—Artistic people can be very difficult sometimes.

—Well, you married one.________.

A．You name it　　　　　　　

B．I've got it

C．I can't agree more 

D．You should know

　　Richard Gray was a famous explorer. He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed the Antarctic, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp where he had been the night before. Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost.

　　Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn't walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune（沙丘）, and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him.

　　“Water…water…”he said.

　　“I'm terribly sorry, old boy,” replied the man, “but I haven't got any water with me.”

　　“Help me!” shouted Gray, “I'm a rich man…a millionaire…I'll give you anything.”

　　“That's very nice of you, old boy,” said the man. “Look, I can't give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?”

　　“A tie? Of course not!” screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked（破裂）and dry. He couldn't breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel. Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

　　“Is it a mirage?” he thought. “Am I dying?” He stood up and staggered（蹒跚）down the dune.

　　A waiter in shining white uniform came out of the door.

　　“Water…water…a bath! Food!” screamed Gray.

　　“I'm sorry, you can't come into this hotel,” said the waiter.

　　“Why not? I've got plenty of money… I'm a millionaire.”

　　“Ah,” replied the waiter, “but you aren't wearing a tie !”

(1) The famous explorer ________.

[　　]

A．had crossed the Antarctic and the Atlantic by balloon

B．had traveled all over the world

C．had walked across Death Valley

D．had ever been a millionaire

(2) Death Valley is _________.

[　　]

A．a valley where people may die from loss of water

B．a dead place where people dare not go

C．a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat

D．a place's name

(3) Gray saw __________ from the top of the next dune.

[　　]

A．a large good hotel

B．many swimming girls

C．a lot of drinking water

D．a beautiful mirage

(4) At last Richard Gray ________.

[　　]

A．got some water to drink

B．was not permitted to enter the hotel

C．was very sorry for the waiter

D．was dying

　　Richard Gray was a famous explorer. He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed the Antarctic, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp where he had been the night before. Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost.

　　Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn't walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune（沙丘）, and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him.

　　“Water…water…”he said.

　　“I'm terribly sorry, old boy,” replied the man, “but I haven't got any water with me.”

　　“Help me!” shouted Gray, “I'm a rich man…a millionaire…I'll give you anything.”

　　“That's very nice of you, old boy,” said the man. “Look, I can't give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?”

　　“A tie? Of course not!” screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked（破裂）and dry. He couldn't breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel. Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

　　“Is it a mirage?” he thought. “Am I dying?” He stood up and staggered（蹒跚）down the dune.

　　A waiter in shining white uniform came out of the door.

　　“Water…water…a bath! Food!” screamed Gray.

　　“I'm sorry, you can't come into this hotel,” said the waiter.

　　“Why not? I've got plenty of money… I'm a millionaire.”

　　“Ah,” replied the waiter, “but you aren't wearing a tie !”

(1) The famous explorer ________.

[　　]

A．had crossed the Antarctic and the Atlantic by balloon

B．had traveled all over the world

C．had walked across Death Valley

D．had ever been a millionaire

(2) Death Valley is _________.

[　　]

A．a valley where people may die from loss of water

B．a dead place where people dare not go

C．a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat

D．a place's name

(3) Gray saw __________ from the top of the next dune.

[　　]

A．a large good hotel

B．many swimming girls

C．a lot of drinking water

D．a beautiful mirage

(4) At last Richard Gray ________.

[　　]

A．got some water to drink

B．was not permitted to enter the hotel

C．was very sorry for the waiter

D．was dying

　　 “Ah！I’ve got you! There is no   2   !” the wolf shouted．“Don’t touch me. If I move, this wall will fall down on   3   of us! Would you please hold   4   the wall for a while? I’ll go and find some food for us.”

　　 The wolf agreed and   5   closely against the wall,   6   the roadrunner—the bird he had wanted for dinner—ran away.

　　 A few weeks later, the bird was taking her nap   7   a shady tree. She had hung a bag on a branch. On the bag was a   8   that went all the way to the ground.

　　 Suddenly, the wolf jumped out. “Ah! I’ve got you again. I remember very well that you told me a big   9   the last time we met.”

　　 “Now, wait a minute,” answered the bird．“I’ve got a bag of chickens up there. You can always get me, but how   10   can you eat fat chickens?”

　　 The wolf wanted to eat them at once, so the bird   11   the string, and a whole bag of rocks fell upon the wolf.

　　 Many months passed   12   they met again one night. The moon was   13   round on the water of the lake. The bird, “You can see  14   your own eyes that big yellow   15   floating on the water, just a few yards away from us. It would be easy for you to get it. You’re hungry, I know. But think how much   16   the cheese would taste than I would.

　　 The wolf decided to get it. The bird had tied the rope   17   the neck of the wolf before it   18   into the lake. But at the   19   of the rope there was a big stone. The wolf and the stone slowly began   20   in the lake.

1. A．half

B．deep

C．sound

D．quite

2. A．way

B．safety

服装

套服

参考词语

    褐色的 brown

    戴眼镜 to wear a pair of thick glasses

    近视 near - sighted

D．freedom

3. A．everyone

B．all

C．both

D．none

4. A．on

B．up

C．against

D．back

5. A．leaned

B．lay

C．slept

D．played

6. A．when

B．while

C．however

D．as

7. A．under

B．on

C．in

D．over

8. A．pole

B．grass

C．string

D．stick

9. A．lie

B．truth

C．story

Dseemed

D．looked

14. A．with

B．on

C．in

D．before

15. A．cheese

B．potato

C．meat

D．candy

16. A．bitter

B．better

C．sweet

D．sharper

17. A．on

B．at

C．in

D．to

18. A．fell

B．jumped

C．pushed

D．slipped

19. A．bottom

B．string

C．end

D．side

20. A．swimming

B．sinking

C．floating

D．diving;