Unit 1 主题阅读（寓言童话类，热点文章20篇）（分层练习）英语牛津上海版九年级上册

Unit 1 主题阅读（寓言童话类，热点文章20篇）（分层练习） 一、阅读理解 Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they led a very wonderful life. Once, the king decided to go visiting places of historical centers at distant places. He decided to travel on foot to meet and communicate with his people. People of distant places were very happy to have a conversation with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart. After several weeks of travel, the king returned to the palace. He was quite happy with his journey and found his people leading a prosperous life. However, he had one regret. He couldn’t stand the pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot covering a long distance. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very stony. He could not bear the pain. He said that he was very worried about the people who had to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them, too! Considering all this, he ordered his servants to cover the roads in the whole country with leather so that the people of his kingdom can walk comfortably. The king’s ministers were puzzled to hear his order as it would mean that thousands of cows would have to be killed in order to get the leather. And it would cost a huge amount of money also. Finally, a wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. The king asked what it was. The minister said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why don’t you just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?” The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and spoke highly of the wisdom of the minister. He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes. 1．Why did the king have one regret after his journey? A．Because the people live a poor life. B．Because he thought no one liked him. C．Because the stony roads made his feet painful. D．Because people killed too many animals. 2．What is the correct order according to the text? a. People of distant places were very happy to see and talk with the king. b. The king went visiting places of historical centers at distant places. c. The king returned to the palace. d. The king wore a pair of leather shoes and asked all his countrymen also to do so. e.The king ordered his servants to cover the roads with leather. A．a-b-d-c-e B．b-a-c-e-d C．c-a-e-b-d D．d-c-a-b-e 3．Which words can best describe the king? A．Cruel and dishonest. B．Foolish and selfish. C．Kind and easygoing. D．Lovely and hardworking. 4．What can we learn from the text? A．Instead of trying to change the world, we should try to change ourselves. B．It’s important for people to walk comfortably on the roads. C．Communicating with others can lead a happy life. D．Following other’s advice is the key to success. 5．What is the text? A．A story. B．A poem. C．An interview. D．An introduction. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位国王出行，回来时觉得路面太硬，让大臣们将路面铺上皮革，大臣们认为这样就得杀死上万头牛，耗费物力和财力，最后一位智者想出了制作皮鞋的办法。 1．细节理解题。根据“He couldn’t stand the pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot covering a long distance. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very stony”可知，他无法忍受脚上的疼痛，因为这是他第一次徒步长途旅行。他向大臣们抱怨说，路上很不舒服，而且石头很多。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“Once, the king decided to go visiting places of historical centers at distant places”可知，国王决定去遥远的地方参观具有历史意义的地方，即b；根据“People of distant places were very happy to have a conversation with their king”可知，远方的人们很高兴见到国王并与他交谈，即a；根据“After several weeks of travel, the king returned to the palace”可知，国王回到了宫殿，即c；根据“Considering all this, he ordered his servants to cover the roads in the whole country with leather so that the people of his kingdom can walk comfortably”可知，国王命令大臣们用皮革盖住道路，即e；根据“He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes”可知，国王穿了一双皮鞋，并要求他的所有国民也穿，即d。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据“They were proud that their king had a kind heart.”、“He said that he was very worried about the people who had to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them, too!”和“He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes.”可推测出，国王心地善良且关心子民；根据“The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and spoke highly of the wisdom of the minister”可知，国王虚心听取意见，故应是随和的。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“Instead of covering the roads with leather, why don’t you just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?”及“The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and spoke highly of the wisdom of the minister”可推断出，与其用皮革覆盖道路，不如把一块皮革切成合适的形状来覆盖你的脚的深层含义为“我们不应该试图改变世界，而应该努力改变自己。”选项A表述符合语境。故选A。 5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇故事。故选A。 Once upon a time, there were four seeds who were good friends. The wind took them into the air and they finally landed on an open space in a jungle. There they remained hidden in the ground, hoping they would be able to grow up and become beautiful trees. But when the first seed began germinating (发芽), they realized that it wouldn’t be such an easy task. In that area, there lived a group of monkeys and the smallest ones would amuse themselves by throwing bananas at any plant that was starting to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first seed that it was almost split (分裂) in two. And when it told the other seeds what had happened, they all agreed it would be better to wait for that group of monkeys to move on before they tried to grow. Then, the first seed thought she should at least attempt (尝试) it. And when she tried, and was left folded over. The other seeds told her to stop trying, but that little seed was so determined to become a tree that she tried again and again. So, for days, weeks and months, and she was always doubled over. And then, one day, but none of them managed to make her bend. She had taken so many blows, and been doubled over so many times, that she was full of hard knots and scars. They helped her grow stronger, and finally, it could withdraw (承受), either. So there she stayed, growing and growing. Thanks to the strength of her trunk, she could continue to overcome all difficulties, until she became the most majestic tree in the jungle. Meanwhile, her friends remained hidden in the ground. They were still hoping that those horrible monkeys would one day lose interest in throwing bananas at them. They never realized that those animals were strengthening them by throwing bananas at them. This would prepare the seeds for all the problems they would meet in their lives. 6．The monkeys loved to ________. A．eat seeds B．play with big trees C．throw apples at the plants that started to grow D．throw bananas at any plant that started to grow 7．What does the underlined word “they” refer to according to the passage? A．The monkeys. B．The hard knots and scars. C．The bananas. D．The other seeds. 8．Which of the following is NOT true about the first seed? A．Later, she couldn’t stand with the hit of bananas. B．Every time she was hit by bananas, she would try harder. C．The scars left by bananas helped her grow stronger than the other seeds. D．She had already grown so well that the monkeys couldn’t hurt her badly. 9．What does the writer want to tell us? A．Learn to give up. B．High risk, high reward. C．Good medicine tastes bitter. D．A man can do no more than he can. 【答案】6．D 7．B 8．A 9．B 【导语】本文讲述了种子的生长过程以及最后的结局，告诉人们要勇敢地面对生活，高风险才有高收获。 6．细节理解题。根据“In that area, there lived a group of monkeys and the smallest ones would amuse themselves by throwing bananas at any plant that was starting to grow.”可知，猴子爱把香蕉扔向任何开始生长的植物。故选D。 7．词句猜测题。根据“She had taken so many blows, and been doubled over so many times, that she was full of hard knots and scars. They helped her grow stronger, and finally, it could withdraw (承受), either.”可知，她被打了那么多次，被打了那么多次，身上到处都是硬疙瘩和伤疤。它们帮助她变得更强壮，最后，它也可以承受。因此此处“They”指前面提到的硬疙瘩和伤疤。故选B。 8．推理判断题。根据“They helped her grow stronger, and finally, it could withdraw (承受), either. So there she stayed, growing and growing.”后来，她变得更强壮，越长越大。故选A。 9．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了种子的生长过程以及最后的结局，告诉人们要勇敢地面对生活，高风险才有高收获。因此B项“高风险，高回报”作为标题最为合适。故选B。 Once upon a time, there was a king. He always worried about what might happen in the future. One day, the king noticed a cobbler (修鞋匠). Although he wore ragged (破旧的) clothes, he was very happy. How could he smile so brightly? The king decided to find out. The next day, the king dressed in rags and followed the cobbler home. “Please, sir, can you give some food to me?” asked the king. “Of course,” said the cobbler. “Why are you so happy?” “Today I made enough money by repairing shoes to buy the bread.” “But what if you don’t make enough money for food tomorrow?” “I have faith (信心). Everything will be fine.” This touched the king. But he wondered what would happen if the cobbler couldn’t make enough money. So the next day, the king didn’t permit anyone to repair shoes. The cobbler was puzzled (困惑的), but he wasn’t down. When he saw some villagers trying to carry water home, he helped them and got coins from them. That evening the king went to the cobbler’s house again. The cobbler was having soup and smiling. “How could you pay for the food today?” asked the king. “I made money by helping the villagers carry water,” said the cobbler. “But what will you do tomorrow?” “I have faith. Everything will be fine.” “Your faith has driven away my fear about the future. Thank you.” said the king. 10．The king was unhappy because he ________ too much. A．cared for his people B．loved his money C．worried about his future D．missed his family 11．The king followed the cobbler home to find out ________. A．what he ate B．why he was happy C．if he had bread D．how much he made 12．The underlined word “permit” means “________”. A．serve B．warn C．allow D．control 13．The passage tells us that we should ________. A．have faith B．learn to share C．rust others D．remember to relax 【答案】10．C 11．B 12．C 13．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位国王决定找出修鞋匠快乐的答案的故事，通过故事告诉我们应该对自己有信心，相信明天一切都会好起来。 10．细节理解题。根据“He always worried about what might happen in the future.”可知，国王不开心是因为他太担心自己的未来了。故选C。 11．细节理解题。根据“How could he smile so brightly? The king decided to find out.”可知，国王跟着修鞋匠回家，想知道他快乐的原因。故选B。 12．词句猜测题。根据“So the next day, the king didn’t permit anyone to repair shoes.”可知，国王不允许其他人去修鞋匠那里修鞋，由此可猜测permit意为“允许”。故选C。 13．主旨大意题。根据“I have faith. Everything will be fine.”和“Your faith has driven away my fear about the future. Thank you.”可知，文章旨在告诉我们应该对自己有信心。故选A。 Once upon a time, there was a small village in a faraway land. All of the villagers were used to their robotic daily and none of them had the will to try something new. Very few people in the village could read, let alone write. Unlike them, Hannah was an adventurous girl. She loved to explore and would spend hours in the woods looking for new things. One afternoon, Hannah came upon an abandoned cottage (遗弃的小屋). With curiosity, she slowly opened the door and was shocked by a room full of books! Shinning in the dust (灰尘), books were bathed in the warm sunlight just waiting to be explored. Seeing them, Hannah jumped up and down with excitement! She dusted the books and the shelves. Finally came the moment when she could enjoy reading the books, which were filled with stories about different creatures. They were so interesting and encouraging that Hannah lost herself in them completely. Meanwhile, she couldn’t wait to share what she read with her friends. However, when she told stories to her friends the next day, they showed no interest in them. She knew it would be a difficult journey, but she wouldn’t give it up. To inspire (唤起) their curiosity and imagination, she started telling stories every day at the cottage. She added her own touch of curiosity now and then to different stories, making them more interesting. Soon, the word of Hannah’s storytelling spread rapidly. People traveled from different places to just listen to her stories. Later, she even created workshops to teach villagers how to read and write. Hannah became their teacher and everyone respected her. Hannah continued doing this all her life. She was remembered and lived in her stories even after she was long gone. She became a reminder for everyone that even in the dustiest corners, there can be a hidden treasure. And that treasure is not always gold, it can be a story simply waiting to be shared. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 14．What does the underlined word “adventurous” mean? A．Expecting good things to happen. B．Willing to take risks and try new ideas. C．Able to understand other people’s feelings. D．Showing care and effort in one’s work or duties. 15．How did Hannah’s feeling change when she first entered the abandoned cottage? A．curious→shocked→excited B．shocked→excited→curious C．disappointed→shocked→excited D．excited→disappointed→shocked 16．What did Hannah do in the abandoned cottage on the first day? ①Dusted the shelves. ②Dusted the books. ③Read books. ④Told stories. A．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④ 17．What can we know from the text? A．The villagers were always interested in Hannah’s stories. B．Hannah shared stories to inspire people’s curiosity and imagination. C．The villagers needed to pay when Hannah taught them to read and write. D．Hannah shared stories and taught people to write and read for a year. 18．What is the best title for the text? A．An Unforgettable Trip B．The Hidden Treasure C．The Power of Gold D．An Accidental Invention 【答案】14．B 15．A 16．C 17．B 18．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了爱探险的汉娜发现了一座废弃的小屋，小屋中的书令汉娜非常感兴趣，她读过书后和村民们分享她读到的故事，汉娜因此成了他们的老师，教村民阅读和写作。 14．词句猜测题。根据“She loved to explore and would spend hours in the woods looking for new things.”可知，汉娜是个喜欢探索世界的女孩，由此可猜测adventurous意为“勇于冒险的”。故选B。 15．细节理解题。根据“With curiosity, she slowly opened the door and was shocked by a room full of books!”可知，汉娜起初很好奇，而后又对屋中的书感到震惊；根据“Seeing them, Hannah jumped up and down with excitement!”可知，然后汉娜感到很兴奋。故选A。 16．细节理解题。根据“She dusted the books and the shelves. Finally came the moment when she could enjoy reading the books, which were filled with stories about different creatures.”可知，汉娜打扫了书和书架，然后开始读书。故选C。 17．细节理解题。根据“To inspire their curiosity and imagination, she started telling stories every day at the cottage.”可知，为了激发村民们的好奇心和想象力，汉娜开始每天在小屋里讲故事。故选B。 18．最佳标题题。根据“She became a reminder for everyone that even in the dustiest corners, there can be a hidden treasure. And that treasure is not always gold, it can be a story simply waiting to be shared.”可知，小屋中的书对汉娜来说是一个宝藏，因此B项“隐藏的宝藏”最适合作本文的标题。故选B。 Long ago there was an old candy peddler. He would walk around with his basket of candy, but he was so kind-hearted that he gave away as much as he sold, so he was always poor. Now in that city lived a rich man with a disease in his eyes. When the old peddler heard about it, he remembered his mother had once told him about a magical herb (药草) that was good for the eyes. The next morning, he left the city and did not stop until he was deep inside the woods. As he examined to the ground, he noticed ants scurrying about. A rock had fallen into a stream, so the water now spilled (涌) into the ants’ nest. “We’re all one,” the kind-hearted peddler said. So he waded into the shallow stream and put the rock on the bank. Then he dug a shallow ditch that sent the rest of the water back into the stream. He stumbled through the growing darkness until he reached a ruined temple. As he started inside, he saw a centipede. It was also rushing into the temple as fast as it could, but there was a bird swooping down toward it. “We’re all one, you and I.” So the old peddler waved his arms and shouted, scaring the bird away. “We’re one, you and I,” a voice said faintly——as if from a long distance. “If you go south, you will find a pine tree with two trunks. By its roots, you will find a magic bend. Tell the rich man to drink it if he wants to cure his eyes.” The old man followed the centipede’s instructions and traveled south. He walked until late in the afternoon and finally saw the odd tree. But the ground was covered with pine needles and his old eyes were too weak. He remembered the ants and called, “Ants, ants, we are all one.” Almost immediately, thousands of ants came pouring out of nowhere. The old man held up his fingers. “I’m looking for a bead. It might be very tiny.” And in no time, the ants with a tiny bead. Delighted, the old man expressed his thanks and made his way out of the woods. The next day, he reached the house of the rich man. However, he was so poor and ragged that the gatekeeper only laughed at him. The old peddler tried to argue. “Poor or rich man, we are all one.” But it so happened that the rich man was passing by the gates. The old peddler took out the bead and handed it to the rich man. The rich men drank it down. Instantly the pain disappeared. Shortly after that, his eyes were cured. The rich man was so happy and grateful. The kindly old peddler and his family lived peacefully for the rest of their lives. 19．Why did the old peddler help the rich man? A．To offer his kindness. B．To look for the magical herb. C．To get the rich thanks. D．To save the ants and the centipede. 20．How is what the peddler did for the centipede similar to what he did for the ants? A．Giving them enough food. B．Saving them out of danger. C．Building safe places for them. D．Reaching an agreement with their enemies. 21．What do the underlined words “scurrying about” in the passage mean? A．Moving around quickly. B．Playing with each other happily. C．Looking for streams everywhere. 22．What does the peddler mean when he says, “We are all one”? A．Insects need human’s help. B．The rich man’s eyes can be cured. C．The odd tree must be inside the woods. D．All living things share a need for kindness. 23．From which the passage is probably taken? A．A story book B．A history book C．A book review D．A health magazine 【答案】19．A 20．B 21．A 22．D 23．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了善良的商贩帮助蚂蚁、蜈蚣以及富人的故事。 19．推理判断题。根据全文“我们都是一体的”主题可知，老商贩之所以要帮助那个富人，是因为他是个很善良的人，他始终认为大家都是一体的，互帮互助是应该的。故选A。 20．推理判断题。根据“Then he dug a shallow ditch that sent the rest of the water back into the stream.”以及“So the old peddler waved his arms and shouted, scaring the bird away.”可知，他救了蚂蚁和蜈蚣。故选B。 21．词句猜测题。根据“A rock had fallen into a stream, so the water now spilled (涌) into the ants’nest.”可知，一块石头掉进了小溪里导致水涌进了蚂蚁的巢穴，所以蚂蚁不得不四处乱窜。故选A。 22．推理判断题。根据全文主题可知，老商贩说我们都是一体的时候，他帮助了蚂蚁、蜈蚣度过了危险，同时还帮助了富人治好了他的眼睛，因此老商贩对所有生物都很给予了善良。故选D。 23．推理判断题。本文主要讲述了善良的商贩帮助蚂蚁、蜈蚣以及富人的故事，是一个寓言故事。故选A。 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 There once lived an elephant in a forest. He was very arrogant (傲慢的). He was very proud of his strength and huge body. The other 24 in the forest feared him a lot. He enjoyed doing things that showed off his strength and always 25 other small animals in the forest. In that forest, there also 26 a family of ants. One day, when the ants were out to collect food, the elephant stopped them and sprayed (喷) water on them. The ants got 27 . “You should not trouble others for your own pleasure.” The elephant shouted angrily and said, “Keep quiet, or I will crush (压) you to death.” Now, the ants decided to teach the arrogant animal a 28 for life. They slowly spread to his ears and started biting (咬) him. The elephant became painful and started crying for help. None of the animals came forward to 29 him. They were happy to see him getting punished for his acts. He kept saying 30 to the ants, but they continued to bite him. When they were sure that he has learned his lesson, they 31 him go. “This is how others feel when you hurt them.” said they. The ants left, leaving a crying elephant there. From then on, the elephant 32 troubled anyone in the forest. He began to be 33 and friendly to others and slowly became popular. 24．A．trees B．animals C．mountains D．rivers 25．A．left B．refused C．failed D．troubled 26．A．lived B．saved C．watched D．lost 27．A．happy B．angry C．excited D．afraid 28．A．voice B．training C．symbol D．lesson 29．A．help B．forget C．agree D．know 30．A．thanks B．hello C．sorry D．goodbye 31．A．felt B．let C．held D．taught 32．A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never 33．A．strict B．brave C．polite D．nervous 【答案】 24．B 25．D 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．A 30．C 31．B 32．D 33．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了一头傲慢的大象，经常骚扰其他动物，有一天他朝蚂蚁们喷水，后来这群蚂蚁咬了他，他明白了当他伤害别人的时候，别人的感受会不好，从那以后，他再也不骚扰其他的动物了。 24． 句意：森林里的其他动物都很怕他。 trees树；animals动物；mountains山；rivers河。根据“There once lived an elephant in a forest. ”和“ The other ... feared him a lot. ”可知，此处应为大象以外的其他动物。故选B。 25．句意：他喜欢做一些展示自己力量的事情，并且总是骚扰森林里的其他小动物。 left离开（leave的过去式）；refused拒绝（refuse的过去式）；failed失败（fail的过去式）；troubled使……苦恼（trouble的过去式）。根据“He enjoyed doing things that showed off his strength”可知，此处应是大象为了炫耀他的力量，总去骚扰其他动物。故选D。 26．句意：在那片森林里，还住着蚂蚁家族。 lived居住；saved拯救；watched观看；lost丢失。根据句意可知，此处表达蚂蚁家族也住在森林里。故选A。 27． 句意：蚂蚁们生气了。 happy开心的；angry生气的；excited兴奋的；afraid担心的。根据“You should not trouble others for your own pleasure.”可知，蚂蚁们对大象的行为很生气。故选B。 28．句意：现在，蚂蚁们决定给这个傲慢的动物一个终身的教训。 voice声音；training训练；symbol符号；lesson教训。根据“the ants decided to teach... a... ”可知，此处表示蚂蚁们决定给傲慢的大象一个终生难忘的教训。故选D。 29．句意：没有一个动物站出来帮助他。 help帮助；forget忘记；agree同意；know知道。根据“The elephant ... crying for help.”可知，大象寻求帮助但没有人来帮助他。故选A。 30．句意：他不停地向蚂蚁道歉，但他们还是继续咬他。 thanks感谢；hello你好；sorry对不起；goodbye再见。根据“... but they continued to bite him.”可知，前后为转折关系，此处应表示虽然大象道歉了，但是蚂蚁们还是继续咬他。故选C。 31．句意：当他们确信他已经吸取了教训时，就放他走了。 felt感觉（feel的过去式）；let让；held保持（hold的过去式）；taught教（teach的过去式）。根据“When they were sure that he has learned his lesson...”可知，当蚂蚁们确信大象得到了教训，就让他走了。故选B。 32．句意：从那以后，大象再也没有骚扰过森林里的任何人。 always总是；usually通常；sometimes有时；never从不。根据“the elephant ... troubled anyone in the forest.”可知，“anyone ”用于表示否定意义的陈述句子中，此处应表示大象再也不骚扰森林里的任何人了。故选D。　　　 33．句意：他开始对别人礼貌友好，慢慢地变得受欢迎了。 strict严格的；brave勇敢的；polite礼貌的；nervous紧张的。根据“...and friendly to others and slowly became popular.”可知，大象变得受欢迎是因为他礼貌友好待人。故选C。　 Once upon a time, a king of frog decided to have a 34 . “There is a tree near the pond(池塘). The one who climbs to the top of this tree will be the winner,” he said. All the frogs were 35 to take part in the competition. As soon as it started, they began climbing one by one. 36 many frogs fell down, which made them hopeless while others 37 . Those who didn’t try said, “No one can do it. It’s 38 .” After hearing this, some of them stopped trying. However, one frog didn’t 39 . He kept trying and succeeded. All the other frogs were quite surprised. They all wanted to know 40 he was able to do it. The winning frog told them he was deaf and couldn’t 41 anything. He thought the frogs below were cheering for him. The encouragement made him try harder and 42 be made it. Sometimes, we should not listen to negative (消极的) words from others. Instead, we should focus on our 43 and put in all effort to achieve them. 34．A．attention B．communication C．competition D．suggestion 35．A．moved B．surprised C．tired D．excited 36．A．And B．But C．So D．Or 37．A．continued B．left C．stopped D．slept 38．A．lucky B．important C．impossible D．possible 39．A．make up B．grow up C．take up D．give up 40．A．what B．how C．whom D．where 41．A．hear B．feel C．see D．smell 42．A．easily B．happily C．finally D．early 43．A．trees B．goals C．words D．bodies 【答案】 34．C 35．D 36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．B 41．A 42．C 43．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了一群青蛙参加比赛，只有一只失聪的青蛙最终成功爬到树顶，告诉我们不要听取他人的负面言论，而是专注于目标并努力实现它们。 34．句意：一天，青蛙王决定来一场比赛。 attention注意；communication沟通；competition比赛；sugestion建议。 根据“take part in the competition”可知，是指一场比赛。故选C。 35．句意：所有的青蛙都很兴奋能参加比赛。 moved感动的；surprised吃惊；tired累的；excited兴奋的。根据“As soon as it started, they began climbing one by one”可知，比赛一开始所有青蛙就开始爬，说明是比较兴奋的。故选D。 36．句意：但许多青蛙倒下了，这使他们绝望，而另一些继续。 And并且；But但是；So所以；Or或者。根据“they began climbing one by one.…many frogs fell down”可知，空格前后句子是转折关系。故选B。 37．句意：但许多青蛙倒下了，这使他们绝望，而另一些继续。 continued继续；left离开；stopped停下；slept睡觉。根据“which made them hopeless while others ”可知，是一些停止了，一些继续爬。故选A。 38．句意：那些没试过的说。“没人能做到。这是不可能的。” lucky幸运的；important重要的；impossible不可能的；possible可能的。根据“After hearing this, some of them stopped trying”可知，一些青蛙停止尝试说明他们觉得不可能。故选C。 39．句意：但是有一只青蛙没有放弃。 make up打扮；grow up长大；take up拿起；give up放弃。根据“He kept trying and succeeded”可知，他爬到了顶端说明他没有放弃。故选D。 40．句意：他们都想知道他是怎么做到的。 what什么；how怎样；whom谁； where哪里。根据“All the other frogs were quite surprised. They all wanted to know…he was able to do it”并结合下文可知，是询问怎么做到的。故选B。 41．句意：获胜的青蛙告诉他们，他聋了，什么也听不见。 hear听；feel感觉；see看；smell闻。根据“he was deaf”可知，耳聋了听不见。故选A。 42．句意：鼓励使他更加努力，终于成功了。 easily容易地；happily快乐地；finally最后；early早地。根据“The encouragement made him try harder and…be made it”可知，他最后成功了。故选C。 43．句意：相反，我们应该专注于我们的目标，并努力实现它们。 trees树；goals目标；words单词；bodies身体。根据“we should focus on our…and put in all effort to achieve them”可知，是专注于目标并实现它们。故选B。 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A woman lived alone in her little house with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time 44 the tree. But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then 45 with pears, shouting “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to 46 for the night. She let him in and gave him a nice treat. The next morning the stranger, a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by making her wish come true. That is anyone who climbed up her 47 should not be able to come back down unless she agreed to let him go. When the children came back to steal her fruit, she had them stuck (卡) on the tree. They had to beg her 48 she gave the tree agreement to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the 49 at last. One day 50 man stopped at her door. This one didn’t seem 51 , so she asked who he was. “I am Death, I have come to take you with me.” said he. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to pick some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too old to climb high to get the best fruit. Would you please do it for me?” Mr. Death climbed up the tree and was 53 stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let him go. 44．A．worrying about B．cutting down C．dealing with D．taking care of 45．A．throw away B．run away C．take away D．put away 46．A．stay B．live C．hide D．relax 47．A．house B．door C．tree D．wall 48．A．before B．while C．since D．after 49．A．fun B．question C．trouble D．danger 50．A．another B．other C．the other D．any other 51．A．handsome B．safe C．bad D．poor 52．A．pleasure B．pride C．excitement D．hope 53．A．certainly B．probably C．immediately D．sadly 【答案】 44．D 45．B 46．A 47．C 48．A 49．C 50．A 51．B 52．A 53．C 【分析】本文讲述了一位女士和她的梨树的故事。女士苦于孩子们偷走梨子并且开她的玩笑，一位巫师教给她一个办法制服了顽皮的孩子们，最后连死神都被制服了。 44．句意：她把所有的时间都花在照顾那棵树上了。 worrying about担心；cutting down砍倒；dealing with处理；taking care of照顾。根据“She spent all her time ... the tree.”可知应是他花时间照顾这棵梨树。故选D。 45．句意：他们会爬上她的树，然后拿着梨子跑掉，对她大喊“悲惨阿姨”。 throw away扔掉；run away逃走；take away拿走；put away放好。根据“They would climb her tree and then ... with pears”可知，孩子们爬上树摘梨，然后带着梨逃走。故选B。 46．句意：一天晚上，一位路人要求在这里过夜。 stay停留；live居住；hide藏；relax放松。根据“She let him in and gave him a nice treat. The next morning ...”可知应是在这里停留一晚。故选A。 47．句意：那就是任何爬上她的树的人都不应该下来，除非她同意让他走。 house房子；door门；tree树；wall墙。根据下文“she had them stuck (卡) on the tree.”可知，孩子们爬上了树，她让他们下不来树。故选C。 48．句意：他们不得不求她，她才同意放他们走。 before在……之前；while当……时；since自从；after在……之后。根据“They had to beg her ... she gave the tree agreement to let them go.”可知，在她让他们下来之前，他们不得不求她。故选A。 49．句意：悲惨阿姨终于摆脱了麻烦。 fun乐趣；question问题；trouble麻烦；danger危险。根据上文可知，原先孩子们爬上树摘走梨这件事对她来说是一件麻烦事。故选C。 50．句意：一天，另一个男人来到她的门前。 another另一个；other其他；the other其他；any other其他任何。根据前文可知，巫师是个男士，这是另一位男士。故选A。 51．句意：这个人似乎不安全，所以她问他是谁。 handsome英俊的；safe安全的；bad坏的；poor穷的。根据“so she asked who he was.”可知，因为觉得不安全，所以问对方是谁。故选B。 52．句意：好吧，但我想从我亲爱的树上摘几个梨子，以纪念它给我今生带来的快乐。 pleasure快乐；pride骄傲；excitement激动；hope希望。根据“pick some pears from my dear tree to remember the ...”可知，应是纪念梨树带给她的快乐。故选A。 53．句意：死神爬上树，立刻被卡在树上。 certainly当然；probably可能；immediately立即；sadly伤心地。根据“Mr. Death climbed up the tree and was ... stuck to it.”可知，死神爬上树后，立刻被卡住了。故选C。 阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 The Turtle was not satisfied with his life. He wanted so much to 54 being a turtle. “I’m tired of swimming about in the sea and moving around on the beach. Life is not 55 ,” he thought. “I want to be able to fly in the air like an eagle.” He spoke to the Eagle about it. “You’re not built for 56 ,” the Eagle told the Turtle. “You don’t have any wings.” “Don’t 57 that,” answered the Turtle. “I’ve watched how the birds do it for a long time. I’ve watched 58 how they fly and do things in the air. I think I really got it. 59 I don’t have wings, I can make my four flippers (鳍足) act like wings of birds in the air, the way I do in the water. Just get me up there, and you’ll see I can fly as well as any of the birds—probably even 60 ! Besides, if you carry me as high as the clouds, I will bring you lots of nice pearls (珍珠) from the sea to show my thanks.” The Eagle 61 at last, and carried the Turtle up high into the sky. “Now then!” cried the Eagle. “Fly!” But the moment the Turtle was on his own, he fell from the 62 . He fell like a stone, and on a stone he landed. He hit it with such force that he broke into little pieces. We need to 63 ourselves better so that we can make wiser decisions. 54．A．continue B．stop C．try D．enjoy 55．A．interesting B．healthy C．busy D．hard 56．A．swimming B．running C．flying D．climbing 57．A．look after B．hear about C．prepare for D．worry about 58．A．quickly B．carefully C．strangely D．helplessly 59．A．Though B．Before C．Unless D．Until 60．A．better B．lower C．nearer D．earlier 61．A．refused B．agreed C．won D．left 62．A．tree B．house C．sky D．mountain 63．A．relax B．express C．teach D．understand 【答案】 54．B 55．A 56．C 57．D 58．B 59．A 60．A 61．B 62．C 63．D 【导语】本文主要介绍乌龟觉得生活很无趣，想要尝试飞翔，他让鹰把自己带到山上，但最终结果可想而知。故事告诉我们：我们需要更好地了解自己，这样我们才能做出更明智的决定。 54．句意：他非常想不再做一只乌龟。 continue继续；stop停止；try尝试；enjoy欣赏。根据“The Turtle was not satisfied with his life.”可知，乌龟对自己的生活并不满意，所以他非常想不再做一只乌龟。故选B。 55．句意：生活是无趣的。 interesting有趣的；healthy健康的；busy忙碌的；hard困难的。根据“I want to be able to fly in the air like an eagle.”可知，乌龟想能够像鹰一样在空中飞翔，所以乌龟是觉得生活很无趣，故选A。 56．句意：你不是为飞行而生的。 swimming游泳；running跑；flying飞；climbing爬。根据“You don’t have any wings.”可知，鹰告诉乌龟他不是为飞行而生，故选C。 57．句意：别担心。 look after照顾；hear about听说；prepare for准备；worry about担心。根据“I think I really got it.”可知，乌龟让鹰不要担心，故选D。 58．句意：我仔细观察过它们是如何飞行和在空中做事情的。 quickly迅速地；carefully仔细地；strangely奇怪地；helplessly无助地。根据“I’ve watched...how they fly”可知，乌龟仔细观察过鸟儿如何飞行，故选B。 59．句意：虽然我没有翅膀，但我可以让我的四个脚蹼像鸟的翅膀一样在空中运动，就像我在水里一样。 Though虽然；Before在之前；Unless除非；Until直到。前后两句构成让步关系，用Though引导让步状语从句，故选A。 60．句意：只要把我抬上去，你就会看到我飞得和任何鸟一样好——甚至可能更好！ better更好；lower更低；nearer更近；earlier更早。根据“I can fly as well as any of the birds—probably even...”可知，乌龟说自己甚至可能飞得更好，故选A。 61．句意：鹰最后同意了，把乌龟抬上了天。 refused拒绝；agreed同意；won赢得；left离开。根据“and carried the Turtle up high into the sky”可知，鹰最后同意了，故选B。 62．句意：但是当乌龟独自一人的时候，他从天上掉了下来。 tree树；house房子；sky天空；mountain山。根据“But the moment the Turtle was on his own, he fell from the...”可知，乌龟从天上掉了下来，故选C。 63．句意：我们需要更好地了解自己，这样我们才能做出更明智的决定。 relax使放松；express表达；teach教；understand理解。根据“We need to...ourselves better so that we can make wiser decisions.”可知，我们需要更好地了解自己，故选D。 One day, a grasshopper (蚱蜢) was relaxing in a field. And he was eating as much grass as he could. When his stomach was 64 , he began to play some music. He was having a good time in the sun. Then, an ant walked by. He was 65 some corn. “Come and sing with me!” said the grasshopper. “No,” said the ant. “I am busy 66 food for the winter.” “Don’t be serious about the 67 !” said the grasshopper. “There’s lots of food now and it is sunny today.” 68 the ant went on his way and kept on collecting food. “How silly the ant is!” said the grasshopper. “He only needs to 69 winter when winter comes!” When winter came, the grasshopper had 70 food. But the ant and his family had plenty to 71 . “Could I have some of your food?” said the grasshopper. “Hum…” said the ant. “ 72 you said I was silly, I’ll still help you.” Hearing his words, the grasshopper was very thankful. At the same time, he was 73 for what he had done before. He learnt a very important lesson—working hard today is to get ready for tomorrow. 64．A．empty B．small C．full D．thin 65．A．carrying B．selling C．planting D．watching 66．A．get B．got C．getting D．gets 67．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter 68．A．And B．But C．Or D．So 69．A．worry about B．give up C．look for D．wait for 70．A．enough B．no C．more D．much 71．A．drink B．buy C．eat D．waste 72．A．Besides B．Because C．When D．Although 73．A．tired B．regretful C．happy D．angry 【答案】 64．C 65．A 66．C 67．D 68．B 69．A 70．B 71．C 72．D 73．B 【导语】本文讲述了勤劳的蚂蚁夏天辛苦地工作为冬天储备粮食，而懒惰的蚱蜢却只是玩乐。当冬天来到，蚱蜢没食物过冬，去求助蚂蚁，蚂蚁最终帮助了蚱蜢。蚱蜢学到了很重要的一课——今天努力工作是为明天做准备。 64．句意：当他吃饱了，他开始演奏一些音乐。 empty空的；small小的；full饱的；thin瘦的。根据“And he was eating as much grass as he could.”可知，蚱蜢吃饱了，故选C。 65．句意：他搬运一些玉米。 carrying搬运；selling卖；planting种植；watching观看。根据“He was...some corn.”可知，蚂蚁在搬运一些玉米，故选A。 66．句意：我正忙着准备过冬的食物。 get动词原形；got动词过去式；getting动名词/现在分词；gets动词三单。be busy doing sth“忙于做某事”，故选C。 67．句意：不要对冬天太认真了！ spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。前文提到蚂蚁为冬天准备食物，故选D。 68．句意：但是蚂蚁继续他的路，继续收集食物。 And和；But但是；Or或者；So因此。前后两句构成转折关系，用but连接，故选B。 69．句意：他只需要在冬天来临时担心冬天。 worry about担心；give up放弃；look for寻找；wait for等待。根据“He only needs to...winter when winter comes!”可知，只需要在冬天来临时担心冬天。故选A。 70．句意：冬天来了，蚱蜢没有食物。 enough足够的；no没有；more更多；much许多。根据“When winter came, the grasshopper had...food.”和前文可知，蚱蜢没有为冬天储存食物，所以没有食物。故选B。 71．句意：但是蚂蚁和他的家人有足够的食物。 drink喝；buy买；eat吃；waste浪费。根据“But the ant and his family had plenty to...”可知，蚂蚁和他的家人有足够的食物吃。故选C。 72．句意：虽然你说我傻，我还是会帮你的。 Besides此外；Because因为；When当……时；Although虽然。前后两句构成让步关系，用Although连接，故选D。 73．句意：同时，他对自己以前所做的事感到后悔。 tired累的；regretful后悔的；happy开心的；angry生气的。根据“he was...for what he had done before”可知，蚱蜢对自己以前所做的事感到后悔。故选B。 三、任务型阅读 Once a young man was asked to paint a boat of a rich man. While painting, he discovered a tiny hole in the ship and he quietly fixed it. After finishing his work, the young man got paid and left. The boat’s owner showed up at the young man’s house the next day with a check（支票）, far greater than the painting payment. “You’ve already given me money for painting the boat, sir.” said the surprised young man. “This isn’t for the paint job; it’s for repairing the hole,” said the rich man. “But it was such a little service.” said the young man. “My dear boy, I forgot the hole when I asked you to paint the boat. After you finished painting it, my kids took the boat and went on a fishing trip. Then, suddenly I remembered the hole and tried to contact（联络） my kids, but I couldn’t reach them. I was scared to death. Imagine how thankful I was when I saw them return home safely. After that, I checked the boat carefully then discovered that you had repaired the hole. You protected my children’s lives,” said the rich man. So, try to help others. Because sometimes the smallest action of kindness may be worth more to others. 根据短文内容回答问题。 74．How did the young man deal with the tiny hole in the ship? 75．How did the young man feel after seeing the check? 76．Did the rich man give the young man the check for the paint job or for repairing the hole? 77．Did the rich man’s children return home safely? 78．Will you try to help others? Why? 【答案】74．He quietly fixed it. 75．He felt surprised. 76．For repairing the hole. 77．Yes, they did. 78．Yes, I will. Because I think the smallest action of kindness may be worth more to others. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个年轻人帮一个富人漆船，顺便补了船上的洞而因此救了富人的孩子。通过这个故事，作者想要告诉我们，有时一个小小的善意的举动将对他人很重要。 74．根据“While painting, he discovered a tiny hole in the ship and he quietly fixed it.”可知，当这个年轻人漆船时，他发现了一个小洞，他安静地将这个小洞修补好了。故填He quietly fixed it. 75．根据“‘You’ve already given me money for painting the boat, sir.’ said the surprised young man.”可知，当这个年轻人看到支票时，感到非常惊讶。故填He felt surprised. 76．根据“‘This isn’t for the paint job; it’s for repairing the hole,’said the rich man.”可知，这个富人给年轻人支票是因为他修补了船上的洞。故填For repairing the hole。 77．根据“Imagine how thankful I was when I saw them return home safely.”可知，这个富人的孩子安全回家了。故填Yes, they did. 78．根据“So, try to help others. Because sometimes the smallest action of kindness may be worth more to others.”可知，作者倡导我们要尽力帮助他人。因为有时候一个小小的善意的举动可能对他人很重要。故填Yes, I will. Because I think the smallest action of kindness may be worth more to others. Long, long ago, an emperor made the Jade Emperor (玉帝) angry. The Jade Emperor told the Four Dragon Kings, “Don’t rain any water on Earth for three years.” Soon, the Earth was dry, people lived very hard. One Dragon King was in charge of the River of Heaven. He wanted to help the people, so he let it rain once. Knowing that, the Jade Emperor was not happy. “Why didn’t he listen to me?” Then, he sent the Dragon King to Earth and put him under a big mountain. On the mountain, he wrote some words. The words said “Only when the golden beans come out, can the Dragon King fly back to Heaven.” So people went to find that kind of beans. Walking and walking, they went to every place. But they didn’t find the beans. The next year, people dried corn ears on the second day of the second lunar month. “These are the golden beans!” some children said. How to make them bloom? Some people had an idea. They cooked the corn grains to make them pop. The popcorn was like golden flowers. After that, every family did this. They put the popcorn on a table to thank the Dragon King for his rain. When the Jade Emperor saw the “golden bean flowers”, he had to move the big mountain away and told the Dragon King to come back. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 79．What did the Jade Emperor tell the Four Dragon Kings to do? 80．Where did the Jade Emperor put the Dragon King? 81．When did people dry corn ears the next year? 82．How did people make corn grains pop? 83．Why did people put the popcorn on a table? 【答案】79．He told them not to rain any water on Earth for three years. 80．Under a big mountain. 81．On the second day of the second lunar month. 82．They cooked the corn grains to make them pop. 83．They put the popcorn on a table to thank the Dragon King for his rain. 【导语】本文主要讲述了掌管天河的龙王帮助人们的故事。 79．根据“The Jade Emperor told the Four Dragon Kings, ‘Don’t rain any water on Earth for three years.’”可知，他告诉他们三年内不要在地球上下雨。故填He told them not to rain any water on Earth for three years. 80．根据“Then, he sent the Dragon King to Earth and put him under a big mountain.”可知，玉帝把龙王压在了一座山下面。故填Under a big mountain. 81．根据“The next year, people dried corn ears on the second day of the second lunar month.”可知，人们在农历二月初二晒玉米穗。故填On the second day of the second lunar month. 82．根据“They cooked the corn grains to make them pop.”可知，他们烹饪玉米粒，使它们爆裂。故填They cooked the corn grains to make them pop. 83．根据“They put the popcorn on a table to thank the Dragon King for his rain.”可知，是为了感谢龙王的雨。故填They put the popcorn on a table to thank the Dragon King for his rain. 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。 Why is the sea salt? Long before we discovered scientific ways of thinking about it, we explained it in a story. Even though the answer isn’t scientific, it holds some other truth in it-especially about the human heart. Long ago, a poor old couple lived on the coast. One day, an old storyteller came to their village. The old couple gave him a meal. In return, he gave them a coffee mill (磨粉机) and said, “ Say ‘Mill, please g rind (磨粉)’, and it’ll make whatever you want, to stop it, say ‘Mill, please cease (停止) grinding’.” Soon the old couple had a much better life. They’d been happy people, and they didn’t need much more. But the young couple next door were very greedy (贪婪的) and they were never satisfied. When they saw the old couple wearing good clothes and buying good food, they burnt with envy (羡慕). So one day the young husband went to the old couple’s house secretly and heard, “Mill, please grind hot chocolate!” He was surprised to see it coming out. Then the young couple stole the mi ll from the old couple. With it, they rode a horse and set off down the coast, where no one would know them. Along the way, the husband showed proudly and asked, “What do you want it to make?” “Oh, I don’t know. Why not salt?” the wife said. “Mill, please g rind salt!” he said.” It works!” the wife shouted. But then they noticed the salt went everywhere. “Make it stop,” the wife said. But the husband didn’t know how. “Mill, please stop grinding! Please, no more!” His words didn’t work. The mill kept grinding. Finally, the young husband threw the mill into the sea as far as he could. And there it’s been, for hundreds of years, endlessly grinding salt. 84．Is the passage a science fiction or a folk story? 85．Why do you think the storyteller gave the old couple a coffee mill? 86．What did the young couple do when they saw the old couple’ life became better? 87．Why was the mill thrown into the sea? 88．What “truth” does the passage hold in it? 【答案】84．A folk story. 85．Because they gave him a meal. 86．They stole the mill, rode a horse and set off down the coast where no one would know them. 87．Because the young couple didn’t know how to stop it from grinding. 88．Being satisfied. 【导语】本文是一篇民间故事。主要讲述海水为什么是咸的，并且告诉我们一个道理：要知足。 84．根据“Long before we discovered scientific ways of thinking about it, we explained it in a story. Even though the answer isn’t scientific, it holds some other truth in it-especially about the human heart.”可知，后文将用故事的形式介绍了海水为什么是咸的，因此可推知这是一个民间故事。故填A folk story. 85．根据“One day, an old storyteller came to their village. The old couple gave him a meal. In return, he gave them a coffee mill (磨粉机)”可知，一个老故事讲述者来到老夫妇的村庄，老夫妇给他提供了一顿饭，作为回报，他给了他们一个磨粉机。故填Because they gave him a meal. 86．根据“Then the young couple stole the mill from the old couple. With it, they rode a horse and set off down the coast, where no one would know them.”可知，年轻夫妇偷走了老夫妇的磨粉机，他们骑马出发沿着海岸线去了一个没有人认识他们的地方。故填They stole the mill, rode a horse and set off down the coast where no one would know them. 87．根据“But then they noticed the salt went everywhere. ‘Make it stop,‘ the wife said. But the husband didn’t know how. ‘Mill, please stop grinding! Please, no more!’ His words didn’t work. The mill kept grinding.”可知，年轻夫妇无法停止磨粉机停止磨粉，因此他们将磨粉机扔进了大海。故填Because the young couple didn’t know how to stop it from grinding. 88．根据“Soon the old couple had a much better life. They’d been happy people, and they didn’t need much more. But the young couple next door were very greedy (贪婪的) and they were never satisfied.”可知，故事中老夫妻知足，所以生活幸福，而年轻夫妻贪婪、不知足，结果偷了磨粉机后也没能如愿。因此truth指的是“要知足”。故填Being satisfied. One late autumn day, a man caught a white bear in Finnmark. He wanted to bring it to the king. But when he climbed up the Dovrefell, it was Christmas Eve. Cold winds brought heavy snow. The man shook with cold. He had to find a place to stay. On the mountain, there was a house. That was Halvor’s home. “May I stay for a night with my bear?” asked the man. “I’m afraid not,” said Halvor. “Trolls (绿巨人) come here every Christmas Eve. There’s no room for you and your bear.” “Please! We won’t take up much room.” At the end, Halvor said yes. It was a warm house. On the table, there was a big meal. “These are for the trolls.” Halvor told the man. The trolls came. Some were big, some were small. They ate and drank. They enjoyed the food a lot. At that time, a little troll saw the white bear. She was sleeping beside the fireplace. The troll walked to the bear. “Kitty, do you want some food?” Hearing that, the white bear stood up and began to roar (吼). She drove the trolls away. The next year, Halvor was busy as usual on the afternoon before Christmas Day. The trolls would come that night, he had to get prepared. When he was working, someone in the woods asked, “Halvor! Do you still keep that cat?” “Yes.” Halvor answered. “And this year, she had seven kittens. They are bigger than her.” “Well, we will not visit you anymore.” Then, the voice disappeared. From then on, the trolls never came to the Dovrefell. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 89．Who caught the white bear? 90．Where was Halvor’s home? 91．What was the white bear doing when the trolls enjoyed the food? 92．How was Halvor before Christmas Day the next year? 93．Why didn’t the trolls visit the Dovrefell anymore? 【答案】89．A man. 90．On the mountain. 91．She was sleeping beside the fireplace. 92．Busy. 93．Because they were afraid of the bears. 【导语】本文主要介绍了Halvor让一个男人和一只白熊进入自己的家休息，白熊把绿巨人赶跑了，第二年当绿巨人知道白熊有七个比她还大的孩子时，它们就再也没来过了。 89．根据“One late autumn day, a man caught a white bear in Finnmark”可知一个男人抓住了一只白熊。故填A man. 90．根据“On the mountain, there was a house. That was Halvor’s home.”可知他的家在山上。故填On the mountain. 91．根据“She was sleeping beside the fireplace.”可知她在壁炉旁睡觉。故填She was sleeping beside the fireplace. 92．根据“The next year. Halvor was busy as usual on the afternoon before Christmas Day”可知在第二年圣诞节前他很忙。故填Busy. 93．根据“Hearing that, the white bear stood up and began to roar (吼). She drove the trolls away.”以及“And this year, she had seven kittens. They are bigger than her.”可知绿巨人害怕熊的声音，今年她有七只比她还大的熊，所以绿巨人吓得不敢再来了。故填Because they were afraid of the bears. 阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容简要回答第1至5小题。 Once a little weed (杂草) grew in a field. There were many tall and beautiful flowers around it. Lots of bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours. The little weed wasn’t satisfied, because its flowers were tiny and simple. One spring morning, three children came to play in the field. “Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma!” said one. “That’s a good idea!” said another. “She will love all these bright and beautiful flowers!” “What about that one?” the youngest child said, pointing at the little weed. “Forget it!” laughed the oldest brother. “That’s just a useless weed!” Hearing this, the little weed felt even worse. “Am I really useless?” it asked itself. “Why was I put on the Earth?” In winter, all flowers were gone, only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just at that time, it noticed some birds coming above the field. “We are hungry!” they shouted. The little weed felt sorry for the poor birds and called out to them, “Hey! Down here! I have pods (豆荚) that you can eat!” “You’re so kind!” The birds ate up the seeds (种子) in the pods thankfully. “They’re delicious. We can’t find anything better than what you gave us!” This made the little weed pleased and confident. “At last, I have found out what I am good for!” the little weed said. 94．Why did lots of bees and butterflies come to the flowers? (no more than 8 words) 95．Who did the three children pick the flowers for? (no more than 2 words) 96．When did the little weed notice the birds come above the field? (no more than 2 words) 97．Did the birds think the little weed was useful? (no more than 3 words) 98．How did the little weed feel finally? (no more than 3 words) 【答案】94．Because of their nice smells and bright colours. 95．Their grandma. 96．In winter. 97．Yes, they did./Yes. 98．Pleased and confident. 【导语】本文介绍了杂草从一开始觉得自己没用到后面发现了自己的用处的故事。 94．根据“Lots of bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours”可知许多蜜蜂和蝴蝶因为它们的好闻和鲜艳的颜色而向它们飞来。故填Because of their nice smells and bright colours. 95．根据“Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma”可知他们是为他们的奶奶摘花。故填Their grandma. 96．根据“In winter, all flowers were gone, only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just at that time, it noticed some birds coming above the field”可知在冬天，它注意到一些鸟从田野上方飞来。故填In winter. 97．根据“They’re delicious. We can’t find anything better than what you gave us”可知鸟把杂草的豆荚吃了，认为它们很美味，所以鸟认为杂草很有用。故填Yes, they did./Yes. 98．根据“This made the little weed pleased and confident.”可知它感到高兴和自信。故填Pleased and confident. 四、短文填空 Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空限填一词，首字母已给) The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and he could s 99 nobody walking on the street. Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement. When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming near b 100 him. He looked back but could see no one. However, the sound continued and Frank began to walk more quickly. Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly. There was n 101 to fear in a town as quiet as this. Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him. By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels（脚后跟）. He turned round and there stood a man in a large overcoat. A hat pulled down over his eyes and very l 102 of his face could be seen. Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm. The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way. Then Frank w 103 why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour. He knew that the people who lived there were very rich. Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger q 104 . Then the man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the window. A l 105 was still on and the man waited until it went out. When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on the ground at the other side. Now Frank realized what was going to happen. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the comer. 【答案】99．see 100．behind 101．nothing 102．little 103．wondered 104．quietly/ quickly 105．light 【分析】本文讲述了Frank午夜回家，总感觉有人跟着他，后来有个陌生人跟他打听去Oakfield House。他很好奇，就跟着那个陌生人，后来看到发生了一些事情，他就打电话报警。 99．句意：漆黑的夜晚，空气寒冷而微湿，他看不见街上有行人。 根据“The dark night air was cold and slightly wet”漆黑的夜晚，空气寒冷而微湿，所以此处是不能看到人，故答案为see。 100．句意：当他走到桥中间时，他以为听见有人在他后面走近。 根据“ He looked back but could see no one”他回头一看，一个人也看不见，所以此处是在后面，故答案为behind。 101．句意：在这样一个安静的城市里没有什么可怕的。 根据“Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly. ”他为自己的愚蠢行为感到羞愧，所以应该是没有什么可怕的，故答案为nothing。 102．句意：一顶帽子拉下来遮住了他的眼睛，几乎看不见他的脸。 根据“ A hat pulled down over his eyes”可知此处应该是几乎看不到他的脸，故答案为little。 103．句意：接着弗兰克想知道为什么这个陌生人要在这个时候去找奥克菲尔德府。 根据“Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger”可知，他跟着这个陌生人，所以此处是他想知道，且全文为一般过去时，故答案为wondered。 104．句意：他几乎没有意识到自己在做什么，开始迅速地（静静地）跟在陌生人后面。 根据句子结构，此处缺副词，来修饰动词“began ”结合前文他想知道这个陌生人为什么要去那边，所以此处是安静地跟着他，或者迅速跟着，故答案为quietly/ quickly。 105．句意：一盏灯还亮着，那人一直等到灯灭了。 根据分析句子“A l　　7　　was still on and the man waited until it went out. ”可知此处是名词单数，结合文章开头，是一个黑夜，所以房间里有灯，故答案为light。 "Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!" Henry cried loudly．"I'm not eating this!" Henry's mum and dad looked at each other．This was the second time this week that Henry had c 106 about his dinner． "We're going to let you take over dinnertime．You can pick the food and cook your meals，'Mum said． "Good．We're going to eat good food every night!" Henry answered． The next day，Henry sat down to write the meal p 107 "We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow，" Henry said． "Are we going to have anything e 108 besides chicken？We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal，"，said Mum． "We can have cabbage，"Henry said． After he finished shopping，it was time to make his f 109 meal．He believed that this would be his favourite meal．Since he had never cooked，his parents were both there to help him．"There's a lot to do，"Henry thought，as he looked at the mess in the kitchen．He was usually playing games outside while his parents were making dinner． It took almost two hours to cook．When dinner was finally finished，Henry was tired and h 110 ．But he was so excited—he made dinner! "I don't like cabbage，" cried Sophia，Henry's little sister，at the table．Henry felt quite upset．He had worked so hard on dinner，but it was i 111 to get everyone happy about every part of every meal! "I'm sorry．I didn't know this could be so hard，" Henry felt like he might cry．He began to r 112 how his parents felt every time at the dinner table． "It's OK，Henry．You worked really hard．We' ll take back dinner responsibilities．You'll have to do it enough when you're grown up，"Dad said． Henry felt released．He happily finished his dinner and never got angry at dinner table again． 【答案】106．complained 107．plan 108．else 109．first 110．hungry 111．impossible 112．realize 【分析】文章主要讲Herry因对晚饭所吃的食物不满而爸妈提议以后让他自己做饭的故事。故事中，Herry按照计划好的菜单计划去购物，然后花了差不多两个小时的时间做好饭，最后他的妹妹却说不喜欢卷心菜。这时，他才意识到做大家都满意的饭菜是很难的，并意识到了每次父母吃饭时的感受，最后他得到了父母的理解并释怀了，以后再也不会在吃饭时生气了。 106．句意：这是亨利本周第二次抱怨他的晚餐了。 考查动词。由上文“Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!...I'm not eating this!”可知，“亨利不喜欢吃肉丸——他对晚饭不满”。那么，结合首字母提示可知空格处表示“抱怨（complain）”。再根据句子结构（had+过去分词）可知，题干应用过去完成时。故答案为complained。 107．句意：亨利坐下来写用餐计划。 考查名词。由下文“We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow”及首字母提示可知，上文句意为“亨利坐下来写用餐计划”，所以空格处应填plan，“计划”，名词。故答案为plan。 108．句意：除了鸡肉，我们还吃别的吗？ 考查形容词。由下文“We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal”及首字母提示可知，上文句意为“除了鸡肉，我们还吃别的吗？”所以空格处应填else，“其他的”，形容词，常用于不定代词后。故答案为else。 109．句意：他买完东西后，该是他做第一顿饭的时间了。 考查序数词。根据上下文及首字母提示可知，“这是亨利第一次做饭”，所以此空应填first，“第一”，序数词。故答案为first。 110．句意，当晚饭终于做好了，Herry（感到）又累又饿。 考查形容词。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此空应填hungry，“饥饿的”，形容词，在句中作表语。故答案为hungry。 111．句意：但要让每个人对每顿饭的每一部分都感到高兴是不可能的！ 考查形容词。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此空应填impossible，“不可能的”，形容词。It is/was+形容词+(for sb.)to do sth.是固定句式，意为“（对某人而言）做某事是……”。故答案为impossible。 112．句意：他开始意识到他父母每次吃饭时的感受。 考查动词。begin to do sth.开始做某事，固定搭配。再根据句意及首字母提示可知，此空应填realize，“意识到”，动词。故答案为realize。 【点睛】题目要求根据首字母提示填写适当的单词补全短文，考查学生对语境的理解能力及对所学词汇的把握和运用能力。做题时，应先把上下文语境或句意与首字母提示结合起来，推出所需单词，然后根据语法知识填写单词的适当形式。 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)     Long ago, there lived a sculptor (雕刻家) named Pygmalion in ancient Greece. He was a quiet person and when he was not carving statues, he read poetry and stories.     One day, Pygmalion was sitting in his garden, thinking about his next work of art. S 113 , he ran into his room, where he reached for a huge piece of ivory (象牙). He smiled at the beautiful ivory and set to work. He worked carefully and carved the tusk (象的长牙) into the figure of a woman. He worked day and night until e 114 was perfect.     Pygmalion, normally a quiet man, was not silent as he worked. He would speak to his sculpture. When the statue was complete, Pygmalion looked at her. He knew he had made something great and his love for her g 115 stronger and stronger.     One day, just as the sun began to rise, Pygmalion woke up with a sweet smile on his face. He had dreamed that his sculpture came a 116 , so Pygmalion got out of his bed immediately, eager to share this dream with her. When he touched the sculpture, to his surprise, a gentle smile s 117 over the sculpture’s face and her eyes began to shine. She had become a real human being!     “You have given me life,” the woman spoke gently to Pygmalion. “Your love was so strong that it brought me life!”     Later, in the 1960s, two scientists found that if teachers hoped students would do b 118 , then these students would really have greater performance. They call this the Pygmalion Effect. It was named a 119 this Greek myth. 【答案】113．(S)uddenly 114．(e)verything 115．(g)rew 116．(a)live 117．(s)pread 118．(b)etter 119．(a)fter 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个希腊神话故事，雕刻家皮格马利翁在雕刻的过程中爱上了他的作品，并不断地向她灌输爱，最终雕塑活了过来。文章最后还提到了以此命名的皮格马利翁效应：如果老师们对学生报以期待，学生们就会有更好的表现。 113．句意：突然，他跑进房间，伸手去拿一大块象牙。根据前句“ One day, Pygmalion was sitting in his garden, thinking about his next work of art.”和后句“he ran into his room, where he reached for a huge piece of ivory (象牙).”语境，再结合首字母提示可知，应是突然，他跑进房间，伸手去拿一大块象牙，故空处应是suddenly“突然”，副词，句首首字母大写。故填(S)uddenly。 114．句意：他日夜工作，直到一切都完美。根据前句“He worked day and night”和首字母提示可知，应是直到一切都完美，故空处应是everything“每件事情”。故填(e)verything。 115．句意：他知道自己做了一些伟大的事情，他对她的爱越来越强烈。根据空后“stronger and stronger”和首字母提示可知，应是他对她的爱越来越强烈，故空处应是grow“增长”，动词；结合上下文语境可知，句子应用一般过去时，故动词应用过去式。故填(g)rew。 116．句意：他梦见他的雕塑活了过来。根据后句“so Pygmalion got out of his bed immediately, eager to share this dream with her.”和首字母提示可知，应是梦见他的雕塑活了过来，故空处应是alive“活着的”，形容词。故填(a)live。 117．句意：当他触摸雕塑时，令他惊讶的是，雕塑的脸上绽放出温柔的笑容，她的眼睛开始发光。spread over“分散、传开”；结合上下文语境可知，句子应用一般过去时，故动词应用过去式。故填(s)pread。 118．句意：后来，在20世纪60年代，两位科学家发现，如果老师希望学生做得更好，那么这些学生真的会有更好的表现。根据空后句“then these students would really have greater performance.”和首字母提示可知，前句应是如果老师希望学生做得更好，故空处better“更好”，副词，是well的比较级形式。故填(b)etter。 119．句意：它是以希腊神话命名的。be named after“被以……命名”。故填(a)fter。 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。 A pack rat① named Poncho had a big storeroom for all his things. Every day, Poncho went outside. He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to f 120 his storeroom. One day, as Poncho was walking, he saw a shiny golden spoon. He picked up the spoon and took it home. “Oh no,” said Poncho, looking around his storeroom. “There’s no s 121 for my spoon. I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it.” But he failed. “I’ll sort my things into two piles,” Poncho said to himself. “I’ll make a pile of things I want to s 122 and a pile of things to throw away.” When Poncho finished sorting, he didn’t have two piles. He had one pile. He wanted everything. He was sad because his plan had not worked. Then an idea came to Poncho’s mind. “I know how I’ll make room for my spoon! My birthday is coming soon. I can have an amazing party.” Poncho made an i 123 . Come to my special birthday. I’ll have a giving-away party. Don’t bring me a present. I’ll give each of you one instead. After the party, you can take anything e 124 the shiny golden spoon outside my door. Poncho’s friends all came to his party on the birthday. They ate birthday berries and sang the birthday song. Then Poncho said, “It’s time for my dear friends to pick presents.” The party turned w 125 . The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho. And he waved goodbye to all his friends. “Now I will bring in my shiny spoon,” Poncho said happily. He went out and took the spoon inside. He stood in the center of the storeroom and looked around, “Tomorrow I will go out and get a few m 126 things. After all, why have a storeroom if you don’t store things in it?” ① pack rat林鼠，生活在北美及尼加拉瓜和危地马拉等地，它们在觅食的同时也捡拾筑窝的材料。林鼠有个奇特的习性，就是收集并在窝申藏各种怪诞的物品，特别喜欢闪光发亮的小物件。 【答案】120．(f)ill 121．(s)pace 122．(s)ave 123．(i)nvitation 124．(e)xcept 125．(w)ild 126．(m)ore 【导语】本文讲述了Poncho爱收集物品，然后家里没有地方放东西了，把收集的物品送给朋友的故事。 120．句意：他带着午饭吃的树叶、晚饭吃的种子回来了，还带着其他东西填满了他的储藏室。由“He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to…his storeroom”及首字母可知，此处应用fill“填满”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(f)ill。 121．句意：“没有地方放我的勺子了。我得把东西挪一挪，给它找个地方放。”由“I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it”及首字母可知，此处应用space“空间”，指没有地方了。故填(s)pace。 122．句意：“我会把想要保存的东西和想要扔掉的东西放在一起。”由“I’ll make a pile of things I want to…and a pile of things to throw away”及首字母可知，此处指保存下来，save符合语境，want to do sth.“想要做某事”，固定短语。故填(s)ave。 123．句意：Poncho发出了邀请。由下文及首字母可知，此处是发出了邀请，invitation“邀请”，an后接可数名词单数。故填(i)nvitation。 124．句意：派对结束后，你可以拿走任何东西除了我门外那把闪闪发光的金勺子。根据“you can take anything…the shiny golden spoon”及首字母可知，此处指除了那把金勺子，except“除了”符合语境。故填(e)xcept。 125．句意：聚会变得疯狂起来。由“The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho”及首字母可知，此处指疯狂起来，wild“狂热的”，形容词作表语。故填(w)ild。 126．句意：他站在储藏室中央，环顾四周，“明天我再出去找些东西。毕竟，如果你不把东西放在储藏室里，那又有什么用呢？”a few more“再多几个”，固定短语。故填(m)ore。 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)： A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert. It sighed (叹气): “I can’t offer shade(阴凉) or juicy fruit to any passing traveler. I can’t see that I have any use to others. I wish I could do something u 127 .” By day birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?”the cactus called. The birds flew away. At night the moon moved in the s 128 , looking at it coldly. A lizard (蜥蜴)passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹)in the sand with its tail. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. “You?” the Lizard l 129 . “You can’t do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a l 130 at night ,so we can see our ways home. Even I have something to do. I decorate(装饰)the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.” As time went on, the cactus g 131 old, and it knew that its time was short. It cried out: “Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do.” But just then , a beautiful flower o 132 from a cactus head like a crown. The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought h 133 to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower. In the desert , a voice was saying: “I finally found something to do.” 【答案】127．useful 128．sky 129．laughed 130．light/lantern 131．grew/got 132．opened 133．Happiness/hopeness 【分析】本文讲述了沙漠里的仙人掌认为自己没有用途，他想要为别人做些有用的事。但是直到他老了，他也没有找到有用的事去做。后来，他头顶上开出了一朵美丽的花，给所有经过的人带来了快乐。他觉得自己终于能找到事情去做了。 127．句意：我希望我能做一些有用的事。 根据“I can’t see that I have any use to others.”可知，他认为自己对其他人没有用，因此想要做一些有用的事，修饰不定代词something，用形容词，故填useful。 128．句意：晚上月亮在天空中移动，冷冷地看着它。 根据the moon可知，月亮在天上，in the sky在天空中，故填sky。 129．句意：“你？”蜥蜴笑了。 根据后文的“You can’t do anything!”可知，蜥蜴认为仙人掌不能做任何事，因此在笑他，故填laughed。 130．句意：晚上月亮挂得很高，像一盏灯，所以我们可以看到回家的路。 根据“so we can see our ways home.”可知，我们可以看见回家的路，因此月亮就像灯或灯笼一样，故填light/lantern。 131．句意：随着时间的流逝，仙人掌老了，它知道自己的时间不多了。 grow/get+形容词，表示“变得……”，故填grew/got。 132．句意：但就在这时，一朵美丽的花从一个仙人掌头上像皇冠一样开了。 根据后文的“The desert had never seen such a flower before.”可知，表示开花了，故填opened。 133．句意：它给所有经过的人带来了快乐。 根据后文的“The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower.”可知，看见这朵漂亮的花，大家感到高兴，作为动词brought的宾语，用名词，故填Happiness/hopeness。 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 1 主题阅读（寓言童话类，热点文章20篇）（分层练习） 一、阅读理解 Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they led a very wonderful life. Once, the king decided to go visiting places of historical centers at distant places. He decided to travel on foot to meet and communicate with his people. People of distant places were very happy to have a conversation with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart. After several weeks of travel, the king returned to the palace. He was quite happy with his journey and found his people leading a prosperous life. However, he had one regret. He couldn’t stand the pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot covering a long distance. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very stony. He could not bear the pain. He said that he was very worried about the people who had to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them, too! Considering all this, he ordered his servants to cover the roads in the whole country with leather so that the people of his kingdom can walk comfortably. The king’s ministers were puzzled to hear his order as it would mean that thousands of cows would have to be killed in order to get the leather. And it would cost a huge amount of money also. Finally, a wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. The king asked what it was. The minister said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why don’t you just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?” The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and spoke highly of the wisdom of the minister. He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes. 1．Why did the king have one regret after his journey? A．Because the people live a poor life. B．Because he thought no one liked him. C．Because the stony roads made his feet painful. D．Because people killed too many animals. 2．What is the correct order according to the text? a. People of distant places were very happy to see and talk with the king. b. The king went visiting places of historical centers at distant places. c. The king returned to the palace. d. The king wore a pair of leather shoes and asked all his countrymen also to do so. e.The king ordered his servants to cover the roads with leather. A．a-b-d-c-e B．b-a-c-e-d C．c-a-e-b-d D．d-c-a-b-e 3．Which words can best describe the king? A．Cruel and dishonest. B．Foolish and selfish. C．Kind and easygoing. D．Lovely and hardworking. 4．What can we learn from the text? A．Instead of trying to change the world, we should try to change ourselves. B．It’s important for people to walk comfortably on the roads. C．Communicating with others can lead a happy life. D．Following other’s advice is the key to success. 5．What is the text? A．A story. B．A poem. C．An interview. D．An introduction. Once upon a time, there were four seeds who were good friends. The wind took them into the air and they finally landed on an open space in a jungle. There they remained hidden in the ground, hoping they would be able to grow up and become beautiful trees. But when the first seed began germinating (发芽), they realized that it wouldn’t be such an easy task. In that area, there lived a group of monkeys and the smallest ones would amuse themselves by throwing bananas at any plant that was starting to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first seed that it was almost split (分裂) in two. And when it told the other seeds what had happened, they all agreed it would be better to wait for that group of monkeys to move on before they tried to grow. Then, the first seed thought she should at least attempt (尝试) it. And when she tried, and was left folded over. The other seeds told her to stop trying, but that little seed was so determined to become a tree that she tried again and again. So, for days, weeks and months, and she was always doubled over. And then, one day, but none of them managed to make her bend. She had taken so many blows, and been doubled over so many times, that she was full of hard knots and scars. They helped her grow stronger, and finally, it could withdraw (承受), either. So there she stayed, growing and growing. Thanks to the strength of her trunk, she could continue to overcome all difficulties, until she became the most majestic tree in the jungle. Meanwhile, her friends remained hidden in the ground. They were still hoping that those horrible monkeys would one day lose interest in throwing bananas at them. They never realized that those animals were strengthening them by throwing bananas at them. This would prepare the seeds for all the problems they would meet in their lives. 6．The monkeys loved to ________. A．eat seeds B．play with big trees C．throw apples at the plants that started to grow D．throw bananas at any plant that started to grow 7．What does the underlined word “they” refer to according to the passage? A．The monkeys. B．The hard knots and scars. C．The bananas. D．The other seeds. 8．Which of the following is NOT true about the first seed? A．Later, she couldn’t stand with the hit of bananas. B．Every time she was hit by bananas, she would try harder. C．The scars left by bananas helped her grow stronger than the other seeds. D．She had already grown so well that the monkeys couldn’t hurt her badly. 9．What does the writer want to tell us? A．Learn to give up. B．High risk, high reward. C．Good medicine tastes bitter. D．A man can do no more than he can. Once upon a time, there was a king. He always worried about what might happen in the future. One day, the king noticed a cobbler (修鞋匠). Although he wore ragged (破旧的) clothes, he was very happy. How could he smile so brightly? The king decided to find out. The next day, the king dressed in rags and followed the cobbler home. “Please, sir, can you give some food to me?” asked the king. “Of course,” said the cobbler. “Why are you so happy?” “Today I made enough money by repairing shoes to buy the bread.” “But what if you don’t make enough money for food tomorrow?” “I have faith (信心). Everything will be fine.” This touched the king. But he wondered what would happen if the cobbler couldn’t make enough money. So the next day, the king didn’t permit anyone to repair shoes. The cobbler was puzzled (困惑的), but he wasn’t down. When he saw some villagers trying to carry water home, he helped them and got coins from them. That evening the king went to the cobbler’s house again. The cobbler was having soup and smiling. “How could you pay for the food today?” asked the king. “I made money by helping the villagers carry water,” said the cobbler. “But what will you do tomorrow?” “I have faith. Everything will be fine.” “Your faith has driven away my fear about the future. Thank you.” said the king. 10．The king was unhappy because he ________ too much. A．cared for his people B．loved his money C．worried about his future D．missed his family 11．The king followed the cobbler home to find out ________. A．what he ate B．why he was happy C．if he had bread D．how much he made 12．The underlined word “permit” means “________”. A．serve B．warn C．allow D．control 13．The passage tells us that we should ________. A．have faith B．learn to share C．rust others D．remember to relax Once upon a time, there was a small village in a faraway land. All of the villagers were used to their robotic daily and none of them had the will to try something new. Very few people in the village could read, let alone write. Unlike them, Hannah was an adventurous girl. She loved to explore and would spend hours in the woods looking for new things. One afternoon, Hannah came upon an abandoned cottage (遗弃的小屋). With curiosity, she slowly opened the door and was shocked by a room full of books! Shinning in the dust (灰尘), books were bathed in the warm sunlight just waiting to be explored. Seeing them, Hannah jumped up and down with excitement! She dusted the books and the shelves. Finally came the moment when she could enjoy reading the books, which were filled with stories about different creatures. They were so interesting and encouraging that Hannah lost herself in them completely. Meanwhile, she couldn’t wait to share what she read with her friends. However, when she told stories to her friends the next day, they showed no interest in them. She knew it would be a difficult journey, but she wouldn’t give it up. To inspire (唤起) their curiosity and imagination, she started telling stories every day at the cottage. She added her own touch of curiosity now and then to different stories, making them more interesting. Soon, the word of Hannah’s storytelling spread rapidly. People traveled from different places to just listen to her stories. Later, she even created workshops to teach villagers how to read and write. Hannah became their teacher and everyone respected her. Hannah continued doing this all her life. She was remembered and lived in her stories even after she was long gone. She became a reminder for everyone that even in the dustiest corners, there can be a hidden treasure. And that treasure is not always gold, it can be a story simply waiting to be shared. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 14．What does the underlined word “adventurous” mean? A．Expecting good things to happen. B．Willing to take risks and try new ideas. C．Able to understand other people’s feelings. D．Showing care and effort in one’s work or duties. 15．How did Hannah’s feeling change when she first entered the abandoned cottage? A．curious→shocked→excited B．shocked→excited→curious C．disappointed→shocked→excited D．excited→disappointed→shocked 16．What did Hannah do in the abandoned cottage on the first day? ①Dusted the shelves. ②Dusted the books. ③Read books. ④Told stories. A．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④ 17．What can we know from the text? A．The villagers were always interested in Hannah’s stories. B．Hannah shared stories to inspire people’s curiosity and imagination. C．The villagers needed to pay when Hannah taught them to read and write. D．Hannah shared stories and taught people to write and read for a year. 18．What is the best title for the text? A．An Unforgettable Trip B．The Hidden Treasure C．The Power of Gold D．An Accidental Invention Long ago there was an old candy peddler. He would walk around with his basket of candy, but he was so kind-hearted that he gave away as much as he sold, so he was always poor. Now in that city lived a rich man with a disease in his eyes. When the old peddler heard about it, he remembered his mother had once told him about a magical herb (药草) that was good for the eyes. The next morning, he left the city and did not stop until he was deep inside the woods. As he examined to the ground, he noticed ants scurrying about. A rock had fallen into a stream, so the water now spilled (涌) into the ants’ nest. “We’re all one,” the kind-hearted peddler said. So he waded into the shallow stream and put the rock on the bank. Then he dug a shallow ditch that sent the rest of the water back into the stream. He stumbled through the growing darkness until he reached a ruined temple. As he started inside, he saw a centipede. It was also rushing into the temple as fast as it could, but there was a bird swooping down toward it. “We’re all one, you and I.” So the old peddler waved his arms and shouted, scaring the bird away. “We’re one, you and I,” a voice said faintly——as if from a long distance. “If you go south, you will find a pine tree with two trunks. By its roots, you will find a magic bend. Tell the rich man to drink it if he wants to cure his eyes.” The old man followed the centipede’s instructions and traveled south. He walked until late in the afternoon and finally saw the odd tree. But the ground was covered with pine needles and his old eyes were too weak. He remembered the ants and called, “Ants, ants, we are all one.” Almost immediately, thousands of ants came pouring out of nowhere. The old man held up his fingers. “I’m looking for a bead. It might be very tiny.” And in no time, the ants with a tiny bead. Delighted, the old man expressed his thanks and made his way out of the woods. The next day, he reached the house of the rich man. However, he was so poor and ragged that the gatekeeper only laughed at him. The old peddler tried to argue. “Poor or rich man, we are all one.” But it so happened that the rich man was passing by the gates. The old peddler took out the bead and handed it to the rich man. The rich men drank it down. Instantly the pain disappeared. Shortly after that, his eyes were cured. The rich man was so happy and grateful. The kindly old peddler and his family lived peacefully for the rest of their lives. 19．Why did the old peddler help the rich man? A．To offer his kindness. B．To look for the magical herb. C．To get the rich thanks. D．To save the ants and the centipede. 20．How is what the peddler did for the centipede similar to what he did for the ants? A．Giving them enough food. B．Saving them out of danger. C．Building safe places for them. D．Reaching an agreement with their enemies. 21．What do the underlined words “scurrying about” in the passage mean? A．Moving around quickly. B．Playing with each other happily. C．Looking for streams everywhere. 22．What does the peddler mean when he says, “We are all one”? A．Insects need human’s help. B．The rich man’s eyes can be cured. C．The odd tree must be inside the woods. D．All living things share a need for kindness. 23．From which the passage is probably taken? A．A story book B．A history book C．A book review D．A health magazine 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 There once lived an elephant in a forest. He was very arrogant (傲慢的). He was very proud of his strength and huge body. The other 24 in the forest feared him a lot. He enjoyed doing things that showed off his strength and always 25 other small animals in the forest. In that forest, there also 26 a family of ants. One day, when the ants were out to collect food, the elephant stopped them and sprayed (喷) water on them. The ants got 27 . “You should not trouble others for your own pleasure.” The elephant shouted angrily and said, “Keep quiet, or I will crush (压) you to death.” Now, the ants decided to teach the arrogant animal a 28 for life. They slowly spread to his ears and started biting (咬) him. The elephant became painful and started crying for help. None of the animals came forward to 29 him. They were happy to see him getting punished for his acts. He kept saying 30 to the ants, but they continued to bite him. When they were sure that he has learned his lesson, they 31 him go. “This is how others feel when you hurt them.” said they. The ants left, leaving a crying elephant there. From then on, the elephant 32 troubled anyone in the forest. He began to be 33 and friendly to others and slowly became popular. 24．A．trees B．animals C．mountains D．rivers 25．A．left B．refused C．failed D．troubled 26．A．lived B．saved C．watched D．lost 27．A．happy B．angry C．excited D．afraid 28．A．voice B．training C．symbol D．lesson 29．A．help B．forget C．agree D．know 30．A．thanks B．hello C．sorry D．goodbye 31．A．felt B．let C．held D．taught 32．A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never 33．A．strict B．brave C．polite D．nervous Once upon a time, a king of frog decided to have a 34 . “There is a tree near the pond(池塘). The one who climbs to the top of this tree will be the winner,” he said. All the frogs were 35 to take part in the competition. As soon as it started, they began climbing one by one. 36 many frogs fell down, which made them hopeless while others 37 . Those who didn’t try said, “No one can do it. It’s 38 .” After hearing this, some of them stopped trying. However, one frog didn’t 39 . He kept trying and succeeded. All the other frogs were quite surprised. They all wanted to know 40 he was able to do it. The winning frog told them he was deaf and couldn’t 41 anything. He thought the frogs below were cheering for him. The encouragement made him try harder and 42 be made it. Sometimes, we should not listen to negative (消极的) words from others. Instead, we should focus on our 43 and put in all effort to achieve them. 34．A．attention B．communication C．competition D．suggestion 35．A．moved B．surprised C．tired D．excited 36．A．And B．But C．So D．Or 37．A．continued B．left C．stopped D．slept 38．A．lucky B．important C．impossible D．possible 39．A．make up B．grow up C．take up D．give up 40．A．what B．how C．whom D．where 41．A．hear B．feel C．see D．smell 42．A．easily B．happily C．finally D．early 43．A．trees B．goals C．words D．bodies 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A woman lived alone in her little house with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time 44 the tree. But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then 45 with pears, shouting “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to 46 for the night. She let him in and gave him a nice treat. The next morning the stranger, a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by making her wish come true. That is anyone who climbed up her 47 should not be able to come back down unless she agreed to let him go. When the children came back to steal her fruit, she had them stuck (卡) on the tree. They had to beg her 48 she gave the tree agreement to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the 49 at last. One day 50 man stopped at her door. This one didn’t seem 51 , so she asked who he was. “I am Death, I have come to take you with me.” said he. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to pick some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too old to climb high to get the best fruit. Would you please do it for me?” Mr. Death climbed up the tree and was 53 stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let him go. 44．A．worrying about B．cutting down C．dealing with D．taking care of 45．A．throw away B．run away C．take away D．put away 46．A．stay B．live C．hide D．relax 47．A．house B．door C．tree D．wall 48．A．before B．while C．since D．after 49．A．fun B．question C．trouble D．danger 50．A．another B．other C．the other D．any other 51．A．handsome B．safe C．bad D．poor 52．A．pleasure B．pride C．excitement D．hope 53．A．certainly B．probably C．immediately D．sadly 阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 The Turtle was not satisfied with his life. He wanted so much to 54 being a turtle. “I’m tired of swimming about in the sea and moving around on the beach. Life is not 55 ,” he thought. “I want to be able to fly in the air like an eagle.” He spoke to the Eagle about it. “You’re not built for 56 ,” the Eagle told the Turtle. “You don’t have any wings.” “Don’t 57 that,” answered the Turtle. “I’ve watched how the birds do it for a long time. I’ve watched 58 how they fly and do things in the air. I think I really got it. 59 I don’t have wings, I can make my four flippers (鳍足) act like wings of birds in the air, the way I do in the water. Just get me up there, and you’ll see I can fly as well as any of the birds—probably even 60 ! Besides, if you carry me as high as the clouds, I will bring you lots of nice pearls (珍珠) from the sea to show my thanks.” The Eagle 61 at last, and carried the Turtle up high into the sky. “Now then!” cried the Eagle. “Fly!” But the moment the Turtle was on his own, he fell from the 62 . He fell like a stone, and on a stone he landed. He hit it with such force that he broke into little pieces. We need to 63 ourselves better so that we can make wiser decisions. 54．A．continue B．stop C．try D．enjoy 55．A．interesting B．healthy C．busy D．hard 56．A．swimming B．running C．flying D．climbing 57．A．look after B．hear about C．prepare for D．worry about 58．A．quickly B．carefully C．strangely D．helplessly 59．A．Though B．Before C．Unless D．Until 60．A．better B．lower C．nearer D．earlier 61．A．refused B．agreed C．won D．left 62．A．tree B．house C．sky D．mountain 63．A．relax B．express C．teach D．understand One day, a grasshopper (蚱蜢) was relaxing in a field. And he was eating as much grass as he could. When his stomach was 64 , he began to play some music. He was having a good time in the sun. Then, an ant walked by. He was 65 some corn. “Come and sing with me!” said the grasshopper. “No,” said the ant. “I am busy 66 food for the winter.” “Don’t be serious about the 67 !” said the grasshopper. “There’s lots of food now and it is sunny today.” 68 the ant went on his way and kept on collecting food. “How silly the ant is!” said the grasshopper. “He only needs to 69 winter when winter comes!” When winter came, the grasshopper had 70 food. But the ant and his family had plenty to 71 . “Could I have some of your food?” said the grasshopper. “Hum…” said the ant. “ 72 you said I was silly, I’ll still help you.” Hearing his words, the grasshopper was very thankful. At the same time, he was 73 for what he had done before. He learnt a very important lesson—working hard today is to get ready for tomorrow. 64．A．empty B．small C．full D．thin 65．A．carrying B．selling C．planting D．watching 66．A．get B．got C．getting D．gets 67．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter 68．A．And B．But C．Or D．So 69．A．worry about B．give up C．look for D．wait for 70．A．enough B．no C．more D．much 71．A．drink B．buy C．eat D．waste 72．A．Besides B．Because C．When D．Although 73．A．tired B．regretful C．happy D．angry 三、任务型阅读 Once a young man was asked to paint a boat of a rich man. While painting, he discovered a tiny hole in the ship and he quietly fixed it. After finishing his work, the young man got paid and left. The boat’s owner showed up at the young man’s house the next day with a check（支票）, far greater than the painting payment. “You’ve already given me money for painting the boat, sir.” said the surprised young man. “This isn’t for the paint job; it’s for repairing the hole,” said the rich man. “But it was such a little service.” said the young man. “My dear boy, I forgot the hole when I asked you to paint the boat. After you finished painting it, my kids took the boat and went on a fishing trip. Then, suddenly I remembered the hole and tried to contact（联络） my kids, but I couldn’t reach them. I was scared to death. Imagine how thankful I was when I saw them return home safely. After that, I checked the boat carefully then discovered that you had repaired the hole. You protected my children’s lives,” said the rich man. So, try to help others. Because sometimes the smallest action of kindness may be worth more to others. 根据短文内容回答问题。 74．How did the young man deal with the tiny hole in the ship? 75．How did the young man feel after seeing the check? 76．Did the rich man give the young man the check for the paint job or for repairing the hole? 77．Did the rich man’s children return home safely? 78．Will you try to help others? Why? Long, long ago, an emperor made the Jade Emperor (玉帝) angry. The Jade Emperor told the Four Dragon Kings, “Don’t rain any water on Earth for three years.” Soon, the Earth was dry, people lived very hard. One Dragon King was in charge of the River of Heaven. He wanted to help the people, so he let it rain once. Knowing that, the Jade Emperor was not happy. “Why didn’t he listen to me?” Then, he sent the Dragon King to Earth and put him under a big mountain. On the mountain, he wrote some words. The words said “Only when the golden beans come out, can the Dragon King fly back to Heaven.” So people went to find that kind of beans. Walking and walking, they went to every place. But they didn’t find the beans. The next year, people dried corn ears on the second day of the second lunar month. “These are the golden beans!” some children said. How to make them bloom? Some people had an idea. They cooked the corn grains to make them pop. The popcorn was like golden flowers. After that, every family did this. They put the popcorn on a table to thank the Dragon King for his rain. When the Jade Emperor saw the “golden bean flowers”, he had to move the big mountain away and told the Dragon King to come back. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 79．What did the Jade Emperor tell the Four Dragon Kings to do? 80．Where did the Jade Emperor put the Dragon King? 81．When did people dry corn ears the next year? 82．How did people make corn grains pop? 83．Why did people put the popcorn on a table? 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。 Why is the sea salt? Long before we discovered scientific ways of thinking about it, we explained it in a story. Even though the answer isn’t scientific, it holds some other truth in it-especially about the human heart. Long ago, a poor old couple lived on the coast. One day, an old storyteller came to their village. The old couple gave him a meal. In return, he gave them a coffee mill (磨粉机) and said, “ Say ‘Mill, please g rind (磨粉)’, and it’ll make whatever you want, to stop it, say ‘Mill, please cease (停止) grinding’.” Soon the old couple had a much better life. They’d been happy people, and they didn’t need much more. But the young couple next door were very greedy (贪婪的) and they were never satisfied. When they saw the old couple wearing good clothes and buying good food, they burnt with envy (羡慕). So one day the young husband went to the old couple’s house secretly and heard, “Mill, please grind hot chocolate!” He was surprised to see it coming out. Then the young couple stole the mi ll from the old couple. With it, they rode a horse and set off down the coast, where no one would know them. Along the way, the husband showed proudly and asked, “What do you want it to make?” “Oh, I don’t know. Why not salt?” the wife said. “Mill, please g rind salt!” he said.” It works!” the wife shouted. But then they noticed the salt went everywhere. “Make it stop,” the wife said. But the husband didn’t know how. “Mill, please stop grinding! Please, no more!” His words didn’t work. The mill kept grinding. Finally, the young husband threw the mill into the sea as far as he could. And there it’s been, for hundreds of years, endlessly grinding salt. 84．Is the passage a science fiction or a folk story? 85．Why do you think the storyteller gave the old couple a coffee mill? 86．What did the young couple do when they saw the old couple’ life became better? 87．Why was the mill thrown into the sea? 88．What “truth” does the passage hold in it? One late autumn day, a man caught a white bear in Finnmark. He wanted to bring it to the king. But when he climbed up the Dovrefell, it was Christmas Eve. Cold winds brought heavy snow. The man shook with cold. He had to find a place to stay. On the mountain, there was a house. That was Halvor’s home. “May I stay for a night with my bear?” asked the man. “I’m afraid not,” said Halvor. “Trolls (绿巨人) come here every Christmas Eve. There’s no room for you and your bear.” “Please! We won’t take up much room.” At the end, Halvor said yes. It was a warm house. On the table, there was a big meal. “These are for the trolls.” Halvor told the man. The trolls came. Some were big, some were small. They ate and drank. They enjoyed the food a lot. At that time, a little troll saw the white bear. She was sleeping beside the fireplace. The troll walked to the bear. “Kitty, do you want some food?” Hearing that, the white bear stood up and began to roar (吼). She drove the trolls away. The next year, Halvor was busy as usual on the afternoon before Christmas Day. The trolls would come that night, he had to get prepared. When he was working, someone in the woods asked, “Halvor! Do you still keep that cat?” “Yes.” Halvor answered. “And this year, she had seven kittens. They are bigger than her.” “Well, we will not visit you anymore.” Then, the voice disappeared. From then on, the trolls never came to the Dovrefell. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 89．Who caught the white bear? 90．Where was Halvor’s home? 91．What was the white bear doing when the trolls enjoyed the food? 92．How was Halvor before Christmas Day the next year? 93．Why didn’t the trolls visit the Dovrefell anymore? 阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容简要回答第1至5小题。 Once a little weed (杂草) grew in a field. There were many tall and beautiful flowers around it. Lots of bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours. The little weed wasn’t satisfied, because its flowers were tiny and simple. One spring morning, three children came to play in the field. “Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma!” said one. “That’s a good idea!” said another. “She will love all these bright and beautiful flowers!” “What about that one?” the youngest child said, pointing at the little weed. “Forget it!” laughed the oldest brother. “That’s just a useless weed!” Hearing this, the little weed felt even worse. “Am I really useless?” it asked itself. “Why was I put on the Earth?” In winter, all flowers were gone, only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just at that time, it noticed some birds coming above the field. “We are hungry!” they shouted. The little weed felt sorry for the poor birds and called out to them, “Hey! Down here! I have pods (豆荚) that you can eat!” “You’re so kind!” The birds ate up the seeds (种子) in the pods thankfully. “They’re delicious. We can’t find anything better than what you gave us!” This made the little weed pleased and confident. “At last, I have found out what I am good for!” the little weed said. 94．Why did lots of bees and butterflies come to the flowers? (no more than 8 words) 95．Who did the three children pick the flowers for? (no more than 2 words) 96．When did the little weed notice the birds come above the field? (no more than 2 words) 97．Did the birds think the little weed was useful? (no more than 3 words) 98．How did the little weed feel finally? (no more than 3 words) 四、短文填空 Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空限填一词，首字母已给) The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and he could s 99 nobody walking on the street. Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement. When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming near b 100 him. He looked back but could see no one. However, the sound continued and Frank began to walk more quickly. Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly. There was n 101 to fear in a town as quiet as this. Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him. By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels（脚后跟）. He turned round and there stood a man in a large overcoat. A hat pulled down over his eyes and very l 102 of his face could be seen. Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm. The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way. Then Frank w 103 why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour. He knew that the people who lived there were very rich. Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger q 104 . Then the man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the window. A l 105 was still on and the man waited until it went out. When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on the ground at the other side. Now Frank realized what was going to happen. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the comer. "Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!" Henry cried loudly．"I'm not eating this!" Henry's mum and dad looked at each other．This was the second time this week that Henry had c 106 about his dinner． "We're going to let you take over dinnertime．You can pick the food and cook your meals，'Mum said． "Good．We're going to eat good food every night!" Henry answered． The next day，Henry sat down to write the meal p 107 "We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow，" Henry said． "Are we going to have anything e 108 besides chicken？We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal，"，said Mum． "We can have cabbage，"Henry said． After he finished shopping，it was time to make his f 109 meal．He believed that this would be his favourite meal．Since he had never cooked，his parents were both there to help him．"There's a lot to do，"Henry thought，as he looked at the mess in the kitchen．He was usually playing games outside while his parents were making dinner． It took almost two hours to cook．When dinner was finally finished，Henry was tired and h 110 ．But he was so excited—he made dinner! "I don't like cabbage，" cried Sophia，Henry's little sister，at the table．Henry felt quite upset．He had worked so hard on dinner，but it was i 111 to get everyone happy about every part of every meal! "I'm sorry．I didn't know this could be so hard，" Henry felt like he might cry．He began to r 112 how his parents felt every time at the dinner table． "It's OK，Henry．You worked really hard．We' ll take back dinner responsibilities．You'll have to do it enough when you're grown up，"Dad said． Henry felt released．He happily finished his dinner and never got angry at dinner table again． Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)     Long ago, there lived a sculptor (雕刻家) named Pygmalion in ancient Greece. He was a quiet person and when he was not carving statues, he read poetry and stories.     One day, Pygmalion was sitting in his garden, thinking about his next work of art. S 113 , he ran into his room, where he reached for a huge piece of ivory (象牙). He smiled at the beautiful ivory and set to work. He worked carefully and carved the tusk (象的长牙) into the figure of a woman. He worked day and night until e 114 was perfect.     Pygmalion, normally a quiet man, was not silent as he worked. He would speak to his sculpture. When the statue was complete, Pygmalion looked at her. He knew he had made something great and his love for her g 115 stronger and stronger.     One day, just as the sun began to rise, Pygmalion woke up with a sweet smile on his face. He had dreamed that his sculpture came a 116 , so Pygmalion got out of his bed immediately, eager to share this dream with her. When he touched the sculpture, to his surprise, a gentle smile s 117 over the sculpture’s face and her eyes began to shine. She had become a real human being!     “You have given me life,” the woman spoke gently to Pygmalion. “Your love was so strong that it brought me life!”     Later, in the 1960s, two scientists found that if teachers hoped students would do b 118 , then these students would really have greater performance. They call this the Pygmalion Effect. It was named a 119 this Greek myth. 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。 A pack rat① named Poncho had a big storeroom for all his things. Every day, Poncho went outside. He came back with leaves for lunch, seeds for supper and other things to f 120 his storeroom. One day, as Poncho was walking, he saw a shiny golden spoon. He picked up the spoon and took it home. “Oh no,” said Poncho, looking around his storeroom. “There’s no s 121 for my spoon. I’ll have to move things around to find a place for it.” But he failed. “I’ll sort my things into two piles,” Poncho said to himself. “I’ll make a pile of things I want to s 122 and a pile of things to throw away.” When Poncho finished sorting, he didn’t have two piles. He had one pile. He wanted everything. He was sad because his plan had not worked. Then an idea came to Poncho’s mind. “I know how I’ll make room for my spoon! My birthday is coming soon. I can have an amazing party.” Poncho made an i 123 . Come to my special birthday. I’ll have a giving-away party. Don’t bring me a present. I’ll give each of you one instead. After the party, you can take anything e 124 the shiny golden spoon outside my door. Poncho’s friends all came to his party on the birthday. They ate birthday berries and sang the birthday song. Then Poncho said, “It’s time for my dear friends to pick presents.” The party turned w 125 . The guests shouted happily, chose what they like and showed appreciation to Poncho. And he waved goodbye to all his friends. “Now I will bring in my shiny spoon,” Poncho said happily. He went out and took the spoon inside. He stood in the center of the storeroom and looked around, “Tomorrow I will go out and get a few m 126 things. After all, why have a storeroom if you don’t store things in it?” ① pack rat林鼠，生活在北美及尼加拉瓜和危地马拉等地，它们在觅食的同时也捡拾筑窝的材料。林鼠有个奇特的习性，就是收集并在窝申藏各种怪诞的物品，特别喜欢闪光发亮的小物件。 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)： A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert. It sighed (叹气): “I can’t offer shade(阴凉) or juicy fruit to any passing traveler. I can’t see that I have any use to others. I wish I could do something u 127 .” By day birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?”the cactus called. The birds flew away. At night the moon moved in the s 128 , looking at it coldly. A lizard (蜥蜴)passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹)in the sand with its tail. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. “You?” the Lizard l 129 . “You can’t do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a l 130 at night ,so we can see our ways home. Even I have something to do. I decorate(装饰)the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.” As time went on, the cactus g 131 old, and it knew that its time was short. It cried out: “Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do.” But just then , a beautiful flower o 132 from a cactus head like a crown. The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought h 133 to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower. In the desert , a voice was saying: “I finally found something to do.” 20 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$