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

One bright and breezy morning in Ireland, a leprechaung (小精灵) named Colin marched through the woods. He was whistling like a bird and thinking about how pretty he looked in his new waistcoat (背心), which was as fresh and green as a beautiful spring leaf. With that thought, he tried imitating (模仿) the sound of the wind whistling in the trees. Colin grinned. Copying different sounds was among his greatest strengths.

The peace was broken by the yelling and howling nearby. “Waah! Waah!” What was that? Colin dived into a bush, shaking and trembling with fear. Was it a fox or an eagle, ready to snatch him up for breakfast?

As he trembled, the sound came again. “Waah! Waah!” Yet nothing leaped out of the bushes. Colin cast a glance around, then sighed in relief.

“Waah! Waah!” He crept toward an open area where a human baby girl sat, filling the air with her cries. “Quiet! Creatures fill the woods,” Colin whispered. He tried singing, dancing, making funny faces, and imitating various animal noises to distract her attention.

“Waah! Waah!” Small hands grabbed for him, and he jumped back. But then he realized the baby’s hands were reaching not for him but for his bright green waistcoat. Unwillingly, he shrugged out of his waistcoat and held it up to the baby, who stopped crying immediately. Soon his waistcoat was gathering drool (口水) as the baby held it to her face. Then, Colin heard the sound of the waistcoat being torn.

Realizing he had lost his beloved waistcoat. Colin sought to find the baby’s parents.

“Pegeen! Where are you?” There were the baby’s parents in the woods, desperate in their shouts. “I was milking the cow,” the father choked, his face worn with worry. Behind him was the baby’s mother, red-eyed from weeping. She cried. “I was sewing and she was gone.”

Colin’s heart was touched. He had to do something. The baby’s parents had been searching in the wrong place. But because a leprechaun mustn’t risk being seen, he couldn’t simply lead them back to the baby.

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。

Colin thought for a moment and a smile flashed across his face.

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Two days later, Colin was wandering through the woods when he spotted something familiar hanging from a branch.

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2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which country did King Alfred rule?

A．England.

B．Norway.

C．Denmark.

2. What did the poor woman ask King Alfred to do?

A．Make a fire.

B．Clean her house.

C．Watch her cakes.

3. In which year did Alfred become a king?

A．817.

B．871.

C．899.

3 . 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 sage（先知） was passing through the capital city of a famous king. While walking, he spotted a coin and picked     1     up. Content with his simple life, he had no use of that coin. So, he planned to donate it to the one     2     was in need of it. He strolled around throughout the day but didn't find any such.

Next morning, he     3    (see) the king was ready to invade another state with his army.     4     (catch) sight of the sage, the king ordered his army     5     (stop). He came to the sage and said, "Oh, great sage, I am going to war to win another state. So please bless me to be victorious."

After thinking     6     (brief), the sage gave the coin to the king, saying, "Oh, great king! I found this coin yesterday while strolling around the     7     (street) of your city, but I had no use of it. Therefore, I had decided to donate it to someone who is needy, but I found no one such. It seemed that they were satisfied with     8     they had had. But today, you, the king of this state, still have the desire to gain     9     (much), so I feel you are in need of this coin."

Hearing this, the king realized his mistake and gave up the     10     (intend) war.