1 . A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, ______ my teacher said again and again that it was important.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to ______ . As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was surprised, I thought, perhaps this is not a ______ topic. Well, I’d better change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? ______ the way, have you ever ______ there?”

“Certainly, everyone back home will ______ me if I leave China without seeing it. It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of ______ ,” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words, “ ______ !” I couldn’t ______ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so”, he answered, gently surprised.

I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

Hearing this, the Englishman ______ to tears (眼泪) . He began to ______ , “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘‘really!’. It is an ______ of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention ______ English idioms.”

Then I knew I had made a fool of ______ . Since then I have been more ______ with idioms.

1.

A．though

B．when

C．if

D．as

2.

A．walk

B．talk

C．play

D．go

3.

A．proper

B．strange

C．safe

D．polite

4.

A．On

B．In

C．All

D．By

5.

A．gone

B．visited

C．seen

D．been

6.

A．look at

B．think of

C．send for

D．laugh at

7.

A．interesting

B．interest

C．interests

D．interested

8.

A．Really

B．Good

C．You don’t say

D．You are right

9.

A．be

B．help

C．think

D．do

10.

A．laughed

B．cried

C．moved

D．came

11.

A．explain

B．shout

C．prove

D．say

12.

A．experience

B．explanation

C．expression

D．example

13.

A．for

B．at

C．to

D．in

14.

A．me

B．myself

C．him

D．somebody

15.

A．helpful

B．popular

C．careful

D．satisfied

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 ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the top of the tree, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree also enjoyed playing with him.

As time went by, the little boy grew up and he no longer played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree, appearing sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy gently.

“I am no longer a kid; I won’t play around trees any more,” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.”

“Sorry, but I don’t have money. However, you can pick all my apples and sell them. Then, you will have money.” The boy was so excited that he picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after that.

The tree was upset.

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so joyful. “Come and play with me,” the tree said.

“I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left with delight.

The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree requested.

“I am sad and becoming old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”“Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Many years later, the boy finally returned.

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The apple tree is our mother.

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3 . Whether it be a person, an animal, or even an insect, a mother’s instincts (本能) are never wrong. This idea rings true for a mother cat who acted fast and sought out help when her kittens were in trouble. This mother cat’s quick thinking may have just saved her babies.

In the urban district of Izmir in western Turkey, a cat walked into a regular hospital bolding a kitten in her mouth. As the mother cat moved through the hospital, people were surprised to see such a sight, but let her pass. The mother cat asked for help, crying for a long time. She was familiar to the hospital staff, who had been leaving her food and water outside, but they were unaware that she had given birth to kittens.

The mother cat was concerned for her young because they weren’t able to open their eyes. After the doctors looked at the kittens, they noticed that they were suffering from eye infections. One of the doctors recalls, “We consulted with vets (兽医) and gave medicine as described. When the kittens opened their eyes a short time later, we were excited.” Later, they were sent to an animal hospital for further care. The cats are now up for adoption and will hopefully find loving forever homes.

When it comes to mother cats and kittens, kittens completely depend on mothers for the first few months of their lives. Because they are blind and almost deaf until about two or three weeks old, the mother cat must protect them from any threat or danger. Without the mother cat’s help, the kittens may not make it to adulthood.

As shown by the mother cat in Turkey, a mother’s love and protection knows no bounds. Whether the mom is a human or a cat, mothers will always look out for their babies and make sure they are safe and healthy.

1. Why did the mother cat show up in the hospital?

A．To beg for food.	B．To get her babies treated.
C．To express thanks.	D．To give birth to her babies.

2. How did the doctors help the baby cat?

A．They built them a home.	B．They adopted all of them.
C．They operated on them immediately.	D．They gave them right medicine.

3. What makes newly-born cats dependent on their mothers?

A．Their physical state.	B．Their eating habit.
C．Their appearance.	D．Their behavior.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．cat has nine lives.	B．One good turn deserves another.
C．Love makes a difference.	D．God helps those who help themselves.