1 . An old man found a sparrow (麻雀) with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to _______ . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow _______ to leave the house. The old man’s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was _______ the house. But he wouldn’t listen.

One day while her husband was asleep, the woman _______ the sparrow, took it far away from the house, and let it go, warning it never to _______ . The old man missed his little friend and hoped it would come back, _______ it never did. Then one day, several weeks later, he was walking past an old house when he heard a _______ sound. He looked up and there was the _______ , sitting on the gate. The sparrow gave the old man a gold _______ it had found in the house.

The old man did not much ________ money, but his wife was ________ when she saw the coin, and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. ________ , early the next morning she slipped (溜走) out of the house and made her ________ to the house. When she saw the sparrow, she ________ it to return.

“If you’ve found ________ , bring it along and I’ll spend it all on you,” she promised.

The sparrow brought her an old ________ with the help of its friends. The basket was ________ but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it. She grabbed it and ran, ________ that the sparrow would follow and go to her house again. The moment she reached home, she ________ the basket, expecting it to be filled with gold and silver. Instead, out ________ many sparrows.

The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

1.

A．danger

B．life

C．health

D．help

2.

A．refused

B．decided

C．managed

D．failed

3.

A．surrounding

B．destroying

C．building

D．dirtying

4.

A．fed

B．noticed

C．caught

D．killed

5.

A．return

B．fly

C．stay

D．cry

6.

A．and

B．if

C．but

D．until

7.

A．strange

B．sweet

C．loud

D．familiar

8.

A．cat

B．sparrow

C．door

D．stick

9.

A．coin

B．watch

C．ring

D．cup

10.

A．bring in

B．take back

C．care about

D．put away

11.

A．curious

B．sad

C．nervous

D．excited

12.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

13.

A．way

B．marks

C．direction

D．signs

14.

A．forbade

B．forced

C．begged

D．warned

15.

A．food

B．treasure

C．rooms

D．plants

16.

A．bowl

B．box

C．chair

D．basket

17.

A．closed

B．broken

C．big

D．small

18.

A．pleased

B．afraid

C．anxious

D．hopeful

19.

A．laid

B．broke

C．hid

D．opened

20.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．flew

D．cried

2 . A lady was once heating up a pot of water on a gas stove with the intent of cooking pasta for her family for dinner.

A frog fell into the pot while it was sitting on the stove. Although it wasn’t his intention to be stuck in a pot of water, he didn’t try to escape. He was comfortable enough as he was.

The lady soon turned on the flame to begin boiling the water.

As the water’s temperature began to rise, the frog was able to adjust his body temperature accordingly, so he remained in the pot without trying to do anything to change the situation.

However, as the water approached its boiling point, the frog’s body temperature could no longer keep up. He finally tried to jump out of the pot, but with water temperature continuing to increase, he didn’t have it in him to make the leap.

It was too late for the frog to save himself.

Things don’t always go as planned in life, and they certainly don’t always go the way we want them to. But, no matter how bad a situation is, it’s important to be positive and face the problem head-on. You have to avoid wasting time and take appropriate action before problems get out of hand or become too much to handle.

1. How did the frog feel when he fell into the pot?

A．Upset.

B．Anxious.

C．Comfortable.

D．Inspired.

2. Why did the frog stay in the pot as the water’s temperature increased?

A．He was caught by the lady.	B．He was too tired to jump.
C．He had no time to escape.	D．He could adjust his body temperature.

3. What can we know about the frog?

A．He didn’t make any effort	B．He failed to save himself
C．He jumped out of the pot	D．He decided to remain finally

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．Things always go as expected.	B．We should have a positive attitude.
C．Take timely action before too late.	D．Never regret what we have done.

3 . 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。续写的词数应为150左右。

There once was a speedy Rabbit who bragged (自夸) about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise (乌龟) challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.

The Rabbit ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest. He looked back at the Tortoise and cried out, “How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?” The Rabbit stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, “There is plenty of time to relax.” The Tortoise walked and walked, never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise that they woke up the Rabbit. The Rabbit stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line and won the race.

The Rabbit was bitter about losing the race. So he decided to challenge the Tortoise again. To be fair, the highly respected Mr. Buffalo (水牛) was invited to judge the race this time. The competitors should run alone the track to the river, swim across the river and climb to the top of the mountain to reach the finish line. The fact was that the Rabbit couldn’t swim and the Tortoise would slide (滑) down when climbing the mountains.

注意：词数150左右
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The race began with all animals coming to watch the competition.

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Surprisingly, the Rabbit and the Tortoise ran to the finish line and won the race together.

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4 . Once upon a time, there lived an ant and a grasshopper(蟋蟀)in a grass field by a river. The ant would work hard all day long from dawn to dusk _________ the grain. On the other hand, the grasshopper would spend all his time singing and dancing. He would _________ call the ant to join him in singing, dancing and making merry at the present time. However, the ant would _________ him and continue with her work.

Soon summer _________ to autumn and autumn to winter. It became freezing cold outside due to snowfall and the sun was barely seen and the nights were _________ and dark. Out of cold, the grasshopper lost his _________ in singing and making merry. He was cold and hungry and had no _________ to take shelter from the snow outside. He wondered how to save himself from this _________ situation.        

Suddenly he remembered about the ant and decided to _________ her for some food and shelter. Off he went to her place and knocked at her door for __________. When she opened the door, the grasshopper offered to sing for her __________ for some food and shelter.

To this, the ant replied that she had worked hard in summer to save enough __________ for winter and the grasshopper had laughed at her then. She gently asked him to sing somewhere else and __________ his food and shelter. It is then, the grasshopper realised that he should have __________ enough for the winter instead of wasting his time being __________ during summer in singing and dancing around.

1.

A．painting

B．cleaning

C．collecting

D．covering

2.

A．finally

B．hardly

C．gradually

D．frequently

3.

A．avoid

B．admit

C．ignore

D．forget

4.

A．started

B．faded

C．belonged

D．appeared

5.

A．long

B．short

C．quiet

D．noisy

6.

A．hope

B．effort

C．faith

D．interest

7.

A．time

B．place

C．desire

D．intention

8.

A．good

B．strange

C．tough

D．smooth

9.

A．visit

B．invite

C．reject

D．hire

10.

A．praise

B．help

C．service

D．answer

11.

A．for fun

B．in case

C．for use

D．in return

12.

A．food

B．money

C．shelter

D．medicine

13.

A．make

B．sell

C．earn

D．buy

14.

A．waited

B．saved

C．helped

D．danced

15.

A．nervous

B．careful

C．polite

D．lazy

5 . A group of frogs went jumping through the forest one day. Suddenly, two of them fell into a deep _________. All of the other frogs came together to look _________at their two fallen friends. They all began to shake their heads _________ “It’s too deep!” said one frog. Another added that there was no way they would ever be able to get out _________.

The two frogs began to jump and tried to get out. But the frogs that were _________ kept shouting at them that they had better _________because they were just wasting their _________. One of the two frogs finally _________, listened to their advice and died.

The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever _________all the shouts. They kept shouting at him to stop being so __________and save himself from all the pain when he jumped and fell back down to the hard bottom again and again.

Finally, to the __________of all the other frogs, he jumped right high enough and got out. The other frogs asked him, “Why did you keep jumping __________we shouted at you to stop?” The frog explained, “I was so worried at that time that I could hardly __________anything. I thought all of you were saying words of __________all the time and cheering me on to try harder.”

Yes! Cheering words can sometimes make such a(n) __________. A little encouragement can go a long way.

1.

A．river

B．desert

C．pool

D．hole

2.

A．up

B．down

C．over

D．around

3.

A．shyly

B．angrily

C．sadly

D．politely

4.

A．alive

B．awake

C．asleep

D．alone

5.

A．jumping

B．helping

C．cheering

D．watching

6.

A．continue

B．rise

C．practise

D．stop

7.

A．food

B．money

C．energy

D．life

8.

A．got up

B．gave up

C．woke up

D．hurried up

9.

A．in spite of

B．because of

C．instead of

D．in place of

10.

A．funny

B．clever

C．silly

D．strong

11.

A．enjoyment

B．sadness

C．surprise

D．excitement

12.

A．even though

B．ever since

C．so that

D．as far as

13.

A．smell

B．see

C．touch

D．hear

14.

A．warning

B．encouragement

C．punishment

D．celebration

15.

A．mistake

B．difference

C．promise

D．appointment

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。

In old Paris, a cobbler used to live and make and mend shoes and sing songs. He was a very happy cobbler, singing all day long and keeping time with his hammer or his needle. Up one stair, there lived a very rich man, so rich that he could not sleep at night for trying to count his money, and keep it safe.

So this rich man lay awake all night and always fell asleep in the morning. But no sooner had he fallen asleep than he was awakened again. It was not his money that wakened him this time; it was the cobbler, who was sitting at his door sewing away, and singing as happily as a bird.

The rich man went to a friend and said, "I can't sleep at night for thinking of my money, and I can't sleep in the morning for listening to that cobbler's singing. What am I to do?” This friend was a wise man, and gave him a plan. The next evening, while the cobbler was singing away as usual, the rich man came down with a bag filled with something that jingled （叮当作 响）.

“Here, cobbler," said the rich man, “I have brought you a present of a hundred crowns（克朗，旧时货币名称）,because you're always so happy.”

The cobbler was surprised though, he took the money and thanked the rich man. He had never seen so much money in his life before, but somehow he felt worried if the crowns might be stolen by someone. So he went into the darkest part of his house to count the crowns, and hid the bag in the bottom of the bed. Two or three times every hour he went in to see whether the bag was all right, for he was afraid of somebody taking his money. When his wife asked him what was the matter with him, he became angry and shouted at her, a thing he had never done before.

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。

A change had come over the cobbler.

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The cobbler missed the old happy days. So he made up mind what to do.

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