the few lucky people had saved, leaving them nothing.

　　Clazomenae, an ancient city, chanced to be near the beach. Here lived a wealthy man __13__ the pursuits (追求) of literature. He had often read the poems of Simonides, and was a very great __14__ of him though he had never seen Simonides. __15__， Simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach. Knowing who he was from their brief conversation, the man __16__ Simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure, and __17__ him with clothes, money, and attendants. The other __18__ meanwhile were carrying about their bowls, begging for food in the same city. One day, Simonides __19__ to meet them. With much sympathy, Simonides remarked, "I told you that all my property was about me; what you have __20__ to save is lost now."

　　语篇解读：作者用一名古希腊诗人遭遇沉船事故之后的经历告诉我们：钱乃身外之物，智慧才是永恒的财富。

　　1．A．return 　 B．get

　　C．visit 　 D．come

　　答案：A　return意为"返回，回去"；get意为"得到"；visit意为"参观，拜访"；come意为"到来"。前文说Simonides在亚洲各大名城旅游，根据此空后的to his native land by sea可知他要返回家乡，故A项正确。

　　2．A．hit 　 B．caught

　　C．struck 　 D．seized

　　答案：B　根据此空后的in a terrible storm可知，此处表示他坐的船遇到了风暴，get/be caught in意为"被困于，遭到"，为固定结构，符合语境。

　　3．A．break 　 B．drown

　　C．fall 　 D．sink

　　答案：D　break意为"打破"；drown意为"淹没"；fall意为"下降"；sink意为"下沉"。根据空前的描述together with its own poor condition可知，船很破旧，遇到暴风雨之后就开始下沉，故D项正确。

　　4．A．gathering 　 B．keeping

　　C．joining 　 D．carrying

　　答案：A　gather意为"收集"；keep意为"保存"；join意为"参加，加入"；carry意为"拿，携带"。根据此空后的together their bags可知此处表示一些乘客忙着收拾自己的行李，gather together意为"收拢，归拢(分散的东西)"，为固定结构，符合语境。

　　5．A．common 　 B．formal

　　C．precious 　 D．previous

答案：C　common意为"共同的，普通的"；formal意为"正式的"；precious意为"