Long, long ago the world was a happy place. N...

Long, long ago the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad.

At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy made Pandora promise not to open it. Pandora and her friends often looked at the box and wondered what was in it.

For a long time Pandora kept her promise, but at last she couldn’t help herself. She opened the box a little. Then hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung (刺伤) Pandora and her friends. The bad fairies flew out of the door and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voice crying, “Let me out, and I will help you.”

She opened the box again, and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friends, and made them feel well. Then she flew away to help the other children.

Until now, when people are sick or unhappy, the little good fairy, Hope, comes to comfort them.

1.The fairy who gave Pandora the box asked her 　　　　 .

A. to look after a little girl

B. not to hurt the children in the land

C. to open the box quickly

D. to keep the box closed

2.What didn’t the bad fairies do after they flew out of the box?

A. They hurt Pandora.

B. They hurt Pandora’s friends.

C. They stung all the children in the land.

D. They kissed Pandora and her friends.

3.Which of the following statements about Hope is TRUE according to the passage?

A. She was a beautiful fairy.

B. She was a bad fairy.

C. She was a friend of Pandora.

D. She was an unhappy child.

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. A happy world.　　 　　　　　　 B. Bad fairies.

C. Pandora and her friends　　 D. Pandora’s box

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Long long ago, the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad.

At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy asked Pandora to promise not to open it. Pandora and her friend often looked at the box and wanted to know what was in it.

For a long time Pandora kept her promise, but at last she couldn’t help herself. She opened the box a little. Hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung (蜇) Pandora and her friend. They cried.

The bad fairies flew out of doors and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voce crying, “Let me out, and I will help you.”

She opened the box, and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friend, and they felt well at once. Then she flew away to help the other children.

Until now, when people are sick or unhappy, the little good fairy, Hope，comes to make them comfortable.

1.Pandora got _____ from a fairy one day.

A.a promise B.a wonderful box C.some gold D.some bad fairies

2.The fairy asked Pandora _____________.

A.to open the box quickly B.to keep the box closed

C.to look after the little girl D.not to hurt the children in the land

3.Hope was ________________.

A.a beautiful fairy B.a bad fairy C.a little girl D.an unhappy child

4.What did the bad fairies do after they flew out of the box?

A.They hurt Pandora. B.They hurt Pandora’s friend.

C.They hurt all the children in the land. D.They stung Pandora and her friend.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Hope. B.Pandora’s Box. C.Beautiful Fairies. D.Keep Promise.

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Long long ago, in a small, lonely village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog heard of this place and decided to pay a _________. He ran all of his way with a happy heart. When he _________, he jumped happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. There was a hole in the door. He looked __________ the hole with his ears lifted high and his tail（尾巴） shaking as fast as it ___________. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails shaking just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly as__________. As he left the House, he said to himself, "This is a ____________place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, ___________ little dog, who was sad and in blue all the day, decided to visit the house, __________. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the hole in the door. To his great ___________, he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs looking at him, so he growled at them right away. Then he was terrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place, and I will never come _______ and visit it."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

1.A. travel 　　　　　　 　     B. trip　　　　         　　 C. visit 　　　　　　　 　     D. ride　

2.A. arrived　　　　　 　     B. got　　　　　　     C. reached 　　　　　　　     D. got to

3.A. across 　　　　     B. at　　　　　　　　     C. through　　　　　 　　     D. past　

4.A. could　　　　　　     B. can　　　　　　　     C. possible 　　　　　　　     D. would　　

5.A. him　　　　　　　     B. his　　　　　　　　     C. it　　　　　　 　　　　     D. he

6.A. terrible 　　　　　     B. bad　　　　　　　     C. wonderful 　　         　　 D. strange

7.A. the other　　　　     　　 B. other　　　　　　     C. others　　　 　　　 　     D. another

8.A. either　　　　　　     B. too　　　　　　 　     C. also　　　　　　　　     D. neither

9.A. surprised　　　 　　     B. surprising　　 　     C. surprise　　　　　　     D. surprises

10.A. in　　　　　　         B. into　　　     　　     C. back　　　　             D. by

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Long long ago, there was no paper in the world. People had to write characters(汉字) in bamboo slips or stones.Then there was a man named Cai Lun who was a Chinese man. He made people use all kinds of things to invent paper. From then on, people can use paper to write on. Paper is a great invention. We always remember the great inventor Cai Lun. Nowadays paper is very useful in our work, study and our life. It really means a lot to human beings.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正 (A)与误 (B)，并在答题卡的相应位置将其涂黑。

1.Long long ago, there was paper in the world.

2.Cai Lun was a Chinese man.

3.Paper is a great invention.

4.Nowadays paper isn’t very useful in our work, study and our life

5.It really means a lot to human beings

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Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.1. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.2. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "3."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "4. "

5.What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.

B. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.

C. All the faces in the world are mirrors.

D. That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.

E. This is a wonderful place.I will come back and visit it often.

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A long time ago, there was a seed(种子) and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior(低等的), the seed gave no importance to his existence(存在).Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. Later, he was given rain.Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. “Thank God for this. I really need some rest,” he heard the traveler say.“What are you talking about?” the seed quickly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him. No one ever spoke to him like that.

“Who just spoke?” the shocked man asked.“It is me. A seed.” “A seed?” The man looked at the big tree. “Are you joking? You are not a seed. You are a big tree!”

“Really?”

“Yes! Why do you think people come here?”

What do they come here for?”

“To feel your shade(树荫)! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time.”

The traveler’s words brought him pride.

The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of torture(折磨) by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up.

“Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great.

1.From the first paragraph, we can learn that the seed 　　　　　　　　 .

A. needed someone that could look after himself

B. paid great attention to himself [

C. dreamt that he would grow up into a big tree.

D. felt ignored(被忽略的) and didn’t believe in himself

2.The traveller sat by the seed’s side to 　　　　　　 .

A. keep off the rain

B. take care of it

C. have a rest and enjoy the shade.

D. talk with the big tree

3.How did the seed feel after hearing the traveller’s words?

A. Sad　　　　 　　　　　　 B. Proud

C. Guilty(内疚的)　　 D. Sorry

4.With the passage , the writer wants to tell us 　　　　 .

A. we should never laugh at others

B. the seed should be praised(表扬) for his strength

C. we should never lose heart.

D. we need funny stories to make our life interesting

5.Where is the passage probably taken from ?

A. A history book    B. A science book

C. A story book        D. A magazine

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完型填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）

Have you ever had a day when everything goes wrong?Not too long ago, I was having one of those days. In low spirits, I was unhappy and ______. I was thinking about my problems. After all, no one else was ______the same problems as Iwas.

I expressed my sad_________to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Lily was having a difficult day,_______.Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon?”I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my own problems just yet. I made the______and placed them on a plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small warm and sweet note.

______, we dropped in at my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon , Lily came to the door.She didn’t expect our visit. So she looked at us in surprise. Before she could say________, I rushed, “I heard that you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes_______.”The look on Lily’s face was getting　 bright in that small act, It was as if a dark sky suddenly shone with the golden rays of the sun. Her day was__________.

I got back into the car and for some reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth“Those who bring ________to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”

1.A. excited　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　 D. sad

2.A. experiencing　　 B. expecting　　　 C. exercising　　 D. explaining

3.A. plan　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. state　　　　　　 D. result

4.A.also　　　　　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　 D. neither

5.A. hamburgers　　　　 B. cookies　　　　 C. cakes　　　　　　 D. bread

6.A.That morning　　 B. That evening C. That afternoon D. That night

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

8.A.bad　　　　　　　　 B.well　　　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　 D.better

9.A.cheered up　　　　 B.waken up　　　　 C. turned up　　 　 D. cleaned up

10.A.a cookie　　　　　 B.sunshine　　　　 C. a present　　　 D.help

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Long time ago, our world was very beautiful. There were trees, flowers and rivers. It was very clean and tidy.1 . We are living in a polluted environment, which is bad for out earth.2 .The public has been calling for actions against pollution. Scientists have told us to protect out environment,3 .

The earth is our only home. We should make it comfortable for ourselves and for our children in the future. Now nearly all of the countries are trying their best to stop pollution. Although they have done much, the progress is slow, 4 . No matter how difficult it is, we should try our best to fight against pollution. By working together, 5 .

根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。（5分）

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Long long ago, the colours of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Without me, all animals would die.” Blue said, “You only think about the earth instead of considering the sky and the sea. Without my peace, you would be nothing.” Yellow laughed, “You are all so serious. I bring fun and warmth into the world.” Orange shouted, “I am the colour of health and strength. I am the most important because I serve the needs of people’s life.” Red shouted out, “I am the most important of all. I am the colour of danger, bravery and love. I am glad to fight for truth.” Then Purple and Indigo came…

The colours went on quarreling, each saying he or she was the most important. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly it thundered and rained hard. The colours felt so frightened that they stopped quarreling and got together for comfort（安慰）.

At this time, rain began to speak, “You foolish colours, quarreling among yourselves, each trying to be the most important. You don’t know that you each were made for a special purpose. Join hands with each other and come to me.”

Doing as they were told, the colours united（团结）and joined hands. They formed a colourful rainbow. From then on, when a good rain washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to appreciate（欣赏）each other.

1.The colours were quarreling about _________.

A. who was the cleverest　　 B. who was the strongest

C. who was the most important　　 D. who was the most beautiful

2.In the story, red represents __________.

A. life and hope　　 B. health and strength

C. danger, bravery and love　　 D. the sky, the sea and peace

3.The colours stopped quarreling because ________.

A. they felt too tired after the quarrel　　 B. they felt too cold when it rained a lot

C. they became too angry with each other　　 D. they felt frightened when it thundered and rained hard

4.What does this story want to tell us?

A. Thunder is frightening.　　 B. United, we can create wonders.

C. It’s useless to appreciate each other.　　 D. Some of the colours are foolish.

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Long long ago, the colours of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Without me, all animals would die.” Blue said, “You only think about the earth instead of the sky and the sea. Without my peace, you would all be nothing. " Yellow laughed, "You are all so serious. I bring fun and warmth into the world. " Orange shouted, "1 am the colour of health and strength. I am the most important for I serve the needs of people' s life. " Red shouted out, "I am the most important of all. I am the colour of danger, bravery and love. I am brave to fight for truth. " Then Purple and Indigo came...

The colours went on quarrelling, each saying he or she was the most important. Their quarrelling became louder and louder. Suddenly it thundered and rained hard. The colours felt so frightened that they stopped quarrelling and got together for comfort(安慰).

At this time, rain began to speak, "You foolish colours, quarrelling among yourselves, each tried to be the most important. You don' t know that you each were made for a special purpose? Join hands with each other and come to me. "

Doing as they were told, the colours united (团结) and joined hands. They formed a colourful rainbow. From then on, when a good rain washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They begin to appreciate(欣赏) each other.

1.The colours were quarrelling about__________.

A. who was the cleverest

B. who was the strongest

C. who was the most important

D. who was the most beautiful

2.There are______colours in the story.

A. four　　　　　　 B. five.　　　 C. six　　 D. seven

3.What does this story want to tell us?

A. Thunder is frightening.

B. United, we can create wonders.

C. It's useless to appreciate each other.

D. Some of the colours are foolish.

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