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land and buying many horses and cows. He kept pulling the chain 8 the boat kept sinking. The boat finally went under the surface of the sea and he tried to swim. 9 , his feet were trapped (陷入) in the gold chain and at last he 10 in the sea. In fact, there are many people like the fisherman in our life. They always want to get the fortune (財富) 11 hard work. The truth is that desire (欲望) is 12 . Only through hard work can we achieve our dreams and live a better life. You may 13 at times and others will think you are crazy at times. But if you 14 that you can succeed, you finally will. Always remember that the bright future can only be created by 15 .1. A. famousB. richC. luckyD. healthy2. A. quicklyB. carefullyC. successfullyD. suddenly3. A. heavyB. shortC. smallD. hard4. A. pulledB. droppedC. pickedD. looked5. A. oldB. dirtyC. shinyD. soft6. A. wayB. headC. soundD. end7. A. dangerousB. importantC. difficultD. necessary8. A. unlessB. thoughC. becauseD. before9. A. ActuallyB. FinallyC. UnluckilyD. Especially10. A. diedB. movedC. swamD. cried11. A. byB. withoutC. throughD. with12. A. helplessB. carelessC. hopelessD. endless13. A. tryB. succeedC. changeD. win14. A. forgetB. wonderC. believeD. promise15. A. himselfB. herselfC. itselfD. yourselves13.根據(jù)短文理解, 從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案填空。 On Mother39。s Day, after my children arrived home from school, the doorbell 1 . I went to answer it, and there stood two cleanfaced, tall, smiling 2 . They held two of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me, “Do you 3 us? You often fed us cookies! They were so 4 . We wanted to e back and thank you and say “Happy Mother39。s Day” because you were like a mom to us!” I couldn39。t help crying, and thanked them. I remembered the old days. At that time I did not have a lot of money or a big house and l was a single mom with three young 5 of my own. The two boys were a bit older than my children. They always visited my yard, but they 6 cared about the fact that their faces were dirty. Every day they enjoyed themselves with my 7 girls and one small boy. I spent a lot of time 8 healthy cookies. The two boys played happily in my yard, and they were quite happy to share food, books, games and then, for a time, they didn39。t 9 us. I wanted to know what happened in their lives, and hoped for the best. But now they came back and thanked me. This is the 10 gift I have ever received from two young boys.1. A. receivedB. sangC. rang2. A. boysB. studentsC. girls3. A. askB. forgetC. remember4. A. deliciousB. naturalC. simple5. A. childrenB. sonsC. daughters6. A. oftenB. neverC. always7. A. twoB. threeC. four8. A. eatingB. playingC. baking9. A. helpB. visitC. like10. A. cleanestB. worstC. best14.根據(jù)短文理解,從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案填空。 King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked 1 which were strange. His people had to use words in a 2 way to answer these questions.Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of a(an) 3 . It was at this moment that Bribal entered the palace. Birbal 4 the habit of the king. He understood the 5 at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can 6 for an answer?”Akbar said, “How many crows(烏鴉)are there in the city?” Without even a moment39。s thought, Birbal 7 , “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord. “How can you be so 8 ?” asked Akbar. Birbal said, “Make your men 9 , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have e to visit their relatives here. If you find 10 crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else. Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal39。s wise answer.1. A. questions B. help C. promises2. A. mon B. friendly C. clever3. A. habit B. order C. answer4. A. knew B. developed C. hated5. A. danger B. informationC. situation6. A. askB. wait C. try7. A. left B. replied C. asked8. A. smart B. brave C. sure9. A. catch B. discuss C. count10. A. fewerB. largerC. less15.閱讀下面短文, 從短文盾所給的A、B、C三個選項中能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項, 并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母編號涂黑。 Almost everyone has a mobile phone, but have you ever thought that cell phones might be 1 for your health? A study shows that heavy mobile phone use may cause hearing loss and people can39。t hear clearly. This study shows that people who use cell phones for about an hour a day have a 2 time hearing some similar sounds, especially in their right ears. It is getting harder for 3 to tell the differences between the sounds of “s” and “f”, and “t” and “z”. Researchers studied 100 people who used cell phones and 4 them with 50 people who did not. The study lasted for l2 months. What the researchers found was that cell phone users had more hearing 5 than those who did not use cell phones. Our ears have many little 6