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During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a boy named Fang Zhongyong in Jinxi. He came from a family of 1 who had worked the land for many years. When Zhongyong turned five, he didn't 2 anything about writing tools. One day, he suddenly cried for these tools, and his father, 3 by this wish, borrowed some from a neighbour. After his father 4 with the tools, Zhongyong quickly wrote four lines of poetry, which amazed everyone in the neighbourhood.
From then on, people started asking Zhongyong to write poems for them. He could create a poem in a flash, and his poems were 5. Zhongyong became so famous that people began to treat his father like a guest of 6. Some even offered money in exchange for Zhongyong's poems. His father saw this as a 7 to make money and took Zhongyong around Jinxi to meet people. 8, this meant Zhongyong had no time to learn more about writing.
9 passed. When Zhongyong was about twelve or thirteen, he was asked to write a poem, but his work was not as good as before. He had 10 his skill. Later, when someone 11 Zhongyong again, he learned Zhongyong was no different from the rest.
A wise man called Wang Anshi said that Zhongyong had a natural 12 for poems. He was more talented than many others, but he became 13 because he didn't get a proper education. That reminds us of all the children who, like Zhongyong, might have great talent but 14 get the chance to learn. If a talented person can lose their spark without education, what about people who are not so naturally talented? If they 15 education, they probably remain ordinary forever.
1. A. doctors B. farmers C. teachers D. scientists
2. A. find B. take C. know D. suit
3. A. surprised B. touched C. excited D. worried
4. A. agreed B. shared C. experienced D. returned ＞＞逻辑关系
5. A. truthful B. beautiful C. painful D. playful
6. A. respect B. welcome C. honour D. praise
7. A. resource B. method C. guidance D. project
8. A. Moreover B. Besides C. However D. Rather
9. A. Days B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
10. A. lost B. hidden C. proved D. doubted
11. A. asked about B. thought over C. dealt with D. found out ＞＞逻辑关系
12. A. chance B. need C. plan D. gift
13. A. ordinary B. successful C. average D. silly
14. A. completely B. probably C. hardly D. simply
15. A. look up to B. miss out on C. run out of D. catch up with

1. B 根据空后“who had worked the land for many years”可知方仲永来自农民家庭。故选 B。
2. C 根据下文“he suddenly cried for these tools”可知方仲永对书写工具一无所知。故选 C。
3. A 根据上文$“he didn't \underline{2} anything about writing tools. One day, he suddenly cried for these tools”$可知方仲永对书写工具一无所知却突然哭着要工具，父亲对此感到惊讶。故选 A。
4. D 根据上文“borrowed some from a neighbour”可知父亲向一位邻里借书写工具，将其带回家。故选 D。
＞＞ 时间关系
5. B 根据下文“Zhongyong became so famous”可知方仲永变得出名，由此可知他诗写得好。故选 B。
6. C 根据空前“Zhongyong became so famous”可知方仲永变得出名，人们开始把他的父亲当作贵宾；a guest of honour 表示“贵宾”。故选 C。
7. B 根据上文“Some even offered money in exchange for Zhongyong's poems.”和空后“make money”可知人们用钱交换方仲永的诗，父亲将其作为一种赚钱的方式。故选 B。
8. C 上文“took Zhongyong around Jinxi to meet people”和下文“this meant Zhongyong had no time to learn more about writing”是转折关系。故选 C。
9. D 根据上文“When Zhongyong turned five”和下文“When Zhongyong was about twelve or thirteen”可知时间跨度是几年。故选 D。
10. A 根据上文“his work was not as good as before”可知方仲永的诗不如以前好，他失去了技能。故选 A。
11. A asked about 询问；thought over 仔细考虑；dealt with 处理；found out 发现。根据空后“he learned Zhongyong was no different from the rest”可知询问后得知方仲永的情况。故选 A。
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12. D 根据下文“He was more talented than many others”可知方仲永有诗歌天赋。故选 D。
13. A 根据上文“he learned Zhongyong was no different from the rest”和空后“because he didn't get a proper education”可知方仲永因为没有接受适当的教育而变得平凡。故选 A。
14. C 根据上文$“but he became \underline{13} because he didn't get a proper education”$可知像方仲永一样的孩子，或许本拥有非凡的天赋，但几乎没有机会学习。故选 C。
15. B look up to 仰慕；miss out on 错过；run out of 用完；catch up with 赶上。根据空后“they probably stay common forever”可知本拥有天赋的人错过了教育可能永远保持平凡。故选 B。