My brother can play many m instruments,such as the piano,violin and so on.——青夏教育精英家教网—

When we were children, our grandfathers told us the river was called the Pool that Forgets because when anything falls into it, the pool forgets to send it to the 36 again. One time when we were no longer children and not yet man, we seized a hunting dog and took her to the Pool that Forgets. We 37 her into the pool, and we all 38 to see her come up. We waited from morning till evening but 39 never came up. We knew that the 40 had forgotten her.

But this particular day when we were 41 from the raid （袭击）, everyone had taken a trophy (猎获品) 42 my brother. Maybe that was why he was talking when we were whispering and why he 43 to sound as though he had no 44 . My brother was forced to walk behind us. That is — the position of honour and dishonour. As an honour, the 45 men are placed there to 46 us when we return, but sometimes those who have not shown the strength are placed there to be laughed at for 47 . I think my brother 48 this, because as we reached the pool, he ran 49 us. He stopped at the 50 to the gray rock above the pool and stood there with 51 trying to look stronger than he was.

“Heroes of the Only World!” he shouted, “Watch me. I am not 52 the Pool that Forgets.”

And with those words, he dived and 53 into the pool and we saw nothing more. We stared over edge of the 54 . Our eyes staring into the circle of terror (恐惧) produced by 55 .

36. A. surface B. bottom C. bank D. edge

37. A. put B. sent C. brought D. threw

38. A. decided B. waited C. promised D. agreed

39. A. he B. it C. she D. they

40. A. dog B. pool C. children D. me

41. A. setting out B. starting off C. moving on D. returning

42. A. besides B. including C. except D. more than

43. A. tried B. hoped C. learned D. stopped

44. A. worry B. fear C. courage D. wish

45. A. strongest B. weakest C. cleverest D. luckiest

46. A. save B. support C. satisfy D. protect

47. A. poverty B. mistake C. weakness D. carelessness

48. A. understood B. apologized C. guessed D. accepted

49. A. behind B. among C. before D. ahead of

50. A. surface B. edge C. top D. bottom

51. A. a simple B. anger C. pride D. pleasure

52. A. afraid of B. fond of C. proud of D. surprised at

53. A. dropped B. swam C. buried D. disappeared

54. A. pool B. rock C. my brother D. word

55. A. the bunting dog B. my brother C. the Pool that Forgets D. our grandfathers

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-----How do you find the book? ------_____________.

A. Great. B. With the help of my brother.

C. By looking around.D.By chance.

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根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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A： May I help you, sir?

B： Yes, please. 　1 　. He's taking a trip to America.

A： Is he going by ship or by plane?

B：　2 　. My gift will have to be something light in weight. What can you suggest?

A： What about this wallet? 　3 　.

B： My sister already gave him one. 　4 　.

A： Here is a gift for the man who has everything.

B： Oh, a beautiful tie. 　5 　. I'll take it.

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A． By train

B． I want to buy a personal gift for my brother

C． That is a wonderful idea

D． He's flying

E． I'd like something unusual

F． I'll also give him one

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When we were children, our grandfathers told us the river was called the Pool that Forgets because when anything falls into it, the pool forgets to send it to the 1 again. One time when we were no longer children and not yet men, we seized a hunting dog and took her to the Pool that Forgets. We 2 her into the pool, and we all 3 to see her come up. We waited from morning till evening but 4 never came up. We knew that the 5 had forgotten her.

But this particular day when we were 6 from the raid (袭击), everyone had taken a trophy (猎获品) 7 my brother. Maybe that was why he was talking when we were whispering and why he 8 to sound as though he had no 9 . My brother was forced to walk behind us. That is the position of honor and dishonor. As an honor, the 10 men are placed there to 11 us when we return, but sometimes those who have not shown the strength are placed there to be laughed at for 12 . I think my brother 13 this, because as we reached the pool, he ran 14 us. He stopped at the 15 to the gray rock above the pool and stood there with 16 trying to look stronger than he was.

“Heroes of the only world!”he shouted,“Watch me. I am not 17 the Pool that Forgets.”

And with those words, he dived and 18 into the pool and we saw nothing more. We stared over edge of the 19 . Our eyes staring into the circle of terror produced by 20 .

1.A.surface　　　　　　　　 B.bottom　　　　　　　　　　 C.bank　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.edge

2.A.put　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.sent　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.brought　　　　　　　　　　 D.threw

3.A.decided　　　　　　　　 B.waited　　　　　　　　　　 C.promised　　　　　　　　 D.agreed

4.A.he　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.she　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.they

5.A.dog　　　　　　　　　　 B.pool　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.children　　　　　　　　　　 D.me

6.A.setting out　　　　　　　　　　 B.starting off　　　　　　 C.moving on　　　　　　　　 D.returning

7.A.besides　　　　　　　　 B.including　　　　　　　　 C.except　　　　　　　　　　 D.more than

8.A.tried　　　　&nbs9p;　　　　　　 B.hoped　　　　　　　　　　 C.learned　　　　　　　　　　 D.stopped

9.A.worry　　　　　　　　 B.fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.courage　　　　　　　　　　 D.wish

10.A.strongest　　　　　　　　　　 B.weakest　　　　　　　　　　 C.cleverest　　　　　　　　 D.luckiest

11.A.save　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.support　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.satisfy　　　　　　　　　　 D.protect

12.A.poverty　　　　　　　　 B.mistake　　　　　　　　　　 C.weakness　　　　　　　　 D.carelessness

13.A.understood　　　　 B.apologized　　　　　　　　 C.guessed　　　　　　　　　　 D.accepted

14.A.behind　　　　　　　　 B.among　　　　　　　　　　 C.before　　　　　　　　　　 D.ahead of

15.A.surface　　　　　　　　 B.edge　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.top　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.bottom

16.A.a simple　　　　　　 B.anger　　　　　　　　　　 C.pride　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.pleasure

17.A.afraid of　　　　　　 B.fond of　　　　　　　　　　 C.proud of　　　　　　　　 D.surprised at

18.A.dropped　　　　　　 B.swam　　　　　　　　　　 C.buried　　　　　　　　　　 D.disappeared

19.A.pool　　　　　　　　 B.rock　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.my brother　　　　　　 D.word

20.A.the hunting dog　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.my brother

C.the Pool that Forgets　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.our grandfathers