文档介绍：(一)
Long ago, a powerful king ordered his men 1 _______(build) a public arena(竞技场) where crime was punished, or innocence(无罪) was decided. When a person 2 _______ _______ (accuse) of a crime, his future would be judged in the public arena.
The king sat high up on his chair. He gave 3 _____sign. A door under him opened. The accused person stepped out into the arena. Opposite the king 4 ____ (be) two doors.
to build
was
accused
a
were
The person on trial had to walk 5 ________ (direct) to these doors and open one of them. He could open whichever door he pleased.
If the accused man opened one door, out came a hungry tiger, the 6 _________(fierce) in the land. The tiger immediately jumped on him and tore him into pieces as 7 _________ (punish) for his guilt. The case of the suspect was thus decided.
directly
fiercest
punishment
8 ________, if the accused opened the other door, there came a woman. To this lady he was immediately married, in honor of his innocence.
This was the king’s method of 9 _______ (carry) out justice. Its fairness appeared perfect. The accused person could not know which door was hiding the lady. He opened either as he pleased, without knowing 10 ________ he was to be killed or married.
However
carrying
whether
本文讲述了古代一位残暴的国王采取极端方式惩罚犯人,用美女和老虎来定罪。
1. to build 由固定搭配order sb. to do 。
2. was accused use sb. of (指控某人),use是被动关系,故用被动语态,又由上下文可知,时态是一般过去时,且主语是第三人称单数,故填was accused。
3. a give a sign(示意)是固定词组。
4. were 本句为倒装句,主语是two doors,所以谓语动词用复数形式。
5. directly 修饰动词walk,用副词形式。
6. fiercest 由空格后表示范围的“in the land”
和空格前的“the”可以判断出用最高级,表示“世上最凶猛的”。
7. punishment 在介词as后用名词形式。
8. However 上下文为转折关系,另外有逗号隔开,故用副词however。
9. carrying 在介词of后要用动名词,故填carrying。
10. whether 由前面的“不知道”和后面的or可知,这位被指控的人“不确定”自己的命运,故用表示“是否”的“whether”引导宾语从句。
innocence n. 清白;无罪的人
opposite prep. 在……的对面
accuse vt. 指责;指控
trial n. 审判;审讯
suspect n. 嫌疑犯
justice n. 正义;公正
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(二)
Newspapers printed stories that said it was easy 1 _________ (e) rich. All you had to do was pick up