(二)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Long time ago，there lived a king. He was irresponsible. He 1 cared about his country and people. All his people complained (抱怨) about this.
One day，the king went hunting in the forest. After some time，he felt 2. He came to a lake. When he drank water from the lake，he saw a swan (天鹅) 3 on a big stone nearby. “I want to catch the swan!” he thought.
As soon as he held up his bow (弓)，the swan was gone. 4 his surprise，he heard a sweet voice，“I am the swan. 5 you want to catch me，you must come to the wonderland (奇境).”
The king said，“Please 6 me the way to the wonderland!”
“Do good things for your people，and my messenger (信使) will come and lead you there，” the 7 replied.
With this in mind，the king dressed up and went out into the streets. He gave some 8 to a poor old man. After the old man 9 it happily he began to chat with the king. When they talked about people’s life in the country，the old man became 10 and said，“Do you know why I’m so poor? It’s because of our king! He has done 11 for us.”
12 ，the king heard the swan’s voice again. “Listen! It seems that you are doing something 13 only because you want to go to the wonderland. That’s not enough. You should always 14 all your people and be kind to them，” the swan said.
The king realized this was 15. He became responsible and worked very hard. Finally，he understood that making his country a great place was like making a wonderland of his own.
()1. A. always
B. usually
C. often
D. never
()2. A. full
B. thirsty
C. hungry
D. tired
()3. A. standing
B. running
C. swimming
D. flying
()4. A. On
B. To
C. For
D. At
()5. A. While
B. Although
C. Unless
D. If
()6. A. ask
B. invite
C. show
D. warn
()7. A. sound
B. bell
C. noise
D. voice
()8. A. water
B. time
C. money
D. knowledge
()9. A. accepted
B. refused
C. borrowed
D. returned
()10. A. angry
B. happy
C. shy
D. smart
()11. A. everything
B. nothing
C. anything
D. something
()12. A. Luckily
B. Certainly
C. Suddenly
D. Recently
()13. A. boring
B. interesting
C. bad
D. good
()14. A. laugh at
B. take care of
C. keep away from
D. give up
()15. A. impossible
B. crazy
C. true
D. wrong

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. C

1. D 根据前文“He was irresponsible.”可知他从不关心他的国家和人民，never表示否定，符合语境。
2. B 从后文“When he drank water from the lake”可知他感到口渴，thirsty符合。
3. A “on a big stone”表明天鹅站在石头上，standing符合情境。
4. B “to one's surprise”是固定短语，意为“使某人惊讶的是”，所以选To。
5. D 这里表示条件关系，如果想抓住天鹅，就必须去奇境，If符合。
6. C 国王请求天鹅给指路到奇境，“show the way”表示“指路”，所以选show。
7. D 前文提到“heard a sweet voice”，这里再次提到天鹅的回应，用voice。
8. C 从后文老人接受后聊天以及说国王没为百姓做事可知是给了一些钱，money符合。
9. A 老人开心地接受了钱，accepted符合情境。
10. A 从老人说“你知道我为什么这么穷吗？是因为我们的国王！”可知老人很生气，angry符合。
11. B 老人说国王没为他们做任何事，nothing表示否定，符合语境。
12. C 这里表示国王突然又听到天鹅的声音，Suddenly表示“突然地”。
13. D 从后文“because you want to go to the wonderland”可知天鹅说国王做好事是为了去奇境，即做这件事的动机是好的但目的不纯粹，这里强调做的是好事，good符合。
14. B 国王应该照顾好他的人民，take care of表示“照顾”，符合语境。
15. C 国王意识到天鹅说的是对的，true符合。