二、完形填空。(10分)

A science teacher wants to tell an idea to his students. He takes a large-mou th bottle and  1    a few large stones(石头) in it. He then asks the class: “Is the bottle    2    now?” The students all answer: “Yes!”

The teacher then takes some small stones and puts them into the    3   .The small stones go into the room    4     the big stones. He then asks: “Is it full?” This time    5    students give no answer, but most answer: “Yes!”

The teacher then starts to drop some    6   into the bottle. The sand (沙) goes into the room between the small stones. For the   7   time, the teacher asks: “Is it full?” Now most are thinking, but still, some say: “Yes!”

Then the teacher brings out a cup of    8    into the bottle and asks: “What’s the point of this show?” One angry student answers: “You can    9    find time to do more things.”

“No,” says the teacher. “The point is that if you don't put the big stones first, you’ll never get them in. The big stones are the    10   things in your life. If you your life is full of small things, the sand and the water—you’ll never have the time for the important things.”

(    ) 1. A. collects   B. puts              C. gets       D. gives

(    ) 2. A. full       B. broken          C. heavy         D. light

(    ) 3. A. mouth  B. cup           C. bottle          D. bowl

(    ) 4. A. behind    B. beside         C. below          D. between

(    ) 5. A. some   B. plenty C. any   D. many

(    ) 6. A. water      B. stones  C. milk      D. sand

(    ) 7. A. first       B. second  C. third      D. fourth

(    ) 8. A. stone      B. water  C. sand   D. wood

(    ) 9. A. always      B. never       C. sometimes     D. usually

(    ) 10. A. beautiful    B. important C. careful  D. interesting

三、阅读理解(10)

There is a parrot in a pet shop. It is a beautiful red and blue bird. One day a man goes into the store. “That’s a beautiful bird,” he says to the pet shop owner, “But why is it so expensive?”

“It’s expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner says.

“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asks.

The pet store owner asks him, “Do you see those strings(绳) on the bird's legs?”

“Yes,” the ma n answers.

“Well, you pull (拉) those strings,” the pet store owner tells him. “That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asks, “Can I have a try?”

“Of course,” the pet store owner says.

The man walks up and pulls the string on its left leg. The parrot says, “Good morning.”

The man pulls the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot says, “How are you today?”

“That's not very interesting,” says the man. “Any parrot can do that.” Then he laughs, “But what will happen (发生) if I pull both strings at the same time?”

“I’ll fall (掉) off my seat, silly(愚蠢) man!” the parrot says.

(    ) 1. The parrot is expensive because________.

A. it is pretty beautiful  B. it can talk with the people C. it is a very big bird  D. the owner likes it very much

(    ) 2. The parrot would talk when _________.

A. people comes into the pet store  B. it sees the pet store owner

C. people say it is beautiful     D. people  pull the strings on its legs

(    ) 3. What does the parrot say to the man for the first time?

A. Good morning.               B. How are you?

C. That's isn't interesting.       D. I'll fall off my perch, you fool.

(    ) 4. From the story we know the parrot was_______.

A. polite         B. quiet    C. clever          D. honest

(    ) 5. The best title (标题) for the passage should be _________.

A. Beautiful Parrot   B. Expensive Parrot    C. Silly man      D. Clever Owner