Long long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organi...

Long long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get a　　 ___in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖), and have a year named after them.

The cat and the mouse both______ the ox (公牛) to wake them early on the day of the race. That day, the ox ______to wake them, but without success. So the kind ox carried them on______back and started running when the race began. The mouse _____ just when the ox was going cross the last river. He knew that he could _____ beat the cat. So he pushed the ______off the ox’s back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just______ the ox. The tiger came third.

So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger ______the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig come after them. The cat was _______to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but she has no place in the zodiac.

So that’s why cats kill mice. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!

1.A. place　　 B. prize　　 C. sign　　 D. skill

2.A. promised　　 B. helped　　 C. hated　　 D. asked

3.A. loved　　 B. refused　　 C. forgot　　 D. tried

4.A. her　　 B. his　　 C. their　　 D. your

5.A. made up　　 B. took up　　 C. woke up　　 D. dressed up

6.A. never　　 B. still　　 C. perhaps　　 D. almost

7.A. monkey　　 B. cat　　 C. tiger　　 D. dog

8.A. for　　 B. against　　 C. before　　 D. after

9.A. leads　　 B. cheats　　 C. reminds　　 D. follows

10.A. fast　　 B. lucky　　 C. easy　　 D. free

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阅读理解。

A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺) singing very beautifully.

One day, the emperor heard about this little bird’s beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.”

The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully，too.

The emperor was pleased.

Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time，the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn’t sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.

After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.

根据短文内容，判断正误。

1.Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.

2.The emperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her sing at any time.

3.The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage.

4.The emperor was not satisfied with the robot bird at first.

5.The emperor learnt from the nightingale what love and kindness was.

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Long long ago, there was _________emperor in _________Europe.

A. a, a　　 B. an, an　　 C. a, /　　 D. an, /

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Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.

In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole(钥匙孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.

1.The scientist wanted to know ____.

A. if the monkey came into the small box          B. if the monkey would sleep

C. which animal was cleverer than other animals   D. if some boxes were inside other boxes

2.After the scientist left the room, the monkey _______.

A. looked at the scientist through the keyhole          B. began to look for food

C. came into the boxes one after another               D. began to eat the food

3.To the scientist's surprise, _____.

A. the monkey went out of the room

B. the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

C. began to look for food

D. put its eyes to the keyhole.

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Long long ago，the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan went boating on the Eastern Sea. At first she had a good time，but later on she was too tired to swim when a strong wind rose on the sea and turned her boat upside down. She was thus drowned, but her spirit turned into a beautiful bird crying sadly in the sound “Jingwei, Jingwei”．

Because she wanted to see her beloved father again and hated the sea so much，she put some stones into the sea day after day, without a rest, in order to change the sea into the land.

From this story comes the saying “The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea”．The story was a little sad. But it tells us something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.

1.Why was the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan drowned?

A. Because she was too tired to swim.　　 B. Because she was happy.

C. Because she was sad.　　 D. Because she was a little girl.

2.What did she do when she changed into a bird？She ______.

A. had a wonderful time　　 B. swam in the sea

C. put some stones into the sea　　 D. played with her father

3.What is the meaning of the underlined word “land”？

A. 大海　　 B. 岛屿　　 C. 陆地　　 D. 操场

4.From the saying，we know that the bird Jingwei was ______ minded in filling the sea.

A. weak　　 B. blank　　 C. absent　　 D. firm

5.What do we learn from the passage?

A. We should change into a bird.　　 B. The girl loved her father very much.

C. Don't swim in the sea.　　 D. Learning English is easy.

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根据短文肉容．判断下列句子的正误。正确的用“T”．错误的用“F”。(每小题1分．共5分)

A long time ago. there was an emperor.　 He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.

One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. "

The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.

Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.

After the emperor was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.

1.Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.

2.The emperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her sing at any time.

3.The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage.

4.The emperor was not satisfied with the robot bird at first.

5.The emperor learnt from the nightingale what love and kindness was.

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Long long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.

The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.

While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours.

The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!

1.The farmer is ________.

A. careless

B. kind to the donkey

C. ready to give up the donkey

D. friendly

2.When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _______ in the story.

A. the farmer　　 B. the neighbours　 　 C. the donkey　　　　 　 D. all of them

3.the story tells us ________.

A. never to give up even if we’re in great trouble

B. the donkey is a clever animal

C. the man has to be kind to the animal

D. the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal

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Long ago, the birds and the land animals had a big fight. A bat ______ in a cave (洞穴) to see which side was going to win.

After many hours, the land animals won. The bat flew ______ his cave to follow them. A bear looked at him and said, “Here is a bird. Let’s ______ it.” The bat cried, “Oh, please don’t! I can fly ______ a bird, but I’m not a bird. I have ______ in my mouth. Birds do not.”

The land animals talked it over and finally allowed (允许) the bat to join them. All was well ______ one day, the birds came back to fight again. Once again, the bat hid in a cave. This time, the ______ won the fight. The bat joined them. One old bird said to the bat, “______ are not one of us.” But the bat cried, “I am a bird. I have ______.” Finally, the birds allowed the bat to stay. The land animals and birds ______ fighting for many years. Each time, the bat hid and waited to see which side would win. Finally, everyone was tired of fighting and they decided to make peace (讲和). ______, they didn’t know what to do with the bat.

One of them said, “You have wings, but you are not a bird. You have teeth, but you are not a land animal. From now on, you will fly only at night when we are ______.” Maybe that is why bats only come out at night.

1.A.brought B.hid C.searched D.fought

2.A.down into B.all over C.up to D.out of

3.A.help B.accept C.kill D.become

4.A.as B.through C.like D.in

5.A.teeth B.food C.cave D.wings

6.A.from B.till C.on D.to

7.A.birds B.bat C.land animals D.bear

8.A.We B.You C.They D.He and I

9.A.wings B.teeth C.land D.mouths

10.A.finished B.failed C.kept D.began

11.A.So B.But C.However D.Otherwise

12.A.afraid B.alone C.around D.asleep

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Long long ago, all feelings lived on an island(岛)：Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge ,Love and all of the others. One day it was said that the island would sink, so all of the feelings were busy making boats and ready to go.

The last moment came at last! When the island nearly sank（sink的过去式）, Love gave her boat to poor people who couldn’t make a boat. Now ①it was Love’s turn to ask for help.

Richness(财富)was passing by Love in a boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered , “No, I can’t. There is lots of treasure(金银财宝) in my boat. There is no② room here for you.” Just at that time, Sadness was nearer, so Love asked,“Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be alone by myself .”Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was too happy to hear clearly what Love said to her.

Suddenly, there was a voice ,“Come on, Love, I will take you.”It was an elder. Love even forgot to ask him where they were going. When they reached dry land, the elder went away. Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time.”Knowledge answered.

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

Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how important Love is.”

任务一 选择填空.(只填选项字母代号)

1.②room的汉语意思是_________.A. 房间　　 B. 空间　　 C. 教室

2.Long long ago,all feelings and all of the others lived on an island.They are Happiness,

Sadness,Love,_________, _________and __________.

3.Both Time and Knowledge are ___________.

4.任务三 英译汉:4.①it was Love’s turn to ask for help.

5.任务四 用英语回答问题: 5.Why did Time help Love?

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Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.

One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."

The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."

1.What did the old man have in his garden?

A. An orange tree    B. Watermelons    C. The king    D. A gold cup

2.What did the old man find one day?

A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.

B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.

C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.

D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..

3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?

A. A rich man.    B. The king,    C. Himself.    D. His friend.

4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?

A. He was happy for the old man.

B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.

C. He wanted to get the orange.

D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.

5.Was the rich man very happy at last?

A. Yes, he was.   B. No, he wasn’t.    C. We don’t know.    D. Yes, he is.

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