There was a rich man who wanted to choose

题目内容：

There was a rich man who wanted to choose a husband for his only child from a great number of pursuers. The man all the pursuers to a river and pointed to the crocodiles there, saying, “Anyone who can swim across the river safely will marry my ” The pursuers looked at each other and no one take action. At that moment, a man dived into the river and swam a surprising speed to the other side. All the people there him with a great sense of admiration for his courage. , the man, after landing on the bank, shouted , “who pushed me into the river just now?”

Maybe the man, thinking about the whole and the happy consequences of his act, will eventually be to the one who pushed him into the river. In life it is fairly for disadvantages to turn into advantages and misfortunes into fortunes! But many of us are to realize the true of our “rivals” (对手) to success. Generally speaking, many people would see the one who “pushes him into the river” as a rival. However, the one who “pushes him into the river” gives you a feeling of urgency and inspires your ambition and to strive for success! You try your best to your difficulties and progress to the next stage in life!

If a man does not have rivals, he be satisfied with the present and will not try to improve his . He would in the face of difficulties and sink into laziness. Therefore, your rivals are not your enemies. Instead, they are good ! In our lives, we need some rivals to “pushes him into the river,” leading us to strive ahead in difficulties and competitions. Thanks to our rivals, we can show our to its best. Thanks to our rivals, we are able to make continuous progress while competing with them!

小题1:

A．led

B．walked

C．drove

D．brought小题2:

A．brother

B．sister

C．son

D．daughter小题3:

A．could

B．dared

C．would

D．must小题4:

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．with小题5:

A．welcome

B．observed

C．applauded

D．approved小题6:

A．But

B．However

C．Meanwhile

D．Furthermore小题7:

A．happily

B．surprisingly

C．angrily

D．desperately小题8:

A．unless

B．before

C．after

D．while小题9:

A．process

B．program

C．result

D．accident小题10:

A．close

B．satisfied

C．devoted

D．grateful小题11:

A．general

B．usual

C．common

D．ordinary小题12:

A．willing

B．unwilling

C．able

D．unable小题13:

A．meaning

B．answer

C．tendency

D．significance小题14:

A．demand

B．desire

C．deed

D．defense小题15:

A．ignore

B．overlook

C．overcome

D．meet小题16:

A．is bound to

B．is meant to

C．is intended to

D．is fit to小题17:

A．contribution

B．occasion

C．situation

D．ambition小题18:

A．hold out

B．hold back

C．hold on

D．hold off小题19:

A．rivals

B．competitors

C．friends

D．relatives小题20:

A．potential

B．preference

C．character

D．knowledge

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:D

小题3:B

小题4:A

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:C

小题8:C

小题9:A

小题10:D

小题11:A

小题12:D

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:C

小题16:A

小题17:C

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:A

答案解析：

文章讲述一个富人为他唯一的女儿挑一个丈夫，他把所有的追求者带到有鳄鱼河边，说谁先游过河就可以娶他的女儿，一个人被推下河，飞快的游到岸边，由此作者感慨你的对手不是你的敌人而是你的朋友。我们的对手能把我们的潜力发挥到极致。

小题1:考查动词：A. led带领，B. walked步行，C. drove开车，D. brought带来，富人领着所有的追求者到河边，lead…to 把……领到……选A

小题2:考查名词和上下文串联：A. brother兄弟，B. sister姐妹，C. son儿子，D. daughter女儿，根据前文为他唯一的孩子挑一个丈夫，因而肯定是女儿。选D

小题3:考查情态动词：A. could能够，B. dared敢，C. would会，过去常常，D. must必须，没有人敢采取行动。因而选择dared。选B

小题4:考查介词搭配：以令人惊讶的速度，因而用at。选A

小题5:考查动词：A. welcome欢迎，B. observed观察，C. applauded鼓掌，D. approved赞同，所有人带着羡慕的感觉为他的勇气鼓掌。选C

小题6:考查上下文逻辑关系：A. But 但是，B. However然而，C. Meanwhile同时，D. Furthermore还有，表示转折，逗号隔开了，因而用however。选B

小题7:考查副词：A. happily高兴地，B. surprisingly惊人地，C. angrily生气地，D. desperately绝望的，不顾一切的。很愤怒的喊道，因而用angrily, 选C

小题8:考查连词：A. unless除非，B. before在…前面，C. after在,,,后面，D. while当……时候，同时。或许那位男子在考虑了整个事情的过程后会最终感激那位推他到河中去的人。选C

小题9:考查名词： A. process过程， B. program节目， C. result结果， D. accident事故。或许那位男子在考虑了整个事情的过程后会最终感激那位推他到河中去的人。选A

小题10:考查形容词：A. be close to靠近。B. be satisfied用with搭配， C. be devoted to致力于，投身于， D. be grateful to 对……感激，最终会感激那位推他的人，选D

小题11:考查形容词：A. general一般的B. usual平常的 C. common普遍的，共同的D. ordinary普通的。生活中劣势转为优势和好运是很普遍的。选A

小题12:考查形容词：A. willing愿意的，B. unwilling不愿意的，C. able能够，D. unable不能的，但我们许多人不能认识到我们对手对于我们成功的意义。选D

小题13:考查名词：A. meaning意思， B. answer 回答，答案。C. tendency倾向， D. significance。意义，但我们许多人不能认识到我们对手对于我们成功的意义。选D

小题14:考查名词：A. demand要求， B. desire欲望， C. deed行为， D. defense保卫，辩护。对手可以刺激你努力取得成功的雄心和欲望。选B

小题15:考查动词：A. ignore忽视， B. overlook忽视， C. overcome克服， D. meet遇到。尽一切努力去克服困难。选C

小题16:考查词组：A. is bound to一定会，很可能会， B. is meant to打算， C. is intended to意图，目的是， D. is fit to适合，胜任。如果一个人没有对手他肯定会对现状感到满足。选A

小题17: 考查名词：A. contribution贡献， B. occasion场合， C. situation条件，状况。D. ambition雄心，野心，不会去改善他的状况。选C

小题18:考查词组：A hold out伸出，B.hold back退缩，犹豫，C.hold on坚持，D.hold off推迟，阻止。.他会在困难面前退缩，陷入懒惰。选B

小题19:考查名词和上下文串联：A. rivals对手，B. competitors竞争者，C. friends朋友，D. relatives亲戚，根据前文，你的对手不是你的敌人而是你的朋友。选C

小题20:考查名词：A. potential潜能，B. preference偏爱，C. character性格，D. knowledge知识，多亏了我们的对手，我们能把我们的潜力发挥到极致。选A

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。