Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

   “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

   “Really?”

   “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

   A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

   “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

   “Not in my head,” said the boy.

   The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

56. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoy it                                                  B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine                        D. was a foolish boy

57. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head                                       B. ask the fisherman a question

C. become cleverer                                     D. pay him three pounds

58. “Not in my head” means “__________”.

A. The fish head was not in the boy’s head

B. The boy felt nothing came into his head

C. It’s difficult to give an answer right away

D. The boy didn’t feel that he was cleverer

59. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.

A. a whole fish

B. a fish head and one pound back

C. a whole fish and one pound back

D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

60. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal                                           B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing                                                        D. What had happened

Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

   “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

   “Really?”

   “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

   A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

   “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

   “Not in my head,” said the boy.

   The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

56. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoy it                                                  B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine                        D. was a foolish boy

57. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head                                       B. ask the fisherman a question

C. become cleverer                                     D. pay him three pounds

58. “Not in my head” means “__________”.

A. The fish head was not in the boy’s head

B. The boy felt nothing came into his head

C. It’s difficult to give an answer right away

D. The boy didn’t feel that he was cleverer

59. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.

A. a whole fish

B. a fish head and one pound back

C. a whole fish and one pound back

D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

60. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal                                           B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing                                                        D. What had happened

单词拼写(共10小题,满分5分)

This v________ became active last year with a series of eruption.

Motorists are warned to slow down and take extra care in f _______ conditions.

How can a responsible father d ______his wife and two children and be here alone?

To live in a world without you is more painful than any punishment. And no one can r_____ you in my heart.

His writings have been_________ (影响) by his mother.

Your v______ is too small; you need to learn more words.

Why do I always become the t_____ of the thief?

The performance of the host, i_______ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with cold silence, however.

I didn’t dare to speak aloud or even w________ to her what was in my mind.

Even the best doctor in the country can not c_____ him of his disease .