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【题目】A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地狱). He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him_________ in the palace.

The man said, “I have been working hard _______ my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.” The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else________ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in my palace and you can eat _______ you want. You can have a good rest and _______ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.

At the beginning, the man felt very________. But gradually(渐渐地), he felt a bit lonely and bored. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _______ just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a_______ ?”

The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”

Several months later, the man couldn’t _______ the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with（厌倦） this kind of life. _______ you don’t offer me a job, I would rather（宁愿）go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

【1】A. to stay B. staying C. don’t stay D. stay

【2】A. to B. during C. at D. before

【3】A. bigger B. better C. worse D. cleaner

【4】A. wherever B. whoever C. whenever D. whatever

【5】A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

【6】A. angry B. happy C. bored D. worried

【7】A. as B. by C. at D. without

【8】A. friend B. child C. job D. pet

【9】A. stand B. refuse C. follow D. imagine

【10】A. If B. Unless C. So D. Because

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 B

【4】 D

【5】 C

【6】 B

【7】 B

【8】 C

【9】 A

【10】 A

【解析】

短文主要讲了一个男人死了，正要去另一个世界天堂或地狱。在途中他看到一个非常宏伟的宫殿，就请求主人住在那儿，只想吃和睡，不想做任何事。”宫殿的主人答应了。在开始的时候，他感到非常高兴。但渐渐地，他觉得有点孤独和空虚。又过了几个月，他不能继续他现在的生活，去了宫殿主人那儿，说，“我真的受不了这种生活。如果你不给我工作，我宁愿去地狱而不在这里生活。宫殿的主人轻蔑地笑了，“你认为这里是天堂吗？它其实就是地狱！”

【1】考查非谓语动词及语境理解。句意：宫殿的主人请求他留下来居住在皇宫。ask sb to do要求某人做某事，所以这里用非谓语，stay呆，留下；根据句意，结合语境可知选A。

【2】考查介词及语境理解。句意在我的一生中，我一直在努力工作。to到；during 在……期间；at 在；before之前；根据句子主体部分I have been working hard结合句意及语境可知选B。

【3】考查形容词比较级及语境理解。句意：如果是这样的话，对你来说没有其他地方比这儿更好。A. bigger更大；B. better更好；C. worse更坏；D. cleaner更干净。根据句意可知选B。

【4】考查副词及语境理解。句意：我的宫殿里有很多美味的食物，你想吃什么就吃什么。A. wherever无论何地；B. whoever无论谁C. whenever无论何时；D. whatever无论什么，结合句意及语境可知选D。

【5】考查不定代词及语境理解。根据第二空后面的“without any work”和第七空后的“just eating and sleeping every day”可知，他只需要好好休息，“没有什么事情”需要他做，结合句意及语境可知选C

【6】考查形容词及语境理解。根据后面出现的“But gradually, he felt a bit lonely.”可知此空应该是和but后的内容形成转折，也就是刚开始他感到很开心。结合句意及语境可知选B

【7】考查介词及语境理解。句意：每天只靠吃和睡来生活是很无聊的。介词by可以表示方式，此处是表示以“每天吃吃睡睡”的方式活着。结合句意及语境可知选B

【8】考查名词及语境理解。根据下文的回复“Sorry, there is no job here.”可知这个人是问可以帮他找一份工作吗。结合句意及语境可知选C

【9】考查动词及语境理解。根据后面这个人所说的话“I am really fed up with(厌倦) this kind of life”可知此空是说他实在无法“忍受”现在的生活了。结合句意及语境可知选A

【10】本题考查if引导条件状语从句。后面出现的“I would like to go to hell instead of living here.”表示结果，故前半句是要说如果你不给我一份工作。结合句意及语境可知选A