1 . 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。

Short and simple as they are, fables teach people important life lessons and reveal the truths hidden in ordinary events. In fact, many parents find     1     less laborious and more effective to instill (逐渐灌输) correct concepts into their children by leading them to read interesting and     2     (inspire) fables than just through lectures. The following is a good example of how an ancient Chinese fable     3     (help) modern readers understand the world. The story goes like this: A man was attempting     4     (sell) his horse in the market, where he had stood for three days, but none of the passersby would come to take     5     look. So, he turned to Bo Le, a specialist     6     (fair) famous for his skill in selecting fine horses,     7     help. All the man asked Bo Le to do was to walk around the horse three times and turn his head to look at it several times while     8     (leave). Bo Le agreed and did so. In an instant, the man sold the horse at a high price. The moral of the fable is     9     people tend to blindly follow others’ or experts’ opinions rather than make their own     10     (judge) . It can’t be more true of modern society.

2 . 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。

Long long ago, there was a little prince who was used to having everything he wanted. He was so badly behaved that he wouldn’t let anybody have a new toy if he didn’t have it first. If any child in the land wanted a new toy, they had to buy two and give one to him. Therefore, the little prince had no friends except for his toys.

One day a magic toymaker, who invented the most wonderful toys, came to the land. The little prince liked his toys so much that he invited him to spend an entire year in the palace, promising him great wealth if he made him a new toy every day. The toymaker set just one condition: “My toys are very special and need an owner who will play with them” he said. “Will you be able to devote a little time to each one every day?” “Of course, I will” the little prince replied impatiently.

From then on, every morning the little prince received a new toy. Every day the toymaker delivered a toy better than the previous ones. The little prince appeared very happy.

But the toy collection kept growing and, after a few weeks there were simply too many toys to play with all of them every day. So, one day the little prince put a few toys to one side, hoping that the toymaker wouldn’t notice. However, when it was night time and he was ready to go to bed. The toys that had been put away lined up in front of him and, one by one, demanded their daily playtime. The little prince couldn’t get to sleep until well past midnight because he had to play with every single toy.

Next day, tired after all his efforts, the prince slept very late. In the little time left of the day, he had to get to know a new toy and then play with all the others too. Once again, he finished very late and was so tired he could hardly stop yawning (打哈欠).

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。
       Every day was a little bit worse than the one before, with the same amount of time but one extra toy to play with.
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       The children saw the prince, wondering whether the prince would force them to hand over their toys just like before.
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3 . Once there was a young farmer who had an appointment with his lover to meet under a big tree. He was short-tempered and came very early. It was a fine spring day with flowers in full bloom (盛开), but he wasn’t in the mood to enjoy it.

Suddenly an angel turned up before him. “You get impatient, don’t you?” said the angel. “If you don’t want to wait, just turn the button to the right. You can jump over any life period if you want to.”

The young fellow was so happy that he turned the button lightly. How amazing! His lover appeared before him immediately staring at him with love. How wonderful it would be if the wedding ceremony were held now! He, again, turned the button. a grand wedding appeared in front of him; the band was playing cheerful music, he lost himself in it deeply. Unknowingly, the desires in his heart appeared endlessly: I also want a big house. He turned the button. I also want a crowd of lovely children. Instantly a group of lovely kids were playing joyfully in the large living room. Again, he jumped at turning the button to the right more than half.

How time flies! Before he saw the blooming flowers in the garden, everything had been covered in a deep snow. Looking at himself again, he had already become so old, his hair and beard totally white.

He was filled with regrets. I’d rather spend my life step by step than go in such a hurry. Better let me wait patiently! The button moved to the left with a rush. Once again, he was waiting for his lover under that big tree. His restlessness disappeared completely.

1. The angel gave the farmer a magic button in order to________.

A．make an appointment with him

B．help him enjoy beautiful flowers

C．shorten his future time

D．change his temper

2. What does the underlined word “restlessness” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Impatience.	B．Hopelessness.
C．Eagerness.	D．Amazement.

3. What can we learn from the story?

A．Regrets may exist if life is not fun.

B．Lovers had better wait.

C．People should live a realistic life.

D．Life can’t skip forward.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号内词语的正确形式填空。

Once upon a time, a man of Chu got a very priceless pearl, and wanted to coin money by     1    (sell) it. In order to make it look more     2    (wonder), he decided to make a very beautiful box to match it. He searched up and down for some fragrant wood, and, having taken great pains, he finally     3    (achieve) his goal: this box was really remarkable, with pretty charming patterns carved on it and well-designed     4    (decoration) of coloured stones and lovely feathers.

Zheng Pearl in box and box in hand, he went to the market. Hardly had he got there when a man was     5    (attract) by the beautiful box. He took it over, observed it from side to side, and at once fondled (抚摸) it     6    (admiring). Without bargaining (议价), he offered a high price. When he opened the box, the pearl appeared, shining. But the Zheng man seemed     7    (take) no notice of it. He picked it out, returned it to the seller, and went away with the box     8     he got.

For quite some time     9     seller couldn’t understand what had happened. Looking at the pearl, he sighed and murmured “Well, if all are     10     the buyer, focusing only on a thing’s appearance rather than its nature, then, my poor pearl, your true value will never be discovered!”

5 . An African farmer had heard tales about other farmers who had made millions of dollars by discovering diamond (钻石) mines. The farmer was so ________ that he could hardly wait to ________ his farm and go to search for diamonds himself.

So he sold the farm and spent the rest of his life ________ the African continent, searching ________ for diamonds. Finally, broke, worn out, and ________ with life, he threw himself into a well and drowned.

Meanwhile, back at the farm, the man who had ________ the first farmer’s farm happened to be crossing a small stream (溪) on the farm one day when he saw something ________ at the bottom of the stream. He ________ it up. It was a shining ________. He took it home and later put it on his desk.

Several weeks later, a visitor who had heard of the stone came to admire the stone. He looked ________ at it and weighed it in his hand. Then he asked the farmer if he knew what he’d ________. When the farmer said no, the visitor told him he had found one of the largest diamonds ever ________.

The ________ was astonished (惊讶的). He told the man that his ________ was full of these brilliant “stones”.

Needless to say, the farm the first farmer had sold, turned out to be the most ________     diamond mine on the entire African continent.

If the first farmer had not sold the farm, his dreams would have come true.

1.

A．frightened

B．wise

C．excited

D．tired

2.

A．sell

B．exchange

C．tidy

D．explore

3.

A．searching

B．measuring

C．seeking

D．traveling

4.

A．particularly

B．unsuccessfully

C．unwillingly

D．peacefully

5.

A．disappointed

B．satisfied

C．upset

D．grateful

6.

A．passed

B．entered

C．shared

D．bought

7.

A．crying

B．shining

C．moving

D．shouting

8.

A．looked

B．brought

C．picked

D．thought

9.

A．pipe

B．brick

C．coin

D．stone

10.

A．actively

B．carelessly

C．closely

D．eagerly

11.

A．found

B．sold

C．expressed

D．thrown

12.

A．invented

B．discovered

C．produced

D．formed

13.

A．farmer

B．visitor

C．tourist

D．speaker

14.

A．backyard

B．box

C．house

D．stream

15.

A．common

B．important

C．ordinary

D．normal

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为100左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好：

A long time ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they led a very easy life because they are rich and have nothing to worry about. Once, the king decided to visit historically important places in the distance. He decided to travel on foot to interact with (互动) 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 that he had visited many places and seen his people leading a rich life.

However, he had one regret. He had intolerable (无法忍受的) pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot walking a long distance. He complained to his ministers (大臣) that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very hard and hurt his feet. He said that he was very much 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 people to cover (铺) the roads in the whole country with leather (皮革) so that the people of his kingdom could walk comfortably.

The king’s ministers were surprised to hear his order as it would mean that thousands of cows would have to be killed in order to get plenty of leather. And it would also cost a lot of money.

Paragraph 1:

A wise minister came to the king.

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Paragraph 2:

The minister made the king happy and began to find the way to make people feel more comfortable while walking on the road.

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7 . A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man’s cow kills another’s, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”

“It depends,” answered the judge.

“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.

“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”

“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”

The judge thought for a few seconds and then said, “When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”

1. The neighbour asked the judge_______.

A．whether the first cow was responsible

B．whether the owner of the first cow was responsible

C．whether both cows were responsible

D．whether both the owners were responsible

2. When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.

A．there was nothing happened

B．his cow had been killed

C．it was his cow that had killed the judge’s

D．both cows had been killed

3. When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.

A．got angry

B．said nothing

C．put his neighbor into prison

D．changed what he had said at first

4. In this story the judge was______.

A．a clever judge

B．a humorist

C．unfair

D．Foolish

8 . The king of Kamera in Africa was a proud and cruel man. His men ______ him and immediately carried out his orders. But one day when he was saying proudly that all men were his servants, a ______ old man called Boukabar criticized (批评) him, saying, “All men are ______ of one another.”

“So I am your servant, am I?” said the king very ______. “Then prove it. Force me to work for you before sunset, and I will ______ you a hundred cows. If you ______, I will kill you.”

“Very well,” said Boukabar.

Being a very old man, he had to use a stick for ______. Just as he took it up and was about to go out, a beggar came to the door.

“Allow me,” said Boukabar, “to give this ______ man something to eat.”

Taking some food in both hands, Boukabar tottered (蹒跚) past the king. His stick ______ from under his arm and got ______ on his clothes, and nearly tripped (绊倒) him up. He cried to the king, “Please pick up the stick or I shall fall.”

The king picked it up without thinking, and Boukabar then laughed ______and said, “You see all ______ men are servants of one another. I am serving the ______ and you are serving me. But I do not want the ______. Give them to the poor.”

The king did so, and took Boukabar as his chief ______.

1.

A．liked

B．feared

C．avoided

D．doubted

2.

A．wise

B．common

C．strict

D．polite

3.

A．rulers

B．servants

C．workers

D．students

4.

A．happily

B．hurriedly

C．angrily

D．hopefully

5.

A．find

B．give

C．show

D．lend

6.

A．argue

B．finish

C．fail

D．agree

7.

A．walking

B．fighting

C．talking

D．climbing

8.

A．funny

B．clever

C．brave

D．poor

9.

A．jumped

B．rose

C．fell

D．appeared

10.

A．broken

B．hurt

C．taken

D．caught

11.

A．merrily

B．bitterly

C．secretly

D．openly

12.

A．rich

B．foolish

C．old

D．good

13.

A．waiter

B．beggar

C．king

D．soldier

14.

A．sticks

B．money

C．cows

D．food

15.

A．advisor

B．king

C．cook

D．designer

9 . Adonis and Hassan were two businessmen. Adonis was a cheerful person, while Hassan was a very ______man. One day, they went to the city of Touria together.

They arrived at a forest. So tired, they sat down and ______. Later Adonis woke up, sat up laughing, and told Hassan he had a ______dream. An old man asked him to dig around the pine tree! Adonis believed it and started ______. Adonis said to Hassan, “I found a big pot full of gold coins. I had never in my life seen so much______! In fact, I would never take a dream seriously.”

“A dream like this ______has a meaning. If you do not want to dig, I will try instead. ______your dream to me.” Hassan said. When Adonis heard Hassan say so, he suddenly became very happy and ______sell his dream for the sum of 300 coins.

“Never have I made such a business ______. So much money for a simple dream of no value.” Adonis said.

Hassan then started to dig. And Adonis was amused to see that Hassan ______hard with heavy sweat.

Hanssan uncovered an earthen pot full of gold coins and then six more pots! Seeing this, Adonis started to ______the business deal.

Having so much gold, Hassan lived as a rich and satisfied man until his ______. When Hassan was alive, Adonis often came to visit him and greeted his friend with the ______, “Well, I have come to see what has happened to my dream.” And then they ______each other on the back laughing. But every time Adonis returned home ______, for he knew that he could never buy back his dream.

1.

A．serious

B．responsible

C．adorable

D．humorous

2.

A．made up

B．fell asleep

C．ran away

D．turned over

3.

A．terrible

B．sweet

C．bad

D．splendid

4.

A．digging

B．grasping

C．carrying

D．searching

5.

A．food

B．money

C．water

D．dream

6.

A．never

B．barely

C．surely

D．slightly

7.

A．Give

B．Adopt

C．Sell

D．Purchase

8.

A．agreed to

B．attempted to

C．forced to

D．refused to

9.

A．coin

B．deal

C．trip

D．approach

10.

A．worked

B．studied

C．checked

D．handled

11.

A．ban

B．regret

C．refuse

D．accept

12.

A．birth

B．death

C．life

D．sickness

13.

A．expressions

B．letters

C．vocabularies

D．words

14.

A．patted

B．knocked

C．defeated

D．attacked

15.

A．angrier

B．sadder

C．happier

D．calmer

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A long time ago, there lived a poor man    1    (call) Mr. Vinegar. One day, Mr. Vinegar wanted to buy a cow, so he    2     (go) to a fair and took 50 dollars with him. When he arrived at the fair he saw a    3     (beauty) cow. Mr. Vinegar thought, “Oh! If I had that cow, I should feel very happy.” So he paid 50 dollars    4    the cow. Soon, he saw a man playing the bagpipes(风笛), and some children    5    (follow) him and a lot of people were giving him money. “Well,” thought Mr. Vinegar. “If I had that instrument, I should be    6    happiest man in the world.” So he exchanged the cow for the bagpipes. He was just leaving the fair    7    he met a man with a pair of gloves. “Oh, my    8     (finger) are so cold,” said Mr. Vinegar to himself. So he traded his bagpipes for the gloves.

    9     (final), he felt very tired when he saw a man coming towards him with a thick stick in his hand. So he exchanged his gloves for the thick stick    10    (help) himself to walk.