Once upon a time, there was a poor boy working for a king day and night, but the king treated him badly. Every day, the boy went cold and hungry, so he ran away. Then one day, he met a big lion in the desert. The lion looked angry and the boy was afraid. He was about to run away when the lion said, “I am angry because there is a thorn(刺) in my foot.” “Don’t worry. I will help you.” So the boy sat down and helped to pull the thorn out. From then on, they became good friends.

One day, the king went hunting in the desert and he caught the lion! He threw it into a net. On his way back he saw the boy and caught him as well. “I will punish you for running away. I will throw you to the lion’s den(兽窝)!” said the king angrily. So he did! But to the king’s surprise, when the lion saw the boy, it lay down and smiled. The boy smiled too and put his arm around his friend. Greatly moved, the king let the boy and the lion go.

1.Why did the boy run away from the king?(回答词数不超过8个)

2.What did the lion do when the boy was thrown to its den?(回答词数不超过8个)

3.What have you learnt from the story?(回答词数不超过12个)

Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手)．He asked the king to declare
him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was about to do so when an old
servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a
much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three
years．”
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he
went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one
day, when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this
old man，then 1 will be the greatest archer．”
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood On his
shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The
old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow
turned back and wounded the young man very deeply．The old man came，took Out the
arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That’s  why
I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive，
and I’m nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is
very old, so go fast! Find the old man!”
【小题1】The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to“       ”

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, there was a king in China. He  36  a beautiful girl named Chang Er and made her stay in the palace so that he could see her  37  he wanted. However, the girl did not like the frightened figure of the king. She.  38  spoke a word in the palace. Each time the king went to her place, he  39  show her some treasures and brough some gifts to  40  her.

On every full moon, the girl would light candles to worship the moon. People believed that there was a god living in the moon that made the moon  41 .

One day, the full moon of the eighth month, the king  42  three pills to show her. “ This is from the priest(道士) of the palace. If  we eat them up, we can live forever.” He  43 .

Because the king was afraid that the pills would have side effects. He forced the girs to take the  44  first. If nothing wrong with her after taking the pill, he would take it immediately.  45,  the girl recognized that if she took all three of them, the king would  46  her eventually. Therefore, she  47  the king for the first time, “ Let me have a look at the pills first. Otherwise, I will not try at all.”

The king was  48  that the girl talked to him. So he  49  the pills to the girl. She did not say  50  but eat all of them. The king was extremely angry. He wanted to kill her.

At this moment, the girl started to  51 . She could fly for the sake of the  52  of the pills. The king could not catch her but had to watch her fly  53  the moon and disappear.

After that, people  54 . that there was a beautiful girl stay in the moon with a little old man and a bunny. The old man was believed to be the god inside the moon and bunny was his 55 . Day after day, Chinese believed that there were people lived in the moon.   

36.A.met B.married       C.inspected    D.loved

37.A.wherever       B.however      C.whatever    D.whenever

38.A.seldom B.never   C.ever     D.always

39.A.should   B.might      C.would  D.could

40.A.satisfy    B.show    C.guarantee    D.please

41.A.shine      B.light    C.appear        D.hide

42.A.took       B.brought       C.carried D.fetched

43.A. answered      B.responded    C.exclaimed    D.forecasted

44.A.palace    B.pill      C.moon   D.bunny

45.A.Therefore      B.Moreover    C.Besides       D.However

46.A.forgive   B.give up       C.leave    D.give away

47.A.turned to       B.talked with          C.depended on      D.spoke to

48.A.surprised       B.confused     C.angry D.scared

49.A.donated  B.returned      C.awarded      D.handed

50.A.something   B.nothing       C.anything      D.everything

51.A.fly        B.rise      C.develop       D.strike

52.A.quality   B.variety C.intake D.instructions

53.A.into B.toward             C.onto    D.within

54.A.argued    B.estimated     C.guessed       D.believed

55.A.companion     B.guide C.pet      D.choice

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16^th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18^th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

1.The kings of France and England in the 16^th century closed bath houses because      .

2.Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?________.

3.The underlined sentence in paragraph one is closest in meaning to __________.

4. How does the passage mainly develop?____________.

5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?___________.

1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.
Handel’s father was a barber and surgeon, which sounds like a strange combination today, but back then those occupations went hand in hand. Even though Handel was very interested in music, his father didn’t think that was a good way to earn a living, so he wanted his son to be a lawyer. The story goes that Handel smuggled a quiet piano into the house so that he could practice in secret.
One day, Handel went along when his father went to shave a duke. While his father was working, Handel sat down and played the duke’s organ. The duke was so impressed that he convinced Handel’s father to let his son study music, and Handel finally got to learn how to compose.
Handel soon discovered that what he liked most was opera. In fact, he was so passionate about opera that he even fought a duel (决斗) over it with one of his friends. Since Italy was the place to learn about opera composing, Handel went off to Italy to study. When he got home, he got a job as court composer for a German prince.
Having landed such a wonderful job, Handel immediately asked his boss for time off. He wanted to go to England, where he’d heard that there weren’t nearly enough composers to satisfy the British taste for Italian opera.
After great success writing opera in London, Handel came back to Germany. Then fate played a funny trick on Handel and his boss. The Queen of England died, and it just so happened that the prince Handel worked for was next in line to the British throne ( 王位 ). When he arrived in London as King George, followed Handel, his court composer in Germany.
In addition to serving the King, Handel became one of the most successful opera composers of his time. And he also produced them and traveled all over Europe to hire the best singers. There are stories of battles with rival ( 对手 )opera producers and of fights between rival singers. Handel apparently had quite a temper.
If you ever go to London, look for Handel’s grave in Westminster Abbey, where there’s a wonderful monument to him.
66. How did Handel begin to learn to compose?
A. His father was sure of his future success.
B. His performance impressed a duke.
C. He begged his father to send him to Italy.
D. He practiced hard and taught himself music.
67. What does the underlined word “smuggled” mean in the passage?
A. bought secretly               B. took secretly  
C. carried in advance          D. possessed personally
68. Why did Handel later settle down in Britain instead of Germany?
A. Because he could find better jobs in London.
B. Because he enjoyed greater fame in London.
C. Because his boss became King of Britain and brought him along.
D. Because London was a wonderful place to learn about opera.
69. Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Handel, as 
shown in the passage?
A. bad-tempered   B. talented     C. enthusiastic  D. optimistic
70. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A. Handel was born in the same year with Bach.
B. Many people worked both as a barber and surgeon.
C. Handel quit his job to learn about opera in Italy.
D. Handel was buried in London and was built a monument.