任务一 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Zheng who wanted to buy a pair of shoes at the
. He first measured the length of his foot with a rope and placed it on his seat, but forgot to take it with him when he left home.
When he
at the market, he found a shoe seller. As he was ready to buy a pair of shoes, he suddenly remembered that he had left the rope at home. “I left my
at home. I need to return home at once and then come back to buy the shoes,” he said to the seller. After saying these words, he hurried back home. Getting the rope, he rushed back to the market.
, by this time, it was getting late and the market had already closed. He had made two
trips and failed to buy the shoes.
When others heard about this, they were very
and asked him, “Why didn’t you just
the shoes with your feet instead of going back to get the rope?” The man from Zheng replied, “I would rather
the measured size than my own feet.”
This story tells us not to be too fixed in
ways. The man from Zheng depended too much on the measurement. He didn’t think about trying on the shoes and as a result, he lost his chance. It teaches us that we should be practical in our
and not blindly stick to rules while ignoring(忽视) the real situation.
(
) 1. A. shop B. mall C. market D. supermarket
(
) 2. A. arrived B. shouted C. finished D. laughed
(
) 3. A. money B. size C. shoes D. boxes
(
) 4. A. However B. Mostly C. Then D. So
(
) 5. A. helpful B. successful C. hopeless D. useless
(
) 6. A. angry B. excited C. surprised D. sad
(
) 7. A. try on B. show off C. draw on D. set apart
(
) 8. A. buy B. search C. forget D. believe
(
) 9. A. their B. our C. your D. its
(
) 10. A. courses B. stories C. actions D. words
