1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese speakers tend to use “spear and shield”     1    (describe) anything that’s contradictory. Actually, now the Chinese phrase for “contradiction”     2    (call) Mao Dun or “spear and shield”.

Nearly 2, 000 years ago, there was a man living in the State of Chu. One day, he went to a market to sell spears and shields—two most common     3    (weapon) at that time. When a small crowd gathered around the seller to look at his goods, the man     4    (decide) to advertise his shields first. He said, “Please look at my shields. They are certainly the     5    (strong) ones you can ever find in the world.”

Then some of the potential buyers came closer to have a careful examination of the shields,     6     they couldn’t see anything special about them. The seller then moved on to brag about his spears. “Now please have a good look at my spears. They are the sharpest weapons     7    have ever been produced. So, no matter how firm a shield is, my spears will pierce (刺穿) through it     8    (easy).” After listening to the seller’s pitch, a man stepped forward and said, “You just told us that your shields are the strongest in the world and then you claim your spears are the sharpest. How about     9    (use)your spears on your shields?” The seller was unable to respond.

So today, instead of saying “you are contradicting yourself”, Chinese will say “you are attacking your shield     10     your own spear”.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How is the king’s daughter?

A．Ugly

B．Beautiful.

C．Rude.

2. What problem did the princess have?

A．She was afraid of animals.

B．She wouldn’t like to marry.

C．Anything she touched would melt.

3. Who helped the king solve his daughter’s problem?

A．One minister.

B．His daughter

C．No one.

4. Which prince won the competition?

A．The first.

B．The second.

C．The third.

3 . 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入空格中。
1. The boy lived ______________________________________ .
2. He took his sheep ______________________________________ every day.
3. What did the people bring to help him?
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4. Why didn’t the people come to help him the last time?
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5. Do you think the boy is right?
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4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was the name of the king?

A．His name was King.

B．Nobody knew his name.

C．The name of the king was Solomon.

2. The two women lived together and 　　　　.

A．they had a child

B．one of the women had two children

C．each of them had a child

3. What happened one night?

A．One of the two babies died.

B．Two babies died.

C．Two women quarrelled.

4. What did King Solomon do with the two women after he heard their story?

A．He cut the baby into two pieces.

B．He hit the two women.

C．He played a wonderful trick (谋略) to try out whose baby it is.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. The girl wasn’t good-looking, was she?

A．Yes, she wasn’t.

B．Yes, she was.

C．No, she wasn’t.

2. What did they find one day?

A．A book.

B．A mirror.

C．Two pens.

3. Was the boy pleased or sad when he saw himself in the mirror?

A．Yes, he was pleased.

B．No, he was not sad.

C．He was pleased.

6 . 《伊索寓言》相传为公元前六世纪，被释放的古希腊奴隶伊索所著，搜集有古希腊民间故事，并加入印度、阿拉伯及基督教故事，共三百五十七篇。《北风和太阳》就是其中的一则寓言故事，请就下面的故事梗概写一篇寓言评论。

故事名称	The wind and the sun
作者	Aesop
故事梗概	冬日里，北风和太阳在一起争论谁最强。争来争去，谁也不服谁，最后他们决定：谁先把路上行人的衣服脱下来，谁就算胜利。北风开始用全身的力气吹起大风来，可是无论他如何努力，都无法使行人脱下衣服。太阳一下子放出全身的光芒，不一会儿，行人就将身上的衣服脱下来了。
我的评价	每个人都有各自的本领，要看到别人的长处，取人之长，补己之短。

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7 . Long, long ago, rain stopped falling in China. The people prayed(祈祷)for rain to the Jade Emperor, who controlled everything in heaven(天庭), on the land and in the sea, but no matter how much they prayed, rain did not fall.

Four dragons in the East China Sea saw what was happening, and saw people eating grass from the ground, for the people had nothing else left to eat.

They thought of a way to help. They started swimming this way and that, scooping up water with their bodies. Then all four flew into the sky. Black Dragon flew to the north, Long Dragon to the west, Pearl Dragon to the south of China, and Yellow Dragon to the center of the country. All at once, they let the water fall from their mouths, arms, legs, and even their tails.The people could not see the dragons,         _ .“Rain!” they cried happily, and all the people and animals ran out into the rain and started to dance.

When the Jade Emperor saw the rain, he was very angry. Then he saw the four dragons flying around in the sky. He ordered Mountain God to kill the dragons.

When the four mountains landed on top of them and tried to crush(压扁) the four dragons, a strange thing happened. Suddenly four rivers formed, spreading across the whole country.

This is how the four great rivers (the Yangtze, the Yellow, the Pearl and the Heilongjiang) of China were created.

1. Why did the people pray Jade Emperor for rain?

A．Because he controlled the rain.	B．Because he had lots of rain.
C．Because he didn’t allow rain to fall.	D．Because there was much rain on earth.

2. What does the underlined word“they” refer to(指的是)?

A．The people.	B．The rivers.
C．The mountains.	D．The dragons.

3. Which of the following sentences can be put in the_      ?

A．but they could see the clouds from the sky

B．but they could see the rain falling from the sky

C．but they know the Jade Emperor helped them

D．but they think the Jade Emperor helped them

4. Which one is the best title for this passage?

A．Birth of four Chinese rivers	B．Punishment from Jade Emperor
C．Four Dragons and the Rain	D．Jade Emperor and Four Dragons

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 . 一、作业主旨
寓言故事是一种中西方皆有的文学体裁，它的篇幅一般不长，语言精辟简练，情节简单却极富表现力，多使用拟人、比喻、象征等修辞手法，以借喻的方式来揭示有教育意义的主题或深刻的道理。必修三第二单元的主题是道德和美德，它们隐含在每一个寓言故事中，但是如何挖掘这个道德和美德吗？这就需要我们自己去读这个故事、自己根据的认知和理解去续写这个故事的结尾、最后依据这个结尾体现道德教育意义。

10 . 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。

December 16 was an old man's 75th birthday. His health had not been good over the past few years and it was hard for him to run his family business. So he had to decide which one of his sons would take his place.

As they gathered to celebrate their father's birthday, he announced his retirement.“Dad,I can't imagine a day without you as the head of the business,"one said.

There was a silence. Surely the question playing on their minds was “Who would take his place?"The old man turned and walked toward the corner of the room where there were three empty boxes.“Come and take one box each. They are of equal size. On the first day of the New Year when we return here to celebrate, I want you to bring your box filled with what you believe to be the most valuable of this business, then I'll decide who will be chairman,” the old man said.

During the next fifteen days,the families and workers could feel a strong competitive spirit between the three boys.

One carried the box nearly everywhere he went.Another ran department to department asking for records. The third man simply left the box empty at his desk.

On January 1,the family gathered to celebrate. Right after dinner, the old man said,“Well, please share with men what you have placed in your box.” The first son pulled the business ledger(分类账本）from his box. Saying nothing, the old man asked for the second son to share. The son showed him to the safe,where he could see a box full of jewels.

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。
Disappointed,he said to the third son,“What valuables do you have to share?”
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Sitting on his chair, the old man waited for his third son's explanation.
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