One day, the wind starts an argument with the sun. "I'm much ( 1 ) than you are!" says the wind. "No." answers the sun, "I'm much stronger than you are!"
While they are arguing, they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy ( 2 ) . The sun says to the wind "Now let ( 3 ) see which of us can make the man take off his coat, then we will know ( 4 ) is stronger. "
First the ( 5 ) tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him. The wind is ( 6 ) with the man. Then the wind says to the sun, "Now it's your ( 7 ) . Let me see if you can make him take off his coat "The sun ( 8 ) to shine on the man. Soon it gets very hot! The man ( 9 ) his coat. The argument is ( 10 ).
A．strong B．strongest C．strongly D．stronger
A．trousers B．hat C．coat D．shoes
A．us B．we C．ourselves D．our
A．whose B．who C．when D．what
A．sun B．rain C．cloud D．wind
A．happy B．worried C．angry D．sad
A．way B．home C．hope D．turn
A．began B．begins C．begin D．beginning
A．takes off B．takes down C．puts on D．puts down
A．out B．over C．on D．off
Long long ago, there was a beautiful little girl. She was because she had no family and no home. She only had her clothes and some bread. But she was very kind.
A man asked her she had something to eat. She gave him her .
A child cried and told her that his was very cold. So she gave him her hat.
Then, she met a child with no coat. She gave him her coat.
One day, in the cold forest, she met another child who her dress. The little girl thought that it was dark and could see her, so she gave her dress away. At last, she had almost nothing: no family, nowhere to live, nothing to eat and little to wear.
, stars fell from the sky. These stars became beautiful pieces of money. With the money, she a new dress and a coat.
The little girl was rich for the of her life and she still helped the people in need with her money.A．alone B．kind C．poor
A．where B．if C．when
A．clothes B．home C．bread
A．neck B．back C．Head
A．noisy B． dark C．bright
A．asked for B．took off C．gave away
A．someone B．nobody C．anybody
A．Suddenly B．Certainly C．Recently
A.chose B．borrowed C．bought
A.end B． beginning C．rest
Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we don’t think about it. experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us the way we think about food.
Food is in great need a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.
So,what can a ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will more land for farming,and it will save water.
To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be .Americans, for example,have loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil1 to put pressure on natural resources.
World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.21cnjy
A．And B．But C．Or D．Until
A．change B．find C．get D．tell
A．instead of B．thanks to C．because of D．as for
A．help B．have C．feed D．meet
A．busy B．tired C．thirsty D．hungry
A．less B．more C．much D．little
A．time B．land C．people D．place
A．air B．meat C．money D．water
A．provide B．produce C．waste D．need
A．important B．hard C．easy D．necessary
A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．always
A．It B．They C．We D．That
A．continue B．stop C．have D．start
A．how B．when C．what D．where
A．quickly B．completely C．finally D．especially
完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, his mind was not on his work any more.
He used poor materials and worked on the house . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss the front-door key to him, "This is your house," he said, "A for you."
What a surprise! What a ! If he had known he was building his house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.
it is with us. Sometimes we build our carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don't have a to make it all over again.
Think of as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.
Your life today is the of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.
A．glad B．nervous C．ready D．sorry
A．if B．when C．how D．why
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．carefully B．completely C．carelessly D．successfully
A．handed B．left C．sold D．threw
A．gift B．promise C．choice D．question
A．task B．wisdom C．shame D．stress
A．real B．expensive C．old D．own
A．Neither B．So C．Nor D．As
A．studies B．lives C．jobs D．feelings
A．created B．changed C．discussed D．affected
A．plan B．chance C．method D．pleasure
A．himself B．herself C．myself D．yourself
A．wisely B．peacefully C．rapidly D．widely
A．talent B．wealth C．result D．difference
One afternoon, an old dog ran into Ben’s yard. The dog didn’t look hungry or sick, just very . Ben gave the dog a few pats (轻拍) on the . The dog followed Ben into the house, slowly walked down the hall and fell asleep in the corner.
An hour later the dog woke up, walked to the and went out. The next afternoon the dog was back. Once again the dog followed Ben into the house and in the corner for an hour. It was the story the next afternoon. Ben was very curious (好奇). “What’s up with this dog?” he wondered. Then he had an . Ben put a on the neck:
To the owner of this dog,
Do you know that your dog comes to my house every and sleeps for a while? Why?
The next day the dog came to Ben’s with a new note hung on its neck:
The dog lives in a home with six children. Three of them are under the age of two. It’s trying finding a room to sleep in. It can’t a quiet place here. Neither can I! Can I come with it tomorrow?A．excited B．tired C．young
A．foot B．hand C．head
A．door B．bathroom C． kitchen
A．walked B．danced C．slept
A．unusual B．same C．different
A．order B．answer C．idea
A．note B．telephone C．picture
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening
A．house B．office C．school
A．see B．stand C． find
I am not a brave girl, and even a little mouse scares(惊吓) me. _ _ I’ve been crazy about bungee jumping(蹦极). One day, I found a good place for this exicing__ __in Thailand by surfing the Internet. I packed my bag and flew there. However, I had no idea how to get to the address listed on the____. I called them and took a taxi, but the taxi driver didn’t know the way, either. He dropped me halfway.
Having bought some bread, I had to wait for the car that was supposed to pick me up. Just then a young man jumped out of a car and asked if I was Jenny. Then we __ __ to the bungee jumping place. I was amazed by the sights along the road through the window of the car.
I quickly signed an agreement which said I I might die, and____ a harness(安全带). The guide led me through a gate, asked me to sit in a special seat and tied my ____ and ankles(踝) well。
I was nervous but not scared. As soon as I stood up and felt my ankles ____ together, I got scared, I walked slowly to the edge(边) of the bridge and looked back. The workers looked at me and couldn’t help laughing. At last it was time to go. So I jumped as ____ forward as I could.
At that moment my memory seemed to stop. I felt ____ going up, like riding a fast lift, and them another drop and… Finally, I stopped in the air. I spread my arms wide, laughing loudly and ____. The workers pulled me up, smiling at me.A. But B. Or C. So
A. task B. sport C. subject
A. magazine B. newspaper C. website
A. walked B. ran C. drove
A. put out B. put on C. put off
A. legs B. ears C. eyes
A. tied B. divided C. spread
A. close B. far C. short
A. themselves B. himself C. myself
A. sadly B. angrily C. proudly
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