1 . Once upon a time, there was a young man, rather immature (不成熟的) in his life, but ready to learn. He had a ________ for tea cups. He felt that they all had their own stories to tell.

Once in a store, he ________ a tea cup. He asked the ________ “May I see that attractive tea cup?” As the salesperson ________ him the tea cup, the young man ________ heard the tea cup speak. Here goes his story. “I have not always been a tea cup. I was just a piece of red clay on the ground. I’ve lived for thousands of ________. One day my master came. He took me to his home, ________ me on a wooden table until I ________ all my sense of direction. The master then placed me in a(n) ________. I never felt such heat before. After a while, he ________ took me out with great care and put me on a shelf where I began to ________.

After I had become solid, he carefully brought colors along with glaze (釉). The smell was terrible! I thought I would ________! Then he put me back in the oven. I felt this was my death. After taking me out, he placed a ________ in front of me and said, ‘Look at yourself!’ What I saw ________ me. I replied, ‘It could not be me. It’s fairly beautiful.’ But he said, ‘I knew it ________ you when I did all these. I knew you must feel dizzy ________ I was spinning you. And when I placed you in the oven for the second time, it would be the most ________ part. But all I did was for your ________.’”

The young man bought the tea cup and he never ________ the lesson he received from it. Whenever he was in a(n) ________ situation, he remembered the words of the tea cup.

1.

A．pace

B．preference

C．skill

D．quality

2.

A．found

B．checked

C．touched

D．recognized

3.

A．leader

B．judge

C．salesman

D．actor

4.

A．sent

B．supplied

C．handed

D．put

5.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．finally

D．entirely

6.

A．months

B．moments

C．hours

D．years

7.

A．attacked

B．buried

C．shook

D．rolled

8.

A．lost

B．regained

C．gained

D．ignored

9.

A．oven

B．store

C．bottle

D．pan

10.

A．seriously

B．slowly

C．tightly

D．quickly

11.

A．freeze

B．settle

C．cool

D．calm

12.

A．look un

B．pick up

C．come up

D．throw up

13.

A．vase

B．mirror

C．blanket

D．pillow

14.

A．frightened

B．scared

C．shocked

D．annoyed

15.

A．injured

B．wounded

C．hurt

D．damaged

16.

A．before

B．when

C．until

D．after

17.

A．difficult

B．wonderful

C．official

D．native

18.

A．power

B．energy

C．fame

D．good

19.

A．remembered

B．forgot

C．told

D．explained

20.

A．reliable

B．useless

C．easy

D．helpless

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。

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, “This food is not good, and your house is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.”

注意：

1.续写词数应为150词左右；

2.开头已给出。

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse.

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After some time they came out.

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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。

Once a country was ruled by a king who had no son to succeed to the throne. Since the king was getting old，he wanted to select a suitable heir(继承人)to rule the country. The king sent out notices throughout his country. The notices invited every qualified young man in the country for an interview with the king. The outcome of the interview with the king would decide a possible successor to the throne. The only qualification for the candidate was that they should have immense love for their fellow human beings.

Every young man across the country was very excited at the possibility of being the ruler of the country. A poor young man from a remote village also read the notice and started to prepare for an interview with the king. The man was kind, hard-working but he was very poor due to various circumstances. The man had no good clothes to be presentable in the sight of the king. So the young man worked really hard and saved some money to buy himself proper clothes and supplies to support himself for a long journey to the palace.

After he got his supplies for the interview, the young man set out. He traveled many days and had almost completed the journey when he came across a poor beggar by the side of the road. The poor beggar sat trembling in the cold, covered only in rags. The beggar extended his arms and pleaded for help. His weak voice trembled, “I’m hungry and cold. Please help me,sir.”

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

The young man was so moved by the condition of the beggar.

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As the king entered the room, the young man noticed that the king looked very similar to the beggar he met on the way.

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4 . 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 ago, at the time of the ancient Greeks, a powerful king lived in a place called Turkey. The king’s name was Midas.

King Midas had everything that a ruler might want and was loved by his family, especially his beautiful daughter, Marigold. But there was one thing Midas loved more than Marigold, and that was gold.

Every day, Midas stacked (叠放) his gold coins in neat towers, counting his gold. Each day, Midas took the towers down, piece by piece. Then he built them back up again.

One morning, Midas was taking a break from counting his gold. He looked out a window and saw all the birds fly out of a tree in his garden. “What is scaring all those birds?” he asked his daughter.

He and Marigold went to the garden to find out. In the garden, Midas and Marigold met an old man who lost his way. After some questions, Midas said, “I know your friend’s house and I’ll take you there. But first, come to my palace and share a meal with us!”

Midas treated the old man like a brother. The old man enjoyed a great dinner, and later slept in the king’s best guest room. The next morning, Midas took the old man to his friend’s house.

His friend, who happened to be a god, was happy to see his lost friend and wanted to thank Midas for his help. “Let me give you a reward for taking care of my friend,” said the god. “Tell me your greatest wish, and I will make the wish come true.”

Midas answered right away. “I want everything I touch to turn into gold!” said Midas.

“Are you sure you want that power?” the god asked.

“Oh yes, I’m sure,” Midas said. “Who wouldn’t want that?”

The god looked worried for just a moment. Then he said, “All right, I’ll give you your wish. So Midas’s wish came true. From that moment, everything that he touched with his hands turned to gold.

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2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

On his way home, Midas skipped (跳跃) like a little boy because he was so happy to have the power.

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A few days later, Midas found the god again and cried to him.

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5 . Do you like fishing? Have you ever put a fish back into the water after catching it? What made you decide to do this？

One day, two fishermen were fishing in a pond (池塘). Both of them were looking forward to getting a big catch. The first fisherman caught a big and beautiful fish within a few minutes. He was very happy. He put the fish in his icebox. He would cook it in the afternoon. Soon, the second fisherman also caught a large fish. Surprisingly, he threw it back into the pond. Later，he caught many more big fish，only to throw them back into the water again and again.

The first fisherman was surprised and asked, “Why are you throwing the fish back into the water? They were beautiful and big!” The second fisherman answered, “I know they were big, but I don’t have a big enough pan (平底锅) to cook big fish! So I’m looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan.” The first fisherman was surprised by the answer. He told the second fisherman that he could just cut the big fish into smaller pieces to fit them into the small pan.

Many of us are just like the second fisherman. We don't think carefully and this sometimes causes us to lose a chance.

1. Why did the second fisherman put the big fish back into the pond?

A．Because he didn't have a big enough pan.

B．Because he didn't have a big icebox.

C．Because he wanted to set the fish free.

D．Because the fish was not suitable to eat.

2. What was the first fisherman’s advice?

A．He advised the second fisherman to give up fishing.

B．He told the second fisherman to catch smaller fish.

C．He suggested the second fisherman should buy a larger pan.

D．He advised the second fisherman to cut the fish to fit the pan.

3. Which is TRUE according to the text?

A．The first fisherman didn't put the big fish in his icebox.

B．The second fisherman put smaller fish back into the pond.

C．The first fisherman caught a big and beautiful fish quickly.

D．The second fisherman would cook fish in the afternoon.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．It's never too old to learn.	B．Think twice before action.
C．Action speaks louder than words.	D．Failure is the mother of success