Long long ago, human beings used to walk barefoot. A king happened to travel 16 into the countryside. He was greatly troubled by the 17  roads where gravel(礫石) and broken stones pricked(使刺痛) and numbed(使麻木) his  18 . When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be  19 with cattle hide(牛皮). He thought it was beneficial not only to 20 but also to his people and hoped 21 would no longer be a painful thing
But 22 all the cattle in the kingdom were killed there   23  not be enough hide to get the work done. Evidently it was a stupid  24 . As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 25 . At this juncture a clever servant in the palace  26  to make a suggestion. "Your Majesty, why don't take an easier way? You don't have to mobilize（調(diào)動）so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money  27 . What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide." Surprised and 28 , the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 29 .
This is said to be the origin of using  30 to make shoes. Though it sounds  31 and strange, it inspires us to think. It is much easier to change oneself than to change the world.  32 it will be much better for one to change oneself before one   33  an attempt to change the outer world. Why don't try to put yourself on the   34 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem  35 you change your way of thinking.
小題1:
A．much B．near C．far D．a(chǎn) lot
小題2:
A．smoothB．rough C．long D．busy
小題3:
A．body B．a(chǎn)rms C．feet D．legs
小題4:
A．crowded B．filled C．covered D．put
小題5:
A．othersB．himself C．them D．themselves
小題6:
A．walking B．swimming C．singingD．shopping
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)s well B．even if C．a(chǎn)s long as D．when
小題8:
A．would B．should C．must D．may
小題9:
A．comment B．chance C．a(chǎn)ttempt D．opinion
小題10:
A．sigh B．sign C．cheerD．weep
小題11:
A．wanted B．ventured C．planned D．hoped
小題12:
A．wasted B．borrowed C．saved D．loaned
小題13:
A．moved B．excited C．pleased D．bored
小題14:
A．decision B．plan C．suggestion D．measure
小題15:
A．leatherB．silkC．plasticD．cloth
小題16:
A．odd B．funny C．a(chǎn)musing D．surprising
小題17:
A．Or B．ButC．So D．However
小題18:
A．makes B．tries C．takes D．gives
小題19:
A．direction B．situation C．occasion D．position
小題20:
A．before B．ifC．while D．until

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:C
小題15:A
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B

小題1:本題考查副詞。far into．．．表示“深入……”，而A、B、D項的意思是一樣的，表示”很多的”的意思。
小題2:本題考查形容詞。B根據(jù)下文的句子where gravel(礫石) and broken stones pricked(使刺痛)可知答案。
小題3:本題考查名詞。根據(jù)上下文和常識得知，走很遠的路使得他的腳又痛又麻。
小題4:本題考查動詞。本句的意思是”使路面覆蓋上一層牛皮”
小題5:本題考查代詞。根據(jù)上下文可知本句是指”此舉不僅對他本人有利而且對所有的人都有好處”。
小題6:本題考查動詞。根據(jù)上文得知，國王希望在牛皮覆蓋的路上“行走”不在是件痛苦的事。
小題7:本題考查連詞。even if引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，根據(jù)上下文語境邏輯可知應(yīng)選B項。
小題8:本題考查助動詞。本句there would not be…表示過去的必然的將來。
小題9:本題考查名詞。本句的意思是“很顯然，這是一個愚蠢的嘗試”，其他選項與句意不符。
小題10:本題考查名詞。結(jié)合上文人們知道“這是一個愚蠢的嘗試”，可這是過往的命令，人們除了要投和“嘆息”外，沒有其他辦法。
小題11:本題考查動詞。本句指一位仆人冒險去向國王提建議，即venture to do sth�！�
小題12:本題考查動詞。本句考查”have sth done”的用法�！�
小題13:本題考查動詞。surprised and pleased是平行結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語。
小題14:本題考查名詞。由上文．．．to make a suggestion可知此處應(yīng)選C項�！�
小題15:本題考查名詞。這篇文章講述了牛皮鞋的由來，所以用leather�！�
小題16:本題考查形容詞。odd and strange是平行結(jié)構(gòu)。
小題17:本題考查連詞。該空前后是因果關(guān)系。
小題18:本題考查動詞。make an attempt是習(xí)慣搭配。
小題19:本題考查名詞。put yourself on the position of the person you deal with是指將自己置于別人的位置上。即將心比心，換個角度思考問題。
小題20:本題考查連詞。you change your way of thinking一句中不能用while，因為change是短暫性動詞。而其他選項與邏輯不符
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