One day a rabbit ran into an elephant. "Hello," said the rabbit. "Fine day, isn’t it?" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny(小的) creature and shouted. "Leave me alone. I don’t have the time to waste on someone so small." The rabbit was shocked by the elephant’s words. Then he decided to ask the whale(鲸鱼) what she thought about the elephant’s rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, "You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War (拔河比赛)." The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Very well, little one. Go and get a rope," she said. The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, "Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War." The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, "When I say 'pull’, you start pulling. "The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, "Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull’，you swim." The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit’s foolishness. Then the rabbit called out "PULL!" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said "hello" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.

1.Why did the rabbit want a game of Tug-of-War?

　  A. He wanted to show he was the best.

  　B. He knew that he could do well in this game.

 　 C. He wanted to get respect from the elephant and the whale.

  　D. He wanted to prove he wasn’t the tiniest animal.

2.What do you think of the rabbit according to the story?

  　A. Smart and brave.              B. Tiny and stupid.

  　C. Pride and naughty.             D. Poor and weak.

3.Why did the elephant and the whale lose the game?

　　A. They didn’t prepare for it.

　　B. They were not as strong as the rabbit.

　　C. They were too impolite to the little rabbit.

　　D. They actually fought with each other but not the rabbit.

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. The elephant was pleased to talk to the rabbit at first.

　　B. It was the whale who suggested having a game of Tug-of-War.

　　C. The rabbit was stronger than both the whale and the elephant.

　　D. The whale and the elephant began to respect the rabbit from then on.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　When a person is curious about something, it means he is 1 in it and wishes to know more about it. There is 2 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.

　　Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their 4 are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 6 home or taking outside, or 7 they have come so early or late. To be interested in these things is 8 because they are 9 at all. It is none of their 10 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 11 not only 12 but also harmful. For most probably, it 13 to small talk which often brings harm, shame of disrespect to others, and thus 14 their feelings.

　　On the other hand, there is a 15 curiosity--the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to 16 all they can about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 17 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 18 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 19 a result of curiosity, 20 , the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have few or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__36__ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 　37__.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 　38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 　39　 and landed in the grass.

My 　40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 　42　 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the 43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 　44 to prepare a 45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 46　 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 　47 !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to　 48 those who helped you make it through those　 49 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 　50　 you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with 　51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 　53 me from doing the unspeakable.”

　 Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 　54 　　of your actions. With one small gesture you can　 55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.

【小题1】 A. How 　　　　　B. When 　　　　　　C. Why 　　　　　　 D . Where

【小题2】. A. stupid　 B. clever　　　　 　　C. wonderful　　　 　　D. Anxious

【小题3】. A. throwing 　 B. knocking 　C. taking　　　　 　　D. Snatching

【小题4】 A. lost 　 B. sending　　　 C. broken　　　 　　 　　D. Flying

【小题5】 A. heart 　B. head　　　　 　　 　　C. hands　　　 　　 D. thought

【小题6】 A. While　　　 　　　　　 B. As　　　　　 　　 C. Because　　　 　 D. Once

【小题7】 A. passed by 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came up C. went on　　　 　　D. turned out

【小题8】 A. top 　 B. hardest　　　 　　 　　C. favorite　　　 　　 D. Luckiest

【小题9】 A. pride 　B. honor　　　 　　 C. pleasure　　　 　　　 D. Chance

【小题10】A. class　 　B. school　　　 　　　 C. graduation　　 　 D. College

【小题11】A. excited B. nervous　　　 　 　　C. proud　　　　 　　 D. Crazy

【小题12】A. great　 B. famous　　　 　　　　 C. praised　　 　　　D. Honored

【小题13】A. reward 　B. remember 　　　 C. thank 　 D. Congratulate

【小题14】A. happy 　 B. exciting　　　 　　　　 C. old　　　　　 　　 D. Hard

【小题15】A. chance　 　B. gift　　　　　 　　　　 C. help　　　　　 　　 D. Favor

【小题16】A. wonder 　　B. anxiety　　　　 C. disbelief　　 　　 D. Pride

【小题17】A. kill　　　　 　B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. test　　　　　 　 D. Hurt

【小题18】A. protected B. freed 　　C. warned　　　　 　　　 D. Prevented

【小题19】A. price B. use　　　　　 　　C. power　　　　 　 D. Meaning

【小题20】A. destroy 　B. change 　 C. save　　　　　 　 D. understand

　　Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

　　It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随机地) from the population,it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

　　Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth playsa part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.

Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Para. 1?

　　A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.

　　B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.

　　C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.

　　D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.

It is suggested in this passage that_______.

　　A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence

　　B. close relations usually have similar intelligence

　　C. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely

　 　　to be in intelligence

　　D. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees

　 　　of intelligence

In Para. 1, the word "surroundings" means_______.

　　A. intelligence 　　　　　B. life

　　C. environments 　　　　　D. housing

The best title for this article would be_______.

　　A. On Intelligence

　　B. What Intelligence Means

　　C. We are Born with Intelligence

　　D. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 36 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 37. So both of them agreed not to 38 after choosing a 39 at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork 40 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 41 after a 42 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 43 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 44  what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and  45 , for it brooked(容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss 46  . Only 47 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 48  possible regret.

Life is 49 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 50  jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 51 give up the other——you can get half of it. If you 52 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 53 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54 you have got half of the desirable things in life——something that is  55 to come by.

36. A. easy               B. eager　　　       C. impossible       D. possible

37. A. enough　　　       B. limited　　 C. tight             D. plentiful

38. A. retrace          B. come　　　       C. go　　　　　    D. go back

39. A. main road　          B. branch　　         C. crossing　　　   D. highway

40. A. showed　　　      B. pointed　　         C. intended　　　  D. made

41. A. former　　　        B. later　　　     C. last                D. the third

42. A. brief　　　           B. long　　　         C. no　　　　　    D. heated

43. A. hoped　　　        B. wanted　　       C. favored             D. got

44. A. getting          B. taking　　          C. grasping           D. giving up

45. A. slowly　　　         B. immediately      C. timely　　      D. easily

46. A. less　　　　         B. more　　　       C. most　　　　  D. least

47. A. high　　　　        B. slow　　　        C. short　　　　  D. rapid

48. A. increase　　             B. rid　　　　         C. reduce　          D. raise

49. A. just exactly        B. more or less         C. hardly           D. most

50. A. unwanted　　      B. rejected　       C. enjoyable          D. desirable

51. A. wish　　　　       B. want　　　       C. must　　　　　 D. have to

52. A. spend time　　    B. kill time            C. have a hard time  D. hope for

53. A. start with　      B. get up　　          C. succeed in　　   D. end up in

54. A. By no means       B. Not in the least   C. At most              D. At least

55. A. stupid　　　         B. delighted　     C. hard               D. supported