There were a young couple who led a very happy life. The only thing they worried about was whether their would last forever.
One day, they heard a wise man had , who could solve all kinds of . So they visited him and told him their source of . The wise man told them, “ Travel around the and seek a couple who are happy. When finding such a couple , ask them for a piece of cloth from the man’s , then keep it with you, and you always remain happy.”
The couple began their . They visited many countries, cities, towns and villages didn’t find what they were looking for.
One day they a shepherd in the desert, who was grazing (放牧) his sheep when his wife and child came along. The shepherd his wife and gently patted the child. The wife laid a mat and they started to eat contentedly. The came to ask them, “ Are you the happiest couple?”
The shepherd and his wife replied, “ Nobody is unhappier than the king. ” The young couple immediately they were the happiest couple and a piece of the shepherd’s shirt. The shepherd said, “ If I give you a piece of cloth, I’ll be without any clothes since I just one”.
The young couple at once understood it was too to find perfect happiness anywhere in the world. They to the wise man and related all that had taken place.
The wise man laughed and said, “ Did you learn something from it?”
The young couple replied, “Yes, after this trip we have learnt in this world is perfectly happy. In order to be happy, we should be thankful and with whatever we have.”
【小题1】A．lifeB．happinessC．businessD．health【小题2】A．agreedB．diedC．disappearedD．e【小题3】A．problemsB．fightsC．argumentsD．puzzles【小题4】A．joyB．angerC．worryD．interest【小题5】A．townB．cityC．countryD．world【小题6】A．perfectlyB．seldomC．quicklyD．never【小题7】A．matB．shirtC．coatD．sweater【小题8】A．traditionB．experimentC．journeyD．conversation【小题9】A．butB．soC．orD．and【小题10】A．called onB．looked forC．saw offD．came across【小题11】A．followedB．persuadedC．greetedD．praised【小题12】A．wifeB．childC．coupleD．king【小题13】A．provedB．realizedC．admittedD．imagined【小题14】A．paid forB．asked forC．hoped forD．cared for【小题15】A．keptB．allowedC．adjustedD．left【小题16】A．buyB．knowC．ownD．like【小题17】A．difficultB．convenientC．expensiveD．important【小题18】A．shoutedB．returnedC．explainedD．applied【小题19】A．everybodyB．anybodyC．nobodyD．somebody【小题20】A．contentedB．upsetC．carefulD．greedyB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述一对幸福的夫妇想长久的幸福，去全世界找寻永久的幸福，结果发现这是不可能，要学会感恩与知足。
【小题1】B考查名词辨析A. life生活；B. happiness幸福；C. business；D. health健康；句意：唯一他们着急的事是他们的幸福是否能持久。根据上文提到There were a young couple who led a very happy life年轻的夫妇过着幸福的生活，故担心幸福的长久性，故选B项。
【小题2】D考查动词辨析A. agreed同意；B. died死；C. disappeared消失；D. e来；句意：有一天，他们听说有个聪明人到来。根据下方提到So they visited him因此他们去访问他，故得知来了。
【小题3】A 考查名词辨析A. problems总是 B. fights打架 ；C. arguments争论；D. puzzles迷题。句意：听说有一个聪明人来了，他能解决任何的问题。根据句意可知，聪明人能解决任何问题，故选A项。
【小题4】C考查名词辨析A. joy欢乐；B. anger生气；C. worry着急；D. interest兴趣；句意：因此他们去访问这个聪明人告诉他他们的着急，根据上文提到The only thing they worried about was whether their would last forever.，去找聪明人解决他们所着急的事，故选C项。
【小题5】D 考查名词辨析A. town 城镇 ；B. city城市 ；C. country国家；D. world世界；句意：去全球旅行然后寻找一对非常幸福的夫妇。根据下方提到They visited many countries, cities, towns and villages他们去了很多地方，故去全球，因此选D项。
【小题6】A考查副词辨析A. perfectly完美地；B. seldom很少；C. quickly快速地；D. never从不；句意：去全球旅行然后寻找一对非常幸福的夫妇。根据下方提到The came to ask them, “ Are you the happiest couple?可知去寻找十分幸福的夫妇，故选A项。
【小题7】B考查名词辨析A. mat席子；B. shirt衬衫；C. coat大衣；D. sweater毛衣；句意：当找到这样的夫妇时，向他们要块衬衫的布，然后保存下来，你们就能永远幸福了。根据下方提到The young couple immediately they were the happiest couple and a piece of the shepherd’s shirt.可知是要衬衫一块布，故选B项。
【小题8】C 考查名词辨析A. tradition传统；B. experiment实验；C. journey旅行；D. conversation谈话；句意：这对夫妇开始他们的旅行。根据上文提到Travel around the and seek a couple who are happy.可知是去旅行，故选C项。
【小题9】A考查连词辨析A. but但是；B. so因此；C. or否则；D. and并且；句意：他们去了很多地方，但也没有发现他们所寻找的。根据两个句子之间的关系，表转折，故选A项。
【小题10】D考查动词辨析A. called on打电话；B. looked for寻找；C. saw off送行； D. came across 偶遇；句意：有一天他们偶遇一位牧羊人，他在放牧而妻子与孩子走过来。Come cross表示偶然间相遇，故选D项。
【小题11】C考查动词辨析 A. followed跟随；B. persuaded说服；C. greeted问候；D. praised表扬；句意：牧羊人问候他的妻子，轻轻拍拍孩子。根据上文提到who was grazing (放牧) his sheep when his wife and child came along.可知见面打招呼，故选C项。
【小题12】C 考查名词辨析A. wife妻子；B. child孩子；C. couple夫妻；D. king国王；句意：这对夫妇过来问他们，你们是最幸福的夫妇吗？根据上文提到One day they a shepherd in the desert,可知这对寻找幸福的夫妇碰到一个牧羊人，故选C项。
【小题13】B考查动词辨析A. proved证明；B. realized意识到；C. admitted允许，承认；D. imagined想象；句意：年轻的夫妇立刻意识到他们是最幸福的一对。根据上文提到The shepherd and his wife replied, “ Nobody is unhappier than the king.可知他们是最幸福的，故选B项。
【小题14】B 考查短语辨析A. paid for支付；B. asked for寻求；C. hoped for希望；D. cared for照顾；句意：他们意识到他们就是最幸福，于是就要一片布。根据上文提到When finding such a couple , ask them for a piece of cloth from the man’s ,故选B项。
【小题15】D考查动词辨析 A. kept保存；B. allowed允许；C. adjusted适合；D. left离开。如果我是给你一片，我就会什么也剩不下了，因为我只有一件。根据文中提到根据下方提到The young couple at once understood it was too to find perfect happiness anywhere in the world可知，他没有其它的衣服了，故选D项。
【小题16】C考查动词辨析A. buy买；B. know知道；C. own拥有；D. like喜欢；句意：因为我只拥有这一件衣服。根据句意，without any cloths，可知没有别的衣服，故选C项。
【小题17】A考查形容词辨析A. Difficult困难的；B. Convenient方便的；C. Expensive昂贵的；D. Important重要的；句意：年轻夫妇突然明白在这个世界上找对完美的幸福是不可能的。Too adj/adv to do 太。。而不能，故选A项。
【小题18】B考查动词辨析A. shouted叫喊；B. returned返回；C. explained解释；D. applied申请；句意：他们返回哲人那，发生开始的一切的地方。根据句意，他们明白找完美幸福是不可能的，因此回到哲人那，故选B项。
【小题19】C考查代词辨析A. everybody每个人； B. anybody任何人；C. nobody没有人；D. somebody某人；句意：经过这次旅行，我们明白没有人是完全幸福的。根据上文提到The young couple at once understood it was too to find perfect happiness anywhere in the world故选C项。
【小题20】A考查形容词辨析A. content满意的；B. upset令人不安的；C. careful仔细的；D. greedy贪婪；句意：为了幸福，我们应该感恩和知足。Be content with 对。。满意，故选A项。