1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完成的短文。

In the big forest, there lived many animals. There was a beautiful hare who was very good at running. She almost won all the running races, so she became very proud. Tortoise was the slowest in the forest. When other animals met him on the way, they always offered help, “Where are you going? Do you need a ride?” The tortoise would always answer them politely, “No, thank you. As long as I keep on crawling, I will get to my place finally.”

One morning, the hare saw the tortoise nearby. He was crawling slowly. The rabbit wanted to make fun of him. So she jumped toward the tortoise and said, “Tortoise, why don’t we have a race?” The tortoise thought for a while and said, “OK, let’s have the race now.” hearing this, the hare couldn’t help laughing. Then she pointed to the big tree at the foot of the hill and said, “All right, we’ll start from here. Let’s see who will get to that tree first.” The tortoise nodded in agreement.

The magpie flew around the forest. She told everybody the news. Everyone came to watch the race. They invited the squirrel brothers to be the judges. Younger brother squirrel stood at the starting line, and elder brother squirrel waited at the finishing line.

“Ready! Go-” younger brother squirrel ordered. “The hare ran forward very fast. The hare is so fast! The tortoise has no chance to win!” the animals said. Soon afterwards, the hare had left the tortoise far behind. She thought, “The tortoise racing with the rabbit, what a joke! I’ll teach him a lesson.” At this moment, the hare saw a big tree on one side of the road. She thought, “The tortoise is so far away behind me. Why not take a rest? I will let him go ahead. Then I can catch up with him in one jump. Everybody will know that I am really fast.” so, the hare stopped running and jumped toward the big tree. She sat down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

The tortoise was still crawling forward very slowly. The animals yelled at him, “The hare may have reached the finishing line by now. You can’t win.” “No matter what, I will keep crawling and get to the finishing line,” the tortoise answered.

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It was very hot at noon.

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The hare finally woke up.

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2 . Long long ago, there lived a Greece king named Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.

One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to punish him and said, “Your wish is granted already. Everything you touch will turn to gold.”

Midas was very happy when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a little boy, “It works!”

Not only stones, flowers, and furniture in his house turned to gold, but, when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him. Midas touched her hand. At once she became a gold statue (雕像)!

At last, he begged the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bathe in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch.

1. The god decided to punish Midas because he was ________.

A．lazy

B．proud

C．unhappy

D．greedy

2. The underlined word “granted” in Paragraph2 can be replaced by “________”.

A．satisfied

B．finished

C．discussed

D．expected

3. Which is the correct order according to the story?
a. Midas became the king of Greece.          b. His daughter turned into gold.
c. Midas was happy with his skill.             d. The god freed him from his skill.
e. Midas asked god for more gold.

A．d→e→c→b→a	B．a→e→c→b→d
C．a→e→b→c→d	D．e→a→c→d→b

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．It’s the early bird that catches the worm.	B．Don’t put your egg into one basket.
C．Gold does not always bring happiness.	D．A bird in hand is worth two in the forest.

3 . Once there was a king who had given his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. However, the necklace was stolen. Some said a bird might have taken it. The king then asked all his people to search for it. And he put up a reward of￡50,000 for anyone who found it.

One day, a man was walking along a river. Suddenly, he saw something shiny in the river. He thought that it might be the diamond necklace. So he decided to get it so that he could get the reward. He put his hand into the dirty river and tried to grab the necklace, but somehow he missed it. Having taken his hand out, he saw that the necklace was still there. Then he walked into the river and put his arm in to grab the necklace. He still missed it!

He came out and decided to walk away. Just when he was about to leave, he saw the necklace again. This time, he jumped into the river and searched everywhere, yet he failed to find the necklace. He came out, puzzled.

Then a wise man saw him and asked him what had happened. The man told him nothing, thinking he might take the necklace for himself. Nevertheless, the wise man could see that he was in search of something. He asked him again, and promised that he wouldn’t tell anyone. After hearing this, the man told the wise man about the necklace and how he had tried to grab it, but kept failing. The wise man then told him that perhaps he should look up, towards the branches of a tree. The man raised his head, only to see the necklace on a branch of the tree. What he had been trying to get was just a reflection of the necklace all the time.

1. Why did the man try many times to get the necklace?

A．He liked diamonds very much.

B．He really wanted the reward.

C．He was very curious about it.

D．He was forced to do so by the king.

2. The man didn’t want to tell the wise man about the necklace because .

A．he didn’t think the wise man would be able to help him

B．he knew that it didn’t belong to the wise men

C．he was afraid that the wise man would take it

D．he didn’t think the wise man was interested in it

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The man found the necklace with the help of the wise man.

B．The wise man had put the necklace on the branch.

C．There was no hope of the man finding the necklace.

D．The man regretted jumping into the river.

4. What does the author want to show in the text ?

A．A wise man	B．A greedy man
C．A different way of thinking.	D．A diamond necklace

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A long time ago, there was a mountain     1    (name) “Chengdu Zaitian” in the vast wilderness. This mountain was home to the Kua Fu tribe,     2    members were all tall and mighty like giants.

Catching sight of the sunrise and sunset, Kua Fu suddenly hit upon an idea    3    he wanted to race against the sun to see who ran faster! The next day, the moment the sun came out, he took a big step and ran towards the sun     4    full speed. The sun, however, was not still, and it    5    (steady) rose from the horizon, reached the highest point and then set to the west. Kua Fu could not stop for    6    instant, and he ran like wind all the way,     7    (struggle) to catch up. Most of the day passed, and Kua Fu was finally about to overtake the sun in Yugu, where the sun     8     (suppose)to fall! But as he got closer, he felt exhausted and extremely thirsty when a huge heat wave hit him all over. Then Kua Fu drank up all the water of the Yellow River and the Weihe River. But that was still far from enough. Kua Fu threw his cane out with his last bit of    9    (strong), which turned into a peach forest with rich fruits, serving as a resting place for people to enjoy the coolness and take peaches as food     10    they continued their journey.

8 . Long ago, there lived a group of pigeons (鸽子) in the forest. Among them was a wise old pigeon. Every pigeon looked up to the wise old pigeon.

One day, while searching for food, they saw rice spread on the ground. All pigeons, at once decided to fly down and eat the rice. But the wise pigeon thought, “How could so much rice be found in this thick forest?” He tried to stop all other pigeons but he failed.

When all pigeons finished eating the rice and tried to fly back, they were unable to move as their feet got stuck in a net. Soon, bird catcher saw pigeons trapped (陷入困境). He shouted, “Ah! So many pigeons, I will put them in cages and sell them in the market.”

Nothing could help pigeons to get free from the net. They all cried, “What should we do now?” They looked at the wise old pigeon and said, “Please save us.” The wise pigeon advised, “Stop pulling the net in your own direction. Instead, try to fly up together and carry the net with you.” All pigeons listened to him and started to pull together and in no time started to fly away together.

Then the wise old pigeon said, “Unity (团结一致) has great strength to protect you from harm. It’s your act of unity that saved your lives today.”

1. What did pigeons decide to do when they saw rice spread on the ground?(不超过10个词)
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2. Why were pigeons unable to move?(不超过10个词)
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3. What does the story tell us?(不超过15个词)
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9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Tanaria—The Macaw Princess

Long time ago in a magnificent castle of Catellocks lived a happy family which was protected by the royal Macaws. On one fine day, the king and queen went for a tour with their baby daughter, but the sudden change in weather was really unfortunate. Moreover, the King and Queen lost their lives due to the shipwreck(轮船失事). However, the princess was somehow saved by the dolphins of an island nearby. The animal of the island decided to give her a happy life and to make her forget the tragic incident. They promised to keep this incident a secret to the princess and never tell about her real identity. And this beautiful baby girl was named “Tanaria” which means “the most beautiful element on Earth”.

Years passed and she became really familiar with the environment of the Island under the watchful eyes of the kind animals. She discovered her specialty to communicate with animals. Coco, a macaw(鹦鹉) became Tanaria’s best friend forever on the island.

After a few days, a charming prince named Arthur of one of the wealthiest kingdoms visited the island in the middle of his tour. As he entered the jungle, he was attacked by some poisonous snakes, who were protecting the Island Kingdom. Luckly, princess Tanaria arrived in no time and saved the prince from danger. He was very grateful to her for saving his life. So, he took her for his palace tour as a token(表示) of gratitude.

When they reached the city, they heard the news that the King’s crown(王冠) had been stolen. Well, Tanaria realized that this was not the right time for the palace tour and decided to help the royals in finding the crown.

The fact that Tanaria couldn’t investigate was, that the thief was present in the palace itself. And she was the royal magician Cassandra. Tanaria and Prince Arthur’s investigation led them to the Forbidden Forest. Behind the tall trees was a secret door, which had a tag(标签) saying “Open Me”.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As they opened the mysterious door, a big trap net fell on them which was thrown due to Cassandra’s magic spell.
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The wedding day had come.
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