Ⅵ.阅读理解 (30分)

A

Long long ago，the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan went boating on the Eastern Sea.At first she had a good time，but later on she was too tired to swim when a strong wind rose on the sea and turned her boat upside down.She was thus drowned，but her spirit turned into a beautiful bird crying sadly in the sound”Jingwei,jingwei”.

Because she wanted to see her beloved father again and hated the sea so much，she put some stones into the sea day after day，without a rest,in order to change the sea into the land.

From this story comes the saying”The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea”.T he story was a little sad.But it tells us something important.When we do anything，we have to work hard.Learning English is difficult but if you study h ard,you can learn it well.

36.Why was the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan drowned?

A.Because she was too tired to swim.      B.Because she was happy.

C.Because she was sad.                 D.Because she was a little girl.

37.What did she do when she changed into a bird?She ______.

A.had a wonderful time           B.swam in the sea

C.put some stones into the  sea      D.played with her father

38.What is the meaning of the underlined word”land”?

A.大海        B.岛屿        C.陆地       D.操场

39.From the saying，we know that the bird Jingwei was ______ minded in filling the sea.

A.weak       B.blank         C.absent      D.firm

40.What do we learn from the passage?

A.We should change into a bird.        B.The girl loved her father very much.

C.Don't swim in the sea.              D.Learning English is easy.

B

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41.Who is the author of the book Little Bull?

A.Ellen James.   B.Barbara Calamari.     C.Cathy West.   D.Tomek Tryzna.

42.How much does the book The Trouble with Teachers cost you?

A.24.0 yuan.    B.33.0 yuan.　        C.30.0 yuan.      D.15.0 yuan.

43.Which book should you buy if you want to know about a kind of animal?

A.I've Got a Secret.    B.The Trouble with Teachers.

C.Little Bull.          D.Miss Nobody.

44.Cathy West's book is ______ yuan cheaper than Tomek Tryzna's.

A.four           B.three            C.two         D.one

45.Which of the following is TRUE according to the table?

A.The book with the price of 30.0 yuan tells us how to keep a diary.

B.Barbara Calamari's book tells us the story in Angela's home.

C.Miss Nobody is about a fifteen­year­old girl.

D.If you pay 20.0 yuan,you can buy two books above.

C

任务型阅读

读下面的短文，根据要求完成下列题目。

One fine winter day some ants were working in the field.They were very busy.Just then a grasshopper (蚱蜢) passed by.“Good day,kind ants，”said the grasshopper.“I am very hungry.Won't you lend me a little food? (A) 我没有东西吃了。I will pay you before the next autumn.”“Have you no food of your own? (B) Why didn't you gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field last summer.What were you doing then?”asked an old ant.The grasshopper answered;”I (C) ______ (sing) all day and night during the summer.And so I had no time to gather any food.Please lend me some food.”“Well,then，”said the ant.“ (D) You only played and did not work during the summer.We'll never lend you any food.”(E) And_the_ants_went_on_working.

46.将 (A) 处画线句子翻译成英语。

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47.写出 (B) 处画线句子的同义句。

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48.根据上下文可知在 (C) 处应填入的单词或词组是______。

49.从下列句子中选择合适的句子填入文中 (D) 处。

a.You sang very well and we all liked your songs very much.

b.You could sing all the summer,and you also could dance all the winter.

c.You are one of the best singers here and we cheer you.

d.Would you like to perform one for us?

50.将 (E) 处画线句子翻译成汉语。

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