Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .

When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is!” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.

As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.

“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”

He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool .

Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.

1.When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.

A. there were always many people to see him

B. everyone went home in a hurry

C. some people would take photos of him

D. no one would like to talk to him

2.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is _______.

A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed

B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome

C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself

D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself

3.From the paragraph we can infer that______.

A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends

B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him

C. Narcissus was talking to himself.

D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.

4.The story is mainly about_______.

A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything

B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was

C. how to teach children to learn better

D. what to do when you met a handsome boy

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阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was in a strange city and I didn’t know the city at all. ___, I could not speak a ____ of the language there. After I spent my first day in the town center, I decided to lose my way on my second day, for I ____ that this was the way of getting to know the strange city.

I ___on a bus, rode on it for several stops, then ____ and walked on. The first two hours ____ pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn ____my hotel for lunch. After I walked for ____, I decided I had better __the way. But the trouble was that I knew only the word of the name to the street.

I ___to ask a newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a ____. I shook my head and ___ the name of the street again and he put the paper into my hands. I ___ give him some money and went on my way. The next person was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, smiled and took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right, and left again. I nodded politely and walked on.

About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting ____and I saw green fields on ___ side of me. I had come all the way into the country. Now I had to look for the nearest railway station!

1.A. Besides B. ExceptC. Beside D. But

2.A. sentence B. meaning C. soundD. word

3.A. believed B. understoodC. said D. realized

4.A. rode B. tookC. got D. climbed

5.A. it off B. it downC. down it D. off it

6.A. spent B. pastC. passedD. through

7.A. toB. on toC. back D. back to

8.A. some time B. sometimeC. sometimes D. some times

9.A. to ask B. to ask for C. ask for D. ask

10.A. stood B. stop C. stopped D. standing

11.A. book B. paper C. magazineD. note

12.A. toldB. saidC. talkedD. spoke

13.A. mustB. wantedC. couldD. had to

14.A. more and more B. many and many C. less and less D. fewer and fewer

15.A. either B. both C. all D. neither

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