易读度★★☆

    Once there lived a (国王) in a small country. Every summer,the king went to his palace (宫殿) near a forest and then 36 to his palace in the city center in autumn.

     One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest. He didn't tell anyone else where he had gone,so he was very happy 37 the peace and quiet as he swam. 38,he heard a loud noise. Looking around,he saw a big bear (coming at him. The king was very 39 . He jumped out of the water and ran away at once. He ran and ran 40 he was completely lost. Finally,hungry and tired,he saw an old house in the forest. He knocked (&) on the door and an old farmer 41 it. “I’m your king,” he said to the old man. “Ihungry. Bring me something to eat quickly!”

     The old man lived a poor life and his 42 was not good enough for the king. He had only four eggs,but since the king was so hungry,the farmer 43 the simple food and gave it to the king. The king ate the eggs and felt much better. “Thank you,good man ,” the king said. uHow much must I pay you 44 that?” “£19. ”

     “How 45 they are!Are eggs rare (稀罕的) here?”

     “No,” answered the old farmer, “but kings are!”

() 36. A. reached   B. shouted

C. pointed   D. returned

() 37. A. using   B. enjoying

C. drawing   D. describing

() 38. A. Luckily   B. Usually

C. Suddenly   D. Comfortably

() 39. A. afraid   B. bored C. relaxed   D. excited

() 40. A. if   B. until C. unless   D. because

() 41. A. painted   B. repaired

C. controlled   D. opened

() 42. A. family   B. house C. food   D. life

() 43. A. cooked   B. changed

C. imagined   D. bought

() 44. A. of   B. for C. through   D. without

() 45. A. big   B. small

C. cheap   D. expensive 

B易读度

    On Christmas Eve,Mrs. Clare was doing some shopping in the supermarket when she passed a stall (摊位) .The stall was selling tickets(彩票) . She decided to buy one for her son. As soon as she bought the ticket,she went home to Wrap (包装) her gifts and put them under the Christmas tree. While she was wrapping her son’s gift,she put the lottery ticket into the bag. And then she forgot all about it. On Christmas Day,her son and daughter came to her house. They all sat around the tree and opened their gifts. Mrs. Clare totally forgot about the lottery ticket. After her son opened his gift and thanked his mom,he threw the bag in the (垃圾箱) .

    A few days later,Mrs. Clare and her son Jack,were having coffee together in town. A piece of news came from the radio. It said the winning lottery ticket for the Christmas was sold in that supermarket. “Listen,” said Jack, “that is the stall where you usually buy your tickets. And the winning number is the same as my birthday!” Suddenly Mrs. Clare remembered her son's Christmas gift. “Oh no!” she cried and jumped out of her seat.

    She explained what had happened to her son on their way home. When they got home,Mrs. Clare and Jack ran to the bin an? started emptying it. Finally,they found it 一 the winning ticket!

() 56 Mrs. Clare bought the lottery ticket for her

   A. father   B. mother

    C. son   D. daughter

() 57. Wh?t does the underlined word “totally” in Paragraph 1 mean?

   A. Suddenly. B. Completely,

   C. Luckily   D. Hardly.

() 58. What was Mrs. ClareVdping when she knew she won the lottery ticket for the Christmas?

   A. Shopping. B. Driving,

   C. Drinking coffee. D. Wrapping gifts.

() 59. How may Mrs. Clare feel at the end of the story?

   A. Excited. B. Worried,

   C. Bored. D. Shocked.

() 60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Mrs. Clare put the lottery ticket under the bed.

   B. The winning lottery number was Jack's birthday.

   C. Mrs. Clare didn't like shopping in the supermarket.

   D. It was the first time for Mrs. Clare to buy a lottery ticket.

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