原创英语完形填空题 - -《谣言止于智者》

原创英语完形填空题----《谣言止于智者》

It is easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done.

There was once a woman who repeated a rumor about a neighbor. Within a few days, the whole community knew the story. The victim was deeply 36 and annoyed. Later, the woman who was responsible for 37 the rumor learned that it was completely 38 . She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to 39 the damage.

“ Go to the marketplace, ” he said, “and buy a chicken, and have it 40 . Then on your way home, pluck(拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road.” 41 surprised by this advice, the woman did 42 she was told.

The next day, the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and 43 them back to me. ”

The woman 44 the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for 45 , she returned with only three in her hand. “You see, ” said the old man, “It’s easy to drop them, 46 it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but 47 you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong behavior.”

36. A. wounded B. hurt C. injured D. attacked

37. A. collecting B. sparing C. spreading D. sharing

38. A. polite B. untrue C. suitable D. illegal

39. A. do B. ruin C. cause D. repair

40. A. bought B. dropped C. killed D. flown

41. A. As B. Although C. Despite D. Instead

42. A. that B. it C. what D. which

43. A. bring B. take C. hold D. keep

44. A. copied B. followed C. had D. instructed

45. A. days B. times C. hours D. period

46. A. but B. so C. and D. thus

47. A. unless B. once C. until D. whether

答案：

36---40.BCBDC 41---45.BCABC 46---47.AB

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