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   On a fine summer day a grasshopper (蝗虫) was singing and dancing happily in a field. At that time the grasshopper saw a little ant busy gathering 1 from the field.

   The grasshopper asked the ant, “Why are you working so hard? Come and chat with me. ” The ant replied to the 2 grasshopper, “ I am collecting foods for the winter season. Why can't you also store some food 3 the winter season?” And the ant 4 the work. The grasshopper laughed at the ant by saying “winter is so long to come” and continued to 5 .

   When the winter came the ant was 6 in his home using the food he saved during the summer time. The grasshopper was not able to 7 any food. When the grasshopper was about to cross the ant's house,he saw the ant happily enjoying the winter.

   The grasshopper asked the ant to give some food to eat. The ant laughed at the grasshopper and said, “You laughed at me 8 I was collecting food,and now you are coming and asking me for the food. Please 9 and have some food. ”

   The grasshopper felt ashamed of 10 .He went into the ant's house and had enough food for its stomach. And at the request of the ant,the grasshopper sang and danced.

1. A. corns   B. leaves   C. rubbish   D. stones

2. A. busy   B. smart   C. lazy   D. brave

3. A. in   B. for   C. on   D. to

4. A. finished   B. forgot   C. refused   D. continued

5. A. work   B. dance   C. sleep   D. jump

6. A. cold   B. difficult   C. happy   D. hungry

7. A. find   B. store   C. make   D. cook

8. A. unless   B. before   C. when   D. though

9. A. go away   B. take off   C. stay up   D. come in

10. A. herself   B. itself   C. myself   D. himself

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D

   当蚂蚁正在收集过冬的食物时，懒惰的蝗虫认为冬天还早呢，所以嘲笑蚂蚁。冬天来了，当蚂蚁高兴地享受储备的 食物时，蝗虫却找不到任何吃的东西，只好向蚂蚁乞求食物。 

1. A 根据下文蚂蚁的回答 “I am collecting foods for the winter season. ”可知，蚂蚁在收集过冬的食物。因此选 A.com意为“谷物”。

2. C通读短文可知，这只蝗虫很懒惰，所以此处用lazy ,选C.

3. B为冬季准备食物。介词for表目的，“为了……”，因此选B.

4. D蚂蚁一边说话一边继续收集食物。此处用continue符合语境。

5. B根据短文第一句“On a fine summer day a grasshopper was singing and dancing happily in a field. ”可知，此处 蝗虫嘲笑完蚂蚁后继续跳舞。选B。

6. C蚂蚁为冬季储备好了食物，所以当冬季来临的时候，蚂蚁很高兴地在家中享受食物故选C.

7. A蝗虫因为懒惰，夏天没有像蚂蚁一样收集食物,所以到了冬天,他找不到食物，选A.

8. C当蚂蚁收集食物的时候蝗虫嘲笑他。表示“当……时”用连词when”故选C.

9. D连词and连接两个并列的成分，根据最后一段中“He went into the ant's house."可知，此处表示妈蚁让蝗 虫进屋并给他食物，因此选D。

10. D因为主语是The grasshopper,所以此处应该用himself。

gather v.采集  ashamed  adj.惭愧的 stomach  n.胃

障碍句分析

  And at the request of the ant,the grasshopper sang and danced.应蚂蚁的要求，蝗虫又唱歌又跳舞。

   at sb. ’s request/at the request of sb.意思是“应某人的请求”，是固定词组。

着眼全文，解决残敌

   借助已经补全的空格，我们对全文有了更清楚的 理解，可以集中解决所遗留的少数疑难问题。例如第 9小题，根据上文蝗虫嘲笑蚂蚁，我们可能误选A. 但 是根据下文He went into the ant's house可确定选D,因此本题需要着眼全文，整合信息，才能确定答案。

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   My six-year-old granddaughter Caitlin and I stopped at a small shop for a chocolate cake. As we were going out the of door,a young teenage boy was coming in.

   This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a tuft of (—簇) blue hair on top. His left ear and nose were pierced. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other.

   Caitlin,who was walking ahead of me,stopped when she saw the teen. I thought she’d be scared of him and freeze on the spot.

   I was wrong.

   She backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. I stepped aside and let the boy pass. He was grateful (感激的) and said ,“Thank you very much. ”

   On our way to the car,I talked with Caitlin about holding open the door for the boy. I wanted to make sure whether she was troubled by his appearance. But the only thing Caitlin noticed about the teen was the fact that his arms were full. “ He would have had a hard time to open the door. ”

   I saw the shaved (剃光的) head and the blue hair. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a closed door.

   In the future,I hope to get on her level and raise my sights.

1. What made Grandma feel uncomfortable?

   A. The strange appearance of the teen.

   B. The terrible taste of the chocolate cake.

   C. The skateboard under the teen's arm.

   D. The rude behavior of the teen.

2. When Caitlin saw the teen,she .

   A. was too scared to move

   B. greeted him politely

   C. opened the door for him

   D. helped him carry his basketball

3. What surprised Grandma was that Caitlin .

   A. was also troubled by the hairstyle of the teen

   B. only noticed that the teen needed help

   C. had the same hobby as the teen

   D. decided to make the same hairstyle as the teen

4. From the article we can learn that Caitlin was.

   A. shy

   B. warm-hearted

   C. thankful

   D. brave

5. From what point of view (角度) is the story told?

   A. Six-year-old Caitlin.

   B. The young teenage boy.

   C. Caitlin's grandmother.

   D. A character that is not in the story.

Dear Tony,

   Do you want to visit Taiwan? The island is 36 ,000 square kilometers. Taipei is a capital city of many wonders. Taiwan has a population of 23 million. 98 % of them are Han Chinese. It is full of holiday fun for children.

   Warm all year round,you can make a comfortable tour of Taiwan in any season. If you want to take a plane,there are five China Airlines flights every week from Sydney to Taiwan,and three flights a week from Brisbane to Taiwan. Eva Airlines also have three flights every week from Brisbane to Taiwan.

   Taiwan is a child-friendly country. Children are welcome in restaurants. Many restaurants offer fried chicken,fish or other special meals for children.

   Do you like shopping? Taiwan has large shopping centres and night markets. Cheap clothing and toys can be bought at the popular night markets. Dream Mall that has been opened recently in Kaohsiung is nine stories high. And it's the sixth largest shopping centre in Asia. It houses a Hello Kitty Ferris Wheel (摩天轮) for families with children.

   By the way,Australian visitors can enter Taiwan without a visa (签证) and stay for 30 days. I'm sure you will have a good time in Taiwan.

Love,Darning

1. Taiwan has about Han Chinese.

   A. 36,000 thousand   B. 98 thousand

   C. 22. 54 million   D. 23 million

2. After reading the passage,we can guess Tony is from .

   A. Taiwan   B. Australia

   C. Hong Kong   D. Asia

3. Tony wants to fly from Brisbane to Taiwan,how many flights are there in a week?

   A. Eleven. B. Five.

   C. Six. D. Eight.

4. Which is true about Dream Mall?

   A. It's a new shopping centre.

   B. Cheap clothing can be bought there.

   C. It is six stories high.

   D. The Ferris Wheel is free.

5. Darning is writing the letter in order to .

   A. make an advertisement for China Airlines

   B. ask Tony to enjoy fried chicken

   C. enter Taiwan without a visa

   D. advise Tony to visit Taiwan

   A 100-year-old Briton has become the world's 1 marathon runner after finishing a race in Canada. Fauja Singh, from Ilford, east London,ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours,25 minutes and 16 seconds.

   The record-holder hit the wall at 22 miles on the way,2 he kept on running for another two hours and finished in 3 ,850th place,ahead of five other 3 .

   Mr Singh 4 running only 11 years ago — after his wife and son died. He 5 every day by running 10 miles. His coach Harmander Singh said Mr Singh was overjoyed.

   “Earlier,just before we came around the 6 corner,”he said,44achieving this will be like getting married again. He's really overjoyed,he's achieved his lifelong 7 .”

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   On Thursday he broke another eight records for 100-year-old men by completing all eight distances ranging from 100 m to 5 ,000 m.

   Mr Singh said, “The 9 to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be 10 for everything you have,stay away from people who are negative,stay smiling and keep running. ”

1. A. fastest   B. tallest   C. oldest   D. longest

2. A. and   B. although   C. but   D. so

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4. A. kept on   B. stopped   C. took up   D. joined

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   When the first shoot (嫩芽) 3 appeared,the boy went to see his teacher. “Can I uproot (拔起) it yet?” he asked. The teacher answered that he would still have to take care of the plant for quite some time 4 he would be able to collect many seeds from just one sunflower. The boy was unhappy,but he 5 looking after his sunflower.

   Some days later,the boy saw the sunflower's first 6,and he cut the plant so he could eat them. But the plant was still green,and of course the seeds couldn’t be 7.

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2. A. excited   B. tired   C. naughty   D. active

3. A. recently   B. finally   C. carefully   D. quietly

4. A. before   B. after   C. if   D. though

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   D. The young boy and the friends were in different cars (车厢) .

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   B. Everything comes to him who waits.

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   考试之前，很多学生会非常紧张，以至于寝食 难安，美国专家布朗先生给我们来支招，请仔细阅 读下面材料，从A-G七个选项中为每一段选择恰 当的主旨句。

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