Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was1.(real) good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do2.he) best. His boss gave him an axe（斧头）and showed him the area（地区）, 3.he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter4.(bring) 18 trees. “Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way”. Very5.(motivate) by the boss's words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, 6.he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder. But he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing fewer and7. (few) trees. “I must be losing my 8.(strong), ” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, 9.(say) that he could not understand what was going on. “When was the10.time you sharpened your axe? ” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees. ”
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Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was1.(real) good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do2.he) best. His boss gave him an axe（斧头）and showed him the area（地区）, 3.he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter4.(bring) 18 trees. “Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way”. Very5.(motivate) by the boss's words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, 6.he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder. But he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing fewer and7. (few) trees. “I must be losing my 8.(strong), ” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, 9.(say) that he could not understand what was going on. “When was the10.time you sharpened your axe? ” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees. ”
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Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job from a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was 1. (real) good and so was the work condition. For those reasons, the woodcutter was determined 2. (do) his best. His boss gave him an axe（斧） and 3.(show) him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. “4. (Congratulation), and go on that way,” the boss said. Very 5. (motivate) by the boss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, 6. he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even 7. (hard), but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less 8. less trees. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand 9. was going on. “When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen it. I have been very busy 10.(try) to cut trees…”
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Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. He was very happy with her . Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: “I will go through the forest where you were born. What should I take for the birds there?” The bird said, “Tell them I am full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and I’m cut off from all of life’s sweet things. I hope it won’t be long before I can fly _ through the trees with them again.”
When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “Dear birds! to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a from you. She wants to join you, but I would her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” Suddenly one bird screamed and to the ground.
Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to the city and his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, “I do not know what happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead.”
Suddenly the bird a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The merchant was terrified and wept in . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and on the nearest tree. She turned to him and said gratefully,” I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird instructed me how to my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead.”
1.A. cry B. poem C. speech D. song
2.A. report B. conversation C. message D. invitation
3.A. carefully B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
4.A. Thanks B. rewards C. Greetings D. Congratulations
5.A. reply B. story C. joke D. letter
6.A. avoid B. miss C. ignore D. quit
7.A. flew B. ran C. fell D. jumped
8.A. afforded B. served C. offered D. traded
9.A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
10.A. surprise B. interest C. hopelessness D. curiosity
11.A. hid B. started C. hit D. landed
12.A. fight B. treat C. win D. strike
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Once upon a time, there was a man 1. was very wealthy. He wanted to do something for the people in his village. 2. that, he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the center of the main road into the village, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his horse.
“Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 5. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6. . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7. (say) to himself, “The night 8. (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 9. (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.
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Once upon a time a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 26 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶) of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 27 to give an answer.
Rather 28 , the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Any one who offers an answer will be handsomely awarded. Those who fail will be 29 .”
The time limit was due in the twinkling（闪烁）of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer. The king told his 30 ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 31 , the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No 32 to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh 33 , “Alright, let us know what it is.” The child winked (眨眼) and said, “That 34 on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is half as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if...” “Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the 35 .” The king was satisfied and the child was duly rewarded.
Why did the ministers feel it so different to settle the problem? Because they fell in a pitfall (陷阱), following a wrong way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness. 36 is a static (静态的) way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 37 . If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 38 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic（动态的）, from concrete to 39 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet 40 to solve the problem.
Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s approach towards a problem.
1. A. fixed B. focused C. came D. looked
2.A. struggling B. thinking C. falling D. failing
3.A. disappointed B. excited C. pleased D. contented
4.A. killed B. punished C. blamed D. scolded
5.A. exciting B. amazing C. surprising D. trembling
6.A. doubt B. surprise C. envy D. delight
7.A. good B. use C. need D. wonder
8.A. wonderfully B. joyfully C. cheerfully D. doubtfully
9. A. decides B. depends C. calls D. looks
10.A. award B. reward C. answer D. number
11.A. This B. That C. It D. Such
12.A. marked B. measured C. signed D. known
13.A. another B. other C. one D. both
14.A. detailed B. easy C. simple D. abstract
15.A. acceptable B. available C. adequate D. proper
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完形填空（共20题，满分1.5分）
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be 1. .
One day the child asked God, "They tell me you are going to send me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and 2.________?"
God 3. , "Among the many angels, I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for you and will 4.________you."
"But", said the child, "tell me here in 5. I don't do anything else but sing and smile. That's what I need to be6.________!"
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy."
"And", said the child, "How am I going to be able to 7. when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?"
"That's easy", said God, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and 8. words you will ever hear, and with much 9.________and care, your angel will teach you how to 10. ."
The child looked up 11. God saying, "And what am I going to do when I want to talk you?"
God smiled at the child saying, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to 12. ."
The child said, "I've heard on earth there are bad men. Who will 13.________me?"
God put his arm around the child, saying, "Your angel will defend you - even if it means 14. life!"
The child looked sad, saying, "But I will always be15.________because I will not see you anymore."
God hugged the child, "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to come back to me，16. I will always be next to you."
The child, in a hurry, asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now please tell me my angel's 17.________!"
God replied, "Your angel's name is of no 18. ... you will 19.________call her 20. !"
21. A. delivered B. born C. multiplied D. reproduced
22. A. young B. lonely C. helpless D. naughty
23.A. supplied B. replied C. applied D. complied
24.A. take care B. look after C. tend to D. pretend
25.A. Heaven B. Sky C. Hell D. Space
26. A. sad B. happy C. embarrassed D. awkward
27. A. think B. suppose C. utter D. understand
28. A. sweet B. hard C. fluent D. bitter
29. A. patience B. tolerance C. joy D. happiness
30. A. speak B. state C. put D. say
31. A. to B. at C. in D. on
32. A. behave B. perform C. pray D. wave
33. A. prevent B. protect C. tend D. accompany
34.A. to risk B. risking C. to devote D. devoting
35.A. sorrowful B. happy C. cheerful D. confused
36. A. as though B. now that C. even though D. so that
37. A. name B. address C. appearance D. quality
38. A. meaning B. importance C. usage D. value
39. A. simply B. faithfully C. sincerely D. devotedly
40. A. MOMMY B. DADDLY C. SISTER D. BROTHER
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短文填空，每空一词。
Once upon a time, there lived a young boy named Hans Christian Andersen. He was very poor and had a long, ugly nose. All the other children t1. him. But when little Hans grew up, he became an internationally recognized writer. All over the world people of v2. ages and backgrounds know his classic fairy tales.
Nearly 200 years ago, Hans was born in Odense, Denmark. His father was poor but he loved literature and the theater. He often took Hans to the theater with him.
When Hans was only 11 years old, his father died. Hans had to q3. school and work in a tailor’s shop to support his family.
Hans was a very lonely child. He did not play with the other children. When he wasn’t working, he stayed at home, reading books and writing his own stories and plays.
When he was 14 years old, Hans moved to Copenhagen to try to begin a c4. as a singer or actor. The next three years p5. to be very painful and unbearable. He nearly starved to death trying to make a living.
At age 17, he met Jonas Collin, director of the Royal Theater. Collin read one of Hans’ plays and recognized his talent in s6. of Hans’ poor spelling. He helped Hans by getting a scholarship from the king to continue the boy’s schooling.
When he was 23 years old, Hans began his university studies. In 1835, he began writing his famous fairy tales. A7. from the “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, there were still a lot more. His stories are often surprisingly clever and contain deep moral teachings, therefore making him a s8.storyteller all over the world.
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Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat1.(prepare)to cross a river, when he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2.he ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great3.(anxious)too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he 4.(immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕)on the side of the boat5.his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help6.(get)his sword back. Shortly after the 7.(arrive)at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though8.(spend)rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became9.well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 10.(relate)to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.
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Once upon a time, there lived two parent parrots. Every morning they flew out to food for their two young birds. One day, a hunter the young birds. The young birds to free themselves from the hands of the hunter. One from the hunter, while the other was taken in a cage by the hunter to his house. He gave it to his .
The other parrot flew away and came to a place where some holy men lived. They did not the young parrot, so it stayed there. It their talk and learned to say a few words.
Several years later, a traveler was walking near the hunter’s hut(小屋). He sat near the hut, extremely . He heard the parrot that lived there say, “ , why have you come here? I will cut your throat.” The traveler got up and left the place in a hurry. Then he happened to reach the place where the other parrot lived. The parrot was sitting on a tree. Seeing the traveler, it said, “Welcome, traveler. Welcome to this hermitage(偏僻的寺院). We have a lot of good in this forest, which looks sweet and delicious. Eat whatever you like. The holy men will you well.”
The traveler was . He couldn’t understand why this parrot was so polite the other one was so rude. They were both parrots, after all. it wasn’t strange. The parrot he met first lived with the hunter’s children who often spoke words, while the parrot he met later had learned the of holy people.
Our growing environment is of great . It is the company that shapes our words and deeds. Good company helps us learn good things while bad company the contrary. Therefore, choose the people to grow up with.
1.A. get B. preserve C. cook D. buy
2.A. defeated B. threatened C. caught D. observed
3.A. flew B. screamed C. advanced D. struggled
4.A. disappeared B. learned C. escaped D. died
5.A. cousins B. kids C. neighbors D. parents
6.A. harm B. follow C. know D. demand
7.A. looked for B. cared for C. referred to D. listened to
8.A. disappointed B. tired C. concerned D. excited[
9.A. Father B. Officer C. Fool D. Sir
10.A. suddenly B. gradually C. hardly D. immediately
11.A. rice B. fruit C. meat D. bread
12.A. treat B. understand C. guide D. protect
13.A. interested B. thrilled C. surprised D. relaxed
14.A. though B. unless C. as D. while
15.A. Necessarily B. Actually C. Fortunately D. Strangely
16.A. dirty B. short C. dishonest D. amazing
17.A. language B. joy C. attitude D. experience
18.A. difference B. shock C. value D. importance
19.A. picks up B. consists of C. leads to D. makes up
20.A. lucky B. right C. kind-hearted D. educated
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Once upon a time when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, and come back to me every at this hour till better times come. ''
The hungry children eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even the good gentleman.
But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest, but remained modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket, the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as 30 as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the 31 of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the _ open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much _, and said, ''Take the money back to the good _ _ at once, for it must have got into the loaf _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's _ , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no _ _. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ _ as you now are. Go home now, and the is your own. ''
1.A. Take B. Buy C. Order D. Smell
2.A. month B. week C. day D. year
3.A. stood B. sat C. gathered D. looked
4.A. but B. so C. since D. because
5.A. hearing B. thanking C. thinking D. looking
6.A. play B. laugh C. quarrel D. speak
7.A. crying B. standing C. quarreling D. singing
8.A. best B. oldest C. largest D. smallest
9.A. kissed B. took C. seized D. waved
10.A. hungry B. angry C. eager D. rude
11.A. size B. number C. length D. amount
12.A. letter B. bread C. basket D. bag
13.A. surprised B. pleased C. terrified D. excited
14.A. policeman B. teacher C. gentleman D. child
15.A. by accident B. by heart C. by hand D. by itself
16.A. letter B. apology C. money D. message
17.A. luck B. use C. good D. mistake
18.A. test B. reward C. thank D. attract
19.A. careful B. grateful C. beautiful D. enthusiastic
20.A. loaf B. basket C. world D. money
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