Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

1.A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

2.A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

3.A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

4.A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

5.A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

6.A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

7.A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

8.A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

9.A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

10.A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

 

  Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

1.A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

2.A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

3.A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

4.A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

5.A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

6.A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

7.A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

8.A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

9.A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

10.A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

 

The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. There are different  36  of breakfasts around the world.

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper(穷人).”  37   the old saying tells us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It   38  us with energy after a long night without food.

If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry easily. Breakfast helps children stay more focused in school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score   39  in most subjects.

Breakfast is also important for weight loss. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat

  40  throughout the day.

A healthy and   41  breakfast should include some protein(蛋白质) like eggs, milk or a little meat, which makes you energetic all day.

Carbohydrates(碳水化合物)like rice or bread can keep you active. Vegetables and fruit

  42  the vitamins that humans need.

  43  ,in China, breakfast is different from region to region. Porridge with pickles(咸菜),baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the   44  country. Although Western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still  45  traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested(消化), but also can provide enough energy in the morning.

1.                A．ways           B．types           C．rules D．methods

 

2.                A．So             B．Though         C．As   D．When

 

3.                A．provides        B．gives           C．offers    D．has

 

4.                A．lower          B．less            C．higher    D．more

 

5.                A．less            B．fewer          C．more D．much

 

6.                A．experienced     B．balanced        C．excited   D．different

 

7.                A．has            B．have           C．is    D．are

 

8.                A．Therefore       B．Thus           C．Because D．However

 

9.                A．all             B．one            C．whole    D．total

 

10.               A．dislike         B．know          C．want  D．prefer

 

 

We got up late as usual．My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden    41    

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage（处理）by   42   , he asked me for help at the last moment．   43   now we had an hour to get to the airport．   44   , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time．We checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We waited again for a long time until late evening   47   we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel．

The next morning after a   48   night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the   49  ．Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again．All the other passengers had been   50   in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten． You can imagine how we felt．

1．A． after                       B． until               C． before                  D． since  

2．A． herself                    B． himself           C． itself                    D． themselves

3．A． So                          B． Unless            C． Although              D． Because 

4．A． Friendly                  B． Luckily           C． Terribly                D． Possibly

5．A． look after                B． wait in            C． look at                 D． wait for

6．A． agreeing                  B． telling             C． asking                  D． shocking

7．A． where                     B． which             C． when                   D． what

8．A． bad                         B． good              C． dangerous            D． interesting

9．A． home                      B． hotel               C． station                 D． airport

10．A． woken up              B． paid for          C． given up               D． agreed with

Although it was only autumn，everything outside was covered in white．Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big  36  storm and no one was prepared．

    We have two apple trees in our backyard．Prana，our dog，loves  37．When she goes outside，she usually grabs a dirty apple from the ground to eat later on．Prana knows that when she brings her treasure into the house，I am not always  38，so she tries to hide it from me．It is our little game．

    On the day that it snowed too  39  in the season，Prana went outside and I  40  her from the window．I noticed that she was  41 lots of holes and bringing out the apples buried beneath the snow．She seemed to be  42 to dig up as many apples as she could．

    But when she came back inside，she brought back only one．About five minutes later,I looked outside．The yard was completely  43 with birds．Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat．She knew that they hadn’t prepared  44 food for the early winter.

    This beautiful act of unconditional love from a(an)  45 taught me what real kindness was．

1.A．sand    B．snow    C．thunder D．rain

2.A．apples    B．winter    C．games D．bones

3.A．clear    B．correct    C．happy D．surprised

4.A．1ate    B．beautifully    C．1ightly D．early

5.A．met    B．watched    C．called D．heard

6.A．hiding    B．finding    C．cutting D．digging

7.A．determined    B．suitable    C．nervous D．encouraged

8.A．hit    B．marked    C．covered D．taken

9.A．delicious    B．enough    C．1ess D．extra

10.A．teacher    B．friend    C．animal D．bird