阅读提优 一、完形填空。【用时: 准确率: 】 An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the (1) grandfather got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌)/ˌbɑ:gəvɑ:dˈgi:tə/. 注解:《薄伽梵歌》, 字面意思是“世尊（指黑天）之歌”, 学术界认为它成书于公元前五世纪到公元前二世纪, 是印 度教的重要经典, 叙述了印度两大史诗之一的「《摩诃婆罗多」中的一段对话（位于《毗湿摩篇》的 23–40）, 也 简称为神之歌(Gītā))。《摩诃婆罗多》中叙述的事件导致了现在的喀历年代的到来, 在这个年代的开始--大约五千 年前, 黑天向他的朋友兼奉献者阿周那讲述了《薄伽梵歌》。它是唯一一本记录神而不是神的代言人或者先知的 言论的经典。 One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you (2) but I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the (3) use of reading it?” The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the (4) river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as his grandfather (5) said ,but all the water ran (6) after he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.” This time the boy (7) ran faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was (8) difficult to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a (9) basket of water. You’re not trying hard enough.” 单词 1:empty/ˈempti/ adj.空的 e.g. I noticed an empty space on the bookshelf. 我注意到书架上有一个空白空间。 It’s not good to drink alcohol/ˈælkəhɒl/ on an empty stomach. 空腹饮酒不好。 单词 2:instead /ɪnˈsted/ adv. 代替; 反而 e.g. Lee was ill so I went instead. 李病了, 所以我代他去了。 He didn’t reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. 他没有回答, 反而转身离开了房间 The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the (10) basket into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said (11) sadly ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless(无用的)!” “Watch the basket.” said the grandfather. For the first time the boy (12) realized the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a (13) clean one, inside and out. 单词 3:realize/ˈriːəlaɪz/ v.意识到; 实现 e.g. I didn’t realize (that) you were so unhappy. 我没有察觉到你那么不开心。 We try to help all students realize their dream. 我们努力帮助所有的学生实现他们的梦想。 “Boy, you might not understand or remember (14) anything when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be (15) different ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.” ( C )1. A. son B. father C. grandfather D. grandmother ( B )2.A. so B. but C. or D. and ( C )3.A. time B. place C. use D. habit 单词 4:habit /ˈhæbɪt/ n.习惯 e.g. I’m trying to break the habit of staying up too late. 我正试图改掉熬夜的习惯。 I’m not in the habit of letting strangers into my house. 我不习惯让陌生人进我家。 ( D )4.A. house B. beach C. lake D. river ( A )5.A. said B. saw C. liked D. did ( B )6.A. as B. after C. until D. before 单词 5:until /ənˈtɪl/ conj.直到…为止 e.g. Let’s wait until the rain stops. 咱们等雨停了吧。 You can stay on the bus until you reach London. 你可以不用下车, 直到公车到达伦敦。 ( A )7.A. ran B. rode C. drove D. flew ( A )8.A. difficult B. interesting C. impossible D. unimportant 单词 6:impossible/ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ adj.不可能的 e.g. I find it impossible to lie to her. 我觉得无法对她撒谎。 Nothing is impossible. 一切皆有可能。 ( B )9.A. bottle B. basket C. box D. bowl ( C )10.A. hand B. bottle C. basket D. coal ( A )11.A. sadly B. hopefully C. excitedly D. happily ( B )12.A. forgot B. realized C. believed D. remembered ( B )13.A. white B. clean C. new D. black ( C )14.A. someone B. something C. anything D. anyone ( A )15.A. different B. relaxed C. curious(好奇的) D. worried 单词 7: relaxed/rɪˈlækst/ adj.放松的