Question

【题目】根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。
After Columbus discovered the New Continent(新大陆) and 1 back to his motherland, Spain, he was warmly 2. But not everyone felt 3 at Columbus' Success. Some people thought Columbus was only a 4 and what he had done could be done by any other seaman. One day, at a dinner, some self-important men did what they could to 5 Columbus unhappy, saying that he had only done the 6 thing in the world. Hearing this instead of jumping up angrily, Columbus took an 7 from a dish and asked,“Look, here, gentlemen, is there anyone here who can make this egg stand upright?” They tried one by one but none could. Then the egg 8 back to Columbus. He broke it a little, put the egg on the table and it stood upright. “What can be easier than this, gentlemen?” he said, “Now you will say it's so 9 that everybody can do it. Of course, because I have shown you now.” They looked at each other and talked 10.
（1）A.took B.gave C.got
（2）A.surprised B.welcomed C.attracted
（3）A.glad B.angry C.sad
（4）A.fireman B.businessman C.seaman
（5）A.show B.help C.make
（6）A.worst B.hardest C.easiest
（7）A.egg B.apple C.orange
（8）A.called B.looked C.came
（9）A.difficult B.easy C.happy
（10）A.loudly B.angrily C.surprisingly

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、C
（2）、B
（3）、A
（4）、C
（5）、C
（6）、C
（7）、A
（8）、C
（9）、B
（10）、C

【解析】本文讲述关于哥伦布智耍贵族的故事。
⑴句意：哥伦布发现了新大陆后回到了他的祖国——西班牙。get back to回到。故选C。
⑵句意：他收到热烈的欢迎。be warmly welcomed被热烈欢迎。故选Ｂ。
⑶句意：但是不是每个人都对哥伦布的成功感到高兴。根据下文可知选A。
⑷句意：一些人认为哥伦布只是一个水手，他所做的任何其他的水手都可以做到。根据后面的seaman可知选C。
⑸句意：一天在晚宴上，一些妄自尊大的人竭尽所能来让哥伦布不愉快。make sb unhappy让某人不高兴。故选C。
⑹句意：说他只是做了世界上最简单的事情。worst最糟糕的；hardest最难的；easiest最容易的。根据上下文故选C。
⑺句意：哥伦布从盘子里拿了一个鸡蛋。根据下文可知选A。
⑻句意：然后鸡蛋回到了哥伦布那里。故选C。
⑼句意：现在你们会说这么容易，每个人都能做到。根据上文可知选B。
⑽句意：他们面面相觑。loudly大声地；angrily生气地；surprisingly惊讶地。