Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _36_ his tent then, made a fire and have a _37_ meal. When night fell, he_38_ down to sleep.
He had_39_ fallen asleep when he felt a soft _40_ on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”
The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his _44_ and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ _47_ .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48 , as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab_ 50_ over to one side of the tent. He made _51_ as small as he could. It was not _52_ fortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only_55_ that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.
【小题1】A．builtB．madeC．put upD．set【小题2】A．simpleB．richC．excellentD．ordinary【小题3】A．laidB．layC．liedD．went【小题4】A．seldomB．notC．almost D．hardly【小题5】A．touchB．beatC．kickD．bite【小题6】A．placeB．tentC．roomD．blanket【小题7】A．hard-heartedB．kind-heartedC．absent-minedD．careless【小题8】A．pleaseB．willingC．are likeD．want【小题9】A．lightB．headC．armD．side【小题10】A．afterB．beforeC．sinceD．then【小题11】A．whetherB．asC．thatD．if【小题12】A．Yes, of course B．No, not at allC．Don’t, pleaseD．No, you can【小题13】A．crowdedB．fortableC．warmerD．narrower【小题14】A．thanB．thenC．whenD．after【小题15】A．wentB．walkedC．climbedD．moved【小题16】A．the tent.B．himselfC．room D．ground【小题17】A．veryB．muchC．a bitD．a little【小题18】A．questionB．the questionC．quite possibleD．possibility【小题19】A．ExceptB．BesidesC．After allD．But【小题20】A．fairB．wrongC．satisfiedD．rightC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了一位善良的阿拉伯人在沙漠里过夜，结果骆驼得寸进尺，最终把他踢出了帐篷的故事。故事告诉我们不要对别人太过于仁慈，要坚持自己的原则。
【小题1】C 词义辨析。A建设B生产C搭建D设立；指这位阿拉伯人搭建了帐篷准备过夜。
【小题2】A 常识题。子啊沙漠里过夜不可能有丰盛的晚餐的，只可能吃很简单的晚饭。故A正确。
【小题3】B 不规则动词过去式；lie表示躺，起过去式为lay,过去分词为lain。他躺下来睡着了。
【小题4】D 固定搭配。Hardly…when…一…就…；他一睡着就感觉有东西在碰他的手肘。
【小题5】A 动词辨析。A触摸B击打C踢D咬；根据下文骆驼把头伸了进来碰到了他的手肘。
【小题6】C 名词辨析。A地方B帐篷C空间D毯子；外面太冷，我不会占据太多的地方的。
【小题7】B 上下文串联。根据下文他让骆驼进来取暖说明他是一个很善良的人，故B正确。
【小题8】A 句意分析。如你高兴地那样去做。Please作为动词表示“高兴”。
【小题9】D 名词辨析。A灯B头C胳膊D边；指他转过身又睡了过去。
【小题10】B 固定句式。It be一段时间before从句；一段时间以后某事才发生。
【小题11】D 连词辨析。外面太冷了，如果我把脖子伸进帐篷，你介意吗？根据句意说明if正确。
【小题12】B 上下文串联。根据下文他同意骆驼把脖子伸进来，说明他不介意。故B正确。
【小题13】A 形容词辨析。A拥挤B舒服C更温暖D更狭窄；这一次，他感觉有点拥挤。
【小题14】A 固定句式。No sooner…than…一…就…；他一闭上眼睛就感觉自己被推到一边。
【小题15】D 动词辨析。A去B步行C登山D移动；这个人不得不移到帐篷的另外一边。
【小题16】B 句意分析。指他让自己尽量地蜷缩在一起，占据更小的空间，腾出地方给骆驼。
【小题17】C 固定搭配。Not a bit一点也不；现在他感觉一点也不舒服。
【小题18】B 固定搭配。Out of the question不可能；指要想睡着是不可能的。
【小题19】B 副词besides而且；帐篷太小了，而且我的两条腿还在外面，你把帐篷留给我才对。
【小题20】D 词义辨析。A公平B错误C满意D正确；帐篷太小了，而且我的两条腿还在外面，你把帐篷留给我才对。