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Passage 1(2016成都改编)

A boy thought that he was the most unhappy person in the world. In his opinion, he was unlucky because almost everything bad always 1.________ to him.

So he wanted to find the secret to happiness. He walked a 2.________

way and finally came to a beautiful palace. There, he met the king.

After learning why the boy had come, the king suggested that he

should look around the palace and 3.________ back in two hours. “At the same time,

4.________ want you to hold this spoon with milk ，” said the king. “As you walk around my palace, carry this spoon without spilling(溢出)the milk.”

The boy kept his eyes fixed on the spoon and began to walk around the golden palace. After two hours, he came 5.________ to the king. “Well，” asked the king. “Did you see the wonderful paintings in my dining hall? Did you see the colorful flowers in the garden ？” The boy felt sorry 6.________ he saw nothing. He only paid

7.________ to the milk.

“Then go back and 8.________ the beauty of my world, ”said the king. Thi s time the boy saw all of the works of art on the walls. He saw the great gardens and mountains all around. When he came back, he described everything he saw.

“But where is the milk？”asked the king. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw the milk w as gone. “Well, there is only one piece of 9.________ I can give you ，” said the king. “The secret to happiness is to see all the beauty of the world and also keep 10.________ eye on the milk on the spoon.”

Passage 1

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。通过讲述一个认为自己最不幸的小男孩寻找幸福的真谛的故事。告诉我们：真正的幸福是在享受这个世界美好的同时不忘记自己所肩负的责任。

1. happened 【解析】句意：在他看来，他是不幸的，因为几乎所有的坏事都经常________在他身上。根据语境可知不好的事情经常在他身上发生，用happen ，故事发生在过去，用一般过去时，故填happened 。

2. long 【解析】句意：他走了很________路，最终来到一个美丽的宫殿。根据语境和finally 可知他走了很长的路。故填long 。

3. come/be 【解析】句意：了解了男孩为什么来，国王建议他应该在宫殿四处看看，在两小时内________。 此处指“回来”，注意所填词和look around 并列，位于情态动词后。故填come/be 。

4. I 【解析】句意：国王说道：“同时，________想让你拿着装满牛奶的勺子”。此处是直接引语，表达“我(国王)”希望“你(男孩)”……，且此处作主语。故填I 。

5. back 【解析】句意：两个小时后，他回________国王那里。“回到”用come back 。故填back 。

6. because/as 【解析】句意：男孩感到很抱歉，________他什么都没有看到。前后半句是因果关系，且此处表示原因。故填because/as 。

7. attention 【解析】句意：他只________到了牛奶。“注意”用pay attention to 。故填attention 。

8. see/enjoy/find 【解析】句意：国王说道：“那么回去，并且________我的世界(宫殿/王宫)的美吧。”此处可以表示看/享受/

发现，此处是直接引语，用一般现在时。故填

see/enjoy/find。

9. advice 【解析】句意：国王说道：“好的，我只能给你一条________。”根据语境可知此处表达建议，用suggestion或advice，根据空前的one piece of可知用不可数名词。故填advice。

10. an 【解析】句意：幸福的秘密就是看到世界的美，同时留意到勺子里的牛奶。“留意”用keep an eye on。故填an。

Passage 2(2017原创)

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a rich country. One day, he 1.________

he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very

painful, because it was 2.________ first time that he went for

such a long trip.And the 3.________ that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to 4.________ every road of the country with leather. Of course, this would need thousands 5.________ cows' skins, and would cost a great amount of money.

Then one of his wise 6.________ brave servants told the king, “Why do you h ave to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don't you 7.________ cut a small piece of leather to cover your feet？” The king was surprised, but he later agreed to the servant's suggestion, to make a “shoe” for 8.________．

In fact, there is a valuable lesson of life in this story: You'd 9.________ change yourself—your heart; and not the world. We should 10.________ something from it and then we will enjoy ourselves. Let's make this world a happy place to live.

Passage 2

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位国王视察国家之后觉得道路崎岖，脚很疼。于是，他下令把所有的道路都铺上牛皮。一位大臣认为这要花费很大的财力，建议国王做一双牛皮鞋穿在脚上，于是国王接受了他的建议。这个故事告诉我们：无论任何人，要改变整个世界非常艰难，但是改变自己的心态，一样可以活得开心。

1. went 【解析】句意：一天，他________国家的一些边远地区旅行。go for a trip去旅行。时态为一般过去时。故填went。

2. the 【解析】句意：……因为这是他第一次去这么长的旅行。序数词first前面需用定冠词修饰。故填the。

3. road 【解析】句意：而且他走过的________非常崎岖、有许多石头。根据语境可知，他走过的路非常粗糙。故填road。

4. cover 【解析】句意：于是他命令他的子民把国家的每一条路都________牛皮。联系上文，国王抱怨道路崎岖不平，这里应该是命令他的子民把路覆盖上牛皮。根据前面to可知用动词原形。故填cover。

5. of 【解析】句意：当然，这将需要________张牛皮，而且将花费大量金钱。thousands of成千上万的。故填of。

6. and 【解析】句意：然后一个聪明________勇敢的大臣告诉国王……。分析句子结构可知，此处需要一个并列连词。故填and。

7. just 【解析】句意：为什么不________切一小块牛皮来包住您的脚呢？根据语境可知，大臣问国王为什么不仅仅裁一小块牛皮包住脚。故填just。

8. himself 【解析】句意：国王非常惊奇，但是后来同意了大臣的建议，为________做了

一双鞋。分析句子结构，此处缺少一个代词，作介词“for”的宾语。结合句意，国王应该

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让人给他自己做了一双鞋。故填himself。

9. better 【解析】句意：你________改变你自己——你的心态，而不是世界。“You'd better do sth.”是一个固定句型，意为“你最好做某事”。故填better。

10. learn 【解析】句意：我们应该从中________一些东西，然后我们会玩得很开心。learn from向……学习。根据前面should可知用动词原形。故填learn。

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