《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

C(2024·江苏盐城盐都区二模)
During the Tang dynasty(618 - 907), Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people.
　　1　, several months passed, Feng didn't recommend anyone. “I tried my best, but there are not unusual and 　　2　 people at all,” Feng said.
“People are like utensils(器物). What we need to do is to take advantage of their strengths. You cannot excuse yourself for not 　　3　 talented people. How could you say that there are no talented people in our 　　4　?” said the emperor.
Indeed, each utensil or tool has its use. A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to 　　5　 food. We can't use a knife as a 　　6　. Like a utensil, each person has special strength. Nobody is perfect. We can't expect a person to be good at 　　7　.
With this idea in 　　8　, Emperor Taizong discovered many talented people of different backgrounds. He 　　9　 them important positions. This helped them make the best 　　10　 of their talents. His talented people helped the society 　　11　 and created a “golden age”.
Some people say if a person is talented 　　12　, we should give them a chance. The same idea can be found in The Analects of Confucius(《论语》). Treating people as utensils shows that we can not only 　　13　 people well, but also allow different kinds of people to work well.
Today, the idea is still 　　14　. If we become leaders someday, we should help others give full play to their strengths. For example, Liu Bang let Zhang Liang and Xiao He work as advisors for their wisdom 　　15　 he invited Han Xin to lead the army for his war strategies. Known as the “three heroes of the early Han dynasty”, they helped Liu build a strong dynasty.
(　　　)1. A. Anyway B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise
(　　　)2. A. perfect B. serious C. generous D. patient
(　　　)3. A. hearing B. noticing C. protecting D. praising
(　　　)4. A. city B. town C. village D. country
(　　　)5. A. get up B. take up C. pick up D. look up
(　　　)6. A. bowl B. tool C. spoon D. chopstick
(　　　)7. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
(　　　)8. A. mind B. trouble C. fact D. danger
(　　　)9. A. took B. offered C. accepted D. brought
(　　　)10. A. use B. time C. effort D. future
(　　　)11. A. win B. develop C. record D. begin
(　　　)12. A. as well B. at times C. in the end D. in some ways
(　　　)13. A. control B. feed C. miss D. lead
(　　　)14. A. different B. challenging C. meaningful D. funny
(　　　)15. A. while B. until C. unless D. since

答案： 1. C 【点拨】anyway 反正；moreover 此外；however 然而；otherwise 否则。上文“Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people”太宗要求他推荐人力；根据下文“Feng didn’t recommend anyone”可知此处表转折，指“然而几个月过去了，封德彝没有推荐任何人”。故选 C。
2. A 【点拨】perfect 完美的；serious 严重的；generous 慷慨的；patient 耐心的。根据下文“Nobody is perfect.”没有人是完美的；可知指“完美的人”。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】hear 听；notice 注意；protect 保护；praise 赞扬。根据“talented people”以及上文“Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people”可知是指没有注意到有才华的人。故选 B。
4. D 【点拨】city 城市；town 城镇；village 村庄；country 国家。根据“said the emperor”可知，皇帝说的应是在整个国家。故选 D。
5. C 【点拨】get up 起床；take up 占用；pick up 捡起，拿起；look up 查阅。根据前文“A knife is made to cut things”刀是用来切东西的可知，此处指“筷子是用来拿东西的”。故选 C。
6. D 【点拨】bowl 碗；tool 工具；spoon 勺子；chopstick 筷子。根据上文“A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to pick up food.”刀与筷子的用途可知，此处指“不能拿刀当筷子使”。故选 D。
7. C 【点拨】something 某物；nothing 没什么；everything 一切；anything 任何事。根据上文“Nobody is perfect.”可知此处指“没有人是完美的，不能期待一个人事事都擅长”。故选 C。
8. A 【点拨】mind 头脑；trouble 麻烦；fact 事实；danger 危险。根据“With this idea in”可知此处指“脑海中有想法”。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】take 拿；offer 提供；accept 接受；bring 带来。根据“ 9 them important positions”可知此处指“为他们提供重要职位”。故选 B。
10. A 【点拨】use 用法，作用；time 时间；effort 努力；future 未来。根据“of their talents”可知此处指“在自己的职位上，很好地利用他们的才能”。make use of“利用”。故选 A。
11. B 【点拨】win 赢；develop 发展；record 记录；begin 开始。根据后文“created a ‘golden age’”创造了“黄金时代”；可知此处指“帮助社会发展”。故选 B。
12. D 【点拨】as well 也；at times 有时；in the end 最后；in some ways 在某些方面。根据“we should give them a chance”可知此处指“在某方面有才华，就应该给他机会”。故选 D。
13. D 【点拨】control 控制；feed 喂养；miss 错过；lead 带领。根据“Treating people as utensils shows that we can not only 13 people well, but also allow different kinds of people to work well.”可知，此处是不仅能带好人。故选 D。
14. C 【点拨】different 不同的；challenging 有挑战的；meaningful 有意义的；funny 滑稽的。根据“If we become leaders someday, we should help others give full play to their strengths.”可知此处指“这个想法现在仍然有意义”。故选 C。
15. A 【点拨】while 而；until 直到……为止；unless 除非；since 自从。根据“Liu Bang let Zhang Liang and Xiao He work as advisors for their wisdom 15 he invited Han Xin to lead the army for his war strategies”可知此处是指让张良、萧何为谋士，因为他们有智慧，而请韩信统军，因为他懂兵法。故选 A。