《2026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 or 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 their 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 some day, 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】“Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people”和“Feng didn't recommend anyone”之间是转折关系，即“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】根据下文“Nobody is perfect.”可知此处指“完美的人”。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】根据“talented people”以及上文“Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people”可知此处指“没有注意到有才华的人”。故选 B。
4. D 【点拨】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】根据前文“A knife is made to cut things”可知此处指“筷子是用来夹东西的”。故选 C。
6. D 【点拨】根据上文“A knife is made to cut things while chopsticks are made to pick up food.”可知此处指“不能拿刀当筷子用”。故选 D。
7. C 【点拨】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】根据“With this idea in”可知此处指“脑海中有想法”。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】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】根据“of their talents”可知此处指“很好地利用他们的才能”。make use of 利用。故选 A。
11. B 【点拨】根据后文“created a ‘golden age’”可知此处指“帮助社会发展”。故选 B。
12. D 【点拨】根据“we should give them a chance”可知此处指“在某些方面有才华，就应该给机会”。故选 D。
13. D 【点拨】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.”可知此处指“不仅能带好人”。故选 D。
14. C 【点拨】根据“If we become leaders some day, 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】根据语境可知此处是指“刘邦让张良、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。