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There was once a prophecy (预言). It said that when a prince 1 his palace, he would be the wisest king.
The king's family used to live in a beautiful 2. However, an earthquake destroyed it and killed the king and the queen. Luckily, their sons, Noah and Alan, 3. Noah thought he might be the prince in the prophecy, 4 he decided to find his palace with Alan. During their travel, a wise man gave them a key to the palace. He said, "I don't know where the palace is. You must try the key to find it by 5."
They failed after trying many times. That let the brothers 6. Finally, they reached a poor village. With no money left, they had to live there and learn to grow cotton on the 7. Although life there was difficult, the brothers were happy because the villagers loved them very much and they made a living by themselves. They 8 forgot the palace.
One night, while tidying up, Alan 9 the key and showed it to Noah. "The palace must hide in the forest, 10 us to find it," said Noah. Alan answered, "We've travelled to many places to live the life of kings, but I was never 11 than I am now, although we don't have much. If I had to find a palace, it would be this little house." After saying that, he put the key into its lock.
Just then the place 12 completely. The room was filled with lights and music and there were gardens and animals outside. A wonderful palace appeared, which made the villagers 13. The only thing that 14 the same was the door. It reminded everyone how Alan, their wise king, found the way to happiness. It 15 in a simple life and hard work.
() 1. A. built
B. found
C. repaired
D. produced
() 2. A. cave
B. house
C. canyon
D. palace
() 3. A. improved
B. left
C. died
D. lived
() 4. A. so
B. or
C. but
D. and
() 5. A. itself
B. himself
C. yourselves
D. themselves
() 6. A. on
B. off
C. up
D. down
() 7. A. field
B. office
C. theatre
D. factory
() 8. A. finally
B. exactly
C. closely
D. suddenly
() 9. A. hid
B. noticed
C. tried
D. threw
() 10. A. looking after
B. thinking of
C. waiting for
D. caring about
() 11. A. poorer
B. clearer
C. happier
D. cleverer
() 12. A. fell
B. broke
C. added
D. changed
() 13. A. bored
B. moved
C. relaxed
D. surprised
() 14. A. made
B. showed
C. kept
D. developed
() 15. A. lay
B. cut
C. took
D. brought
There was once a prophecy (预言). It said that when a prince 1 his palace, he would be the wisest king.
The king's family used to live in a beautiful 2. However, an earthquake destroyed it and killed the king and the queen. Luckily, their sons, Noah and Alan, 3. Noah thought he might be the prince in the prophecy, 4 he decided to find his palace with Alan. During their travel, a wise man gave them a key to the palace. He said, "I don't know where the palace is. You must try the key to find it by 5."
They failed after trying many times. That let the brothers 6. Finally, they reached a poor village. With no money left, they had to live there and learn to grow cotton on the 7. Although life there was difficult, the brothers were happy because the villagers loved them very much and they made a living by themselves. They 8 forgot the palace.
One night, while tidying up, Alan 9 the key and showed it to Noah. "The palace must hide in the forest, 10 us to find it," said Noah. Alan answered, "We've travelled to many places to live the life of kings, but I was never 11 than I am now, although we don't have much. If I had to find a palace, it would be this little house." After saying that, he put the key into its lock.
Just then the place 12 completely. The room was filled with lights and music and there were gardens and animals outside. A wonderful palace appeared, which made the villagers 13. The only thing that 14 the same was the door. It reminded everyone how Alan, their wise king, found the way to happiness. It 15 in a simple life and hard work.
() 1. A. built
B. found
C. repaired
D. produced
() 2. A. cave
B. house
C. canyon
D. palace
() 3. A. improved
B. left
C. died
D. lived
() 4. A. so
B. or
C. but
D. and
() 5. A. itself
B. himself
C. yourselves
D. themselves
() 6. A. on
B. off
C. up
D. down
() 7. A. field
B. office
C. theatre
D. factory
() 8. A. finally
B. exactly
C. closely
D. suddenly
() 9. A. hid
B. noticed
C. tried
D. threw
() 10. A. looking after
B. thinking of
C. waiting for
D. caring about
() 11. A. poorer
B. clearer
C. happier
D. cleverer
() 12. A. fell
B. broke
C. added
D. changed
() 13. A. bored
B. moved
C. relaxed
D. surprised
() 14. A. made
B. showed
C. kept
D. developed
() 15. A. lay
B. cut
C. took
D. brought
答案
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位王子和他的兄弟一起寻找预言中的宫殿的故事。
1. B 根据“he decided to find his palace with Alan”可知这里指王子找到自己的宫殿。故选 B。
2. D 根据“an earthquake destroyed it and killed the king and the queen”可知国王一家本来住在漂亮的宫殿里，但是被地震摧毁了。故选 D。
3. D 根据“an earthquake destroyed it and killed the king and the queen. Luckily, their sons”可知，国王、王后遇难了，但是他们的儿子幸运地活下来了。故选 D。
4. A 根据“he might be the prince in the prophecy”和“he decided to find his palace with Alan”可知前后是因果关系。故选 A。
5. C 本句的主语是“You”，指的是 Noah 和 Alan，因此这里指智者让兄弟俩自己去尝试寻找宫殿。故选 C。
6. D 根据“They failed after trying many times.”可知兄弟俩多次尝试后都失败了，这使得他们失落。故选 D。
7. A 根据“grow cotton”可知是在田野上。故选 A。
8. A 根据“the brothers were happy because the villagers loved them very much”可知兄弟俩在这里很开心，所以他们最后忘记了要去寻找宫殿。故选 A。
9. B 根据“while tidying up”和“showed it to Noah”可知这里指 Alan 整理东西时注意到了钥匙。故选 B。
10. C looking after 照顾；thinking of 想起；waiting for 等待；caring about 关心。根据“hide in the forest”可知宫殿还没有找到，等待他们去发现。故选 C。
11. C 根据“the brothers were happy because the villagers loved them very much”可知这兄弟俩现在比任何时候都开心。故选 C。
12. D 根据“The room was filled with lights and music”和“A wonderful palace appeared”可知这里指他们住的地方完全变了。故选 D。
13. D 根据“the place... completely”和“The room was filled with lights and music”可知村民们对这些变化感到吃惊。故选 D。
14. C 根据“the same was the door”可知这里指小房子的所有都变了，只有门保持不变。故选 C。
15. A 根据“how Alan, their wise king, found the way to happiness”可知本句在解释幸福之路在于简单的生活和努力工作。故选 A。
1. B 根据“he decided to find his palace with Alan”可知这里指王子找到自己的宫殿。故选 B。
2. D 根据“an earthquake destroyed it and killed the king and the queen”可知国王一家本来住在漂亮的宫殿里，但是被地震摧毁了。故选 D。
3. D 根据“an earthquake destroyed it and killed the king and the queen. Luckily, their sons”可知，国王、王后遇难了，但是他们的儿子幸运地活下来了。故选 D。
4. A 根据“he might be the prince in the prophecy”和“he decided to find his palace with Alan”可知前后是因果关系。故选 A。
5. C 本句的主语是“You”，指的是 Noah 和 Alan，因此这里指智者让兄弟俩自己去尝试寻找宫殿。故选 C。
6. D 根据“They failed after trying many times.”可知兄弟俩多次尝试后都失败了，这使得他们失落。故选 D。
7. A 根据“grow cotton”可知是在田野上。故选 A。
8. A 根据“the brothers were happy because the villagers loved them very much”可知兄弟俩在这里很开心，所以他们最后忘记了要去寻找宫殿。故选 A。
9. B 根据“while tidying up”和“showed it to Noah”可知这里指 Alan 整理东西时注意到了钥匙。故选 B。
10. C looking after 照顾；thinking of 想起；waiting for 等待；caring about 关心。根据“hide in the forest”可知宫殿还没有找到，等待他们去发现。故选 C。
11. C 根据“the brothers were happy because the villagers loved them very much”可知这兄弟俩现在比任何时候都开心。故选 C。
12. D 根据“The room was filled with lights and music”和“A wonderful palace appeared”可知这里指他们住的地方完全变了。故选 D。
13. D 根据“the place... completely”和“The room was filled with lights and music”可知村民们对这些变化感到吃惊。故选 D。
14. C 根据“the same was the door”可知这里指小房子的所有都变了，只有门保持不变。故选 C。
15. A 根据“how Alan, their wise king, found the way to happiness”可知本句在解释幸福之路在于简单的生活和努力工作。故选 A。
解析
【分析】
首先要通读全文，把握文章主旨：这是一篇寓言故事，讲述两位王子为了找到预言中的宫殿踏上旅程，最终在平凡的乡村生活中领悟到幸福与智慧的真谛。解题时，需遵循“先整体后局部”的思路：
1. 先快速浏览全文，了解故事的起因、发展和结局，明确文章核心是“寻找宫殿实则是寻找幸福与智慧”。
2. 逐个分析空格，结合上下文语境、逻辑关系（如因果、转折）、固定搭配和词义辨析来选择答案：
对于考查上下文呼应的题目，要留意前后文出现的关键词，找到对应关系；
考查逻辑关系的题目，要判断前后句的联系，选择合适的连词；
考查固定搭配的题目，要回忆相关固定短语的含义；
考查词义辨析的题目，要结合语境辨析选项，选择最贴合语境的内容。
3. 完成选择后，再通读全文，检查答案是否符合文章逻辑和语义。
【解析】
【文章大意】本文是一篇寓言类记叙文，讲述了两位王子为了找到预言中的宫殿踏上旅程，最终在平凡的乡村生活中领悟到：幸福与智慧源于简单的生活和辛勤的劳作。
1. 第1空：根据后文“he decided to find his palace”的呼应，预言中是王子找到宫殿后会成为最睿智的国王，故选B。
2. 第2空：根据前文提到的“palace”以及后文“an earthquake destroyed it”，可知国王一家原本住在漂亮的宫殿里，故选D。
3. 第3空：根据“Luckily”可知，国王和王后遇难，但他们的儿子幸运地活了下来，故选D。
4. 第4空：前半句是原因，后半句是结果，为因果关系，故选A。
5. 第5空：智者对Noah和Alan说话，主语是“You”，反身代词用yourselves，指让他们自己尝试找宫殿，故选C。
6. 第6空：多次失败让兄弟俩感到失落，“let sb. down”是固定搭配，意为“使某人失落”，故选D。
7. 第7空：种棉花的地点是田野，故选A。
8. 第8空：兄弟俩在乡村生活得很开心，最后忘记了寻找宫殿的事，故选A。
9. 第9空：Alan在整理东西时注意到了那把钥匙，故选B。
10. 第10空：“waiting for”表示等待，结合语境，宫殿藏在森林里等待他们发现，故选C。
11. 第11空：根据前文“the brothers were happy”可知，兄弟俩现在的生活比以往更开心，故选C。
12. 第12空：根据后文描述的变化，他们住的地方完全改变了，故选D。
13. 第13空：村民们对突如其来的变化感到吃惊，故选D。
14. 第14空：“keep the same”表示“保持不变”，只有门保持原样，故选C。
15. 第15空：“lie in”意为“在于”，此处用过去式lay，说明幸福之路在于简单的生活和辛勤劳作，故选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A
【知识点】
语境推理，固定搭配，词义辨析
【点评】
本文是一则富有哲理的寓言故事，解题时需紧密结合上下文语境，通过逻辑推理、固定搭配和词义辨析来选择答案。同时，故事传递了“幸福源于简单生活与辛勤付出”的道理，做题时也能领悟人生哲理。
【难度系数】
0.3
首先要通读全文，把握文章主旨：这是一篇寓言故事，讲述两位王子为了找到预言中的宫殿踏上旅程，最终在平凡的乡村生活中领悟到幸福与智慧的真谛。解题时，需遵循“先整体后局部”的思路：
1. 先快速浏览全文，了解故事的起因、发展和结局，明确文章核心是“寻找宫殿实则是寻找幸福与智慧”。
2. 逐个分析空格，结合上下文语境、逻辑关系（如因果、转折）、固定搭配和词义辨析来选择答案：
对于考查上下文呼应的题目，要留意前后文出现的关键词，找到对应关系；
考查逻辑关系的题目，要判断前后句的联系，选择合适的连词；
考查固定搭配的题目，要回忆相关固定短语的含义；
考查词义辨析的题目，要结合语境辨析选项，选择最贴合语境的内容。
3. 完成选择后，再通读全文，检查答案是否符合文章逻辑和语义。
【解析】
【文章大意】本文是一篇寓言类记叙文，讲述了两位王子为了找到预言中的宫殿踏上旅程，最终在平凡的乡村生活中领悟到：幸福与智慧源于简单的生活和辛勤的劳作。
1. 第1空：根据后文“he decided to find his palace”的呼应，预言中是王子找到宫殿后会成为最睿智的国王，故选B。
2. 第2空：根据前文提到的“palace”以及后文“an earthquake destroyed it”，可知国王一家原本住在漂亮的宫殿里，故选D。
3. 第3空：根据“Luckily”可知，国王和王后遇难，但他们的儿子幸运地活了下来，故选D。
4. 第4空：前半句是原因，后半句是结果，为因果关系，故选A。
5. 第5空：智者对Noah和Alan说话，主语是“You”，反身代词用yourselves，指让他们自己尝试找宫殿，故选C。
6. 第6空：多次失败让兄弟俩感到失落，“let sb. down”是固定搭配，意为“使某人失落”，故选D。
7. 第7空：种棉花的地点是田野，故选A。
8. 第8空：兄弟俩在乡村生活得很开心，最后忘记了寻找宫殿的事，故选A。
9. 第9空：Alan在整理东西时注意到了那把钥匙，故选B。
10. 第10空：“waiting for”表示等待，结合语境，宫殿藏在森林里等待他们发现，故选C。
11. 第11空：根据前文“the brothers were happy”可知，兄弟俩现在的生活比以往更开心，故选C。
12. 第12空：根据后文描述的变化，他们住的地方完全改变了，故选D。
13. 第13空：村民们对突如其来的变化感到吃惊，故选D。
14. 第14空：“keep the same”表示“保持不变”，只有门保持原样，故选C。
15. 第15空：“lie in”意为“在于”，此处用过去式lay，说明幸福之路在于简单的生活和辛勤劳作，故选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A
【知识点】
语境推理，固定搭配，词义辨析
【点评】
本文是一则富有哲理的寓言故事，解题时需紧密结合上下文语境，通过逻辑推理、固定搭配和词义辨析来选择答案。同时，故事传递了“幸福源于简单生活与辛勤付出”的道理，做题时也能领悟人生哲理。
【难度系数】
0.3
