Once there was a girl called Arachne who was very proud of her skill at weaving. Many people came to see her 　 1　 her threads in red, blue, green or yellow that made her 　 2　 　　　　　　　

pictures glow with life. “The goddess Athene 　 3 　 have given you such a gift,” they said. But Arachne tossed her head. “No,” she replied 　 4 　 “I’ve taught myself everything I know. ” 　 5 those words, the goddess Athene decided to teach her a lesson. First she 　　 6　　 herself as an old woman and 　 7 　 Arachne’s door. When she opened it, the goddess warned her, “You shouldn’t compare yourself with the great Athene. You should be more 　 8 　 .” At that Arachne grew very angry. “ Let her come here and have a 　 9　 with me. Then we’ll see who’s better at weaving! ” 　 10　 Athene threw off her disguise and the contest began.

　 All day the two contestants wove bright 　11　 into marvellous pictures. Arachne’s was definitely 　 12　 in skill and design. At that Athene grew 　 13　 angry that she hit Archne. At once the girl became smaller and smaller. Her head disappeared and her body became 　 14　 . Her human arms and legs disappeared to be replaced with twice as many thinner insect-like　 15　 . As Arachne ran to hide, Athene laughed 　 16　 “You may live, Arachne, but you will do your weaving 　 17　 from now on. ” Hearing those words, Archne began to　 18　 a thread and to weave a pattern in the air. She had become the first　 19　 . Since then she has continued to recreate her lost 　 20　 beautiful masterpiece in her webs, and all other　 spiders have followed her.

1. A. color 　　　　　　　 B. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. print 　　　　　　　　　　 D. describe

2. A. taken 　　　　　　　 B. woven 　　　　　　　　　 C. drawn 　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

3. A. should 　　　　　　　 B. could 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

4. A. proudly 　　　　　　　　　 B. angrily 　　　　　　　　　 C. kindly 　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly

5. A. Saying　　　　　　　 B. Finishing　　　　　　　　 C. Hearing 　 　　　　　　 D. Listening

6. A. disappointed 　　　　　 B. disguised 　　　　　　　　　　 C. discouraged 　　　　 D. disaffected

7. A. took on 　　　　　　　　　 B. put on 　　　　　　　　　 C. turned on 　　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked on

8. A. careful　　　　　　　 B. humble 　　　　　　　　 C. proud 　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

9. A. conversation 　　　　　 B. fight 　　　　　　　　　　 C. competition 　　　　　 D. meeting

10. A. Immediately 　　 B. Fortunately 　　　　　 C. Hopefully 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Generally

11. A. colors 　　　　　　　　　　 B. threads 　　　　　　　　 C. wool 　　　　　　　　　　 D. feather

12. A. superior 　　　　 B. inferior 　　　　　　　　 C. good 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excellent

13. A. such 　　　　　　　 B. too 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. very 　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

14. A. longer　　　　　　　 B. prettier　　　　　　　　　 C. bigger　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rounder

15. A. heads　　　 　　 B. eyes 　　　　　　　　　　 C. legs　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ears

16. A. unhappily 　　　 B. uncertainly 　　　　　 C. untruly 　　　　　　　　 D. unkindly

17. A. on the ground B. in the air 　　　　　　　 C. at home 　　　　　　　 D. on the wall

18. A. preserve 　　　　 B. press 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare 　　　　　　　 D. produce

19. A. mosquito 　　　　 B. fly 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spider 　　　　　　　　　 D. insect

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

 

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car．It began to rain__1__ so I decided I would leave the children in the car__2__ I rushed into a shop．I warned the girls not to __3__ anything and told them I would be __4__ within a few minutes．Then I locked all the doors and left __5__happily looking out of the window.

   I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __6__! I could hardly believe my __7__．The car doors were __8__ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat __9__only two coats．Being __10__, I ran to the corner of the street __11__ there was no sign of them．I __12__up to an old lady nearby and asked __13__ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __14__ to stop trembling(发抖)．Suddenly, I __15__ a merry laugh _16__ me．I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(车尾行李箱) and __17__ were two very red-face and __18__ children．They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __19__ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again．__20__ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

1.A．heavy                      B．hard                    C．big                      D．hardly

2.A．before                     B．since                   C．after                   D．which

3.A．talk                         B．reach                  C．hear                    D．touch

4.A．away                       B．out                      C．back                   D．along

5.A．them                       B．her                      C．herself                D．themselves

6.A．discovered               B．disappeared          C．described            D．delivered

7.A．ears                        B．words                 C．eyes                    D．heads

8.A．even                        B．again                   C．already                D．still

9.A．have                        B．were                   C．had                     D．are

10.A．foolish                   B．proud                  C．frightened            D．pleased

11.A．where                    B．which                 C．that                     D．when

12.A．arrived                   B．looked                 C．rushed                D．left

13.A．what                     B．when                  C．whether              D．how

14.A．tried                      B．had                     C．tired                    D．ought

15.A．felt                        B．listened                C．smelt                  D．heard

16.A．behind                   B．over                    C．before                 D．with

17.A．outside                  B．among                 C．inside                  D．between

18.A．worried                 B．excited                C．surprised             D．interested

19.A．climbed                 B．flew                    C．threw                  D．jumped

20.A．For                       B．About                  C．With                   D．Down

 

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　　When we want to tell other people what we think or what we want, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many other ways. For example, we sometimes move our 1 up and down when we want to say“ 2 ”, and we move our heads from side to side when we want to say “ 3 ”. People who can neither hear nor 4 to each other can communicate with the help of their 5 . People who don't understand each other's 6 have to do the same. The following story shows 7 they sometimes do it.

　　An Englishman who couldn't speak Italian was once 8 in Italy. One day he entered a 9 and sat at a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his 10 in it, took them out again and moved his 11 .In this way he want to say, “Bring me something to 12 .”The waiter soon brought him a cup of 13 . The Englishman shook his head and the waiter 14 that he didn't want tea, so he took 15 away and brought him some coffee. The Englishman was very 16 at this time and looked very 17 . He was just going to leave their restaurant when another 18 came in. When this man saw the 19 he put it hands on his 20 . That was enough. After a few minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat on the table for him.

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  Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain__36__ so I decided I would leave the children in the car__37__ I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to __38__ anything and told them I would be __39__ within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left __40__happily looking out of the window.

   I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __41__! I could hardly believe my __42__. The car doors were __43__ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat __44__only two coats. Being __45__, I ran to the corner of the street __46__ there was no sign of them. I __47__up to an old lady nearby and asked __48__ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

   Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __49__ to stop trembling. Suddenly, I __50__ a merry laugh __51__ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(车尾行李箱) and __52__ were two very red-face and __53__ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __54__ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. __55__ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

36. A. heavy          B. hard                  C. big                       D. hardly

37. A. before         B. since               C. after                     D. which

38. A. talk             B. reach               C. hear                     D. touch

39. A. away           B. out                  C. back                     D. along

40. A. them           B. her                    C. herself                  D. themselves

41. A. discovered    B. disappeared  C. described              D. delivered

42. A. ears             B. words               C. eyes                     D. heads

43. A. even            B. again                 C. already                 D. still

44. A. have            B. were                 C. had                      D. are

45. A. foolish         B. proud                C. frightened             D. pleased

46. A. where          B. which               C. that                      D. when

47. A. arrived         B. looked               C. rushed                  D. left

48. A. what           B. when                C. whether              D. how

49. A. tried            B. had                   C. tired                   D. ought

50. A. felt              B. listened            C. smelt                  D. heard

51. A. behind         B. over                C. before                  D. with

52. A. outside        B. among               C. inside                   D. between

53. A. worried       B. excited              C. surprised              D. interested

54. A. climbed       B. flew                  C. threw                   D. jumped

55. A. For             B. About                C. With                     D. Down