We find __________ impossible for us to learn a foreign language well in a short time.

A． that B． this C． one D． it

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there was a rich man named Chulong．

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange________with beautiful feathers and sweet voice in a tree．Chulong________ went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could________and get lots of money．

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “________will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered(使…成为泡影)．He became angry and wanted to________the bird for the meat.

Then the________ bird suggested, “Well, set me free．In return I shall teach you________simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird________ , and he was afraid that the bird would fly away．However, the bird________it would keep its word(守信)．Chulong wanted to take a risk．He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree．It became________again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the birD．

Then the bird taught Chulong the________ : The first rule is Never believe everything others say．The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have．The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone．You ________me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away．You believed all that I said． And you are sad about not having me．Though the rules are simple, you have never them．Now have you got the________of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird________and disappeared from his sight．

1.A． cat B． bird C． panda D． monkey

2.A． proudly B． freely C． slowly D． weakly

3.A． eat B． study C． draw D． sell

4.A． Nobody B． Somebody C． Anybody D． Everybody

5.A． find B． borrow C． smell D． kill

6.A． busy B． helpful C． clever D． lucky

7.A． three B． four C． five D． six

8.A． for ever B． later on C． at first D． at last

9.A． promised B． remembered C． guessed D． hoped

10.A． ugly B． beautiful C． lazy D． hard-working

11.A． songs B． languages C． rules D． skills

12.A． cheated(欺骗)B． helped C． found D． forgot

13.A． knew B． heard C． realized D． followed

14.A． history B． value C． reason D． connection

15.A． woke up B． fell down C． flew away D． held on

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

①Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts．

②Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys．Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near．But it goes further than this．We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us．People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses．People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair．

③We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves, or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us．Sometimes that’ s true but it’s a pity if we always stay with the same people, the same group．The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas．We lose the chance to learn something new, find out interesting things, hear funny stories and discover differences．

④When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知)? If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons(鸽子)．

⑤Move out of your comfort zone．Go and sit next to someone different．And don’t just sit there in silence．Say hello．Ask a question．Start a conversation．That’s how we make friends．That’s how we learn about people．That’s how we open our minds to new ideas．That’s how we live an exciting life．

1.From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who________．

A． is like themselves

B． has a sense of humor

C． is open-minded

D． lives an exciting life

2.People like staying in their comfort zone because they may________．

A． remain comfortable and special

B． find out more interesting things

C． be accepted easily and feel safe

D． discover differences among themselves

3.The sentence “Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves.” should be put at the beginning of ___________．

A． Paragraph 1 B． Paragraph 2

C． Paragraph 3 D． Paragraph 4

4.What does the underlined word “barriers” mean in Paragraph 4?

A． 联系 B． 隔阂

C． 纽带 D． 熟悉

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A． To tell us not to talk with strangers．

B． To introduce ways to learn about the worlD．

C． To explain how people communicate with foreigners．

D． To encour age us to get along with different people.

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.—Ning Zetao won the gold medal in FINA World Championships(世界游泳锦标赛)．He is really a_____________ athlete．(天生的)

— In fact, he is hard-working．

2.China is an______________ country with a long history．(古老的)

3.It’s important for us to understand the________________(语法) rules.

4.People around the world love __________ and hate war．(和平)

5.Mo Yan is one of the __________ of modern Chinese culture．(先锋)

I didn’t doubt _______ his advice was of more ______ to me.
A． that; helpful B． if; help

C． whether; helpful D． that; help

I have a ______ frienD． He has lived in the _____ island for half a year to do some research．
A． close; alone B． close; lonely

C． closed; alone D． closed; lonely

This educational CD-ROM makes _____ easier for you to learn English．After using it for a month, you’ll have no difficulty ________ with foreigners.
A． that; to talk B． it; to talk

C． that; talking D． it; talking

In the UK, a woman usually doesn’t like to be asked _________.

A． if she has been married or not

B． what is her age

C． how much she weighs

D． where she comes from

A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his fielD． He was so that he took it home and cleaned its wounds（伤口）．After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the of all the chickens in the yarD． It learned to from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽)．For many years, the eagle his new life on the farm．
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had , and the friend felt quite .
What a pity!” said the frienD． “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and it into the air．The eagle was , and cried loudly．Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle．The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another ．This time he carried the eagle to the of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright of the rising sun．Then he tossed (抛) the bird into the sky．This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds．
1.A． polite B． brave C． kind D． proud
2.A． would B． should C． must D． need
3.A． food B． sounds C． water D． habits
4.A． walk B． sleep C． talk D． drink
5.A． missed B． enjoyed C． lost D． forgot
6.A． When B． Why C． How D． What
7.A． suffered B． experienced C． happened D． found
8.A． puzzled B． sorry C． amazed D． worrying
9.A． pulled B． moved C． took D． threw
10.A． frightened B． guilty C． excited D． angry
11.A． drink B． meeting C． rest D． try
12.A． top B． foot C． center D． side
13.A． tied B． put C． filled D． held
14.A． sight B． light C． space D． shape
15.A． easily B． hardly C． politely D． powerfully(强有力地)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Dear daughter，

You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you．It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the worlD． Can I give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.
1.Never get upset with your looks.
We think you look great．Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have．Eat well, take exercise and be healthy．Some girls become upset because they try to lose weight or get the perfect shape．You look fine.
2.Never spend money more than your income (收入).
Never spend money more than your income and save a little every month．Don’t borrow others’ money if possible．
3.Never look down on yourself.
You are great of achieving great things so believe in yourself．When things go badly, never stop believing．Some girls get upset and lose confidence, and then all kinds of problems can follow.
4.Never give less than your best.
We are very proud of what you have succeeded so far．You should be proud too．Keep doing well．Keep trying your hardest at everything you do．
5.Never forget that your parents love you.
Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family．Whatever difficulties you have, you can always talk to us and we will try to help．We are here for you.
Love
Dad
1.From the letter, we can know the daughter will ___________ soon.
A． leave school
B． go to college
C． go to another city
D． face lots of difficulties
2.According to the father, some girls become upset because they _________.
A． aren’t healthy enough
B． don’t make enough money
C． look down on themselves
D． try to have the perfect shape
3.When someone gets upset and loses confidence, _______________.
A． nobody will love him
B． he can’t get good income
C． all problems will follow him
D． his parents won’t believe in him anymore
4.The father thinks his daughter has been a ______________ person.
A． happy
B． successful
C． perfect
D． hard-working
5.The father writes this letter to his daughter in order to tell her ___________.
A． that her parents love her
B． what she should never do
C． how she can become successful
D． that her parents will always help her