陶艺丞

One will feel happy when others lflatter him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a "top hat”    .

A student was going to leave the capital to become 22official in a city far away. Before he started， he came to say _3 to his teacher.

“It is__4__ job to be a good official." his

teacher said. "You must be strict 5 yourself and never be careless."

“Don't worry about me， sir." The student answered. "'I have already_ 6 one hundred top hats， which will 7 those people quite happy."

“But we are really gentlemen！ 8 could a real gentleman do such a thing." his teacher was a bit 9 “Never forget 10 I taughtyou in class！"

11 _are always right， sir. I also hate such things. But， sir，_ 12 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now." said the student.It

seemed that he had to do so.

After hearing this， the teacher was13.“What you said is true！"

“I have 14 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 15 .”the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.

1.A.to put on

B.putting on

C.wearing

D.to wear

2.A.a

B.the

c.an

D./

3.A.hello

B.goodbye

C.OK

D.thanks

4.A.not an easy

B.not easy

C.agood

D.difficult

5.A. about

B.with

C.from

D.to

6.A.made

B.bought

C.prepared

D.repaired

7.A.give

B.let

C.keep

D.make

8.A.How

B.What

C.Why

D.When

9.A. anger

B.angry

C. angrily

D.angrily

10.A.that

B.how

C.why

D.what

11.A.You

B.We

C.They

D.Us

12.A.hardly

B.about

C. almost

D.nearly

13.A. disappointed

B.pleased

C.angry

D. sorry

14.A.sent out

B.bought

C. sold

D.borrowed

15.A.left

B.already

C.yet

D.else

1） flatter /'flaete（r）/vt.奉承;谄媚;使高兴

例句：Are you trying to flatter me？

你想讨好我？

He doesn't flatter， harm or take advantage of others. 他更不会阿谀奉承，也不会去害人和占人便宜。

2） official /e'fj[/

用作形容词（adj.）官方的正式的;公务的

例句：The group have split off from the official union.

这一部分人已从正式的联盟中分裂出来了。

I happen to have the official statistics with me. 我碰巧身边有官方的统计数字。

用作名词（n.）官员;公务员;高级职员

例句：Heis apompous official.

他是个自命不凡的官员。

The mayor is a considerable official.

市长是一位重要的官员。

【语篇解读角】

这篇文章讲述了一个许多人都喜欢听奉承话，有的人自以為清高，其实也不知不觉被戴上“高帽子”的故事，具有反讽意味。

【答案详析】

1.D wear表示状态，puton表示动作。根据结构givesb.sth.to do可知D 为正确选项。

2.C第一次出现的名词用不定冠词，因为是元音开头因此用an。

3.B因为要去另一个城市工作了，故向他的老师道别。

4.A想做一个好官员，应该说是不容易的。

5. B be strict with sb意为“对某人严格要求”。

6.C准备了一百个高帽子，其实就是奉承的好话，而不是做或是买了许多高帽子。

7.D make sb.happy意为“使某人高兴”。

8.A这句话表示绅士怎么能够做这种事！故选“how”。

9.B这里应该用形容词，表示老师听了他的话有点生气。

10.D由what引导宾语从句，表示不要忘了老师教过的事。

11. A you are right表示赞同老师说的话。

12.C当出现no、nothing、nobody等一系列否定词的时候，只能用almost 不能用nearly。

13.B听了奉承话以后，他很高兴。

14.A表示送出了一顶，而不是买或者卖，与上文相呼应。

15. A left这里表示“剩下的，剩余的”。