In China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below.
 social, having rich feelings, friendly but complaining
 hard, ordered, but keeping old
 brave, confident, but careless
 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion
 active, outgoing, popular but selfish
 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful
 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry
 kind, helpful, elegant but sad
 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)
 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy
 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical
 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless
6. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .
A. pig             B. rat             C. tiger       D. snake
7. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?
A. In 1998.       B. In 2000.    C. In 2002.    D. In 2004.
8. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics?
A. He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry
B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad
C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish
D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful
9. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.
A. rat            B. dog         C. horse       D. tiger
10. Which of the following is not true?
A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.
B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.
C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.
D. A cock year always comes after a monkey year.

 

A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friendsBut one day she heard the hounds(猎犬)getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friendsSoshe went to the horseand asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his backBut he refusedbecause he had important work to do for his masterHe felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her

She then came to the bulland hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns (角).The bull replied"I am very sorrybut I have an appointment with a ladybut I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want" The goathoweverfeared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon itThe sheephe felt surewas the proper friend to ask for help

So she went to the sheep and told him the situationThe sheep replied"Another timemy dear friendI do not like to have anything to do with itas hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares"

The hare then wentas a last hopeto the calf (小牛),who regretted that he was unable to help heras he did not like to take the responsibility (责任) upon himselfas so many older persons than himself had refused the taskBy this time the hounds were quite nearand the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped

根据材料内容选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.What do we know about the hare?

AShe was strong enough to face all the dangers

BShe was friendly and all animals loved to help her

CShe was ready to help other animals when necessary

DShe got along well with other animals and had a lot of friends

2.What happened to the hare one day?

AThe horse carried her away on his back

BHer enemy came near and she was in danger

CShe had an argument with her friendthe bull

DThe goat hurt her when taking her upon his back

3.What does the underlined word "repel" mean in Chinese?

A.击退????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B.厌恶????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C.排斥????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.拒绝

4.What do you think of the sheep?

AHelpless????????????? ????????????? BBrave????????????? ????????????? CFriendly????????????? DSmart

5.What does the story want to tell us?

ADon't judge a book by its cover

BOne's mind works fast in time of danger

CSometimes enemies can become good friends

DHaving too many friends means no friends sometimes

 

根据所给的首字母填写单词

This story took place more than 2,000 years ago. There was a young farmer. His family had been farmers for generations(世代). Year a 1. year and generation after generation,farmers used to plant in spring and h2.   in autumn, beginning to work at sunrise and finishing work at s 3.  . In good harvest years,they could only have enough food to eat and enough clothing to w 4.    .If there was a famine(饥荒) due to(由于) crop failure, they had to go hungry. This young farmer wanted to i 5.   his life. Being lazy and cowardly over everything,he often dreamed of having unexpected result. A strange thing t 6.   place at last. One day in late autumn, two groups of people were hunting nearby while he was ploughing in the field. As shoutings were rising one after a 7.    ,scared hares(野兔) were running desperately. Suddenly,a hare clashed(撞) itself against the stump of a dead tree in his field and died. That day, he ate his fill. From that day on,he no longer went in for farming a8.   . From morning till n 9.   ,he stayed by that stump, waiting for miracles(奇迹) to take place again.

   Later people often use the set phrase "staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and clash t  10.     against it to show trusting to chance and wind falls or dreaming to reap(收获) without planting. It is also used to show adhering(依附,坚持) to narrow experiences and not being able to be flexible(灵活的).

 

In China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below.

 social, having rich feelings, friendly but complaining

 hard, ordered, but keeping old

 brave, confident, but careless

 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion

 active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful

 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry

 kind, helpful, elegant but sad

 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)

 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy

 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical

 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless

6. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .

A. pig              B. rat              C. tiger        D. snake

7. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?

 A. In 1998.        B. In 2000.     C. In 2002.     D. In 2004.

8. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics?

 A. He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry

 B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad

 C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish

 D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful

9. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.

 A. rat             B. dog          C. horse        D. tiger

10. Which of the following is not true?

 A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.

 B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.

 C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.

 D. A cock year always comes after a monkey year.

 

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