Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and throughout our childhood.
The stories are the of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.
, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They in small volumes（量）until his death.
Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．tell B．speak C．smile D．cry
A．discoveries B．inventions C．creations D．feelings
A．hard B．easy C．excited D．bad
A．bought B．found C．received D．lost
A．spoken B．talked C．smiled D．laughed
A．career B．hobby C．performance D．trip
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．Since then D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．found B．brought C．made D．let
So far only humans use the Internet.But now some sharks in the coastal regions of Western Australia began to use it.
These fish are with mobile phones and using their fins(鳍) to type messages.People put electronic devices(电子装置) on over 330 of them.The electronic devices can a message through the Internet, anytime they swim near the Australian beach.
The Internet us about the appearing of the shark; it also tells us where they are.It is hoped that this information will give swimmers time to drive away from them.
using the devices to help save swimmers, the are also hoping to get more information about shark behavior and movements.
Though Western Australia is the most in the world for shark attacks(攻击), the numbers are actually quite .In 2014, there were just 14 attacks.However, the fear of the fish is so high that it is to provide people some comfort.
In addition, scientists are also hoping that it will the fish because their numbers are always dropping.They will surely help stop unnecessary killing.
A.swimming B.running C.walking
A.come into B.send out C.leave for
A.says B.tells C.wants
A.a few B.a little C.enough
A.Beside B.Besides C.Except
A.swimmers B.scientists C.children
A.popular B.serious C.dangerous
A.short B.big C.small
A.interesting B.important C.boring
A.kill B.save C.sell
完形填空。（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May every year. It is a day when children give their _____ cards, presents and flowers. One of the best ways to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the _______. Many families begin Mother’s Day with _____ in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mom _______ up late as they go into the kitchen and get ready _______ her favorite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can make anything your mom likes. After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle _______ only one flower. It’s spring here, the children can pick the nicest _____ from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mom’s favorite books and newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate ______ it is given to mom in bed. Many families take mom out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mom _____ and let her see what a wonderful _______ she has.
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once William asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
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完形填空：从每题的三个选项中，选出可填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 (共12分)
Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like you to a wonderful palace now.”
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him . He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes, but you can open only one,” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it!” the turtle warned him. “All right. I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.
After he was back home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.
A. away B. into C. out
A. asking B. to let C. to invite
A. left for B. arrived at C. got away
A. a very big dinner B. a very poor dinner C. a very small dinner
A. pleased with B. strict in C. angry with
A. to his surprising B. to his surprised C. to his surprise
A. a poor man B. a rich man C. an old man
A. liked B. looked C. looked like
The main character of this article is called Dean Bluey . He is a schoolboy from the USA . He became a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in country . Dean Bluey has much in computer. One day , he an e-mail to a friend on the Internet . Suddenly he a message saying ‘ Help! Pain! Help! ’ The message was from Finland ,
kilometres away from America. I didn’t know I should do , Dean said to a reporter afterwards. It was really difficult to tell if the message was real. So Dean did nothing at first . the message kept coming . By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble , Dean explained. He that the sender was a student called Tarja , who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was , there was no phone around her. Her only way of with the world was by e-mail . Dean got in touch the police at once . And they realized that the situation was quite serious . They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救护车） rushed to the library. , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly. “ I’m glad she’s OK .” Dean said . It’s hard to believe , but saved her life . Just as a sentence says : “ is impossible . ” , which is from an advertisement on TV .
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