Familiar stories can be told differently or extended in interesting and humorous ways. The 1  of the famous fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare” is well known to all: the tortoise wins the race against the hare. The moral lesson is that  2   wins the race. We all have grown up with this popular  3 , but the same fable can be extended with different twists. At the  4   of the hare, a second race is arranged and this time, the hare runs without taking a  5  and wins. The moral lesson is that fast and  6   will always beat slow and steady. Then it is the tortoise that 7  the hare to a third race along a different route in which there is a river just before the final 8  . This time, the tortoise wins the race because the hare can not  9 . The moral lesson is “First identify your  10  , and then change the playing field to suit them.” But the story continues.  11   competitors know their own drawbacks and limitations very well;  12  , they jointly decide to have one last race— 13  to decide who the winner or loser is, but just for their own pleasure and satisfaction. The two cooperate as a  14 . Firstly, the hare carries the tortoise on its back to the river.  15  , the tortoise carries the hare and swims to the   16   bank of the river. Lastly, the hare carries the tortoise  17  on its back. Thus they reach the  18  line together. Overall, many moral lessons from the last match are highlighted. The most obvious one is the importance of 19  .Another moral which also means a great deal is “competition against situations  20  against rivals（对手）.”

1．A．title                       B．idea                     C．beginning            D．end

2．A．slow and steady     B．kind and honest    C．short and fat        D．wise and diligent

3．A．trend                    B．lesson                 C．version                D．issue

4．A．side                      B．request                C．sight                   D．order

5．A．rest                      B．bath                    C．guide                  D．map

6．A．confident              B．considerate          C．consistent            D．conservative

7．A．charges                 B．cheers                 C．chooses              D．challenges

8．A．departure              B．destination           C．desert                 D．dilemma

9．A．swim                    B．climb                  C．jump                   D．dive

10．A．disadvantages      B．feelings               C．strengths             D．interests

11．A．All                      B．Neither                C．Some                  D．Both

12．A．otherwise            B．therefore             C．finally                 D．generally

13．A．not                     B．as                       C．enough                D．only

14．A．class                   B．result                  C．team                   D．rule

15．A．Again                  B．Then                   C．There                  D．However

16．A．pretty                  B．green                  C．nearby                D．opposite

17．A．again                   B．away                   C．over                    D．up

18．A．fishing                B．waiting                C．finishing              D．shipping

19．A．homework           B．teamwork            C．hard work           D．network

20．A．but also          B．as well as         C．more than       D．rather than

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.
As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.
Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.
“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.
I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.
I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!
【小题1】          

A．slow

B．right

C．ready

D．tired

【小题2】          

A．answer

B．mind

C．plan

D．role

【小题3】          

A．climbs

B．jumps

C．kicks

D．walks

【小题4】          

A．nervous

B．strange

C．surprised

D．angry

【小题5】          

A．Because

B．Unless

C．But

D．Though

【小题6】          

A．argues

B．doubts

C．decides

D．understands

【小题7】          

A．same

B．next

C．last

D．only

【小题8】          

A．sea

B．river

C．lake

D．pool

【小题9】          

A．close

B．wipe

C．cover

D．hurt

【小题10】      

A．roof

B．line

C．board

D．ladder

【小题11】      

A．dancing

B．smiling

C．opening

D．stopping

【小题12】      

A．way

B．hope

C．mistake

D．turn

【小题13】      

A．Parents

B．Kids

C．Classmates

D．Teachers

【小题14】      

A．moving

B．laughing

C．studying

D．changing

【小题15】      

A．looking for

B．waiting for

C．paying for

D．caring for

【小题16】      

A．imagine

B．remember

C．see

D．watch

【小题17】      

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．always

【小题18】      

A．offering

B．agreeing

C．learning

D．refusing

【小题19】      

A．drops

B．shakes

C．breaks

D．rests

【小题20】      

A．surface

B．door

C．beach

D．sky

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.

As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.

Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.

“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.

I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.

I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!

1.          

A．slow

B．right

C．ready

D．tired

2.          

A．answer

B．mind

C．plan

D．role

3.          

A．climbs

B．jumps

C．kicks

D．walks

4.          

A．nervous

B．strange

C．surprised

D．angry

5.          

A．Because

B．Unless

C．But

D．Though

6.          

A．argues

B．doubts

C．decides

D．understands

7.          

A．same

B．next

C．last

D．only

8.          

A．sea

B．river

C．lake

D．pool

9.          

A．close

B．wipe

C．cover

D．hurt

10.      

A．roof

B．line

C．board

D．ladder

11.      

A．dancing

B．smiling

C．opening

D．stopping

12.      

A．way

B．hope

C．mistake

D．turn

13.      

A．Parents

B．Kids

C．Classmates

D．Teachers

14.      

A．moving

B．laughing

C．studying

D．changing

15.      

A．looking for

B．waiting for

C．paying for

D．caring for

16.      

A．imagine

B．remember

C．see

D．watch

17.      

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．always

18.      

A．offering

B．agreeing

C．learning

D．refusing

19.      

A．drops

B．shakes

C．breaks

D．rests

20.      

A．surface

B．door

C．beach

D．sky