Clazomenae, an ancient city, chanced to be near the beach. Here lived a wealthy man __13__ the pursuits (追求) of literature. He had often read the poems of Simonides, and was a very great __14__ of him though he had never seen Simonides. __15__, Simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach. Knowing who he was from their brief conversation, the man __16__ Simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure, and __17__ him with clothes, money, and attendants. The other __18__ meanwhile were carrying about their bowls, begging for food in the same city. One day, Simonides __19__ to meet them. With much sympathy, Simonides remarked, “I told you that all my property was about me; what you have __20__ to save is lost now.”
语篇解读:作者用一名古希腊诗人遭遇沉船事故之后的经历告诉我们:钱乃身外之物,智慧才是永恒的财富。
1.A.return B.get
C.visit
D.come
答案:A return意为“返回,回去”;get意为“得到”;visit意为“参观,拜访”;come意为“到来”。前文说Simonides在亚洲各大名城旅游,根据此空后的to his native land by sea可知他要返回家乡,故A项正确。
2.A.hit B.caught
C.struck D.seized
答案:B 根据此空后的in a terrible storm可知,此处表示他坐的船遇到了风暴,get/be caught in意为“被困于,遭到”,为固定结构,符合语境。
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