Question

A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. 1. sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.

“Gold. There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was 2. great surprise. Then he began to think about 3. to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while the old man 4. (lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.

The young man took 5. big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body. Several times he tried to pull it out, 6. in vain（徒劳）. At last he took off his coat, 7. (think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.

Worried but 8. (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place 9. he thought the old man couldn’t find him. He stopped and 10. (quick) opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station hurriedly only to find that the old man was gone.

Answer 1

1.They

2.in

3.how

4.lay

5.the

6.but

7.thinking

8.delighted

9.where

10.quickly

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇哲理性的文章，讲述了以为年轻人听说一个袋子里装有黄金，而放弃自己的毛皮大衣，拿着袋子走了以后，才发现袋子里只有一对石头，告诉我们，做人不可以贪婪，否则会失去原来拥有的东西。

1. young man and an old man一个年轻人好而一位老人。可知是两个人。句意为：他们紧挨着坐着。故填They。

2. surprise固定搭配，是介词短语，译为“吃惊地，惊讶地”。句意为：这个年轻人不敢相信自己的耳朵，而且很吃惊地。故填in。

3. the money挣钱是完整的动宾结构，而这里应该是如何挣钱，是作方式状语，故用表示方式的副词how。句意为：然后他们开始思考如何挣钱。故填how。

4. v.躺； 坐落在； 处于…状态； 说谎。表示“说谎“的意思是，过去式和过去分词是lied，lied；其表示“躺； 坐落在； 处于…状态”意思时，过去式和过去分词是lay，lain。由前文可判断这是一个过去发生的事，要用过去式。而这里取“躺着”的意思。句意为：过了一会儿，这位老人躺在椅子上睡着了。故填lay。

5.

6. 连词，表示转折。根据前文Several times he tried to pull it out。几次他试图拿走他的毛皮大衣，而后面in vain（徒劳），可知没有成功。发生转折。句意为：几次他试图拿走他的毛皮大衣，但是都徒劳无功。故填but。

7. vt想，考虑，思考。这里是有动词的分词形式表示状语。这里think是主动在思考，因此用现在分词表示主动。句意：最后他脱掉外套，想着袋子里的黄金肯定要比他的毛皮大衣要贵。故填thinking

8. vt.使高兴，使欣喜，delighted adj高兴的；欣喜的。句意为：既担忧又高兴，那个年轻人尽可能快的跑出车站，当他的腿可以迈动的时候。故填 delighted。

9. place一个地方，而且在从句中作地点状语。句意为：直到他到了一个他认为老人不能够找到他的地方。故填where。

10. adj.快的，急速的。quickly adv.迅速地； 立即； 马上。这里需要一个副词修饰动词opened。句意为：他停了下来，快速地打开袋子，但是他只看见里面有很多小石头。故填quickly。

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