2017高考英语(人教版)选修8U2一轮夯实练习及答案 选修8 (2016·广东广州市高三第一次模拟)Although Socrates (苏格拉底) was poor all his life,he never asked his pupils to pay for their lessons.He taught __1__ the love of wisdom,not for money.And __2__ he had to say was always new and worth hearing.All his pupils loved him. But his unusual ways of teaching and his demand that students always ask questions made him some __3__(danger) enemies.The rulers did not want to be questioned.So they __4__(false) accused Socrates of teaching young men bad things and __5__(lead) them to ignore religion.In fact Socrates was a very religious man.His enemies had him __6__(arrest),and he was sentenced to death by poisoning. During the 30 days before he was put to death,his friends and pupils __7__(allow) to visit him in his prison.They were astonished to find that __8__ was calm and cheerful.He had no fear of dying.When the deadly poison was finally brought to Socrates,his friends were in __9__(tear),but Socrates seemed to be the __10__(brave) man in the room.He raised the cup and drank it as if it were a glass of banquet wine. |