There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”

The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.

1.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

A. Toothless   B. hairless   C. unusual   D. small

2.The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A. the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B. they refused to obey the king’s order

C. the baby daughter grew to the right size

D. the baby daughter became a monster

3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A. they needed a lot of different plants

B. they need a lot of different minerals

C. this would give the baby time to grow up

D. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

4.The doctors thought it impossible ______.

A. for them to change the king’s order

B. for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C. for the small baby to drink the medicine

D. for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

5.______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.

A. Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B. If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C. Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D. If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

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Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person   1   each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be   2  of milk.

After   3  the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just   4  a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.   5  it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and  6  home.

In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea   7  that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”

Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that   8   will take care of it.   9 , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a   10  .   

1.                A．at             B．from           C．on   D．with

2.                A．filled           B．empty          C．crowded  D．full

3.                A．giving          B．refusing        C．receiving D．offering

4.                A．hide           B．steal           C．waste    D．drink

5.                A．If             B．Since           C．While    D．After

6.                A．left            B．came           C．returned  D．arrived

7.                A．with           B．to             C．as   D．of

8.                A．others         B．the others       C．none D．neither

9.                A．However       B．Instead         C．Therefore D．Of course

10.               A．face           B．mistake         C．living D．difference

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person   1   each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be   2  of milk.
After   3  the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just   4  a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.   5  it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and  6  home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea   7  that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that   8   will take care of it.   9 , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a   10  .   

Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person   15  each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be   16 of milk.
After   17  the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just   18  a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.   19  it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and  20  home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea   21  that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that   22  will take care of it.  23 , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a   24  .