Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives.” It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.
The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics. McMug is another cartoon pig. But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!
【小题1】McDull is famous for ______.

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then        ? Here is an example.

      There was a farmer who       corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the       and won the first prize.

      One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something         about how he grew it. The farmer      his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

       "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked.  "You know they are taking part in the       with you each year. "

      "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The       picks up pollen {花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If nay neighbors grow       corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, f must       my neighbors to grow good corn. "

      The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve       his neighbor's corn improves.

       As a great man says, "We make a living by what we       ; we make a life by what we give." We can't      without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningf~I1 life is not decided by how much we can get,       by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us         from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find       in their life.

1.A. why          B. how              C. when            D. where

2.A. grew          B. bought            C. sold             D. collected

3.A. cheapest          B. prettiest           C. best              D. shortest

4.A. popular            B. serious            C. terrible           D. surprising

5.A. lent              B. showed                  C. offered           D. recommended

6.A. game       B. fight              C. experiment        D. competition

7.A. wind        B. water             C. farmer            D. neighbor

8.A. tasty            B. bad                    C. tall               D. unusual

9.A. teach       B. remind            C. help                       D. require

10.A. unless            B. though            C. because           D. when

11.A. do              B. own              C. get                   D. grow

12.A. cheer             B. move            C. work              D. live

13.A. and        B. but                    C. or               D. so

14.A. different    B. free                 C. safe                     D. far

15.A. hope              B. success                 C. friendship          D. happiness

Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives.” It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!

McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.

The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics. McMug is another cartoon pig. But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!

1.McDull is famous for ______.

A．having a birthmark on his left eye

B．having a birthmark on his right eye

C．his wonderful character

D．visiting the Maldives

2.McDull is a very _______pig.

A．clever            B．rich              C．friendly and kind    D．lazy

3.When McDull came to Hong Kong with his Mum, he felt _______.

A．sad              B．unhappy          C．angry             D．excited

4.Where are the artists who created McDull from?

A．Hong Kong.                            B．Japan.

C．America.                              D．Not mentioned.

5.In the writer’s opinion, what kind of person will live a happy life?

A. A person who has to be very clever.

B. A person who is happy and simple with lots of dreams.

C. A person who is easy to give up

D. Both A and C.

Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to    1   themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot    2  catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their   3   with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look    4 . But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color    5  crops have. Some other pests whose colors are   6   plants are easily found and eaten by   7  . So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only   8  .

If you    9 animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect    10  . Bears, lions and other animals  11  quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters   12  their colors are much like the trees.

Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the   13 . A kind of fish can   14  a kind of black liquid(液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is   15  they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.

1.                A．show          B．protect         C．kill  D．interest

2.                A．easily          B．freely          C．safely    D．differently

3.                A．sizes           B．smells          C．colors    D．shapes

4.                A．yellow         B．red            C．black D．green

5.                A．so             B．as             C．like  D．with

6.                A．different from   B．same as         C．similar to  D．opposite with

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

8.                A．in the morning   B．at noon         C．at night   D．in the daytime

9.                A．study          B．write           C．draw D．work

10.               A．them          B．themselves      C．it D．itself

11.               A．run            B．fight           C．move D．eat

12.               A．because        B．so             C．and  D．although

13.               A．forests         B．desert         C．sea   D．mountains

14.               A．keep out       B．come out       C．look out   D．give out

15.               A．why           B．when          C．how  D．where

Do you know something about the Akuapem people? They live in eastern Ghana (加纳), where the sunshine hugs all the time. They are very friendly. Now let’s have a look at how the Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, for the host (主人) thinks that the visitor must have come from a very long trip and is in need of water. Then the host family greet the visitor by saying “Akwaaba.” More interestingly, if there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because the left hand is regarded dirty according to the Akuapem people.
Next, the visitor is asked how his trip was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and children, especially girls, are cooking food for the visitor. The visitor can choose the food. After the visitor has finished eating, the host and the visitor continue their conversation. Usually this is a short one since the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food to take along. He is also accompanied (陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
No matter if he is a close friend or just a passer-by (过路人), this is always the way that the friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
B）阅读表达。阅读第I卷第三大题D篇短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。（共5小题，计10分）
【小题1】What is the visitor offered at first by the family of Akuapem?
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【小题2】Why does the host shake only with his right hand?
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【小题3】Who are cooking food while the host is chatting with the visitor?
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【小题4】When will the child who accompanies the visitor to the station come back home?
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【小题5】What does the article mainly talk about？
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