WhenColumbusreturnedhomewiththenewsofhisdiscoveryhewasconsideredastheherowhohadgivenanewworldtoSpain.Neverhadsuchgreatrespectbeenshowntoany(1)man.Butthereweresomewhowerejealous

Question

　　When Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had such great respect been shown to any __ (1) __ man.

　　But there were some who were jealous（嫉妒）of the __ (2) __.“Who is this Columbus?”hey asked “And what has he done? Isn't he a poor pilot from Italy? And could not any other seaman sail across the ocean just __ (3) __ he has done?”

　　One day Columbus was at __ (4) __ and several of these fellows were __ (5) __. They tried to make Columbus __ (6) __.“You have discovered strange lands __ (7) __ the sea ”they said “But we don't see __ (8) __ there should be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean and anybody can coast along the islands on the other side just as you have done. It is the __ (9) __ thing in the world.”

　　Columbus made no answer but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table “Who __ (10) __ you gentlemen can make the egg stand __ (11) __?”One by one they tried the __ (12) __ When the egg had gone entirely around and everyone had __ (13) __ all said that it could not be done. Then Columbus took the egg and __ (14) __ its small end gently upon the table so as to __ (15) __ the shell a little. After that there was no __ (16) __ in making it stand __ (17) __“Gentlemen ”said he “what is easier __ (18) __ to do this which you said was __ (19) __? It is the simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it--AFTER HE HAS BEEN SHOWN __ (20) __.”

(1)A．common

B．great

C．respectable

D．noble

(2)A．inventor

B．traveler

C．discoverer

D．bravery

(3)A．because

B．as

C．like

D．since

(4)A．palace

B．hotel

C．counter

D．dinner

(5)A．present

B．at present

C．kind

D．invited

(6)A．happy

B．satisfied

C．uncomfortable

D．disappointed

(7)A．beside

B．along

C．in

D．beyond

(8)A．why

B．how

C．whether

D．that

(9)A．hardest

B．wonderful

C．simplest

D．strange

(10)A．besides

B．among

C．including

D．except

(11)A．by

B．still

C．weight

D．on end

(12)A．experiment

B．egg

C．method

D．result

(13)A．succeeded

B．failed

C．experienced

D．chanced

(14)A．beat

B．felt

C．touched

D．struck

(15)A．protect

B．crush

C．break

D．damage

(16)A．trouble

B．time

C．shell

D．gravity

(17)A．downward

B．upward

C．easily

D．upright

(18)A．as to

B．if

C．than

D．compared

(19)A．possible

B．impossible

C．difficult

D．easy

(20)A．HOW

B．WHEN

C．IF

D．HIM

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;D;A;C;D;A;C;B;D;A;B;D;C;A;D;C;B;A
解析：
(1)用 common man 衬托 Columbus 了不起，赢得了一般人得不到的敬意。 (2)哥伦布是最先发现美洲大陆的，而不是发明者。 (3)“像他那样”。as 是连词，引导方式状语从句。 (4)从下文可知，他在吃饭。 (5)present adj. 是“在场”之意。 (6)联系上文的 jealous 和下文 these fellows 的故意刁难的事实可以知道答案。 (7)文中 across the ocean 指的是 across the Atlantic Ocean; beyond 意为“在那边”。 (8)不明白为什么有那么多赞扬声。 (9)他认为哥伦布所做的事情最简单。 (10)表示在三者或三者以上之中用among。 (11)注意词义辨析。stand on end 表示“立住”；stand by 表示“支持”; stand still 表示“站着不动”。 (12)做试验。 (13)根据下文的 all said that it could not be done可以看出他们都没成功。 (14)strike 表示“敲打”。 (15)“轻敲”的目的是把蛋壳弄破一点，好让蛋立住。 (16)固定句型：There is no trouble in doing... 表示“毫不费不力做……”。 (17)upright 在此处是形容词，表示“直立”。stand+adj. 表示“处于某种状态”。 (18)空格前面用了比较级形式 easier，所以后面用连词 than 引导比较状语从句。 (19)由前文知，他们都没有成功，故认为这是不可能的(impossible)。 (20)在别人告诉了他怎样去做之后，任何人都能做。