B)完形填空

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、DD四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，将其编号填入答题卷相对应的空格内。

Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to  41  each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and  42  to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were  43  to a shallow(浅)water by a big wave(浪).A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were   44  ,and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish   45  with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much  46  for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around   47  .

At last, the largest fish returned to the  48   by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in   49   his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner  50  .The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.

41.A. listen to     B. look after     C. talk with     D. worry about

42. A. dared      B. hated      C. refused     D. stopped

43.A. allowed     B. given      C. invited      D. taken

44. A. in safety     B. in doubt     C. in danger     D. in peace

45. A. agreed      B. talked      C. disagreed     D. discussed

46.A. time      B. food      C. water      D. air

47. A. slowly      B. sadly      C. luckily      D. happily

48.A. sea      B. river      C. lake      D. pool

49. A. catching     B. joining     C. raking      D. telling

50. A. rose up     B. ran out     C. washed away     D. dried up

三、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，把其编号填入答题卷相应的位置上。

A

Everybody is afraid of quicksand(流沙).In the films, suddenly people fall into quicksand, they are pulled down and down. They disappear! No one sees them again!

What is quicksand? Can it really pull things down? No, it can not. Quicksand can not pull things into it. Quicksand is really loose sand and a lot of water. The water makes the quicksand. It is different from the sand on the beach. A person can walk on the beach. A person can not walk on the quicksand. It is too loose.

Falling into quicksand does not hurt., It is almost like falling into water! Your body will go down. But then it will come up. People can float in quicksand. But they must not fight the sand. That would make them go down. They should move slowly until they float.

Quicksand is found in many places. It is found near the mouths of large rivers. The mouth of a river is where the river meets the ocean or the sea. Quicksand is also found on land. In some places the water stays on the land. It does not drain(排放)or dry up. If there is sand around, the sand gets very wet. Then it becomes quicksand.

Will you go down in quicksand? Yes, but not all the way. You will float. But you should float in clean water. Quicksand is too dirty!

51. If you fall into quicksand, _______

A. you should move fast and try your best to get out

B. you will be down and no one will see you again

C. you will be pulled down and then die quickly

D. it is nothing serious and don't be afraid of it

52. A person can not walk on quicksand because_______.

A. it is dangerous        B. it is too loose

C. it will hurt him        D. it will pull him down

53. It is difficult to find quicksand in_______.

A. dry countries     B. China     C. America     D. wet countries

B

In ancient China, the State of Wu made an attack on the State of Yue. The king of Wu was badly hurt and soon died. His son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was very sad and angry and he decided to fight back for his father's death. He trained his army strictly until it was very strong. Three years later, he led his army against the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian, who was taken to the State of Wu.

Gou Jian was put into a small black stone house which was full of terrible smell and was made to raise horses. Gou worked hard and tried to keep himself quiet, but he never forgot his pain. Many years later, he was set free. Gou secretly trained his army after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself strong-minded he slept on firewood and ate a gall bladder before having dinner and going to bed every night. After a few years, his country became strong once more. Then Gou took hold of a golden chance to fight against Wu and won the war in the end.

If one voluntarily works very hard and voluntarily stands up to pains and difficulties in order to succeed, we might call him a "Gou Jian", and his story, a "Gou Jian's story".

54. Three years later_______ was caught and taken to the state of Wu.

A. Gou Jian     B. Fu Chai     C. Gou Jian's father    D. Fu Chai's father

55. Gou Jian_______ when he was in the state of Wu.

A. ate gall bladders        B. raised horses

C. trained his army        D. forgot his pain

56. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The gall bladders tasted good.   B. Gou Jian loved horse-raising.

C. Finally Fu Chai was set free.   D. Finally Gou Jian was set free.

57. The story mainly tells us that_______.

A. a country without a strong army is easy to defeat

B. if someone attacks you, you should just fight back

C. if you fail in doing something, it's better for you to forget the pain

D. if you face difficulties bravely without giving up, you'll finally succeed

C

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and was told all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.