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Ⅲ.完形填空(20小题，共20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Once there was an emperor (皇帝) who was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor (继承人). He called all the 41 people in the kingdom (王国) together one day. He said, “I am going to give each of you a seed (种子)today. I want you to go home, 42 the seed in a pot, 43 it and come back here one year later from today with what you have 44 from this one seed. I will then 45 the plants that you bring to me, and the one I choose will be the 46 emperor of the kingdom!” A year finally went by, nothing ever grew 47 Ling tried his best. However, all the youths of the 48 brought their plants to the emperor for check. Ling told his mother that he wasn’t going to take an empty pot. But his mother 49 him to go, and to take his pot, and to be 50 about what happened. The time Ling got, he put his 51 pot on the floor. He was 52 at all kinds of plants grown 53 all the other youths. They were beautiful, in all forms and sizes. When the emperor arrived, he greeted the young people. 54 , the emperor saw Ling at the 55 of the room with his empty pot. He 56 his men to bring him to the front. When Ling got to the front, he looked at Ling, and then said to the crowd, “Look at your new 57 ! His name is Ling!” Then the emperor said, “One year ago today, I gave 58 here a seed. But I gave you all 59 seeds which would not grow. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to 60 me a pot with my seed in it. So he is the one who will be the new emperor!” 41. A. youngB. rich C. old D. poor 42. A. produce B. carry C. save D. plant 43. A. dry B. cool C. water D. warm 44. A. developedB. grown C. discovered D. invented 45. A. choose B. leave C. harvest D. check 46. A. next B. first C. last D. other 47. A. andB. since C. though D. so 48. A. family B. kingdom C. home D. circle 49. A. forced B. warned C. begged(乞求) D. encouraged 50. A. honest B. exact C. careful D. sure 51. A. full B. cheap C. empty D. small 52. A. worriedB. surprised C. pleased D. frightened 53. A. with B. to C. for D. by 54. A. Suddenly B. Sadly C. FortunatelyD. Happily 55. A. rightB. left C. back D. front 56. A. invitedB. ordered C. wanted D. led 57. A. friendB. classmate C. commander D. emperor 58. A. himB. everyone C. someoneD. them 59. A. badB. good C. trueD. gold 60. A. borrowB. lend C. bringD. send Ⅳ.阅读理解(15小题，共25分) 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D) 中，选出最佳选项。(10小题，共20分) A Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinion. Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published(出版) it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects. By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read. The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best. 61. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children. B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about? C. Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books. D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different? 62. What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children? A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book. B. It dealt with a very serious subject. C. Neither children nor adults like it. D. Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first. 63. How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3&4? A. By asking others to help them in magazines. B. By writing interesting and simple books. C. By changing his old books into simpler ones. D. By giving them books for free. 64. Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________ A. interesting B. serious C. difficult D. boring 65. What does the underlined word “combine” mean? A. like very much B. fall in love with C. bring something together D. pay attention to B Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership(伙伴关系)which does good to both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫)on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove (消除) the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together. (责任编辑：admin) |