文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了诗人Simonides坐船返乡遇到风暴沉船时,收集贵重物品逃生成功的人被劫后一无所有,过着乞讨的生活,而Simonides被一个仰慕他并爱好文学的有钱人救起后过着快乐的生活。
A learned man always has a lot of riches in himself. Simonides, a famous Greek poet, once made a tour around the well-known cities of Asia. Years later, he decided to _______ to his native land by sea.
However, he boarded on a ship, which got _______ in a terrible storm. Together with its own poor condition, the ship began to _______ into the sea. Some passengers were busy gathering together their bags and precious belongings. To everyone’s surprise, Simonides was a(n) _______. One, who was _______ curious, asked, “Are you going to save none of your property, Simonides?” He made a reply, “All my possessions are about me.”
While a few made their _______ by swimming, the majority, being weighed down by their burdens, disappeared in the sea. _______, some thieves appeared, and stole what the few lucky people had saved, leaving them nothing.
Clazomenae, an ancient city, chanced to be near the beach. Here lived a wealthy man _______ the pursuit (追求) of literature. He had often read the poems of Simonides, and was a very great _______ of him though he had never seen Simonides. ________, Simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach. Knowing who he was from their brief conversation, the man ________ Simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure, and ________ him with clothes, money, and attendants. The other ________ meanwhile were carrying about their bowls, begging for food in the same city. One day, Simonides ________ to meet them. With much sympathy, Simonides remarked, “I told you that all my property was about me; what you have ________ to save is lost now.”
142. A.return | B.get | C.visit | D.come |
143. A.hit | B.caught | C.struck | D.seized |
144. A.break | B.drown | C.fall | D.sink |
145. A.millionaire | B.example | C.fool | D.exception |
146. A.slightly | B.extremely | C.gradually | D.generally |
147. A.effort | B.effect | C.escape | D.attempt |
148. A.In fact | B.In brief | C.After all | D.Worse still |
149. A.related to | B.adapted to | C.determined to | D.devoted to |
150. A.adviser | B.listener | C.admirer | D.buyer |
151. A.Unluckily | B.Fortunately | C.Naturally | D.Frequently |
152. A.ordered | B.forced | C.received | D.begged |
153. A.provided | B.offered | C.showed | D.afforded |
154. A.villagers | B.writers | C.stealers | D.survivors |
155. A.hoped | B.happened | C.managed | D.demanded |
156. A.struggled | B.failed | C.encouraged | D.succeeded |