专题-J862 Unit 6 An old man try to move the mountains. 完形填空【题型易-考试题型精练】八年级下册英语单元话题中心题型梯度训练 月考突破 题型特训（人教版Go for it!）

八年级下册 单元话题 梯度训练 专题-J862完形填空 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训 Unit 6 An old man try to move the mountains. 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 - 5 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 -10 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11-15 阅读下面短文，然后从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around 1 every day. He climbed up the tree, ate the 2 , took a nap(打盹) under the tree. He loved the tree and the tree loved to 3 him. Time went by. The little boy grew up and he no longer(不再) played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked 4 . “Come and play with me,” the tree said to the boy. “I am no longer a kid, so I don’t want to 5 around trees any more,” the boy said. “I want toys. I need 6 to buy them.” “Sorry, 7 I don’t have any money. You can pick all my apples and sell 8 . So, you will have money. “The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples 9 the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after he 10 the apples. The tree was sad. 1. A．it B．him C．that 2. A．pears B．apples C．bananas 3. A．play with B．live with C．work with 4. A．sad B．happy C．excited 5. A．run B．walk C．play 6. A．time B．friends C．money 7. A．so B．but C．until 8. A．them B．their C．theirs 9. A．over B．under C．on 10. A．picked B．picking C．brought Passage 2 A mouse was having a very bad time. She could not 1 any food. She looked here and there, but there was no food. So she grew very thin. At last the mouse found a 2 full of rice. There was a small hole in the box and she crept in. She could 3 get through the hole. Then she began to 4 the rice. Because the mouse was very 5 , she ate a lot, and went on eating and eating. She grew very 6 before she felt full. When the mouse 7 to climb out of the box, she could not. She was too fat to get through it. “That’s terrible!” said the mouse. “Oh, 8 shall I climb out?” Just then another mouse came along, and he heard the mouse. “Mouse,” said the mouse. “If you want to climb out of the box, you must 9 till you are as thin as you were when you went in.” Sometimes greed(贪心) may make you get into a 10 problem. 1. A．want B．find C．take 2. A．box B．room C．bag 3. A．never B．often C．just 4. A．eat B．buy C．cook 5. A．thirsty B．hungry C．relaxed 6. A．fat B．small C．tall 7. A．thought B．promised C．tried 8. A．what B．how C．why 9. A．eat B．live C．wait 10. A．bigger B．smaller C．simpler Passage 3 Once upon a time, there lived a strange bird. The bird had 1 heads but only one stomach. One day, one of the heads saw a fruit on a tree. He picked it and started 2 the fruit. The fruit tasted very nice. He said, “It is one of the most 3 fruits I have ever eaten.” The other head wanted to 4 the fruit, too. But the first head laughed and 5 to share the fruit with the other head. Later that day, the second head found another tree. The tree had poisonous（有毒的）fruits. He picked a poisonous 6 and told the first head, “I will eat it.” The first head didn’t want to die. He felt 7 . He shouted, “Please don’t eat the poisonous fruit. If you eat it, 8 of us will die.” The two heads realized that they had only one 9 . If they don’t want to die, they must learn to get on well with each other. They must learn to 10 . 1. A．two B．three C．four D．five 2. A．eating B．drinking C．throwing D．planting 3. A．terrible B．expensive C．beautiful D．delicious 4. A．catch B．taste C．pick D．clean 5. A．accepted B．refused C．hoped D．agreed 6. A．flower B．leaf C．fruit D．tree 7. A．afraid B．happy C．pleased D．relaxed 8. A．all B．both C．neither D．none 9. A．head B．stomach C．mouth D．neck 10. A．die B．laugh C．cry D．share Passage 4 Here is a short story. Once upon a time, there was a deer. He has large 1 antlers (鹿角). The antlers helped 2 the deer from being hurt by other animals, so he was always safe. One day, the deer went to a 3 to drink. The water was like a mirror. When the deer looked 4 his big antlers in the water, he smiled and said, “I look like a king, and the forest is my country.” Then he noticed 5 else. “My legs are thin and my feet are small,” he said, “They look so weak, I hate them.” 6 the deer was complaining (抱怨), a tiger was hiding near the river. When the deer saw the tiger, he ran to the trees. The tiger 7 ran after him. The deer was a fast 8 and reached the trees first, but then his large antlers got stuck in (被困于) some small sticks and trees. When the tiger 9 him, the deer cried out, “I loved my antlers, but they led to my troubles. My legs and feet helped me run faster and jumped over stones, but I hated them. How 10 I was! They are all important to me!” 1. A．cool B．strong C．beautiful D．unusual 2. A．protect B．protects C．protected D．protecting 3. A．tree B．stone C．river D．mountain 4. A．to B．at C．of D．out 5. A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something 6. A．When B．While C．Why D．Where 7. A．easily B．luckily C．happily D．quickly 8. A．reader B．swimmer C．player D．runner 9. A．catches B．caught C．kills D．killed 10. A．clever B．excited C．stupid D．friendly Passage 5 A long time ago, there was a king who wanted to know 1 his country was like. He went outside and put a large 2 on the road. He then 3 behind some tall trees and watched to see if anyone would move the stone out of the way. Some people passed by, 4 they just walked around it. Many people complained (抱怨) that the king didn’t keep the roads clear, but 5 of them tried to move the stone out of the way. A farmer then came along with a bag of vegetables on his back. He walked up to the big stone, put down his bag and tried to 6 the stone out of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he 7 moved it aside. Then the farmer went back to 8 his vegetables and saw a bag lying in the road where the stone had been. There were many gold coins in the bag and a note from the king. He said that the gold was 9 the person who moved the stone off the road. Every difficulty we meet in life gives us a chance to make ourselves better. While the 10 complain, others spend the time in getting things done. 1. A．how B．what C．where D．why 2. A．tree B．toy C．stone D．gun 3. A．slept B．left C．lay D．hid 4. A．but B．and C．so D．however 5. A．neither B．all C．none D．either 6. A．push B．press C．check D．break 7. A．simply B．finally C．mostly D．hardly 8. A．part with B．set up C．fix up D．pick up 9. A．for B．from C．with D．as 10. A．hard-working B．lazy C．clever D．rich 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 Long before you were born, Bear had a long, thick tail. It swished (挥动) as Bear walked. All animals said that Bear had the finest tail in the forest. This talk made Fox 1 . He made a secret plan to make his red, bushy tail the most excellent. Although it was a very 2 winter, the river was still running. Fox caught some 3 and showed it to Bear. It made Bear’s stomach growl (响起) with 4 . Fox told bear that he had caught the fish in the frozen lake. Bear could do the same, Fox said. All Bear had to do was to cut a hole in the 5 . Then he was to 6 his tail into the hole and sit on the ice until sunset. At nightfall, Bear should jump up quickly and his tail would be full of fish. Bear did 7 as Fox had suggested. Bear’s tail tingled (感到刺痛) while he sat in the cold. As night fell, Bear tried to 8 . His tail stuck to the ice. He pulled with all his strength. At last, he jumped up. Bear 9 his head to look back at his dinner. He expected to see a tail full of fish, but all he saw was a 10 tail. 1. A．unhappy B．surprised C．satisfied D．happy 2. A．warm B．cold C．long D．short 3. A．rabbits B．frogs C．shrimps D．fish 4. A．anger B．pain C．hunger D．cheer 5. A．mud B．tree C．ice D．river 6. A．drop B．pull C．push D．cut 7. A．differently B．exactly C．poorly D．hardly 8. A．sit down B．run away C．stand up D．walk around 9. A．turned B．shook C．nodded D．hung 10. A．thick B．thin C．short D．long Passage 7 Once upon a time, there were two little ducks, Quick and Quack. They were brothers and they lived with their mother. The two little ducks always 1 with each other. One day, when they were on their way home after they visited their uncle, they saw a river. They 2 to have a race. The two ducks swam 3 into the river. Both of them knew the 4 to swim quickly, but Quack wanted to try a quicker way. He knew that current (水流) in the middle of the river was faster and it would 5 him. But their mother had told them never to swim in the middle of a river because it was 6 . Quack 7 it for a few seconds, but he decided to have a try. Quick also knew about the current. But he always 8 his mother’s words. Quack became the faster one. However, the current in the middle of the 9 became stronger and Quack was caught by a big whirlpool (漩涡). He was not strong enough to get out of it. 10 , a swan (天鹅) passed by and saved him. After that, Quack realized that he shouldn’t do anything dangerous to get quick success. 1. A．helped B．dealt C．competed D．started 2. A．turned B．asked C．hated D．decided 3. A．healthily B．quietly C．slowly D．quickly 4. A．advice B．weather C．way D．culture 5. A．pull B．join C．invite D．help 6. A．fair B．dangerous C．popular D．silly 7. A．thought about B．looked for C．shouted at D．got on 8. A．broke B．wondered C．followed D．accepted 9. A．sea B．lake C．pool D．river 10. A．Luckily B．Recently C．Certainly D．Probably Passage 8 The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan loved watching the sunrise. She once asked her father where the sun rose. Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea. She got very excited and she 1 her father to take her there, but he thought she was too 2 to go there. One day, the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone without 3 anyone. She jumped into the sea and planned to swim there. 4 , there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it. After her death, she 5 a beautiful bird and people called her “Jingwei”. Jingwei hated the sea very much because it took away her life. The small bird 6 to fill up the sea in order to keep others from falling into it. From then on, Jingwei flew across the mountain and the Eastern Sea, carrying little sticks and little stones and dropping them into the 7 . Day after day, she never stopped. The sea 8 Jingwei and said,“Stop doing that, poor little bird. It is 9 for you to fill me up.” “I’ll fill you up no matter how hard it is，”replied Jingwei. The brave little bird 10 on doing this without taking a rest. Now we often use the story to describe people who will not give up until they realize their dreams. 1. A．promised B．asked C．allowed D．repaired 2. A．young B．angry C．excited D．busy 3. A．making B．putting C．telling D．sharing 4. A．Unluckily B．Instead C．Recently D．Perhaps 5. A．got into B．turned into C．walked into D．ran into 6. A．decided B．cheated C．refused D．added 7. A．river B．sea C．boat D．mountain 8. A．looked like B．laughed at C．looked after D．helped with 9. A．satisfied B．nervous C．impossible D．important 10. A．began B．finished C．imagined D．kept Passage 9 Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley (山谷). There were lots of fruit trees, 1 the most delicious fruit was on the very tall trees and Howler couldn’t reach it. In the valley, a man named Martin had a few fruit trees. He 2 the trees very carefully. But he was too old to pick the fruit. One day, Martin saw Howler jump up and down to reach the fruit on the tree. He had a great idea. “Let me give you some 3 . Why not help me pick the fruit? If you help me, you will get half of whatever you pick,” he told Howler. And Howler 4 happily. Then Martin gave Howler a ladder (梯子). Howler worked hard. Soon, he was tired and he didn’t want to give Martin his share. So he ran away with the ladder. He went to other trees for more 5 . Later, Howler went to see Martin. He found the old man sitting under a tree. He was 6 . “I shouldn’t 7 him. I thought we could be friends and help each other,” the old man said to 8 . Hearing this, Howler felt really 9 . He learned that one shouldn’t trick (欺骗) others and that one should always 10 the promise. So he shared the fruit with Martin together. 1. A．or B．but C．although D．because 2. A．looked at B．looked for C．looked down D．looked after 3. A．food B．time C．advice D．news 4. A．accepted B．refused C．served D．replied 5. A．meat B．water C．fruit D．vegetables 6. A．sad B．glad C．worried D．surprised 7. A．save B．leave C．trust D．catch 8. A．herself B．himself C．ourselves D．themselves 9. A．sorry B．excited C．unlucky D．comfortable 10. A．make B．show C．break D．keep Passage 10 The Double Seventh Festival, also known as the Qixi Festival, is a traditional Chinesefestival. Here is a beautiful story 1 it. Long long ago, there was a young man named Niu Lang. One day, he 2 a beautiful girl — Zhi Nv, the seventh daughter of the Goddess. She had just run away from boring heaven to look for fun on Earth. Zhi Nv soon 3 Niu Lang, and they got married without telling the Goddess. They lived a happy life on Earth and Zhi Nv gave birth to two children. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and 4 Zhi Nv to return to heaven. With the help of his magic cow, Niu Lang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very 5 . Taking out her hairpin (发簪) , the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate (分开) the two 6 . From then on, Niu Lang and Zhi Nv had to live 7 on the two sides of the river. However, their true love touched all the magpies (喜鹊) in the world, 8 once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge (“the bridge of magpies”) for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed 9 to meet each year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar (农历的) month. That’s 10 the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great day for Chinese young people to express their love. 1. A．for B．about C．in D．with 2. A．met B．had C．swam D．won 3. A．thought about B．worried about C．grew up D．fell in love with 4. A．lived B．begged C．ordered D．picked 5. A．angry B．lazy C．outgoing D．fresh 6. A．friends B．lovers C．sisters D．men 7. A．also B．ahead C．alive D．apart 8. A．so B．because C．but D．if 9. A．her B．him C．us D．them 10. A．what B．how C．where D．which 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11 On a sunny day, three old men with long white beards(胡子) knocked the door of a small and old house. When a woman opened the door, she found she 1 met them before. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you look tired. Please come in and 2 .” “We do not go into a house together,” they replied. “Why?” she asked. One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth, and he is Success, and I am Love. You need to 3 your family which you want to invite.” The woman went back into the house and told her husband about it. Her husband was very 4 . “How nice!”, he said. “Let us invite Wealth. He 5 fill our home with money!” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter suggested, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our 6 will be filled with love.” “Let us take our daughter’s 7 ”, said the husband. Then, they went out and invited Love. Love got up and walked into the house. The other two also got up and 8 him. The woman asked Wealth and Success in surprise, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “ 9 you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out. But you invited Love. Wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is 10 Wealth and Success!” 1. A．never B．ever C．hardly D．seldom 2. A．have a look B．have a rest C．have a talk D．have a shower 3. A．fight with B．argue with C．agree with D．discuss with 4. A．sad B．angry C．happy D．worried 5. A．can B．should C．must D．may 6. A．home B．house C．room D．world 7. A．news B．advantage C．way D．advice 8. A．took B．caught C．stopped D．followed 9. A．If B．Because C．Although D．And 10. A．just B．still C．also D．sometimes Passage 12 A long time ago, a young prince had a pet lion. They enjoyed spending time together. But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage. This made the lion feel 1 .” Why can’t I get out of the cage? I’m his 2 .” Next to the lion’s cage lived a wolf. He hated the lion and the prince because he couldn’t have fun with them. One day, the wolf said to the lion, “If you are the friend of this prince, why does he 3 you in a cage just like me?” When the lion was going to answer, the wolf cut him off and said, “Because of your big teeth.” Hearing their talk, the prince laughed and said, “No, I don’t believe the lion will 4 me. I won’t let him out, because I’m afraid he will leave me.” The wolf replied, “Oh, you’re wrong, young prince! We feel safe in our cages. We’d never leave. Open my cage and I’ll show you.” 5 the young prince opened the cage, the wolf jumped on the prince to eat him. 6 , the lion rushed out of his cage onto the wolf. The wolf soon 7 , and could never be found again. The young prince was so thankful. But he was still 8 , “Lion, how did you get out?” The lion replied, “My prince, my cage is never locked. I’ve always stayed here because we are friends.” From that day on, the prince kept the cage open. The lion went in or out 9 . The prince also learned a valuable (有价值的) lesson: A true friendship 10 trust is not a friendship at all. 1. A．brave B．sad C．nervous D．honest 2. A．guest B．servant C．friend D．keeper 3. A．lock B．hide C．cheat D．hold 4. A．control B．hurt C．challenge D．beat 5. A．Although B．As long as C．Unless D．As soon as 6. A．Suddenly B．Actually C．Carefully D．Mostly 7. A．walked around B．took down C．ran away D．fell over 8. A．relaxed B．excited C．lonely D．surprised 9. A．busily B．properly C．freely D．quickly 10. A．without B．for C．against D．among Passage 13 There once was a king who ordered the artists all over the country to have a competition. The artist who could paint the best picture of peace would get a prize. Many artists in the country 1 it and sent the king several of their best art pieces. The king 2 them all. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for snow-capped mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. Everyone thought it was a perfect picture of peace. The other picture had 3 , too. But they were rugged (崎岖的) and treeless. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of a mountain turnbled (翻滚的) a foaming waterfall. It did not look peaceful at all. To everyone’s 4 , the king chose the second picture. He then asked them to watch it 5 — Behind the waterfall there was a tiny 6 growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (巢). There, in the middle of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — 7 . “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 8 , trouble, or hard work,” the king 9 , “Peace means to be among all those things and still be 10 in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.” 1. A．agreed on B．worried about C．suffered from D．prepared for 2. A．looked at B．looked for C．looked into D．looked after 3. A．clouds B．rocks C．lakes D．mountains 4. A．joy B．surprise C．excitement D．satisfaction 5. A．separately B．carefully C．faithfully D．roughly 6. A．flower B．seed C．bush D．branch 7. A．in need B．in fear C．in peace D．in trouble 8. A．noise B．care C．courage D．trust 9. A．warned B．described C．explained D．complained 10. A．calm B．pleased C．serious D．relaxed Passage 14 An great artist painted many pictures of great beauty. But he found that he had not yet painted a (an) “ 1 ” picture. He began his trip to look for the most beautiful thing in the world. On his 2 home, he met an aged priest(神父) who 3 him where he was going. “I don’t know,” said the artist. “I want to 4 the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it.” “How easy,” replied the priest. “In any church, you will find it Faith(信仰) is the most beautiful thing in the world.” The artist traveled on. Later, a young mother told him the most beautiful thing is 5 . “Love makes the world go around. Without love there is no beauty.” Still the artist 6 his search. He asked a 7 the same question and his answer was Peace. He said, “War is ugly and wherever you find peace, you will find beauty, faith and love.” “How can I paint all of them—Faith, Love and Peace?” He thought and thought. He was 8 that without thinking where he was going, he had got to his familiar place. In the faces of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. “We are thinking of you all the time. We prayed(祈祷) you would return to us 9 ,” said his wife. The artist sat on his favourite 10 chair and his heart was at peace. The artist painted a real picture that is the most beautiful thing in the world and called it “Home”. 1. A．fake B．real C．excellent D．common 2. A．way B．path C．road D．street 3. A．asked B．answered C．told D．knew 4. A．get B．buy C．paint D．sell 5. A．Peace B．Joy C．Love D．Home 6. A．backed B．continued C．stopped D．went 7. A．soldier B．teacher C．worker D．farmer 8. A．bored B．excited C．surprised D．interested 9. A．tiredly B．cheerfully C．unhappily D．safely 10. A．old B．new C．broken D．ugly Passage 15 A long time ago, a young prince had a pet lion. They enjoyed spending time together. But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage. This made the lion feel 1 . “Why can’t I get out of the cage? I’m his 2 . ” Next to the lion’s cage lived a wolf. He hated the lion and the prince because he couldn’t have fun with them. One day, the wolf said to the lion, “If you are the friend of this prince, why does he 3 you in a cage just like me?” When the lion was going to answer, the wolf cut him off and said, “Because of your big teeth.” Hearing their talk, the prince laughed and said, “No, I don’t believe the lion will 4 me. I won’t let him out, because I’m afraid he will leave me.” In a second a 5 came to the wolf’s mind. He replied, “Oh, you’re wrong, young prince! We feel safe in our cages. We’d never leave. Open my cage and I’ll show you.” As soon as the young prince opened the cage, the wolf jumped on him with his big teeth. 6 , the lion rushed out of his cage onto the wolf. The wolf soon 7 , and could never be found again. The young prince was so thankful. But he was still 8 , “Lion, how did you get out?” The lion replied, “My prince, my cage is never locked. I have always stayed here because we are friends.” From that day on, the prince kept the cage open. The lion went in or out 9 . The prince also learned a valuable lesson: A true friendship means always 10 your friends any time. 1. A．worried B．sad C．nervous D．bored 2. A．guest B．helper C．friend D．owner 3. A．punish B．catch C．hide D．lock 4. A．hurt B．challenge C．control D．capture 5. A．suggestion B．step C．trick D．wish 6. A．Hurriedly B．Confidently C．Secretly D．Carefully 7. A．ran away B．got down C．came over D．walked around 8. A．relaxed B．excited C．encouraged D．surprised 9. A．busily B．suddenly C．nervously D．freely 10. A．depending on B．believing in C．taking care of D．keeping in touch with 12 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$专题-J862完形填空 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训 Unit 6 An old man try to move the mountains. 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 - 5 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 -10 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11-15 阅读下面短文，然后从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around 1 every day. He climbed up the tree, ate the 2 , took a nap(打盹) under the tree. He loved the tree and the tree loved to 3 him. Time went by. The little boy grew up and he no longer(不再) played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked 4 . “Come and play with me,” the tree said to the boy. “I am no longer a kid, so I don’t want to 5 around trees any more,” the boy said. “I want toys. I need 6 to buy them.” “Sorry, 7 I don’t have any money. You can pick all my apples and sell 8 . So, you will have money. “The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples 9 the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after he 10 the apples. The tree was sad. 1. A．it B．him C．that 2. A．pears B．apples C．bananas 3. A．play with B．live with C．work with 4. A．sad B．happy C．excited 5. A．run B．walk C．play 6. A．time B．friends C．money 7. A．so B．but C．until 8. A．them B．their C．theirs 9. A．over B．under C．on 10. A．picked B．picking C．brought 【答案】 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A 【分析】这篇短文讲述的是一个小男孩喜欢和一棵苹果树玩耍，后来男孩长大了，他变得不开心，他需要钱买玩具，树把自己的苹果给了男孩，男孩很开心，但从此以后他就再也没有回来，树变得很孤独、伤心。 1. 句意：一个小男孩每天都喜欢到树旁来玩。 it它；him他；that那个。此处指前句中的a huge apple tree，用it代替，故选A。 2. 句意：他爬上树，吃苹果，在树下打盹。 pears梨；apples苹果；bananas香蕉。根据前文“there was a huge apple tree”可知，苹果树上结的是苹果，故选B。 3. 句意：他爱这棵树，树也爱和他一起玩。 play with和……一起玩；live with和……住在一起；work with与……共事。根据后文“Come and play with me”可知，是和树一起玩耍，故选A。 4. 句意：一天，男孩回到树下，看起来很伤心。 sad悲伤的；happy开心的；excited激动的。根据“I am no longer a kid, so I don’t want to…around trees any more”可知，男孩情绪不好，故选A。 5. 句意：我不再是一个孩子了，所以我不想再在树下玩耍了。 run跑；walk走路；play玩。根据前文“A little boy loved to come and play around…”可知是在树下玩耍，故选C。 6. 句意：我需要钱来买。 time时间；friends朋友；money钱。根据“I don’t have any money.”可知，是需要钱，故选C。 7. 句意：对不起，但是我没有钱。 so所以；but但是；until直到。前后句意转折，用but连接，故选B。 8. 句意：你可以摘下我所有的苹果拿去卖。 them它们；their它们的；theirs它们的。根据“all my apples”可知，指所有的苹果，用them代替，故选A。 9. 句意：他摘下所有的苹果，高高兴兴地离开了。 over在……上，超过；under在……下；on在……上。苹果是长在树上的，on the tree在树上，故选C。 10. 句意：男孩摘了苹果后没有回来。 picked摘，过去式/过去分词；picking摘，动名词/现在分词；brought带来。根据“He picked all the apples”可知，是摘苹果，根据“didn’t”可知，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故选A。 Passage 2 A mouse was having a very bad time. She could not 1 any food. She looked here and there, but there was no food. So she grew very thin. At last the mouse found a 2 full of rice. There was a small hole in the box and she crept in. She could 3 get through the hole. Then she began to 4 the rice. Because the mouse was very 5 , she ate a lot, and went on eating and eating. She grew very 6 before she felt full. When the mouse 7 to climb out of the box, she could not. She was too fat to get through it. “That’s terrible!” said the mouse. “Oh, 8 shall I climb out?” Just then another mouse came along, and he heard the mouse. “Mouse,” said the mouse. “If you want to climb out of the box, you must 9 till you are as thin as you were when you went in.” Sometimes greed(贪心) may make you get into a 10 problem. 1. A．want B．find C．take 2. A．box B．room C．bag 3. A．never B．often C．just 4. A．eat B．buy C．cook 5. A．thirsty B．hungry C．relaxed 6. A．fat B．small C．tall 7. A．thought B．promised C．tried 8. A．what B．how C．why 9. A．eat B．live C．wait 10. A．bigger B．smaller C．simpler 【答案】 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A 【导语】本文主要讲了一只饥饿的小老鼠钻进了放满了米的盒子，但是却因为吃太多而变胖后无法从盒子里钻出来，这个故事告我们不要因为贪婪而让自己陷入更大的麻烦。 1. 句意：她找不到任何食物。 want想要；find找到；take带走。根据“She looked here and there, but there was no food.”可知，这只老鼠寻找食物，但是找不到任何吃的。故选B。 2. 句意：最后，老鼠发现了一个装满大米的盒子。 box盒子；room房间；bag包。根据“There was a small hole in the box and she crept in.”可知，老鼠发现的是一个盒子。故选A。 3. 句意：她恰好可以穿过这个洞。 never 从不；often经常；just恰好。根据“Then she began to … the rice”可知，这只老鼠恰好可以穿过洞，进入到盒子里面。故选C。 4. 句意：然后她开始吃米。 eat吃；buy买；cook煮。根据“she ate a lot, and went on eating and eating.”可知，她进入到盒子后开始吃米。故选A。 5. 句意：因为老鼠很饿，所以她吃了很多东西，然后继续吃啊吃。 thirsty口渴的；hungry饥饿的；relaxed放松的。根据“she ate a lot, and went on eating and eating.”可知，老鼠很饿，一直在吃米。故选B。 6. 句意：她在感到饱之前就长得很胖了。 fat胖的；small小的；tall高的。根据“She was too fat to get through it.”可知，老鼠吃了很多米所以长胖了，没法从洞钻出去了。故选A。 7. 句意：当老鼠试图从盒子里爬出来时，她爬不出来。 thought认为；promised承诺；tried试图。根据“to climb out of the box, she could not.”可知，她试图从盒子里爬出去但是她不能，try to do sth.表示试图做某事。故选C。 8. 句意：“哦，我该怎么爬出来呢？” what什么；how怎样；why为什么。根据“If you want to climb out of the box, you must … till you are as thin as you were when you went in.”可知，老鼠是想知道变胖后的她该如何才能从盒子里钻出去。故选B。 9. 句意：如果你想从盒子里爬出来，你必须等到你和进去时一样瘦。 eat吃；live住；wait等待。根据“till you are as thin as you were when you went in.”可知，要变得和进去之前一样瘦，需要等待。故选C。 10. 句意：有时贪婪会让你陷入更大的问题。 bigger更大的；smaller更小的；simpler更简单的。根据全文可知，这只老鼠因为贪婪吃了许多米而造成无法从盒子里出来，这变成了一个更大的问题。故选A。 Passage 3 Once upon a time, there lived a strange bird. The bird had 1 heads but only one stomach. One day, one of the heads saw a fruit on a tree. He picked it and started 2 the fruit. The fruit tasted very nice. He said, “It is one of the most 3 fruits I have ever eaten.” The other head wanted to 4 the fruit, too. But the first head laughed and 5 to share the fruit with the other head. Later that day, the second head found another tree. The tree had poisonous（有毒的）fruits. He picked a poisonous 6 and told the first head, “I will eat it.” The first head didn’t want to die. He felt 7 . He shouted, “Please don’t eat the poisonous fruit. If you eat it, 8 of us will die.” The two heads realized that they had only one 9 . If they don’t want to die, they must learn to get on well with each other. They must learn to 10 . 1. A．two B．three C．four D．five 2. A．eating B．drinking C．throwing D．planting 3. A．terrible B．expensive C．beautiful D．delicious 4. A．catch B．taste C．pick D．clean 5. A．accepted B．refused C．hoped D．agreed 6. A．flower B．leaf C．fruit D．tree 7. A．afraid B．happy C．pleased D．relaxed 8. A．all B．both C．neither D．none 9. A．head B．stomach C．mouth D．neck 10. A．die B．laugh C．cry D．share 【答案】 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. D 【导语】本文是一则寓言故事，讲的是一只两头鸟的故事。这两个头不合，平时总是各自为政，后来其中一个头遇到一个有毒的水果，另一个头不让他吃，最终双方达成协议，以后要互相分享。这个故事告诉我们：没有人可以独自生活，我们要学会分享。 1. 句意：这只小鸟有两个头但是只有一个胃。 two二；three三；four四；five五。根据第二段中的“one of the heads”和第三段中的“The other head”可知，这只鸟有两个头。故选A。 2. 句意：他捡起来并且开始吃这个水果。 eating吃；drinking喝；throwing扔；planting种植。根据下文中的“I have ever eaten”可知，第一个头开始“吃”水果。故选A。 3. 句意：这是我吃过的最美味的水果。 terrible可怕的；expensive昂贵的；beautiful漂亮的；delicious美味的。根据上一句“The fruit tasted very nice.”可知，此处是指第一个头说那是他吃过的最“美味的”水果之一。故选D。 4. 句意：另外一个头也想尝一尝这个水果。 catch抓住；taste品尝；pick捡起；clean打扫。根据下文中的“share the fruit with the other head”可知，第二个头也想“尝尝”这个水果，故所缺的词是taste。故选B。 5. 句意：但是第一个头大笑并且拒绝跟另外一个头分享。 accepted接受；refused拒绝；hoped希望；agreed同意。根据下文内容“But the first head laughed...”，可知，第一个头“拒绝”和第二个头分享水果。故选B。 6. 句意：他捡起一个有毒的水果并告诉第一个头：“我要吃了它”。 flower花；leaf叶子；fruit水果；tree树。根据下一段中的“Please don’t eat the poisonous fruit.”可知，第二个头摘下一个有毒的“水果”。故选C。 7. 句意：他感觉很害怕。 afraid害怕的；happy开心的；pleased愉快的；relaxed放松的。根据上一句“The first head knew it was poisonous.”可知，第一个头知道水果是有毒的，所以他应该感到很害怕。故选A。 8. 句意：如果你吃掉它，我们都会死亡。 all全部的；both两者都；neither两者都不；none没有一个。根据语境，可知两个头共用一个胃，所以如果第二个头吃了有毒的水果，那么他们两个都会死，故所缺的词是both。故选B。 9. 句意：这两个头意识到他们只有一个胃。 head头；stomach胃；mouth嘴；neck脖子。 根据第一段中的“only one stomach”可知，他们只有一个“胃”。故选B。 10. 句意：他们必须学会分享。 die死亡；laugh大笑；cry哭；share分享。根据前一句“they must learn to get on well with each other”可知，此处是指他们必须学会分享。故选D。 Passage 4 Here is a short story. Once upon a time, there was a deer. He has large 1 antlers (鹿角). The antlers helped 2 the deer from being hurt by other animals, so he was always safe. One day, the deer went to a 3 to drink. The water was like a mirror. When the deer looked 4 his big antlers in the water, he smiled and said, “I look like a king, and the forest is my country.” Then he noticed 5 else. “My legs are thin and my feet are small,” he said, “They look so weak, I hate them.” 6 the deer was complaining (抱怨), a tiger was hiding near the river. When the deer saw the tiger, he ran to the trees. The tiger 7 ran after him. The deer was a fast 8 and reached the trees first, but then his large antlers got stuck in (被困于) some small sticks and trees. When the tiger 9 him, the deer cried out, “I loved my antlers, but they led to my troubles. My legs and feet helped me run faster and jumped over stones, but I hated them. How 10 I was! They are all important to me!” 1. A．cool B．strong C．beautiful D．unusual 2. A．protect B．protects C．protected D．protecting 3. A．tree B．stone C．river D．mountain 4. A．to B．at C．of D．out 5. A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something 6. A．When B．While C．Why D．Where 7. A．easily B．luckily C．happily D．quickly 8. A．reader B．swimmer C．player D．runner 9. A．catches B．caught C．kills D．killed 10. A．clever B．excited C．stupid D．friendly 【答案】 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C 【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事。讲述一只鹿非常欣赏自己大而强壮的鹿角，抱怨自己的腿瘦脚小，但腿脚帮鹿逃脱老虎的追击，鹿角却把鹿卡在树上，导致鹿被老虎捕猎。 1. 句意：他有大而强壮的鹿角。 cool凉爽的；strong强壮的；beautiful美丽的；unusual特别的；根据下文“…from being hurt by other animals, so he was always safe.”鹿角保护鹿的安全；可知此处指“鹿角是强壮的”。故选B。 2. 句意：鹿角有助于保护鹿免受其他动物的伤害，因此它总是安全的。 protect保护，原形；protects一般现在时、单三形式；protected过去式；protecting现在分词；help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，可知填不带to的不定式。故选A。 3. 句意：一天，鹿去河边喝水。 tree树；stone石头；river河；mountain山；根据“to drink”可知此处指“去河边”。故选C。 4. 句意：当鹿看着他在水中的大鹿角时，他微笑着说：“我看起来像个国王，森林是我的国家。” to去；at朝；of……的；out在外；根据“looked”和“his big antlers in the water”可知此处指“看着水中的大鹿角”；look at“看着……”。故选B。 5. 句意：然后他注意到了另外的东西。 nothing没有什么；anything任何东西；everything每件东西；something某物；根据下文“My legs are thin and my feet are small,”可知此处指“鹿注意到身体的其它部位”。故选D。 6. 句意：当鹿在抱怨时，一只老虎躲在河边。 When当……时候，强调特定时间内发生的动作，主从句的动作通常为一个延续性动词一个为短暂性动词；While当……时候，强调主从句的动词同时发生，主从句的动作都是延续性动词或表示状态的动词；Why为什么；Where在哪里；根据“…was complaining…was hiding near the river”可知此处指“当鹿在抱怨时，一只老虎躲在河边”，主从句的动词都是延续性。故选B。 7. 句意：老虎很快追上了他。 easily容易地；luckily幸运地；happily高兴地；quickly迅速地；根据常识，虎的奔跑速度可以很快赶上鹿。故选D。 8. 句意：鹿跑得很快，先到了树丛里，但后来他的大鹿角被一些小树枝和树卡住了。 reader读者；swimmer游泳运动员；player运动员；runner跑步者；根据“and reached the trees first”可知“鹿是健跑的动物”。故选D。 9. 句意：当老虎抓住他时，鹿叫了起来。 catches抓住，一般现在时、单三形式；caught过去式；kills杀死，一般现在时、单三形式；killed过去式；根据“the deer cried out”可知此处指“老虎抓住鹿，还没有杀死他”，本文用一般过去时陈述。故选B。 10. 句意：我真蠢！ clever聪明的；excited兴奋的；stupid愚蠢的；friendly友爱的；根据“I loved my antlers, but they led to my troubles. My legs and feet helped me run faster and jumped over stones, but I hated them.”喜欢的鹿角好看却碍事，不喜欢的腿脚长得不好看却可以跑得快；可知此处指“鹿觉得自己很愚蠢”。故选C。 Passage 5 A long time ago, there was a king who wanted to know 1 his country was like. He went outside and put a large 2 on the road. He then 3 behind some tall trees and watched to see if anyone would move the stone out of the way. Some people passed by, 4 they just walked around it. Many people complained (抱怨) that the king didn’t keep the roads clear, but 5 of them tried to move the stone out of the way. A farmer then came along with a bag of vegetables on his back. He walked up to the big stone, put down his bag and tried to 6 the stone out of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he 7 moved it aside. Then the farmer went back to 8 his vegetables and saw a bag lying in the road where the stone had been. There were many gold coins in the bag and a note from the king. He said that the gold was 9 the person who moved the stone off the road. Every difficulty we meet in life gives us a chance to make ourselves better. While the 10 complain, others spend the time in getting things done. 1. A．how B．what C．where D．why 2. A．tree B．toy C．stone D．gun 3. A．slept B．left C．lay D．hid 4. A．but B．and C．so D．however 5. A．neither B．all C．none D．either 6. A．push B．press C．check D．break 7. A．simply B．finally C．mostly D．hardly 8. A．part with B．set up C．fix up D．pick up 9. A．for B．from C．with D．as 10. A．hard-working B．lazy C．clever D．rich 【答案】 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B 【分析】本文主要讲述了一个国王想知道他的国家是什么样的，因此把一块巨石放在了路上，多数的人们只是抱怨，只有一个农民把它移走了，最后他获得了很多金币。这个故事告诉我们生活中遇到的每一个困难都给了我们一个让自己变得更好的机会。 1. 句意：很久以前，有一位国王想知道他的国家是什么样的。 how怎样；what什么；where哪儿；why为什么。分析句子可知，此句为宾语从句，且引导词在从句中作宾语。故选B。 2. 句意：他走到外面，在路上放了一块大石头。 tree树；toy玩具；stone石头；gun枪。根据下文“watched to see if anyone would move the stone”可知，国王应该在路上放了一块大石头。故选C。 3. 句意：然后他躲在几棵大树后面，观察是否有人会把石头挪开。 slept睡觉；left离开；lay躺；hid躲。根据“behind”及“watched to see”，他应该是躲在树后观察。故选D。 4. 句意：有些人路过，但他们只是绕开它走。 but但是；and和；so因此；however然而。分析句子可知，此处表示转折，but是连词，连接句子；however是副词，作为插入语，必须用逗号和句子其他部分隔开。故选A。 5. 句意：许多人抱怨国王没有保持道路畅通，但没有人试图把石头挪开。 neither两者都不；all全部的；none没有；either两者中任何一个。由“but”可知，此处表示没有人尝试移开石头。故选C。 6. 句意：他走到那块大石头跟前，放下包，试图把石头推出马路。 push推；press按压；check检查；break打破。根据下文“After much pushing and pulling”可知，农民试图把石头推出马路。故选A。 7. 句意：经过一番推搡，他终于把它移到了一边。 simply仅仅；finally最终；mostly主要地；hardly几乎不。根据“moved it aside.”可知，最终石头被移到了一边。故选B。 8. 句意：然后，农夫回去捡起他的蔬菜，看到一个袋子躺在石头所在的路上。 part with放弃，交出；set up设置，建立；fix up修理；pick up捡起。根据上文“put down his bag”可知，之前把蔬菜放下了，因此此处指把蔬菜捡起来。故选D。 9. 句意：他说金子是给把石头搬走的人的。 for为了，给；from从；with和；as作为。分析句子可知，此处指金子是给把石头移走的人的。故选A。 10. 句意：懒惰的人抱怨时，其他人则把时间花在做事上。 hard-working努力的；lazy懒惰的；clever聪明的；rich富有的。分析句子可知，the+形容词表示“某一类人”。此处指的是懒惰的人总是在抱怨。故选B。 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 Long before you were born, Bear had a long, thick tail. It swished (挥动) as Bear walked. All animals said that Bear had the finest tail in the forest. This talk made Fox 1 . He made a secret plan to make his red, bushy tail the most excellent. Although it was a very 2 winter, the river was still running. Fox caught some 3 and showed it to Bear. It made Bear’s stomach growl (响起) with 4 . Fox told bear that he had caught the fish in the frozen lake. Bear could do the same, Fox said. All Bear had to do was to cut a hole in the 5 . Then he was to 6 his tail into the hole and sit on the ice until sunset. At nightfall, Bear should jump up quickly and his tail would be full of fish. Bear did 7 as Fox had suggested. Bear’s tail tingled (感到刺痛) while he sat in the cold. As night fell, Bear tried to 8 . His tail stuck to the ice. He pulled with all his strength. At last, he jumped up. Bear 9 his head to look back at his dinner. He expected to see a tail full of fish, but all he saw was a 10 tail. 1. A．unhappy B．surprised C．satisfied D．happy 2. A．warm B．cold C．long D．short 3. A．rabbits B．frogs C．shrimps D．fish 4. A．anger B．pain C．hunger D．cheer 5. A．mud B．tree C．ice D．river 6. A．drop B．pull C．push D．cut 7. A．differently B．exactly C．poorly D．hardly 8. A．sit down B．run away C．stand up D．walk around 9. A．turned B．shook C．nodded D．hung 10. A．thick B．thin C．short D．long 【答案】 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 【导语】本文主要讲述熊有条长长的尾巴，狐狸用诡计诱骗熊在湖里用尾巴钓鱼，让熊的尾巴断了的故事。 1. 句意：这番话让狐狸很不高兴。 unhappy不高兴的；surprised惊讶的；satisfied满意的。happy高兴的。根据“He made a secret plan to make his red, bushy tail the most excellent.”可知狐狸听到别的动物说熊的尾巴最好，他不高兴。故选A。 2. 句意：虽然那是一个非常寒冷的冬天，河水仍在流淌。 warm暖和的；cold冷的；long长的；short短的。根据“Fox told bear that he had caught the fish in the frozen lake.”可知湖面结冰了，应是一个寒冬。故选B。 3. 句意：狐狸抓了一些鱼，给熊看。 rabbits兔子；frogs青蛙；shrimps小虾米；fish鱼。根据“caught the fish”可知此处指抓了些鱼。故选D。 4. 句意：这让熊的肚子饿得咕咕叫。 anger生气；pain痛苦；hunger饥饿；cheer欢呼声。根据“It made Bear’s stomach growl”可知狐狸拿的鱼使熊的肚子饿的响起来了。故选C。 5. 句意：熊所要做的就是在冰上挖一个洞。 mud泥巴；tree树；ice冰；river河流。根据“Fox told bear that he had caught the fish in the frozen lake.”可知要在结冰的湖里抓鱼，需要在冰上开个洞。故选C。 6. 句意：然后他把尾巴丢进洞里，坐在冰上，直到日落。 drop投，丢；pull拉；push推；cut切。根据“his tail into the hole”可知要把尾巴丢进洞里，用drop。故选A。 7. 句意：熊完全按照狐狸的建议做了。 differently不同地；exactly确切地，完全；poorly贫穷地；hardly几乎不。根据“He expected to see a tail full of fish”可知熊确实完全按照狐狸说的去做了。故选B。 8. 句意：夜幕降临，熊试着站起来。 sit down坐下；run away逃离；stand up站起；walk around四处走动。根据“while he sat in the cold”可知之前坐下了，此时要站起来。故选C。 9. 句意：熊转过头去看他的晚餐。 turned转，扭转；shook摇动；nodded点头；hung悬挂。根据“to look back”可知要转过头。故选A。 10. 句意：他以为会看到一条满是鱼的尾巴，但他看到的只是一条短尾巴。 thick厚的；thin薄的，瘦的；short短的；long长的。根据“Bear’s tail tingled while he sat in the cold.”及“His tail stuck to the ice. He pulled with all his strength.”可推出在尾巴粘在了冰上，用力的时候尾巴断了，变成了短尾巴。故选C。 Passage 7 Once upon a time, there were two little ducks, Quick and Quack. They were brothers and they lived with their mother. The two little ducks always 1 with each other. One day, when they were on their way home after they visited their uncle, they saw a river. They 2 to have a race. The two ducks swam 3 into the river. Both of them knew the 4 to swim quickly, but Quack wanted to try a quicker way. He knew that current (水流) in the middle of the river was faster and it would 5 him. But their mother had told them never to swim in the middle of a river because it was 6 . Quack 7 it for a few seconds, but he decided to have a try. Quick also knew about the current. But he always 8 his mother’s words. Quack became the faster one. However, the current in the middle of the 9 became stronger and Quack was caught by a big whirlpool (漩涡). He was not strong enough to get out of it. 10 , a swan (天鹅) passed by and saved him. After that, Quack realized that he shouldn’t do anything dangerous to get quick success. 1. A．helped B．dealt C．competed D．started 2. A．turned B．asked C．hated D．decided 3. A．healthily B．quietly C．slowly D．quickly 4. A．advice B．weather C．way D．culture 5. A．pull B．join C．invite D．help 6. A．fair B．dangerous C．popular D．silly 7. A．thought about B．looked for C．shouted at D．got on 8. A．broke B．wondered C．followed D．accepted 9. A．sea B．lake C．pool D．river 10. A．Luckily B．Recently C．Certainly D．Probably 【答案】 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 【导语】本文主要讲述了两只鸭子进行游泳比赛，其中一只鸭子想走捷径来赢得比赛，不听妈妈的话而陷入险境的故事。 1. 句意：两只小鸭子总是互相竞争。 helped帮助；dealt处理；competed竞争；started开始。根据下文“ to have a race.”可知，两只鸭子总是互相竞争，故选C。 2. 句意：他们决定进行一场比赛。 turned转变；asked问；hated讨厌；decided决定。根据“they visited their uncle, they saw a river”可知，两只鸭子看到了一条河，它们决定进行一场比赛。故选D。 3. 句意：两只鸭子很快地游进了河里。 healthily健康地；quietly安静地；slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地。根据上文“ to have a race.”可知，既然决定比赛，就会很快地游进了河里。故选D。 4. 句意：他们俩都知道快速游泳的方法，但Quack想尝试更快的方法。 advice建议；weather天气；way方式；culture文化。根据“but Quack wanted to try a quicker way.”可知，是指快速游泳的方法，故选C。 5. 句意：他知道河中央的水流更快，这对他有帮助。 pull拉；join加入；invite邀请；help帮助。根据“He knew that current (水流) in the middle of the river was faster”可知，因为河中央的水流更快，这会帮助他游得更快，故选D。 6. 句意：但是他们的妈妈告诉他们永远不要在河中央游泳，因为那很危险。 fair公平的；dangerous危险的；popular受欢迎的；silly愚蠢的。根据“But their mother had told them never to swim in the middle of a river ”可知，鸭妈妈告诉他们永远不要在河中央游泳，是因为哪里很危险，故选B。 7. 句意：Quack想了几秒钟，但还是决定试一试。 thought about考虑；looked for寻找；shouted at对……大喊；got on上车。根据“it for a few seconds”可知，听了妈妈的话，他想了一会，故选A。 8. 句意：但他总是听从母亲的话。 broke打破；wondered想知道；followed跟随；accepted接受。根据“but he decided to have a try”可知，Quick和Quack不同，他总是听母亲的话，followed符合语境，故选C。 9. 句意：然而，河中央的水流变得更强了，Quack被一个大漩涡缠住了。 sea大海；lake湖；pool池塘；river河流。根据上文“ they saw a river.”可知，是指河流，故选D。 10. 句意：幸运的是，一只路过的天鹅救了他。 Luckily幸运地；Recently最近；Certainly无疑；Probably可能。根据“a swan (天鹅) passed by and saved him.”可知，天鹅救了他，所以他是幸运的，故选A。 Passage 8 The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan loved watching the sunrise. She once asked her father where the sun rose. Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea. She got very excited and she 1 her father to take her there, but he thought she was too 2 to go there. One day, the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone without 3 anyone. She jumped into the sea and planned to swim there. 4 , there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it. After her death, she 5 a beautiful bird and people called her “Jingwei”. Jingwei hated the sea very much because it took away her life. The small bird 6 to fill up the sea in order to keep others from falling into it. From then on, Jingwei flew across the mountain and the Eastern Sea, carrying little sticks and little stones and dropping them into the 7 . Day after day, she never stopped. The sea 8 Jingwei and said,“Stop doing that, poor little bird. It is 9 for you to fill me up.” “I’ll fill you up no matter how hard it is，”replied Jingwei. The brave little bird 10 on doing this without taking a rest. Now we often use the story to describe people who will not give up until they realize their dreams. 1. A．promised B．asked C．allowed D．repaired 2. A．young B．angry C．excited D．busy 3. A．making B．putting C．telling D．sharing 4. A．Unluckily B．Instead C．Recently D．Perhaps 5. A．got into B．turned into C．walked into D．ran into 6. A．decided B．cheated C．refused D．added 7. A．river B．sea C．boat D．mountain 8. A．looked like B．laughed at C．looked after D．helped with 9. A．satisfied B．nervous C．impossible D．important 10. A．began B．finished C．imagined D．kept 【答案】 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. D 【导语】本文讲述了精卫填海的故事，勇敢的小鸟精卫为填海而努力，表现了不达目的决不放弃的精神。 1. 句意：她兴奋地请求父亲带她去那里，但父亲认为她年级太小了不能去那里。 promised承诺：asked问，请求：allowed允许：repaired修理。根据“She got very excited and she…her father to take her there, but he thought she was too…to go there.”可知，精卫要求父亲带她过去，ask sb to do sth“请求某人做某事”，故选B。 2. 句意：她兴奋地请求父亲带她去那里，但父亲认为她年级太小了不能去那里。 young年轻的；angry生气的；excited兴奋的；busy忙碌的。根据“The youngest daughter”可知，是因为年纪太小才不能去，故选A。 3. 句意：一天，小公主独自前往东海没告诉任何人。 making制造；putting放置；telling告诉；sharing分享。根据“ the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone”可知，因为是独自前往，所以是没有告诉其他人。故选C。 4. 句意：不幸的是，海上刮起了狂风，她因此丧生。 Unluckily不幸地；Instead相反地；Recently最近；Perhaps或许。根据“there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it.”可知，海上刮起了狂风，小公主因此去世了，这是一件不幸的事情。故选A。 5. 句意：死后，她化为一只美丽的小鸟，人们称之为“精卫”。 got into进入；turned into变成；walked into走进；ran into碰到。根据“Jingwei hated the sea very much because it took away her life.”可知，小公主丧生于大海之中，变成了一只美丽的小鸟。故选B。 6. 句意：小鸟精卫决心填海以防他人受害。 decided决定；cheated欺骗；refused拒绝；added添加。根据“The small bird…to fill up the sea in order to keep others from falling into it.”可知，为了防止其他人受害，所以小鸟是决定填海。故选A。 7. 句意：从那时起，精卫日复一日地飞越山川和东海，不停地携带小树枝和小石块投入海中。 river河；sea海；boat船；mountain山。根据“to fill up the sea”可知，小鸟想要填海，所以是把小石块和树枝投入到海中。故选B。 8. 句意：大海嘲笑精卫，然后说“停止吧，可怜的小鸟。填满我对你来说是不可能的。” looked like看起来像；laughed at嘲笑；looked after照顾；helped with帮助。根据“ Stop doing that, poor little bird. It is… for you to fill me up.”可知，通过大海所说的话，应该是大海嘲笑精卫自不量力。故选B。 9. 句意：填满我对你来说是不可能的。 satisfied满意的；nervous紧张的；impossible不可能的；important重要的。根据“I’ll fill you up no matter how hard it is”和常识可知，想要用树枝和石块填海是不可能发生的。故选C。 10. 句意：勇敢的小鸟坚持不懈地继续这样做。 began开始；finished完成；imagined想象；kept保持。根据“I’ll fill you up no matter how hard it is”可知，精卫坚持填海，所以会持续这么做下去，故选D。 Passage 9 Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley (山谷). There were lots of fruit trees, 1 the most delicious fruit was on the very tall trees and Howler couldn’t reach it. In the valley, a man named Martin had a few fruit trees. He 2 the trees very carefully. But he was too old to pick the fruit. One day, Martin saw Howler jump up and down to reach the fruit on the tree. He had a great idea. “Let me give you some 3 . Why not help me pick the fruit? If you help me, you will get half of whatever you pick,” he told Howler. And Howler 4 happily. Then Martin gave Howler a ladder (梯子). Howler worked hard. Soon, he was tired and he didn’t want to give Martin his share. So he ran away with the ladder. He went to other trees for more 5 . Later, Howler went to see Martin. He found the old man sitting under a tree. He was 6 . “I shouldn’t 7 him. I thought we could be friends and help each other,” the old man said to 8 . Hearing this, Howler felt really 9 . He learned that one shouldn’t trick (欺骗) others and that one should always 10 the promise. So he shared the fruit with Martin together. 1. A．or B．but C．although D．because 2. A．looked at B．looked for C．looked down D．looked after 3. A．food B．time C．advice D．news 4. A．accepted B．refused C．served D．replied 5. A．meat B．water C．fruit D．vegetables 6. A．sad B．glad C．worried D．surprised 7. A．save B．leave C．trust D．catch 8. A．herself B．himself C．ourselves D．themselves 9. A．sorry B．excited C．unlucky D．comfortable 10. A．make B．show C．break D．keep 【答案】 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D 【导语】本文主要介绍了一只狼和果树的主人约定互帮互助，结果狼欺骗了果树的主人，后来听到了果树主人的话，狼感到抱歉，并遵守了承诺。 1. 句意：这里有很多果树，但是最好吃的水果长在非常高的树上，Howler够不到。 or或者；but但是；although尽管；because因为。前后句是转折关系，用but连接。故选B。 2. 句意：他非常仔细地照顾这些果树。 looked at看看；looked for寻找；looked down向下看；looked after照顾。根据“…the trees very carefully”可知，应是仔细照顾这些自己的果树。故选D。 3. 句意：我给你一些建议。 food食物；time时间；advice建议；news消息。根据“Why not help me pick the fruit? If you help me, you will get half of whatever you pick,”可知，帮助自己摘水果，然后狼获得摘的一半。这是Martin给狼的建议。故选C。 4. 句意：Howler开心地接受了。 accepted接受；refused拒绝；served提供；replied回答。根据“happily”可知，应是开心地接受了建议。故选A。 5. 句意：它跑到其他树上摘更多的水果。 meat肉；water水；fruit水果；vegetables蔬菜。根据上文“pick the fruit”可知，是摘水果。故选C。 6. 句意：他很伤心。 sad悲伤的；glad高兴的；worried担心的；surprised吃惊的。根据“he didn’t want to give Martin his share”以及“I thought we could be friends and help each other,”可知，Martin以为狼能够帮助自己，结果狼不想分给Martin了，所以他应该是伤心的。故选A。 7. 句意：我不应该相信它。 save节约；leave离开；trust相信；catch抓到。根据“he didn’t want to give Martin his share”以及“I thought we could be friends and help each other,”可知，一开始约定的互帮互助，结果狼不想把自己摘到的水果分给Martin了，所以Martin认为自己不应该相信狼。故选C。 8. 句意：这个老人对他自己说。 herself她自己；himself他自己；ourselves我们自己；themselves他们自己。根据“I shouldn’t…him. I thought we could be friends and help each other,”可知，这是Martin对“他自己”说的话。故选B。 9. 句意：听到这，Howler感到非常抱歉。 sorry抱歉的；excited激动的；unlucky不幸运的；comfortable舒服的。根据“He learned that one shouldn’t trick (欺骗) others”可知，狼知道自己不应该欺骗别人，所以此处应是感到抱歉的。故选A。 10. 句意：它学到了一个人不应该欺骗别人，应该总是遵守承诺。 make制作；show展示；break打破；keep保持。根据“He learned that one shouldn’t trick (欺骗) others and that one should always…the promise.”可知，是不应该欺骗别人，应该遵守承诺，keep the promise“遵守承诺”。故选D。 Passage 10 The Double Seventh Festival, also known as the Qixi Festival, is a traditional Chinesefestival. Here is a beautiful story 1 it. Long long ago, there was a young man named Niu Lang. One day, he 2 a beautiful girl — Zhi Nv, the seventh daughter of the Goddess. She had just run away from boring heaven to look for fun on Earth. Zhi Nv soon 3 Niu Lang, and they got married without telling the Goddess. They lived a happy life on Earth and Zhi Nv gave birth to two children. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and 4 Zhi Nv to return to heaven. With the help of his magic cow, Niu Lang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very 5 . Taking out her hairpin (发簪) , the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate (分开) the two 6 . From then on, Niu Lang and Zhi Nv had to live 7 on the two sides of the river. However, their true love touched all the magpies (喜鹊) in the world, 8 once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge (“the bridge of magpies”) for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed 9 to meet each year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar (农历的) month. That’s 10 the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great day for Chinese young people to express their love. 1. A．for B．about C．in D．with 2. A．met B．had C．swam D．won 3. A．thought about B．worried about C．grew up D．fell in love with 4. A．lived B．begged C．ordered D．picked 5. A．angry B．lazy C．outgoing D．fresh 6. A．friends B．lovers C．sisters D．men 7. A．also B．ahead C．alive D．apart 8. A．so B．because C．but D．if 9. A．her B．him C．us D．them 10. A．what B．how C．where D．which 【答案】 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了七夕节背后牛郎与织女的故事。 1. 句意：这里有一个关于它的美丽故事。 for为了；about关于；in在……里面；with和。根据“Here is a beautiful story...it.”可知此处是指关于七夕节的美丽故事，故选B。 2. 句意：有一天，他遇到了一个美丽的女孩——织女，王母娘娘的第七个女儿。 met遇见；had有；swam游泳；won赢得。根据“a beautiful girl — Zhi Nv,”可知牛郎遇见了织女，故选A。 3. 句意：织女很快就爱上了牛郎，他们在没有告诉王母娘娘的情况下结婚了。 thought about考虑；worried about担忧；grew up生长；fell in love with爱上。根据“and they got married without telling the Goddess. ”可知织女爱上了牛郎，故选D。 4. 句意：不幸的是，王母娘娘很快发现了事实，命令织女回到天庭。 lived生活；begged乞求；ordered命令；picked摘。根据“the Goddess soon found out the fact and...Zhi Nv to return to heaven.”可知王母娘娘发现后，就命令自己的女儿返回天庭，故选C。 5. 句意：王母娘娘发现后非常生气。 angry愤怒的；lazy懒的；outgoing外向的；fresh新鲜的。根据“Niu Lang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife.”可知牛郎竟然上天庭找织女，这让王母娘娘很生气，故选A。 6. 句意：王母娘娘拿出她的发簪，在天空中创造了一条宽阔的河流，将这对恋人分开。 friends朋友；lovers恋人；sisters姐妹；men男人。此处是指牛郎织女这对恋人，故选B。 7. 句意：从此以后，牛郎和织女只好分开住在河的两岸。 also也；ahead提前；alive活着的；apart分开。根据“the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate (分开) ”可知王母娘娘用一条宽阔的河流将两人分开，故选D。 8. 句意：然而，他们的真爱感动了世界上所有的喜鹊，所以每年都会有成千上万的喜鹊飞到天上架起一座桥(“鹊桥”)，让这对新人相遇。 so所以；because因为；but但是；if如果。根据“their true love touched all the magpies (喜鹊) in the world,...once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge ”可知后句是前句的结果，应用so。故选A。 9. 句意：最后，王母娘娘允许他们在每年农历七月初七见面。 her她；him他；us我们；them他们。此处是指王母娘娘允许牛郎织女他们每年农历七月初七见面。故选D。 10. 句意：这就是七夕节的由来。 what什么；how如何；where哪里；which哪一个。根据“That’s...the Double Seventh Festival started.”可知这就是七夕节是怎么来的，故选B。 三、 高阶提升 八年级下册 单元话题 梯度训练 25 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 Passage 11 On a sunny day, three old men with long white beards(胡子) knocked the door of a small and old house. When a woman opened the door, she found she 1 met them before. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you look tired. Please come in and 2 .” “We do not go into a house together,” they replied. “Why?” she asked. One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth, and he is Success, and I am Love. You need to 3 your family which you want to invite.” The woman went back into the house and told her husband about it. Her husband was very 4 . “How nice!”, he said. “Let us invite Wealth. He 5 fill our home with money!” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter suggested, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our 6 will be filled with love.” “Let us take our daughter’s 7 ”, said the husband. Then, they went out and invited Love. Love got up and walked into the house. The other two also got up and 8 him. The woman asked Wealth and Success in surprise, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “ 9 you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out. But you invited Love. Wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is 10 Wealth and Success!” 1. A．never B．ever C．hardly D．seldom 2. A．have a look B．have a rest C．have a talk D．have a shower 3. A．fight with B．argue with C．agree with D．discuss with 4. A．sad B．angry C．happy D．worried 5. A．can B．should C．must D．may 6. A．home B．house C．room D．world 7. A．news B．advantage C．way D．advice 8. A．took B．caught C．stopped D．followed 9. A．If B．Because C．Although D．And 10. A．just B．still C．also D．sometimes 【答案】 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C 【导语】本文讲述了成功，财富和爱来敲门，但是只能邀请其中一个人进来。最后，这家人经过讨论后，决定邀请爱进来。然而成功和财富跟着爱一起进来。如果他们邀请财富或者成功，他们中的另外两个会待在外面。但是如果他们邀请了爱，成功和财富都跟着进来。故事告诉我们哪里有爱，哪里就有财富和成功。 1. 句意：当一位妇女打开门时，她发现她以前从未见过他们。 never从不；ever曾经；hardly几乎不；seldom很少。根据后文的“I don’t think I know you”可知，这位妇女没有见过他们，故选A。 2. 句意：请进来休息一下。 have a look看一看；have a rest休息；have a talk交谈；have a shower洗澡。根据“but you look tired”可知，看到对方很疲惫，所以邀请进来休息一下，故选B。 3. 句意：你需要和你的家人商量一下你想邀请哪个。 fight with与……打架；argue with争吵；agree with同意；discuss with与……讨论。根据“The woman went back into the house and told her husband about it”可知，建议这位妇女和家人讨论一下邀请谁进入，故选D。 4. 句意：她的丈夫非常开心。 sad难过的；angry生气的；happy开心的；worried担心的。根据“How nice”可知，丈夫这个时候的心情很开心，故选C。 5. 句意：他能让我们家充满金钱！ can能够；should应该；must必须；may可能。根据“Let us invite Wealth”及“fill our home with money”可知，认为邀请财富进门，能够让家里变得富有，故选A。 6. 句意：我们的家将充满爱。 home家；house房子；room房间；world世界。根据“will be filled with love”可知，家里充满了爱，故选A。 7. 句意：让我们采纳女儿的建议吧。 news新闻；advantage优势；way方法；advice建议。根据“Their daughter suggested”可知，采纳了女儿的建议，故选D。 8. 句意：另外两个也起身，跟着他。 took带走；caught抓住；stopped停止；followed跟随。根据后文的“I only invited Love. Why are you coming in”可知，另外两个也进来了，因此他们两个跟着爱进来，故选D。 9. 句意：如果你邀请了财富或者成功，我们中的另外两个将会待在外面。 If如果；Because因为；Although尽管；And和。“you had invited Wealth or Success”是“ the other two of us would have stayed out”的肯定条件，用if引导条件状语从句，故选A。 10. 句意：哪里有爱，哪里就有财富和成功！ just仅仅；still仍然；also也；sometimes有时。根据“But you invited Love. Wherever he goes, we go with him”可知，邀请了爱，财富和成功也会跟着他，所以哪里有爱，就哪里有财富和成功，故选C。 Passage 12 A long time ago, a young prince had a pet lion. They enjoyed spending time together. But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage. This made the lion feel 1 .” Why can’t I get out of the cage? I’m his 2 .” Next to the lion’s cage lived a wolf. He hated the lion and the prince because he couldn’t have fun with them. One day, the wolf said to the lion, “If you are the friend of this prince, why does he 3 you in a cage just like me?” When the lion was going to answer, the wolf cut him off and said, “Because of your big teeth.” Hearing their talk, the prince laughed and said, “No, I don’t believe the lion will 4 me. I won’t let him out, because I’m afraid he will leave me.” The wolf replied, “Oh, you’re wrong, young prince! We feel safe in our cages. We’d never leave. Open my cage and I’ll show you.” 5 the young prince opened the cage, the wolf jumped on the prince to eat him. 6 , the lion rushed out of his cage onto the wolf. The wolf soon 7 , and could never be found again. The young prince was so thankful. But he was still 8 , “Lion, how did you get out?” The lion replied, “My prince, my cage is never locked. I’ve always stayed here because we are friends.” From that day on, the prince kept the cage open. The lion went in or out 9 . The prince also learned a valuable (有价值的) lesson: A true friendship 10 trust is not a friendship at all. 1. A．brave B．sad C．nervous D．honest 2. A．guest B．servant C．friend D．keeper 3. A．lock B．hide C．cheat D．hold 4. A．control B．hurt C．challenge D．beat 5. A．Although B．As long as C．Unless D．As soon as 6. A．Suddenly B．Actually C．Carefully D．Mostly 7. A．walked around B．took down C．ran away D．fell over 8. A．relaxed B．excited C．lonely D．surprised 9. A．busily B．properly C．freely D．quickly 10. A．without B．for C．against D．among 【答案】 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. A 【导语】本文主要讲述了狮子和王子是一对朋友，但是王子总是把狮子关在笼子里。狼想出了一个诡计逃出笼子，在关键时刻，狮子救了王子。王子惊讶狮子是如何跑出笼子的，狮子说笼子从未被锁住，只不过他们是朋友所以狮子从未离开。这个故事告诉我们：没有信任的友谊不是真正的友谊。 1. 句意：这使狮子感到伤心。 brave勇敢的；sad难过的；nervous紧张的；honest诚实的。根据“But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage”可知，王子不让狮子出笼子，所以狮子感到难过，故选B。 2. 句意：我是他的朋友。 guest客人；servant仆人；friend朋友；keeper饲养员。根据“If you are the friend of this prince”可知，狮子认为自己是王子的朋友，故选C。 3. 句意：如果你是这个王子的朋友，为什么他把你和我一样关在笼子里？ lock锁住；hide隐藏；cheat欺骗；hold抓住。根据“But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage”可知，把狮子锁在笼子里，故选A。 4. 句意：不，我相信狮子不会伤害我。 control控制；hurt伤害；challenge挑战；beat打败。根据“Because of your big teeth”以及“I’m afraid he will leave me”可知，王子解释自己不是害怕狮子锋利的牙齿伤害自己，而是害怕狮子离开他。故选B。 5. 句意：年轻的王子一打开笼子，狼便跳到王子身上要吃掉他。 Although虽然；As long as只要；Unless除非；As soon as一……就……。根据“the wolf jumped on the prince to eat him”可知，王子一打开笼子，狼便迫不及待要吃掉王子。故选D。 6. 句意：突然，狮子冲出笼子，扑向狼。 Suddenly突然；Actually事实上；Carefully仔细地；Mostly主要地。根据“As soon as the young prince opened the cage, the wolf jumped on the prince to eat him”可知，看到狼扑向王子，狮子突然冲出原本以为锁住的笼子，扑向狼，去救王子。故选A。 7. 句意：狼很快就跑了，再也找不到了。 walked around四处走动；took down拆除；ran away跑开；fell over被……绊倒。根据“could never be found again”可知，狼跑了，故选C。 8. 句意：但是他仍然感到惊讶。 relaxed放松的；excited兴奋的；lonely孤单的；surprised惊讶的。根据“Lion, how did you get out”可知，王子惊讶狮子是如何跑出笼子，故选D。 9. 句意：狮子自由地进出。 busily忙碌地；properly恰当地；freely自由地；quickly快速地。根据“From that day on, the prince kept the cage open”可知，笼子门一直开着，让狮子自由出入，故选C。 10. 句意：没有信任的友谊不是真正的友谊。。 without没有；for为了；against反对；among在……之中。狮子和王子的故事告诉我们，要在任何时候相信自己的朋友，没有信任的友谊不是真正的友谊。故选A。 Passage 13 There once was a king who ordered the artists all over the country to have a competition. The artist who could paint the best picture of peace would get a prize. Many artists in the country 1 it and sent the king several of their best art pieces. The king 2 them all. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for snow-capped mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. Everyone thought it was a perfect picture of peace. The other picture had 3 , too. But they were rugged (崎岖的) and treeless. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of a mountain turnbled (翻滚的) a foaming waterfall. It did not look peaceful at all. To everyone’s 4 , the king chose the second picture. He then asked them to watch it 5 — Behind the waterfall there was a tiny 6 growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (巢). There, in the middle of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — 7 . “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 8 , trouble, or hard work,” the king 9 , “Peace means to be among all those things and still be 10 in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.” 1. A．agreed on B．worried about C．suffered from D．prepared for 2. A．looked at B．looked for C．looked into D．looked after 3. A．clouds B．rocks C．lakes D．mountains 4. A．joy B．surprise C．excitement D．satisfaction 5. A．separately B．carefully C．faithfully D．roughly 6. A．flower B．seed C．bush D．branch 7. A．in need B．in fear C．in peace D．in trouble 8. A．noise B．care C．courage D．trust 9. A．warned B．described C．explained D．complained 10. A．calm B．pleased C．serious D．relaxed 【答案】 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. A 【导语】本文主要通过国王选择两幅画的故事，告诉人们真正的平静在于人的内心的道理。 1. 句意：国家里的很多艺术家为它做好准备，并把最好的几幅作品送给国王。 agreed to同意；worried about担心；suffered from遭受；prepared for为……做准备。根据上文“The artist who could paint the best picture of peace would get a prize.”可知，画“平静”画得最好的艺术家会得到奖品，因此艺术家们会为此做好准备。故选D。 2. 句意：国王看了所有的作品。 looked at看；looked for寻找；looked into朝……里面看；looked after照顾。根据“The king...them all”可知，此处指国王看了所有的画作。故选A。 3. 句意：另一幅画也画了山。 clouds云；rocks石头；lakes湖；mountains山。根据下文“But they were rugged and treeless.”可知，他们是崎岖，不长树木的，因此也是画了山。故选D。 4. 句意：让大家惊讶的是，国王选了第二幅画。 joy快乐；surprise惊讶；excitement兴奋；satisfaction满意。根据上文“Everyone thought it was a perfect picture of peace.”可知，大家认为第一幅画体现的平静是最完美的，但是国王却选了第二幅画，因此大家是惊讶的。故选B。 5. 句意：然后他叫他们细心地看它。 separately分别地；carefully细心地；faithfully忠诚地；roughly大略地。根据下文“Behind the waterfall there was a tiny...growing in a crack in the rock.”可知，国王观察到了很小的细节，让大家也仔细看看。故选B。 6. 句意：在瀑布的后面，灌木丛长在石头缝中。 flower花；seed种子；bush灌木丛；branch树枝。根据下文“In the bush a mother bird had built her nest”，可知石头缝中长着灌木丛。故选C。 7. 句意：在怒水的冲刷中，鸟妈妈在她的朝着坐着，十分平静。 in deed需要帮助的；in fear害怕地；in peace平静地；in trouble有麻烦的。根据上下文可知，画作要表达安静的主题，国王选中第二幅画，是因为在怒水的冲刷中，鸟妈妈还平静的坐着。故选C。 8. 句意：平静并不意味身处于一个没有噪音、麻烦和繁重工作的地方。 noise噪音；care关爱；courage勇气；trust信任。根据“Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no...trouble, or hard work”可知，平静并不是没有麻烦和繁重工作的地方，这个地方应该也是没有噪音的。故选A。 9. 句意：国王解释说。 warned警告；described描述；explained解释；complained抱怨。根据““Peace does not mean to be in a place...in your heart.”可知，国王给大家解释什么是平静。故选C。 10. 句意：平静意味着在这些东西中，内心仍然是平静的。 calm平静的；pleased高兴的；serious严重的；relaxed放松的。根据“Peace means to be among all those things and still be...the real meaning of peace.”可知，真正的平静是，尽管身处噪声麻烦中，内心仍然是平静的。故选A。 Passage 14 An great artist painted many pictures of great beauty. But he found that he had not yet painted a (an) “ 1 ” picture. He began his trip to look for the most beautiful thing in the world. On his 2 home, he met an aged priest(神父) who 3 him where he was going. “I don’t know,” said the artist. “I want to 4 the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it.” “How easy,” replied the priest. “In any church, you will find it Faith(信仰) is the most beautiful thing in the world.” The artist traveled on. Later, a young mother told him the most beautiful thing is 5 . “Love makes the world go around. Without love there is no beauty.” Still the artist 6 his search. He asked a 7 the same question and his answer was Peace. He said, “War is ugly and wherever you find peace, you will find beauty, faith and love.” “How can I paint all of them—Faith, Love and Peace?” He thought and thought. He was 8 that without thinking where he was going, he had got to his familiar place. In the faces of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. “We are thinking of you all the time. We prayed(祈祷) you would return to us 9 ,” said his wife. The artist sat on his favourite 10 chair and his heart was at peace. The artist painted a real picture that is the most beautiful thing in the world and called it “Home”. 1. A．fake B．real C．excellent D．common 2. A．way B．path C．road D．street 3. A．asked B．answered C．told D．knew 4. A．get B．buy C．paint D．sell 5. A．Peace B．Joy C．Love D．Home 6. A．backed B．continued C．stopped D．went 7. A．soldier B．teacher C．worker D．farmer 8. A．bored B．excited C．surprised D．interested 9. A．tiredly B．cheerfully C．unhappily D．safely 10. A．old B．new C．broken D．ugly 【答案】 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位画过许多美丽图画的艺术家寻找一幅”真正的”画的过程，最终他画出了世界上最美的画，称之为”家”。 1. 句意：但他发现自己还没有画出一幅“真正的”的画。 fake假的；real真正的；excellent极好的；common普遍的。根据“The artist painted a real picture”可知，此处指“真正的”画。故选B。 2. 句意：在回家的路上，他遇到了一位上了年纪的神父，他问他要去哪里。 way路，方式；path小路；road公路；street街道。根据“On his…home,”可知，On one’s way home“在某人回家路上”，故选A。 3. 句意：在回家的路上，他遇到了一位上了年纪的神父，他问他要去哪里。 asked问；answered回答；told告诉；knew知道。根据““I don’t know,” said the artist.”可知，此处神父问他问题，故选A。 4. 句意：我想画世界上最美的东西。 get得到；buy买；paint画；sell卖。根据“An great artist painted many pictures”可知，应该是画世界上最美的东西。故选C。 5. 句意：后来，一位年轻的母亲告诉他，最美丽的东西是爱。 Peace平静；Joy快乐；Love爱；Home家。根据“Love makes the world go around. Without love there is no beauty.”可知，这位母亲的回答应该是爱。故选C。 6. 句意：这位艺术家仍继续寻找。 backed后退；continued继续；stopped停止；went去。根据“The artist traveled on.”和“Still”可知，他继续寻找。故选B。 7. 句意：他问了一个士兵同样的问题，他的回答是和平。 soldier士兵；teacher老师；worker工人；farmer农民。根据“War is ugly”可知，他询问的是一个士兵。故选A。 8. 句意：他感到惊讶的是，他没有想到自己要去哪里，却来到了自己熟悉的地方。 bored乏味的；excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的；interested感兴趣的。根据“without thinking where he was going, he had got to his familiar place.”可知，来到自己熟悉的地方这个事情是他没有想到的，应该是让他惊讶的。故选C。 9. 句意：我们祈祷你能安全回来。 tiredly疲劳地；cheerfully高兴地；unhappily难过地；safely安全地。根据“We prayed(祈祷) you would return to us”可知，此处指祈祷可以安全回来。故选D。 10. 句意：这位艺术家坐在他最喜欢的旧椅子上，心平气和。 old老的；new新的；broken破碎的；ugly丑陋的。根据“The artist sat on his favourite … chair and his heart was at peace.”结合备选项可知，此处应该指他平常坐的那把旧椅子。故选A。 Passage 15 A long time ago, a young prince had a pet lion. They enjoyed spending time together. But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage. This made the lion feel 1 . “Why can’t I get out of the cage? I’m his 2 . ” Next to the lion’s cage lived a wolf. He hated the lion and the prince because he couldn’t have fun with them. One day, the wolf said to the lion, “If you are the friend of this prince, why does he 3 you in a cage just like me?” When the lion was going to answer, the wolf cut him off and said, “Because of your big teeth.” Hearing their talk, the prince laughed and said, “No, I don’t believe the lion will 4 me. I won’t let him out, because I’m afraid he will leave me.” In a second a 5 came to the wolf’s mind. He replied, “Oh, you’re wrong, young prince! We feel safe in our cages. We’d never leave. Open my cage and I’ll show you.” As soon as the young prince opened the cage, the wolf jumped on him with his big teeth. 6 , the lion rushed out of his cage onto the wolf. The wolf soon 7 , and could never be found again. The young prince was so thankful. But he was still 8 , “Lion, how did you get out?” The lion replied, “My prince, my cage is never locked. I have always stayed here because we are friends.” From that day on, the prince kept the cage open. The lion went in or out 9 . The prince also learned a valuable lesson: A true friendship means always 10 your friends any time. 1. A．worried B．sad C．nervous D．bored 2. A．guest B．helper C．friend D．owner 3. A．punish B．catch C．hide D．lock 4. A．hurt B．challenge C．control D．capture 5. A．suggestion B．step C．trick D．wish 6. A．Hurriedly B．Confidently C．Secretly D．Carefully 7. A．ran away B．got down C．came over D．walked around 8. A．relaxed B．excited C．encouraged D．surprised 9. A．busily B．suddenly C．nervously D．freely 10. A．depending on B．believing in C．taking care of D．keeping in touch with 【答案】 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B 【导语】本文主要讲述了狮子和王子是一对朋友，但是王子总是把狮子关在笼子里。狼想出了一个诡计逃出笼子，在关键时刻，狮子救了王子。王子惊讶狮子是如何跑出笼子的，狮子说笼子从未被锁住，只不过他们是朋友所以狮子从未离开。这个故事告诉我们：真正的友谊意味着在任何时候都相信你的朋友。 1. 句意：这使狮子感到伤心。 worried担心的；sad难过的；nervous紧张的；bored无聊的。根据“But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage”可知，王子不让狮子出笼子，所以狮子感到难过，故选B。 2. 句意：我是他的朋友。 guest客人；helper帮手；friend朋友；owner主人。根据“If you are the friend of this prince”可知，认为自己是王子的朋友，故选C。 3. 句意：如果你是这个王子的朋友，为什么他把你和我一样关在笼子里？ punish惩罚；catch抓住；hide隐藏；lock锁住。根据“But the prince didn’t let the lion out of the cage”可知，把狮子锁在笼子里，故选D。 4. 句意：不，我不相信狮子会伤害我。 hurt伤害；challenge挑战；control控制；capture俘获。根据“I don’t believe the lion will…me”可知，王子坚信狮子不会伤害自己，故选A。 5. 句意：不一会儿，狼想到了一个诡计。 suggestion建议；step步骤；trick诡计；wish愿望。根据“The wolf soon…and could never be found again”可知，狼想到了一个逃脱笼子的诡计，故选C。 6. 句意：狮子急忙冲出笼子，扑向狼。 Hurriedly急忙地；Confidently自信地；Secretly秘密地；Carefully仔细地。根据“As soon as the young prince opened the cage, the wolf jumped on him with his big teeth.”可知，看到狼长着它的大牙扑向王子，狮子急忙扑向狼，故选A。 7. 句意：狼很快就跑了，再也找不到了。 ran away跑开；got down下来；came over顺便来访；walked around四处走动。根据“could never be found again”可知，狼跑了，故选A。 8. 句意：但是他仍然感到惊讶。 relaxed放松的；excited兴奋的；encouraged鼓励；surprised惊讶的。根据“Lion, how did you get out”可知，惊讶狮子是如何跑出笼子，故选D。 9. 句意：狮子自由地进出。 busily忙碌地；suddenly突然；nervously紧张地；freely自由地。根据“From that day on, the prince kept the cage open”可知，笼子门开着，让狮子自由出入，故选D。 10. 句意：真正的友谊意味着在任何时候都相信你的朋友。 depending on依靠；believing in相信；taking care of照顾；keeping in touch with与……保持联系。根据狮子和王子的故事可知，要在任何时候相信自己的朋友，故选B。 $$