。

【4】考查現(xiàn)在分詞。句意：他看到一只螞蟻和一粒正馱在它身上的小麥�，F(xiàn)在分詞的被動形式being carried作定語，修飾名詞wheat，與之是被動關(guān)系，并且還表示正在進行。故填being carried。

【5】考查介詞。句意：它又試了一次，第二十次……但永遠是徒勞地。固定短語：in vain（徒勞地），故填in。

【6】考查副詞。副詞awfully（非常地）修飾形容詞sorry，故填awfully。

【7】考查連詞。句意：他有些懷疑螞蟻是否能夠成功。連詞Whether…or not…（是否）引導(dǎo)賓語從句，故填whether。

【8】考查關(guān)系代詞。此處是定語從句引導(dǎo)詞，要用關(guān)系代詞which代替先行詞place，在從句中作介詞at的賓語，故填which。

【9】考查時態(tài)。謂語動詞，說是的過去的事情，要用一般過去時態(tài)，注意set的過去式就是原形，故填set。

【10】考查非謂語動詞。句意：被打敗一兩次沒有關(guān)系。此處缺少主語，說的是客觀事實，用動詞不定式或動名詞作主語都可以，根據(jù)句意應(yīng)該是被動的，故填To be defeated/Being defeated。