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Once upon a time there was a little cook. Her name was Caroline and she lived in a town. She was very cute and beautiful. Her eyes were as1 as the stars. Her lips were so pink that even the roses were interested by them. In the town, there was a king 2was always sad and easy to get angry. He did not have 3 cook in his palace because of his strange character. So he could only eat junk food while Caroline cooked nice meals for the poor kids in town.

One day, Caroline had4 great idea. She decided to go to the palace 5 to the king. When she rang the doorbell, the king opened the door 6. Caroline took a deep breath and asked the king with a nervous smile," Can….Can I use your huge kitchen to cook meals7 kids?"

The king thought for a second. Then he agreed to let Caroline8 his kitchen for two hours. Caroline jumped for joy at once. She picked9 vegetables from her family's vegetables garden. Then she 10 all of them to the palace.

After a while, the king smelt the smell of cooking11 from the kitchen. So he wanted to go in to see 12 Caroline cooked food. 13Caroline saw him, she asked him to taste the food that she was cooking. 14 delicious food it was!

From that day on, the people in that town had a happy king. They15to the parties in the palace. And the king shared his big table full of delicious food with the poor.

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    Mr Johnson needed an assistant. The assistant must be able to type, use a 1 and speak a foreign language. So he put an ad in a newspaper. Many people wanted to get the 2. A strange applicant (应聘者), however, was not a 3. It was a dog. Mr Johnson asked the dog to come for an interview. When the dog came into his 4, Mr Johnson was very 5. His coat was clean. He had a good nose and good ears. He 6very friendly.

    "I am going to give you a test," Mr Johnson said. "7you pass the test, you can get the job." Mr Johnson gave the dog a test, and he 8with high grades. He was able to type 100 words every 9and he could use a computer well. Mr Johnson said, "You have done very well.10 there's still one question. What foreign language can you speak?" he dog looked at him and said, "Meow!"

请阅读下面的短文，根据所提供的信息回答下面的问题。

Jack is 15 years old. He practices playing the guitar every day, and he is really good at playing the guitar. Emma is Jack's sister. She loves to listen to Jack when he plays the guitar. Jack likes to play country music and classical（古典的）music with the guitar. Emma likes the country music best. She really likes watching Jack play the country music that he creates. Emma also wants to learn to play the guitar so that she can play as well as Jack does.

"Mum, can I take guitar lessons?" Emma asks.

Her mum replies, "It takes a lot of hard work to play the guitar for Jack. Are you sure you have enough time to put it into practice?"

Thinking about all of her favorite activities, Emma isn't sure. She loves her ballet classes, her art classes and her chess classes. Emma realizes that if she plays the guitar, she will probably have to give up another activity to make time for practicing. She doesn't know which activity she would give up because they all mean so much to her.

Finally, Emma decides to enjoy Jack's performance.

True and False.

    Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line. Others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

    He walked into the station café, and he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror (镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom.

    "What time is your bus?" asked Mike.

    "There's plenty of time yet," answered Tom.

    "Well, I'll get you some more tea then." said Mike.

    They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward (倒行)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven."

    "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said Mike. Tom was very sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then, Tom has never liked mirrors.

阅读理解

A hungry fox was looking for food. He saw a frog in front of him, and thought," Ah ha! A frog! My dinner!" So he rushed at the frog.

Behind the fox was a turtle. The turtle saw what the fox was doing, and bit the fox's tail. "Ouch!" cried the fox, and looked back to see the turtle.

The frog heard the fox's voice, and jumped into the water. "Thank you, little turtle." said the frog. But the fox was angry at the turtle.

"I'll throw you into the sky!" said the fox. "Thank you! I like flying in the sky." said the turtle. "Then I'll throw you into the river." said the fox. "Oh, no! Not the river. I'm afraid of the water." said the turtle. The fox quickly threw the turtle into the river.

The turtle looked back, and said, "Thank you, Mr Fox! Bye bye!" And the turtle and the frog swam away together.

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Today is Jim's birthday. He is three years old. He is happy because he gets lots of presents. After dinner, he watches TV with his parents for an hour. And then his mother says, "Time for bed. It's 7:50."

"But why don't you go to bed?" Jim asks.

"We are adults(大人). Adults can go to bed late," says the mother.

Jim doesn't want to go to bed. He asks his mother to give him a cake. His mother doesn't want him to eat it because it's too late. She says, "The cakes all go to bed."

"But not all of them, mom," Jim says. "The small cakes go to bed, but their parents aren't sleeping. They are awake. They can go to bed late. Am I right?"

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    When I was in the eighth grade, my teacher asked us to write an article about what we would like to do when we grew up. All I could think of was one sentence—I want to help other people! During the years, I met many problems. But I never gave up. I know that to help other people I have to help myself first. I encouraged myself after I experienced failures (失败). Finally my dream really came true. I found a part-time job in a charity. I began to spend my days doing things for people. I have a happy life. That doesn't mean that this kind of life is easy, or that my work is always enjoyable. I am happy because I am doing what I want to do.

    What do you want to do? Write it down now. If you don't know, you can ask yourself, "What would I do if this was the last day of my life?" Then write down the first thing that comes to your mind, no matter (无论) how silly or impossible it is. If you have an answer, you will know what your dream is.

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My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never1 my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced 2, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' 3, that dream seemed impossible to achieve. One summer, my little sister Mary was going to dance lessons. I immediately offered to take her to the lessons. What a good4 to learn dancing!

One day Mary asked me to dance with her in the school dancing competition, because5 of the boys in her class would like to do that. They thought she was slow. "You can be a good dancer!" I6 her." Let's show those people that they are wrong!" In the following months, we practiced every evening, still hiding from our parents.

 Finally came the big day. I became 7 when I saw my parents watching the competition. But as the music began, I took a deep breath and tried to put my heart into the dance. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the 8of the crowd, I was sure we had done a good job.

When we got off the stage, my father came towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. "Well done, Son. I have to say you are 9 to dance. Go for it and make us proud."

Everyone has to go through lots of difficulties 10he achieves his dream. I know that the road ahead won't be easy, but I will not be afraid any more.

根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的横线上填写一个正确的单词。

Hansel and Gretel lived near a forest with their father and stepmother. One year, the weather was dry that no food would grow. The stepmother (plan) to leave the children to die in the forest. When the children knew this, they came up with a good idea to save (them).

When they woke up, the stepmother asked them to go to the forest to get some (wood) with their father. While they were (walk), Hansel dropped white stones along the way in to find the way back. When they came home, the couple were surprised to see them come back (safe).

Again, Hansel and Gretel were asked to go to the forest. But this time Hansel didn't have enough white (stone), so he dropped some pieces of bread and hoped to find them instead. But they both got lost because some birds ate the bread on the g. Finally, a bird's song l them to a wonderful house made of bread, cake and candy. They were hungry, so they ate part of the house!

阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

"What's the matter, Bob?" asks Mrs. White, "Why do you look so sad?"

"Mum, I wish we can stay in New York. I have many friends there .We are new here, and I have no friend now." Bob says.

"You will soon make friends here," says Mrs. White, "Wait and see!" At this time, someone is knocking at the door. Mrs. White opens it .A woman with a nice smile stands there.

"Hello," she says, "I'm Mrs. Green, I live next door." "Come in, please," says Mrs. White, "Bob and I are so glad to see you. Do you want any help?" "Yes, I come here to ask for two eggs," says Mrs. Green, "I want to make a cake."  "You may have the eggs," says Mrs. White, "but please sit down. Let's have coffee and talk a little, OK?"

In the afternoon, someone knocks at the door again. Mrs. White opens it. There stands a boy with a nice smile.

"My name is Tom," he says, "Mother gives you this cake and these two eggs."

"Well, thank you, Tom." Says Mrs. White, "Come in and meet my son, Bob." The two boys are about the same age.

"Let's play football, OK?" says Bob, "I have a little dog. It will play with us. " Tom finds it fun to play football. Soon they have great fun playing football.

"I'm glad you live next door," says Bob, "Now I have someone to play together." "I'm glad your mother wants two eggs," says Bob.

"She doesn't really want the eggs," Tom laughs, "She just wants to make friends with your mother!"

Then Bob laughs, too. "That's a funny way to make friends," he says, "but it's a nice way."

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10题各小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A lady once visited a temple that was still being built. She saw a sculptor (雕塑家) making a sculpture. As she watched the man work on the sculpture, she noticed that there was a1sculpture lying nearby.

She felt very strange and asked the sculptor, "2are you making the same two sculptures? Do you need them to put in different places?"

"No," the man answered without3up. "We need only one, but the old one became damaged before I could finish it, so I'm making a4one."

The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and5it. But she couldn't find anything wrong with it. "Where is the damage?" she asked.

"There is a scratch (擦痕) on the sculpture's6" the sculptor said while continuing his work.

The lady then asked, "Where are you going to7the sculpture?" The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20-foot-high platform.

"If the sculpture is up that high, who is going to8that there is a scratch on the nose?" the man asked.

The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the man and said,"9will know it".

The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work. Even if other people didn't notice it, to him, his work should be the10. This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep.

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Once upon a time, many feelings lived on an island, including Happiness, Sadness and Love. One day the 1 were told that the island would sink, so they all made boats and left 2 Love. Love was the only one who stayed. When the island had almost disappeared into the water, Love decided to 3 for help.

Richness in a big boat was passing by Love. Love asked, "Richness, can you 4 me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is no 5 here for you. "

Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness, please help me!" "I can't help you. Love. I am so 6 that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered.

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a (an) 7 , "Come, Love. I will take you." It was an old man. Love was happy and 8 forgot to ask where they were going. When they arrived at a 9 place, the man walked away. Love asked Knowledge, "Who helped me?"

"It was Time." Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me? "

Knowledge smiled and answered, "Because only Time can 10 how valuable Love is."

单元单词串烧阅读

Several days ago, a group of high school students and teachers went (camp) by a natural forest near the beach. In the morning they went to the beach. The (beach) were great. Some played badminton, they jumped up and down and had so much fun. Some (fly) kites. The kites were beautiful. Some were like butterflies, some were like snakes, and some were like (mouse), it was wonderful. In the afternoon, they went boating on the lake. There were many (visit).

At night, they put up their tents. The moon came out. They (stay) up late. Then they heard something (move). They were scared. They were scared. They got surprise when they saw a snake. They shouted their teachers for help. The snake seemed to understand the language. It ran away into the forest.

Early the next morning, a baby dog shouted their tent. They couldn't believe their ears. Maybe the dog wanted to say "You made me awake last night!"

 阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个佳选项。

On Thursday, Uncle Max called Tom, "Tom I was wondering if you'd like to go camping with me this weekend. "

Tom said, "I'm not sure, Uncle Max. Why do you want to go camping?"

"Well, I am going to write a story about endangered animals for the paper. I think it will help with my writing if I go up to the mountains. I just won't get a feel for nature if I stay in my apartment in the city. "

"Sure, I'll go with you, " Tom said, " Don't forget your camera. "

"I won't. " Uncle Max smiled. 

On Saturday morning, Uncle Max and Tom got an early start. After they put up the tent, they sat down to relax. "It seems hard to believe that animals could be in danger in place as beautiful as this, " Tom said

"You're right," Uncle Max said. "That's why my story is so important. In the past, uncontrolled hunting(捕猎)was the main reason for animal extinction (灭绝). But now, many wild animals in our country are protected by laws. These laws limit hunting. "

"Why are some animals in danger now?" Tom asked. 

"Some of their homes are destroyed(破坏)by pollution. Also, the land is used for homes, farms, and highways. That leaves fewer places for animals to live. So some land has to be left as national parks for wildlife, "said Uncle Max. 

I'm glad you invited me, Tom said. "I just didn't know how much animals depend on us. I think your story will help all of us. "

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    Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding（推拉式的）glass door is just a window. The 1 is simple. If we admit it is a door, they'll want to 2. It will drive us crazy. It appears that the kids know the 3 though we have been continually telling them the other way.

I hate lying to kids. One day they'll wake up and 4 that everything they've always known about windows is a lie. I wonder if 5 should always tell the truth no matter what result it may lead to. I have a very strong fear that the lie we're telling will 6 our children. Windows and doors have important symbolic（象征性的）meanings. I'm telling them they can't open what they 7 know is a door. Later in 8 they may come to a door which could be a good chance. Instead of opening the door and taking the chance, they just 9 it and wonder, "What if it isn't a door?" That is, "What if it isn't a 10 chance?"

Maybe it's an unreasonable fear. But the bottom line is that I shouldn't lie to my kids. So when they come to other doors in life, they will just open them and walk through.

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A baby bird lives in a nice nest(鸟巢). The baby bird loves his nest because it is very 1 in cold winter. When the baby bird is hungry, his mother always comes with some nice 2 and he likes it very much. So he is very happy every day.

But one day his mother doesn't come to the nest. He is very 3. He thinks he will die soon. He cries but no one 4 him. After two 5, his mother comes back 6  some nice food. The baby bird is so happy.

7 his mother puts the food at a very high(高的) place and the 8bird can't get it. He cries out, "Mum, 9do you do this to me? I am10, but I can't eat any food. Don't you know I will die?

"Here is the 11 meal I give you. Come and get 12 by yourself," his mother says. The baby bird wants to fly but he can't. He falls down again and again. The baby bird works very hard. He tries again. 13, he can fly to mother and get his 14.

"You are 15! You can make it!" his mother says happily.

阅读短文，根据语境填入合适的单词或用括号中单词的适当形式填空。

J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She was (bear) in Britain on July 3lst, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger her. Both of the girls enjoyed (listen) to their father's bedtime stories, especially stories about magic.

J. K. Rowling started writing when she was just a little girl. On a long train trip in 1995, she made a (decide) to write a book about a boy was born with magic but he didn't know.

J. K. Rowling (spend) nearly two years on her first Harry Potter book. When it came out in June, 1997, the book was so popular that it (translate) into many different languages and sold around the world.

In the book, Harry Potter is (friend), brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they all dream being like him when they grow up. Maybe that's the reason the books are so popular with parents and kids.

J. K. Rowling is very happy with her success.

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

65-year-old Wang Dewen, from Shandong Province, is known as Grandpa Amu. Many people call him "Lu Ban"1he has excellent carpentry（木工）skills. Wang lives in a small village. He became 2 because of a video. The video3Wang was making a fantastic wooden bridge with his great4. It got popular on the Internet in a short time. Millions of people 5the video.

In his free time, Wang likes making6for his grandson. His grandson likes these toys very much and a walking Peppa Pig is his7.

Grandpa Amu is very popular now. Many8want to interview him. But he doesn't want to 9them. He said, "I don't hope to be a star. I10want to spend my time making more things. And I plan to teach more people these skills."

阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Late one night. Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even the emperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save 1 . It was true Gulliver was very expensive.

Quickly, he wrote a letter to the emperor, "I'm 2 to visit Blefuscu, as I promised. "

Then he hurried down to the sea 3 Lilliput and Blefuscu.

The king of Blefuscu himself came out to meet him.

"Welcome!" cried the king. "Stay as 4 as you like. "

Walking on the beach a week later, Gulliver saw out at sea a small boat — but a full—sized one. It was 5upside down in the water.

Gulliver rushed to the king. He begged, "Can you help me rescue the boat? This could be my chance to go home. "

"Of course" said the king "Take some ships to help you."

Gulliver swam out to the boat, holding ropes from each of the 6 .

With the ships pulling and Gulliver 7 , the boat was brought safely to shore.

Gulliver and the king's men set about fixing the boat for his long journey home. Soon, the boat was finished.

"I'd like to leave now, " Gulliver told the king. "But no one at home will 8 my story. Could I take some of your people with me?"

"I can't possibly 9 that" said the king. "But you may take some 10 and a sheep. "

He also gave Gulliver fifty bags of gold coins. "I don't want you to go" he said. "But I understand 11 you have to "

"Thank you, " said Gulliver. "I'll never 12 you all. "

After only a few days at sea in his boat, Gulliver saw a ship. He shouted and waved wildly.

He was 13 ! One sailor found him The ship sailed over and 14 Gulliver "Where have you come from?" asked the captain "A place called Lilliput, " said Gulliver and he showed the captain the 15 from the emperor.

The captain was so surprised. For a few gold coins and a couple of cows, he agreed to take Gulliver all the way home.

—Adapted from Gulliver s Travels

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There was once an elephant who wanted to be a photographer. How his friends would laugh when they heard him talk about it!

"How1," said some, "there aren't any cameras for elephants!"

"What a waste of time," others would say, "there's nothing to photograph here anyway..."

But the elephant kept following his2, and, piece by piece, he succeeded in cobbling together some small old junk and spare parts, and finally made a so-called camera. To make the camera work, the elephant had to3everything himself, from a button he pressed with the end of his trunk—the long nose, to a large amount of iron used for making a frame to tie the camera to his head.

When it was all finished, he could4take his first photos. However, the elephant camera was so large and5that it seemed like a huge foolish mask. So many animals laughed as he went by that the elephant began to think of6his dream. Even worse, it was beginning to look like those who had said there was nothing to photograph there had been right...

But things worked out7. The elephant walked around with the camera on his8. It was so funny that no one could stop9when they saw him. And, using a great deal of good humour, the elephant managed to take some really humorous, amazing pictures of the animals. In his photos they always looked joyful, even the moody bear! So the elephant became the official photographer, and the animals would come from every direction to have some10photos taken for their passports to the zoo.