once upon a time , a cloud grew up over a very beatuiful country答案解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was beautiful and magic. She lived near the entrance to a beautiful      between two mountains. The bird was so      that she had to walk on the ground instead of      in the sky.

Though she couldn’t fly, she      looking up at the trees every day. She      one day being able to fly and see the      forest from up high.      , that dream was gone after a great fire.

When the fire was      put out, all that was left of the trees were stumps（树桩）.      plants and animals that had live there were gone. The stone bird was the only one that didn’t      in the fire. When she saw what had      to the trees, she felt very sad. Looking at the burnt trees, she couldn’t      crying. She cried for hours and days. She cried with such a feeling that her      were wearing away her stone     . Finally all her body was worn away and the bird had      some water.

But when the      came out, the water rose into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees and see everything     .

Since then, the little cloud has traveled all over the world. She enjoyed the      of all the forests and beautiful countryside. She never      what had burnt the trees, so she was very careful to pour her rain down on any tree she saw     . She saved a lot of trees.

1.A. field            B. lake                   C. sea                         D. forest

2.A. proud                  B. surprising         C. heavy           D. pretty

3.A. walking                B. trying                C. singing              D. flying

4.A. needed               B. began                C. enjoyed                D. disliked

5.A. made up              B. dreamed of       C. gave up           D. talked about

6.A. dusty                   B. poor                  C. small                    D. beautiful

7.A. However             B. Also                         C. Therefore               D. So

8.A. sadly           B. possibly                   C. finally                 D. suddenly

9.A. Some          B. All                            C. Few                          D. No

10.A. change              B. live                           C. watch                 D.die

11.A. happened         B. come                  C. moved                 D. climbed

12.A. continue  B. start                    C. keep                         D. stop

13.A. minds                B. feelings                   C. hands            D. tears

14.A. house                B. heart                       C. body                        D. habit

15.A. cared about     B. turned into       C. turned up                D. looked for

16.A. star           B. air                            C. moon                       D. sun

17.A. below                B. above                 C. backward                 D. ahead

18.A. views                 B. areas                       C. colours          D. numbers

19.A. found                B. explained               C. forgot                 D. knew

20.A. falling                B. burning                   C. growing                   D. shaking

Once upon a time，a(n)________famous scientist said that life was not easy for any of us but first of all we should believe in ourselves.

Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects．

       One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly．He took it home．A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther．Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon．

       The butterfly then appeared easily．

       But it had a swollen body and small, fragile wings．The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would be smaller in time．Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling （慢慢爬行）around with a swollen body and fragile wings．

       It never was able to fly．

       What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the limited cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon．

       Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life．If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles and difficulties, it would disable us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．And we could never fly．

1.The butterfly could never fly because _______________．

       A．it was too fat and strong．

    B．it loved crawling around．

       C．it got out of the cocoon easily．

    D．it didn’t get through the cocoon．

2.The text is most likely to be found in a book about_______________．

       A．popular science                                          B．humorous stories．

       C．successful people                                       D．philosophy events

3.What is the implied meaning of the passage?

       A．Life without any obstacles and difficulties is perfect．

       B．Obstacles and difficulties contribute to success．

       C．Never help a butterfly to get out of the cocoon．

       D．A butterfly can never fly without going through the cocoon

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _36_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_37_together on a road when they came to a very_38_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man, seeing the _41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _42  all his food and drink, since he _43  see that money would be of little _44  to them. He made sure that they each _45   their fair share and would have enough food to _46  for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _47   and went straight through the _48   without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_49  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they   51 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53  the gold and valuables they had been  54  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines(草药) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger  36  in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became  37 ， and the family couldn’t afford the  38  that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.
It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and  39  happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow 40   him. He rolled over and looked  41  in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my  42  . Say good-bye to this world.”  43  his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a(n)  44  into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed.Then he said, “45  you can kill and eat me, but I  46  you to know that these mushrooms are  47  poisonous(有毒的). You can eat me,  48  you will die too. My family will  49 me and find you. They will  50 your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine  51 will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good  52  in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral（葬礼） and long53  .
The tiger hesistated. He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and  54  his appetite(胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick  55 .
36.  A．broke out        B. woke up       C. showed up         D. set out
37．A．hungry          B. ill            C. angry            D. mad
38．A．love               B. medicine       C. care            D. doctors
39．A．anything          B. everything      C. nothing          D. something
40．A．covered           B. followed          C. caught          D. pushed
41．A．down           B. out              C. around            D. up
42．A．energy          B. power          C. enemy          D. supper
43．A．Looking after   B. Thinking of     C. Bringing back    D. apple
45.  A .Of course      B. No way       C. In the beginning    D. In any case
46．A．choose             B. wish            C. persuade       D. order
47．A．expensive          B. delicious       C. deadly            D. magic
48．A．as             B. so             C. but             D. because
49．A．look for           B. call for        C. take care of    D. get rid of
50．A．feed            B. open            C. sell              D. kick
51．A．head           B. tail             C. paws           D. skin
52．A．price            B. seller            C. reward           D. doctor
53 A．understood       B. encouraged     C. needed         D. remembered
54．A．lost            B. increased        C. regained       D. forgot
55．A．skill           B. warning        C. thinking        D. word

Once upon a time, there lived many doves in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances   41  did not get anything to eat. All of them were now completely   42.
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty, please   43  us to take some rest.” The king replied, “Be  44 , my dear young fellow. We shall   45  get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping his wings with   46  and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he   47  and spoke to others,  “Hey, I see lots of   48 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started   49  the scattered grains under a banyan tree.  50   the King Dove said, “It is too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It may be a 51 .Some hunter must have laid a trap.”
But the doves were extremely hungry. The   52  of the grains was too tempting (诱惑人的). Without giving a(n)   53  to the king’s advice, they swooped down and started eating the grains. After having a big   54  , they tried to fly away only to   55  that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “I told you before that it is a trick of some hunter.”
All of them felt ashamed and   56  . One of them said to the King Dove, “Oh, Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the   57  at the same time and in the same   58, all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n)   59  show up. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood dazed. He couldn’t   60  what he had just seen.

Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer. In this group was a wise and respected   36  , smart in the ways of deer. He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer.

One day, his younger sister   38   her son to him, to be taught   39   is so important for deer. The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40  .”

At first, the young deer came to the lessons   41   he was supposed to. But soon, he became more interested in   42   with the other young bucks（雄鹿）. He didn’t realize how   43   it could be for a deer who learned   44   but deer games. So he started

   45  . Soon he was escaping school all the time.

       46  , one day the fawn who played hooky   47   a snare（陷阱）and was trapped. Since he was   48  , his mother got worried. She went to her brother the teacher, and

   49   him if her son had learned something. The teacher   50  ,”My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51  . Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him. But he did not want to learn the   53   of deer. He played hooky! How could I possibly teach him?”

Later they heard the sad news. The   54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter. He skinned him and took the meat home to his family.

The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55   the class.

A. student         B. mother             C. teacher        D. magician

A. perform        B. survival            C. hunting        D. hiding

A. brought         B. caught             C. arranged       D. referred

A. that            B. which              C. how          D. what

A. arrival          B. punishment         C. prize          D. lesson

A. as              B. because            C. whether       D. where

A. learning         B. playing            C. talking         D. fighting

A. interesting       B. boring             C. dangerous      D. useful

A. nothing         B. something          C. all            D. none

A. working hard     B. cutting classes      C. playing games   D. teaching others

A. Luckily          B. Unexpectedly      C. Definitely      D. Unfortunately

A. found out        B. set up             C. stepped in      D. got over

A. dying           B. missing            C. unhappy       D. improving

A. told            B. scolded           C. asked          D. suspected

A. replied           B. analyzed          C. advised        D. questioned

A. unbelievable      B. unreachable        C. inflexible      D. unimportant

A. made up my mind  B. tried my best       C. gave up        D. would like

A. stories           B. structures          C. games         D. tricks

A. proud            B. sick              C. stubborn       D. shy

A. misses           B. loves             C. forms          D. attends

I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in California. Right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her.

    When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror (恐怖) movie.

    “But she will get dark,” they said.

    “That’s what she wants,” I told them. “We think darker skin (肤色) is beautiful.”

     They looked at me in disbelief. It was as if I came from the moon.

     For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned (晒黑) as possible. In China, on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round.

    What in the world is going on?

    The pale skin we think looks unattractive (不漂亮) is what Asian women want. Both groups want to meet their culture’s standard (标准) of beauty.

    In the US, if you can afford to go on vacation in the summer, you head for a river, a lake or a beach, where you try to get as much sun as possible. If you are rich you take a winter vacation in some sunny spot. Your winter tan shows your wealth.

    In China, once upon a time, the few wealthy were the ones who didn’t have to work out in the hot sun. So the whiter the skin, the richer the woman. The folk opera performers who play these ladies wore lots of white makeup (妆容). The tradition survives to this day.

    So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard.

    But now I am noticing that a new business – the tanning booth (美黑店) – started up in China. I admire those brave enough to define（给…下定义）their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their grandmothers would have to say to them about it!

The students were shocked at the picture the writer showed them because ______.

A. they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit 

B. the writer’s daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun

C. it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone

D. with the powerful sunlight the writer’s daughter would have got a suntan

According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty?

   A. Women with blond hair.                                        B. Women with a slim figure.

   C. Women with tanned skin.                                        D. Women with pale skin.

In the US a winter tan usually means the person _____.

   A. is hard-working                                           B. doesn’t have to work

   C. has a lot of money and spare time                         D. is from a very poor family

The writer ______ the tanning booth started up in China.

   A. is not interested in                                                       B. doesn’t understand

   C. doesn’t like                                                                       D. has mixed feelings about

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived. Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love.  1.  On hearing this, they all made boats and left, except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

2.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness answered, ”No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!”

“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love turned to him and asked, “  3.  ”

“Oh, Love. I am so sad and I need to be alone.”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come,  Love. I will take you.” It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “ 4. ”

“It was Time.” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love. “ But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “5. ”

E. Who helped me ?

F. Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is

G. Time is so kind to give a hand to anybody

The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火星) fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr.Smith, a rich neighbour, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (钉) , even if it is only to pass the time ? ” said the blacksmith. “ Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you .”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“ How funny it seems, ” he used to say, “ even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
【小题1】The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because ___________.

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

       One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

       The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

       You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

A. large                     B. curious                     C. small                D. fortunate

A. guiding                B. blowing                   C. causing             D. inviting

A. on                        B. over                         C. past                  D. to

A. introduce              B. punish                 C. protect             D. share

A. offered                B. regretted                  C. managed           D. turned

A. Carefully            B. Gently                         C. Sadly                D. Luckily

A. chicken                B. eagle                        C. hero                  D. fool

A. something              B. everything             C. anything            D. nothing

A. and                   B. but                         C. so                  D. however

A. noticed               B. recognized             C. respected           D. watched

A. cried                   B. smiled                   C. argued                     D. explained

A. excitement       B. anger                       C. laughter            D. surprise

A. approached          B. avoided                    C. continued          D. considered

A. promising           B. proving                    C. believing           D. dreaming

A. suggestion            B. advantage                 C. dream               D. discovery

A. what                   B. why                         C. how              D. when

A. went                   B. enjoyed                    C. began                D. stopped

A. Happily              B. Finally                     C. Quickly          D. Probably

A. gave away            B. broke down                  C. passed away    D. died out

A. steal                   B. follow                   C. have              D. remember

第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines (草药) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger showed up in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became ill, and thew*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*m family couldn’t afford the (21)  _ that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.
It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and (22)  _  happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow covered him. He rolled over and looked (23)___  in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my (24)__  . Say good-bye to this world.” (25)__  his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a mushroom into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed. Then he said, “(26)__ __ you can kill and eat me, but I wish you to know that these mushrooms are deadly poisonous (有毒的). You can eat me, but you will die too. My family will look for me and find you. They will (27)__   your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine skin will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good (28)_     in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral（葬礼）and long (29)____ .
The tiger hesitated (犹豫). He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and (30)____ his appetite (胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick thinking.
A. love                     B. medicine             C. care                        D. doctors
A. anything                 B. everything          C. nothing                    D. something
A. down                  B. out                   C. around                     D. up
A. energy                B. power                C. enemy            D. supper
A. Looking after    B. Thinking of              C. Bringing back         D. Believing in
A. Of course        B. No way                  C. In the beginning        D. In any case
A. feed               B. open                    C. sell                      D. kick
A. price                    B. seller                      C. reward                   D. doctor
A. understood        B. encouraged               C. needed                   D. remembered
A. lost             B. increased                  C. regained                D. forgot

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36  his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37  for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39  the old gardener was blind.40  , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  41 in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you  42  reasons. First I was a   43  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  45  .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46  .
“Yeah, it’s   47 that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48  them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  49  . In the meantime, it also   50  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s  51  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53  enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Once upon a time there was a rich merchant   16 __      _____ had four wives. He loved the 4^th wife the most.  He took great care of her and gave her nothing   17___  _______ the best. He also loved the 3^rd wife very much. He was very  18         __ (pride) of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2^nd wife. She is __  19 ___________very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s close friend. __20__________ the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2^nd  wife and __21____________ would always help him out and tide(帮助渡过) him   22__________ difficult times. Now, the merchant’s 1^st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 23___________  (contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as   24____________  (take) care of the household. _ 25   ________, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be __39__."

Yellow chuckled , "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."

Red could stand it __44__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo （深蓝）. …

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.

A．stay            B．leave             C．go out              D．die

A．earth           B．moon              C．star                D．sun

A．That is             B．I am              C．It is               D．This is

A．anything        B．nothing           C．something           D．everything

A．warmth      B．sadness           C．depression           D．anxiety

A．usual           B．normal            C．common              D．scarce

A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day

A．gift            B．honor            C．thought              D．respect

A．for more        B.any more          C．very much            D．no longer

A．turn to             B．fight for        C．struggle with        D．bend over

A．superiority         B．disadvantages    C．inferiority              D．weakness

A．gently          B．quietly         C．violently             D．peacefully

A．with care       B．in fear          C．by chance             D．on purpose

A．among       B．by               C．for                   D．against

A．others          B．themselves        C．the other            D．the rest

A．equal and simple    B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different

A．each other      B．me               C．one another           D．them

A．combined        B．separated        C．united                D．divided

A．cleans          B．washes           C．brightens              D．dampens

A．appreciate      B．quarrel with    C．ignore                 D．praise

E

Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects...

One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged（露出）easily.

But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract（收缩） in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.

It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

 Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

And we could never fly.

In the story, what happened to the cocoon of the butterfly after the man’s help?

A. The cocoon was broken and the butterfly died.                   

B. The man helped the butterfly out of the cocoon more easily

    C. The butterfly couldn’t fly for ever normally.                              

    D. The butterfly should spend more time practicing flying.

What would have happened to the butterfly without the old man’s help?

    A. It would have died in the cocoon.       

    B. It would have become a true butterfly.

    C. It would have been strong enough to go farther.

    D. It would have stopped struggling through the cocoon.

The underlined word “cripple” in Paragraph 7 probably means ______.

    A. disable              B. climb                C. enable               D. beat

What can we learn from this story?

    A. Man can never go against nature.

B. It’s necessary to live with some difficulties.

C. One cannot help others without thinking twice.

D. Mankind should take good care of insects.

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.

He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.  1. "

When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.

    2. He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to

paint, I'm not worth teaching."

The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."

Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please dome a favor.  3. "The master and the young painter went back home.

They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!  4.  If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!

A．It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.

B．Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.

C．Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master's place.

D．If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.

E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

   Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  41  in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you  42   reasons. First I was a   43  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  45  .

   “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .

   “Yeah, it’s   47  that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  49   . In the meantime, it also   50  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s  51  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1. A. loving            B. watering         C. tending          D. planting

2. A. stop     　　     B. stay             C. live         D. run

3. A. kept              B. dropped          C. fallen       D. lost

4. A. realized          B. noticed          C. felt         D. thought

5. A. Excited           B. Frightened       C. Shocked      D. Satisfied

6.A. feel          B. see              C. hear         D. eat

7. A. one          B. two              C. three            D. four

8.A. gardener       B. teacher          C. farmer       D. painter

9. A. taste             B. plant            C. touch        D. appreciate

10.A. it                B. me               C. them        D. you

11. A. with pleasure    B. in surprise          C. with hope    D. in anger

12. A. true             B. possible         C. a pity       D. a shame

13. A. put              B. turn             C. get         D. knock

14.A. mind              B. life             C. future       D. mood

15.A. introduces        B. offers           C. stands       D. leaves

16.A. words             B. behavior         C. story        D. attitudes

17. A. treats           B. acts             C. works        D. serves

18.A. anybody           B. somebody         C. everybody   D. nobody

19. A. ears             B. soul             C. eyes        D. heart

20.A. refusing          B. trying          C. pretending   D. Failing

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.

    He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.   65  "

    When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.

        66   He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to

paint, I'm not worth teaching."

    The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."

    Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do

me a favor.   67  "The master and the young painter went back home.

     They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!   68   If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!

A. It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.

B. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.

C. Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master's place.

D. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.

E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.

In a land far away, once upon a time, there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _16_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_17_together on a road when they came to a very_18_village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _19  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _20 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man ,seeing the _21  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _22  all his food and drink, since he _23  see that money would be of little _24  to them. He made sure that they each _25  their fair share and would have enough food to _26  for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _27  and went straight through the _28  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_29  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _30  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they  31 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  32  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  33  the gold and valuables they had been  34  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  35  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.