广东省肇庆市第四中学2014届高三第一次月考(英语)无答案
Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty.One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become __1__.The fortune teller said, “Young man, you are already wealthy now.”
“Where is my wealth?” the young man asked __2__.
“It is with you.Your __3__ is (are) your wealth.You use them to see this world.You use them to see all the __4__ things in this world.You can read, study and learn.Your hands are your wealth.You can use them to work.You can use them to hug your beloved ones.Your __5__ are your wealth.You can go to any places...” the fortune teller said.
“You call these wealth?Everyone has them,” the young man said.
“These are wealth.What you have now are not what others can luckily have.Are you __6__ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to __7__ for them,” the fortune teller said.
“No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are __8__ to me!” the young man __9__.