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Anansi the Wise

Some people think they know everything. Anansi the spider didn’t think that. He was a ___1___ spider.And he knew to have real wisdom (智慧). He had to learn more.

One day, Anansi found a (an) ___2___ gourd on the ground and he had an idea. “ ___3___ I get advice from others and put it in this gourd, then I’ll be wiser than anyone else in the world.”

So, he went from house to house and asked the other creatures (生物), “What’s your best piece of ___4___?” And they were all happy to share their wisdom, because they could see that Anansi ___5___ it.

The snail (蜗牛) said, “Don’t be in a hurry. ___6___ is not a 100-meter race.”

The butterfly said, “Life is short. Enjoy every day.”

The ant said, “You’ll ___7__ be great on your own. Everyone needs the help of others.”

Anansi was very happy with all this advice. He took it and put it in ___8___ gourd. And when he’d filled the gourd, he thought to himself, “Now, I have more wisdom than anyone else. I must ___9__ the wisdom, so no one can steal it.” He ___10___ and saw a hole high up in a tree, and he had an idea.

Anansi held the gourd in two legs and tried to ___11___ the tree with his other six legs. But the gourd was too big and he couldn’t climb. His son was nearby watching him. “Daddy,” he said, “why don’t you ___12___ the gourd to your back and then climb the tree?” “That’s very good advice,” said Anansi. “Thank you for sharing it with me.” And then Anansi realized that advice is only ___13__ when we share it with someone.

So, he climbed the tree with the gourd on his back. And when Anansi reached the ___14___, he held the gourd up to the wind. All the advice flew into the sky and traveled ___15___ the land. And wisdom came to everyone.

1.1.

A quiet

B crazy

C poor

D clever

解析：选D。正确答案是：D. clever 下文提到Anansi想要学习更多来获得真正的智慧，因此可以推断出他是一个聪明的蜘蛛，而不是安静的、疯狂的或贫穷的。因此，选项D“clever”最符合文意。

2.2.

A empty

B small

C soft

D broken

解析：选A。正确答案是：A. empty 下文提到Anansi想要把别人的建议装进这个葫芦里，因此可以推断出这个葫芦是空的，选项A“empty”符合文意。其他选项“small”表示小，“soft”表示软，“broken”表示破的，都与文意不符。

3.3.

A So

B If

C Before

D Although

解析：选B。正确答案是：B. If 句子中使用了条件状语从句，表示“如果”我得到别人的建议，我就会变得更聪明。因此，选项B“If”符合句意。其他选项“So”表示结果，“Before”表示时间顺序，“Although”表示让步，都与句意不符。

4.4.

A news

B work

C advice

D wood

解析：选C。正确答案是：C. advice 下文提到Anansi想要收集其他生物的智慧，因此他问的是最好的建议，而不是新闻、工作或木材。因此，正确答案为C，即advice（建议）。

5.5.

A stood

B forgot

C missed

D needed

解析：选D。正确答案是：D. needed 句子中使用了动词need，表示这些生物能够看到Anansi需要他们的智慧，因此他们愿意分享。选项D为needed，符合句意。其他选项stood表示站立，forgot表示忘记，missed表示错过，均不符合句意。

6.6.

A Action

B Sport

C Life

D Health

解析：选C。正确答案是：C. Life 蜗牛的话“Don't be in a hurry. Life is not a 100-meter race.”表明生活不是一场百米赛跑，需要慢慢来，享受生活的过程。因此，答案为C，即Life（生活）。

7.7.

A always

B often

C never

D usually

解析：选C。正确答案是：C. never 句子中使用了否定词“never”，表示蚂蚁认为人不可能永远靠自己变得伟大，需要别人的帮助。因此，选项C“never”符合句意。

8.8.

A his

B her

C its

D their

解析：选A。正确答案是：A. his 前文提到Anansi想要收集别人的建议装进葫芦里，因此这里的“gourd”应该是他的，所以选项A“his”符合语境。

9.9.

A find

B sell

C hide

D collect

解析：选C。正确答案是：C. hide 下文提到Anansi想要保护自己的智慧，不让别人偷走，因此他需要隐藏它，选项C的hide符合语境。

10.10.

A fell asleep

B showed up

C ran away

D looked around

解析：选D。正确答案是：D. looked around 下文提到Anansi看到树上有一个洞，因此他应该是环顾四周（looked around）才看到的。其他选项fell asleep表示入睡，showed up表示出现，ran away表示逃跑，都与下文不符。

11.11.

A hit

B climb

C pull

D shake

解析：选B。正确答案是：B. climb 句子中提到Anansi试图用六条腿爬上树，而hit表示打，pull表示拉，shake表示摇晃，都与爬树不符。因此，正确答案为B，即climb。

12.12

A send

B hand

C turn

D tie

解析：选D。正确答案是：D. tie 句子中提到“为什么不把葫芦绑在背上然后爬树呢？”，因此正确答案是D，即tie（绑）。

13.13.

A simple

B useful

C interesting

D real

解析：选B。正确答案是：B. useful 句子中使用了only when的结构，表示只有当……的时候，建议才是有用的。而根据上下文可以推断出，只有当我们将建议分享给别人时，这些建议才是有用的。因此，选项B“useful”（有用的）是正确答案。

14.14.

A top

B house

C ground

D mountain

解析：选A。正确答案是：A. top 句子中提到Anansi爬到树顶，因此应该选择A选项top（顶部）。其他选项house（房子）、ground（地面）、mountain（山）都与句意不符。

15.15.

A across

B with

C into

D under

解析：选A。正确答案是：A. across 句子中提到所有的建议都飞到了天空，并穿过了整个大地，所以应该使用across表示“穿过”。其他选项with表示“和……一起”，into表示“进入”，under表示“在……下面”，都不符合句意。