King Evan was so conscious about keeping his people happy and considered them as his own family. He took great care to ___21___ his people’s needs and they lived happily.
However, King Evan used to hear his court（宫廷）men say that people in his kingdom always ___22___ him for various reasons. One day, he secretly took a trip around his land to find out what made his countrymen feel ___23___. However, he could not see any unhappy people and this gave him great ___24___.
He decided to ___25___ a huge boulder（巨石）in the middle of the road to test the people who passed by. ___26___ his soldiers had placed a huge boulder in the road, they all hid in a nearby place to ___27___ what would happen next.
The boulder almost covered half of the road and many wealthy people simply walked around the boulder.
Nobody really seemed to care about the boulder ___28___ the movements of vehicles.
The king’s court men also saw the boulder but did ___29___ to move it away. Instead, they bad-mouthed the ____30____ for not maintaining the road properly. These were the people whom the king ____31____ to be loyal! The king was shocked to ____32____ their words.
A fruit seller walked along the road with his fruit. When he saw the huge boulder, he ____33____ and tried to move the stone. After some ____34____, the fruit seller removed the obstacle（障碍物）from the road ____35____.
He saw a huge bag placed under the boulder. He picked up and was extremely ____36____. The bag had a note on it, saying, “Here is a ____37____ for you! The bag has 1000 gold coins inside and they are for the one who ____38____ this obstacle!”
The fruit seller was so happy and he was also ____39____ by the king to a party where he was rewarded nicely. Every obstacle we face in our life is a(n) ____40____!
21. A. satisfy B. express C. record D. understand
22. A. remembered B. thanked C. blamed D. forgave
23. A. excited B. respected C. bored D. displeased
24. A. advice B. relief C. power D. pressure
25. A. fix B. hang C. hide D. place
26. A. Before B. Since C. After D. Unless
27. A. consider B. guess C. watch D. ask
28. A. disturbing B. controlling C. directing D. changing
29. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
30. A. king B. soldiers C. official D. passers-by
31. A. knew B. proved C. announced D. believed
32. A. repeat B. hear C. write D. read
33. A. left B. smiled C. stopped D. returned
34. A. attempts B. tests C. research D. discussion
35. A. easily B. naturally C. hopefully D. successfully
36. A. nervous B. surprised C. angry D. frightened
37. A. task B. gift C. list D. joke
38. A. notices B. breaks C. removes D. covers
39. A. challenged B. forced C. sent D. invited
40. A. opportunity B. concern C. message D. possibility
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个卖水果的人因移走国王故意放在路上的巨石而得到了奖励，这个故事告诉我们生活中的每一个障碍都是一个机会。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. satisfy满足；B. express表达；C. record记录；D. understand理解。根据本空前的“King Evan was so conscious about keeping his people happy and considered them as his own family.”可知，Evan国王想让他的子民幸福地生活，他把他们当成自己的家人，所以他努力满足子民的需要，故A项正确。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. remembered记得；B. thanked感谢； C. blamed责怪；D. forgave原谅。根据本空前的“However, King Evan used to hear his court（宫廷）men say that people in his kingdom always ”可知，然而，他经常听到臣子们说他的子民总是以这种各样的原因责怪他，故C项正确。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. excited兴奋的；B. respected受尊敬的；C. bored 无聊的；D. displeased不高兴的。臣子们说他的子民这种各样的原因责怪他，所以一天国王决定微服出宫，看看是什么让他的子民不高兴，本空后的“unhappy”亦是提示，故D项正确。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. advice建议；B. relief安慰、欣慰；C. power力量；D. pressure压力。根据本空前的“. However, he could not see any unhappy people and this gave him great”可知，然而，他没看到任何不高兴的人，这让他大感欣慰，故B项正确。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. fix固定；B. hang挂； C. hide隐藏；D. place放。根据本空后的“a huge boulder（巨石）in the middle of the road to test the people who passed by.”可知，他决定在路中间放一块巨石来来考验路过的人，故D项正确。
【26题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。A. Before在……之前；B. Since自从；C. After在……之后；D. Unless除非。根据本空后的“his soldiers had placed a huge boulder in the road, they all hid in a nearby place to ___7___ what would happen next.”可知，在他的士兵们把巨石放在路中间之后，他们都躲在附近的一个地方看接下来会发生什么，故C项正确。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. consider考虑；B. guess猜想；C. watch看；D. ask问。根据语境可知，他们都躲在附近的一个地方看接下来会发生什么，故C项正确。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. disturbing干扰、妨碍；B. controlling控制；C. directing指导；D. changing改变。根据本空后的“the movements of vehicles”可知，没有人在意妨碍车辆流通的巨石，故A项正确。
【29题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。A. something某物； B. nothing什么都没有；C. everything一切；D. anything任何事。根据本空前的“The king’s court men also saw the boulder but did”可知，国王的臣子们也都看见了巨石却没有把它移走，故B项正确。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. king国王；B. soldiers士兵；C. official官员； D. passers-by路人。根据本空后的“for not maintaining the road properly.”可知，他们反而责怪国王没有妥善维护道路，故A项正确。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. knew了解；B. proved证明；C. announced宣布；D. believed相信、认为。根据本空后的“to be loyal!”可知，这些人就是国王认为是忠诚的人，故D项正确。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. repeat重复；B. hear听；C. write写；D. read读。上文说臣子们责怪国王没有妥善维护道路，听到这样的话国王感到很震惊，故B项正确。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. left离开；B. smiled微笑；C. stopped停下；D. returned返回。根据本空后的“and tried to move the stone.”可知，一个卖水果的人停下来，试着把巨石移到一边，故C项正确。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. attempts尝试；B. tests测试；C. research调查；D. discussion讨论。根据本空后的“the fruit seller removed the obstacle（障碍物）from the road ___15___.”可知，经过几次尝试后，卖水果的人终于成功地把巨石移到了路边，故A项正确。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. easily容易地；B. naturally自然地；C. hopefully有望地；D. successfully成功地。根据语境可知，经过几次尝试后，卖水果的人终于成功地把巨石移到了路边，故D项正确。
【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. nervous紧张的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. angry生气的；D. frightened害怕的。根据本空后的“The bag had a note on it, saying, “Here is a ___17___ for you!”可知，巨石下有一个大袋子，袋子上的纸条写着“这是给你的礼物”，这使那个卖水果的人感到很惊讶，故B项正确。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. task任务；B. gift礼物；C. list清单；D. joke玩笑。根据语境可知，这袋金币是国王送给移走巨石的人的礼物，故B项正确。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. notices注意；B. breaks弄坏；C. removes移除；D. covers覆盖。根据语境可知，这袋金币是送给移走巨石的人的，故C项正确。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. challenged挑战； B. forced强迫；C. sent发送；D. invited邀请。根据本空后的“by the king to a party where he was rewarded nicely.”可知，国王还邀请他参加宴会，故D项正确。
【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. opportunity机会；B. concern关心；C. message启示；D. possibility可能性。根据上文可知，那个卖水果的人因移走国王故意放在路上的巨石而得到了奖励，由此可知，这个故事告诉我们生活中的每一个障碍都是一个机会，故A项正确。
However, King Evan used to hear his court（宫廷）men say that people in his kingdom always ___22___ him for various reasons. One day, he secretly took a trip around his land to find out what made his countrymen feel ___23___. However, he could not see any unhappy people and this gave him great ___24___.
He decided to ___25___ a huge boulder（巨石）in the middle of the road to test the people who passed by. ___26___ his soldiers had placed a huge boulder in the road, they all hid in a nearby place to ___27___ what would happen next.
The boulder almost covered half of the road and many wealthy people simply walked around the boulder.
Nobody really seemed to care about the boulder ___28___ the movements of vehicles.
The king’s court men also saw the boulder but did ___29___ to move it away. Instead, they bad-mouthed the ____30____ for not maintaining the road properly. These were the people whom the king ____31____ to be loyal! The king was shocked to ____32____ their words.
A fruit seller walked along the road with his fruit. When he saw the huge boulder, he ____33____ and tried to move the stone. After some ____34____, the fruit seller removed the obstacle（障碍物）from the road ____35____.
He saw a huge bag placed under the boulder. He picked up and was extremely ____36____. The bag had a note on it, saying, “Here is a ____37____ for you! The bag has 1000 gold coins inside and they are for the one who ____38____ this obstacle!”
The fruit seller was so happy and he was also ____39____ by the king to a party where he was rewarded nicely. Every obstacle we face in our life is a(n) ____40____!
21. A. satisfy B. express C. record D. understand
22. A. remembered B. thanked C. blamed D. forgave
23. A. excited B. respected C. bored D. displeased
24. A. advice B. relief C. power D. pressure
25. A. fix B. hang C. hide D. place
26. A. Before B. Since C. After D. Unless
27. A. consider B. guess C. watch D. ask
28. A. disturbing B. controlling C. directing D. changing
29. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
30. A. king B. soldiers C. official D. passers-by
31. A. knew B. proved C. announced D. believed
32. A. repeat B. hear C. write D. read
33. A. left B. smiled C. stopped D. returned
34. A. attempts B. tests C. research D. discussion
35. A. easily B. naturally C. hopefully D. successfully
36. A. nervous B. surprised C. angry D. frightened
37. A. task B. gift C. list D. joke
38. A. notices B. breaks C. removes D. covers
39. A. challenged B. forced C. sent D. invited
40. A. opportunity B. concern C. message D. possibility
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个卖水果的人因移走国王故意放在路上的巨石而得到了奖励，这个故事告诉我们生活中的每一个障碍都是一个机会。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. satisfy满足；B. express表达；C. record记录；D. understand理解。根据本空前的“King Evan was so conscious about keeping his people happy and considered them as his own family.”可知，Evan国王想让他的子民幸福地生活，他把他们当成自己的家人，所以他努力满足子民的需要，故A项正确。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. remembered记得；B. thanked感谢； C. blamed责怪；D. forgave原谅。根据本空前的“However, King Evan used to hear his court（宫廷）men say that people in his kingdom always ”可知，然而，他经常听到臣子们说他的子民总是以这种各样的原因责怪他，故C项正确。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. excited兴奋的；B. respected受尊敬的；C. bored 无聊的；D. displeased不高兴的。臣子们说他的子民这种各样的原因责怪他，所以一天国王决定微服出宫，看看是什么让他的子民不高兴，本空后的“unhappy”亦是提示，故D项正确。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. advice建议；B. relief安慰、欣慰；C. power力量；D. pressure压力。根据本空前的“. However, he could not see any unhappy people and this gave him great”可知，然而，他没看到任何不高兴的人，这让他大感欣慰，故B项正确。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. fix固定；B. hang挂； C. hide隐藏；D. place放。根据本空后的“a huge boulder（巨石）in the middle of the road to test the people who passed by.”可知，他决定在路中间放一块巨石来来考验路过的人，故D项正确。
【26题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。A. Before在……之前；B. Since自从；C. After在……之后；D. Unless除非。根据本空后的“his soldiers had placed a huge boulder in the road, they all hid in a nearby place to ___7___ what would happen next.”可知，在他的士兵们把巨石放在路中间之后，他们都躲在附近的一个地方看接下来会发生什么，故C项正确。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. consider考虑；B. guess猜想；C. watch看；D. ask问。根据语境可知，他们都躲在附近的一个地方看接下来会发生什么，故C项正确。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. disturbing干扰、妨碍；B. controlling控制；C. directing指导；D. changing改变。根据本空后的“the movements of vehicles”可知，没有人在意妨碍车辆流通的巨石，故A项正确。
【29题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。A. something某物； B. nothing什么都没有；C. everything一切；D. anything任何事。根据本空前的“The king’s court men also saw the boulder but did”可知，国王的臣子们也都看见了巨石却没有把它移走，故B项正确。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. king国王；B. soldiers士兵；C. official官员； D. passers-by路人。根据本空后的“for not maintaining the road properly.”可知，他们反而责怪国王没有妥善维护道路，故A项正确。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. knew了解；B. proved证明；C. announced宣布；D. believed相信、认为。根据本空后的“to be loyal!”可知，这些人就是国王认为是忠诚的人，故D项正确。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. repeat重复；B. hear听；C. write写；D. read读。上文说臣子们责怪国王没有妥善维护道路，听到这样的话国王感到很震惊，故B项正确。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. left离开；B. smiled微笑；C. stopped停下；D. returned返回。根据本空后的“and tried to move the stone.”可知，一个卖水果的人停下来，试着把巨石移到一边，故C项正确。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. attempts尝试；B. tests测试；C. research调查；D. discussion讨论。根据本空后的“the fruit seller removed the obstacle（障碍物）from the road ___15___.”可知，经过几次尝试后，卖水果的人终于成功地把巨石移到了路边，故A项正确。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. easily容易地；B. naturally自然地；C. hopefully有望地；D. successfully成功地。根据语境可知，经过几次尝试后，卖水果的人终于成功地把巨石移到了路边，故D项正确。
【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. nervous紧张的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. angry生气的；D. frightened害怕的。根据本空后的“The bag had a note on it, saying, “Here is a ___17___ for you!”可知，巨石下有一个大袋子，袋子上的纸条写着“这是给你的礼物”，这使那个卖水果的人感到很惊讶，故B项正确。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. task任务；B. gift礼物；C. list清单；D. joke玩笑。根据语境可知，这袋金币是国王送给移走巨石的人的礼物，故B项正确。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. notices注意；B. breaks弄坏；C. removes移除；D. covers覆盖。根据语境可知，这袋金币是送给移走巨石的人的，故C项正确。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. challenged挑战； B. forced强迫；C. sent发送；D. invited邀请。根据本空后的“by the king to a party where he was rewarded nicely.”可知，国王还邀请他参加宴会，故D项正确。
【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. opportunity机会；B. concern关心；C. message启示；D. possibility可能性。根据上文可知，那个卖水果的人因移走国王故意放在路上的巨石而得到了奖励，由此可知，这个故事告诉我们生活中的每一个障碍都是一个机会，故A项正确。
