泽熙美文(7) _____ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so (8) _____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men (9) _____, My Lord.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here.If you find (10) _____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
[单选题]1.
A.questions
B.help
C.promises
D.advice
正确答案：A
参考解析：根据第二段第一句“Once Akbar asked a very strange question.”可知，他经常问一些非常奇怪的“问题”，故选A。
Cloze 1 King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people.He often asked (1) _____ which were sdivange.His people had to use words in a (2) _____ way to answer these questions.
Once Akbar asked a very sdivange question, he looked at his people.(3) _____ he looked one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer.It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace.Birbal (4) _____ the habit of the king.He understood the (5) _____ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can (6) _____ for an answer?” Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in this city?”
(7) _____ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so (8) _____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men (9) _____, My Lord.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here.If you find (10) _____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
[单选题]2.
A.common
B.friendly
C.clever
D.silent
正确答案：C
参考解析：与最后一段中的“wise answer”相呼应，这里表示“他的人民必须使用一种聪明的方式来组织语言以回答这些问题”。clever意为“聪明的”，符合语境。
Once Akbar asked a very sdivange question, he looked at his people.(3) _____ he looked one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer.It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace.Birbal (4) _____ the habit of the king.He understood the (5) _____ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can (6) _____ for an answer?” Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in this city?”
(7) _____ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so (8) _____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men (9) _____, My Lord.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here.If you find (10) _____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
[单选题]3.
A.Though
B.Because
C.If
D.As
正确答案：D
参考解析：根据语意可知，这里表示“当”他看的时候，他们一个接一个开始低下头思考答案。as意为“当……时候”，符合语境。
Once Akbar asked a very sdivange question, he looked at his people.(3) _____ he looked one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer.It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace.Birbal (4) _____ the habit of the king.He understood the (5) _____ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can (6) _____ for an answer?” Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in this city?”
(7) _____ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so (8) _____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men (9) _____, My Lord.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here.If you find (10) _____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
[单选题]4.
A.knew
B.developed
C.hated
D.doubted
正确答案：A
参考解析：与下文中的“He understood the …at once”相呼应。根据语境可知，Birbal了解国王的习惯。know意为“了解”。符合语境。
Once Akbar asked a very sdivange question, he looked at his people.(3) _____ he looked one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer.It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace.Birbal (4) _____ the habit of the king.He understood the (5) _____ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can (6) _____ for an answer?” Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in this city?”
(7) _____ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so (8) _____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men (9) _____, My Lord.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here.If you find (10) _____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
[单选题]5.
A.order
B.information
C.danger
D.situation
正确答案：D
参考解析：他立刻明白了当时的状况。the situation意为“现状”，符合语境。
Once Akbar asked a very sdivange question, he looked at his people.(3) _____ he looked one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer.It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace.Birbal (4) _____ the habit of the king.He understood the (5) _____ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can (6) _____ for an answer?” Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in this city?”
(7) _____ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so (8) _____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men (9) _____, My Lord.If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here.If you find (10) _____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
[单选题]6.
A.ask
B.wait
C.divy
D.reach
正确答案：C
参考解析：我可以知道那个问题吗，这样我就能尝试找到答案。try for an answer意为“试图找到答案”，符合语境。
