阅读下面短文,掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
An old man had three children, all boys. When they had grown up, he called them together and told them that he was very __36__ and no longer able to provide, __37__ for himself .He ordered them to go out and bring him food and clothing.
The three brothers __38 __ , and after a very long while they came to a large__39__. They decided that once they got across they would __40__. The eldest told the youngest to take the middle road, and the second to go to the right, __41__ he himself would go to the left. Then, in a year’s time, they would __42__ to the same spot.
So they parted, and at the end of a year, as __43__, they found their way back to the riverside. The eldest asked the youngest what he had gotten during his travels, and the boy __44__: I have nothing but a __45__ . If you look into it, you can see all over the country, no matter how far away.”
When asked __46__ what he had gotten, the second brother replied : “Only a pair of sandals that are so full of __47__ that if one puts them on one can walk at once to any place in the country in one step.”
Then the eldest himself, said: “ I , __48__ , have obtained but little, a kind of medicine, that is all. But let us look into the mirror and see how father __49__.”
The youngest __50__ his mirror, and they all looked into it and saw that their father was already __51__.Then the elder said: “Let us __52__ home and see what we can do,” So the second brought out his sandals, and all three placed their feet inside them and ,
__53__ , they reached their father’s grave. Then the eldest took the__54__ out of his bag, and poured it over the grave. At once their father __55__, as if nothing had been the matter with him.
Now which of these three sons has performed the best?
小题1: | A.old | B.tired | C.active | D.unusual |
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小题2: | A.merely | B.even | C.already | D.ever |
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小题3: | A.took down | B.grew up | C.set out | D.turned around |
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小题4: | A.plain | B.temple | C.mountain | D.river |
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小题5: | A.settle | B.speed | C.bathe | D.separate |
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小题6: | A.but | B.although | C.while | D.if |
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小题7: | A.refer | B.return | C.owe | D.contribute |
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小题8: | A.agreed | B.tested | C.proved | D.called |
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小题9: | A.rose | B.replied | C.aimed | D.added |
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小题10: | A.map | B.rule | C.mirror | D.telescope |
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小题11: | A.in doubt | B.in store | C.in time | D.in turn |
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小题12: | A.happiness | B.time | C.energy | D.power |
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小题13: | A.however | B.therefore | C.too | D.anyway |
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小题14: | A.came out | B.got on | C.made up | D.broke down |
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小题15: | A.produced | B.fetched | C.hid | D.received |
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小题16: | A.dead | B.rich | C.strong | D.sick |
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小题17: | A.call | B.ride | C.hurry | D.drive |
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小题18: | A.suddenly | B.instead | C.slowly | D.immediately |
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小题19: | A.fish | B.medicine | C.money | D.wine |
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小题20: | A.got up | B.built up | C.joined in | D.passed away |
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