2. The emperor didn't want people (think) he was stupid.

1. (2014 •山东威海中考模拟) Let's try (work) out the problem.

阅读表达(每小题2分，共10分) (2014 •湖南永州) 

   There was a tree in my garden. One day,two birds came to the tree and built a house for their three new-born (新生的) babies.

   One day,I heard the sound of the little birds. I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground. I thought they dropped off their house,so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time,the father bird and the mother bird came back. They had some food for the third baby. They put the food on the ground,far away from the third baby. To get the food,the baby had to fly to it.

   The third baby was hungry,but she was afraid to get out of the house. To my surprise,the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing.

   After about ten minutes,the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border (边 缘) of the house and began to fly. She flew off from the house. Finally,the third baby bird landed safely on the ground and found the food.

   These birds taught me a lesson：if you want your food,you will have to learn to fly.

1. How many birds are there in the writer's garden?

2. What did the writer think when he saw two baby birds on the ground?

3. Who came back and had some food for the third baby?

4. Did the third bird find the food finally?

5. How can baby birds begin to live freely?

(2014 •湖北孝感) 

   An unhappy horse went to see God. “My God!Thanks for making me but I want to be beautiful."God was very surprised ,“You are already beautiful. ”

   “No,I am not beautiful enough."The horse lowered her head.

   “I don't know how to make you more beautiful ,” God wondered. “Tell me what you want to be like."

   The horse raised her voice ,“If you can make my neck a little longer,my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much thinner,then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.

   Then God made a camel appear in place of the horse. “Oh,God. I want to become more beautiful. Am I more beautiful now?” asked the horse anxiously.

   God got angry. “This is what you asked for. You have become a camel. ”

   The horse cried ,“Oh,no ,I don't want to be a camel. ”

   God said ,“Never try to get more than I have given you. If you want more and more,you’ll have no idea what the result will be. ”

6. The unhappy horse went to see God to .

   A. thank God   B. ask for a nicer look

   C. want to be thin   D. want to be short

7. The horse wanted to have .

   A. a short body and long legs   B. a strong body and a short neck

   C. a long neck and thin legs   D. a long neck and strong feet

8. The underlined phrase “in place of” here means “”.

   A. instead of   B. such as   C. the same as   D. as for

9. The horse thought that .

   A. she should be taller   B. it was a good idea to be a camel

   C. she became more beautiful   D. a camel was less beautiful than a horse

10. In the passage,the writer wants to tell us .

   A. not to be beautiful   B. not to want more and more

   C. to be more beautiful   D. not to ask someone for help

(2014 •新疆阜康、米泉)

1. People are familiar with the cartoon series Blue's Clues for its .

   A. childhood development   B. Emmy Award

   C. funny stories   D. true love

2. Bluets Clues keeps a great source for .

   A. children   B. youngsters   C. old people   D. people of all ages

3. is trained very well.

   A. Little Helper   B. Simpson   C. Laddie   D. Griffin

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The cartoon series Bluefs Clues never got Emmy Awards.

   B. Santa's Little Helper left the Simpsons at last.

   C. The Griffin's dog is well known for his intelligence.

   D. Lady and the Tramp are brother and sister.

5. The passage mainly tells us .

   A. cartoon stories   B. children's favorite   C. cartoon dogs   D. funny pictures

10. There is a supermarket Times near our school.

   A. calls   B. calling   C. called   D. call

9. (2015 •江苏盐城) Audrey Hepburn,one of the greatest actresses,was to take on challenges in her life.

   A. enough brave   B. brave enough   C. stupid enough   D. enough stupid

8. (2015 •辽宁丹东) 一The song Where has the time gone? the old days and the love of my family.

—Sure. It's my favorite song.

   A. helps me out   B. cheers me up   C. regards me as   D. reminds me of

7. Your dream won’t come true you know what your dream is.

   A. after   B. unless   C. while   D. since

6. The soap opera is boring my parents can't stand (忍受) it at all.

   A. too;to   B. enough;to

   C. so; that   D. as;as