Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister , “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other . Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it , I will let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it ,I will kill him at once.”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote “die” on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces both “die”, but he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you k now what the kind man do about this at that time?
【小题1】The king was angry with              .

Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.

One day the king said to the bad minister , “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other . Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it , I will let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it ,I will kill him at once.”

The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote “die” on each piece of paper.

The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces both “die”, but he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you k now what the kind man do about this at that time?

1.The king was angry with              .

A．himself           B．the kind minister    C．the bad minister    D．the two ministers

2.      was told to write “live” and “die”.

A．The king          B．The kind minister    C．The bad minister    D．The two ministers

3.There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because           .

A．the kind minister didn’t want it.

B．the bad minister couldn’t write the word

C．the king told the bad minister not to write it

D．the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him

4.      must be disappointed in the end .

A．The king          B．The kind minister    C．The bad minister    D．All the other ministers

Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister , “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other . Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it , I will let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it ,I will kill him at once.”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote “die” on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces both “die”, but he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you k now what the kind man do about this at that time?

1. 1.

   The king was angry with              .

   1. A.
      himself
   2. B.
      the kind minister
   3. C.
      the bad minister
   4. D.
      the two ministers
2. 2.

         was told to write “live” and “die”

   1. A.
      The king
   2. B.
      The kind minister
   3. C.
      The bad minister
   4. D.
      The two ministers
3. 3.

   There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because          

   1. A.
      the kind minister didn’t want it
   2. B.
      the bad minister couldn’t write the word
   3. C.
      the king told the bad minister not to write it
   4. D.
      the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him
4. 4.

         must be disappointed in the end

   1. A.
      The king
   2. B.
      The kind minister
   3. C.
      The bad minister
   4. D.
      All the other ministers

第二节：补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分；满分5分）

    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。并将答案填入答题卡。）

（S=Salesgirl  K=Karen）

S：Hi, are you being helped?

K：  66  I’m interested in some scarves（围巾）．

S：All our scarves are in this section．What do you think of this one here? It’s made of silk.

K：  67 

S：Maybe you would like a heavy wool scarf．How about this one?

K：  68  How much is it?

S：It’s seventy—five dollars plus tax．

K：  69  Do you think it’s possible to get a discount?

S：Hm，since you like it so much，how about a 10 percent discount? That’s the best I can offer．

K：That’s good．  70 

S：Sure．Is there anything else I can get for you?

K：No，that should be it．Thank you．

A．It’s a little expensive．

B．Sure．

C．I don’t like the color．

D．No. I’m not．

E．Could you wrap it up for me?

F．I think that’s what 1 want．

G．I’d like to have something warm for the winter

Tre’S mom，Christina Thompson, cannot believe how much her son already learned this year in his full-day, free pre-school class in Oklahoma City. “Since he’s been in school his vocabulary has increased surprisingly,” Thompson says. “The other day he came home and said, ‘You know what ，mom? You are being ridiculous，” Thompson laughs quietly. “And then he asked, ‘Do you know what ‘ridiculous’ means, mom?’” Tre knows the entire alphabet, his numbers to 100，and he’s starting to read. And letters and numbers aside, Thompson is most struck by how fast Tre is absorbing vocabulary and language.

Of course, not all pre-school is created equal. High quality pre-schools have well-trained, well-educated teachers in the classroom (much like Tre Thompson’s teacher Mrs. Wallace, who uses play-based learning to teach both academics and social skills and can rattle off (飞快说出） a battery of data on how well her students are progressing towards their year-end goals). Texas can also offer a model for educator development: its Texas School Ready! Campaign has proven to increase the quality of participating pre-schools by providing early childhood teachers with coaching, professional development, research-based curriculum (课程)，and progress monitoring. States and districts should also combine pre-school with the K-12 system, as Oklahoma does ，so that children enter kindergarten smoothly.

Oklahoma is one of the leading states in providing students like Tre with free ，full-day pre-school. And the results are already paying off: According to a 2012 study, Oklahoma kids that went through pre-school showed vocabulary gains 28% higher than those of children without pre-school, and math gains 44% higher than non-pre-school kids. And we know that high-quality pre-school doesn’t just mean higher scores in elementary school. They were more likely to have graduated from high school and less likely to have committed a violent crime. They also earned more money and were more likely to be employed.

We know pre-school works, so let’s stop talking and start building a system where all children have access to excellent early childhood education. As any well-educated four year old could tell us, not doing so would be ridiculous.

1.The case of Tre in the first paragraph serves as the evidence of______.

A.children’s disrespect towards parents

B.the bad performance of students at school

C.the positive effect of pre-school on children

D.Thompson’s doubt about her son’s education

2.At high quality pre-schools, children may learn by______

A. playing B. modelling      C. researching  D. monitoring

3.It can be inferred that______.

A.children can not enter kindergarten without pre-school

B.Oklahoma is the best state offering full-day pre-school

C.all pre-schools have well-trained, well-educated teachers

D.kids with pre-school may be better equipped for their future

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Not all pre-school works

B.All pre-school is created equal

C.We owe our kids universal pre-school

D.Pre-school goes well with K-12 system