Long long ago, there was a fairy(仙女) on a large island. She was the strongest and cleverest among all fairies. However, she was very ugly. On the island, every fairy thought beauty was the most important thing for a fairy, so the ugly fairy had no friends. Every time she was sent to save someone in trouble, before she could say a word, the person would shout loudly, “Ugly! Get out of here, right now!”
She once wanted to use her magic to become beautiful. But then she remembered what her mother told her, “My dear, you are what you are, and never change your looks just for such a simple reason.”
One day, some witches (巫婆)from a small island attacked(攻击) the island—the ugly fairy’s home. All the fairies were sent to prison. The ugly fairy changed herself into a witch just before she was caught. Then she followed the witches back to their island and held a party for them. While the witches were having fun at the party, she went to free all the fairies. When all the fairies were free, they worked together to defeat the witches and put them in prison.
After that, all the fairies didn’t laugh at the ugly fairy any more. They realized that beauty was not the most important thing.
1.The ugly fairy had no friends because _______.
A. she was not friendly
B. she hated beautiful fairies
C. all the other fairies thought she was ugly
2.We can infer(推断) from what the fairy’s mother said that _______.
A. the ugly fairy was hard to be attacked by other fairies
B. not all the fairies on the island hated the ugly fairy
C. the fairy could change her looks when it was needed most
3.Where did the witches live?
A. On a large island.
B. On a small island.
C. On a high mountain.
4. How did the fairy save all the other fairies?
A. She changed herself into a switch.
B. She changed herself into a beautiful fairy.
C. She joined the witch family.
5. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Beauty was the most important thing for a fairy.
B. Beauty can help you do things better.
C. Beauty is not the most important for a person.
Bamboo is nature’s most amazing plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they are being built.
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes (管子) help poor farmers get water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的涂（A），错误的涂（B）。(10分)
1.The plant bamboo is a kind of tree.
2.Bamboo doesn’t grow in Europe.
3.Bamboo can grow only 1.5 meters high.
4.Bamboo has been used in Asia for hundreds of years.
5.Bamboo is used by African poor farmers because it is not expensive.
口语运用: 根据对话内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全对话。(10分)
A: Hello! Shanghai Railway Station. What can I do for you?
B: Hello! 1.
A: When?
B: Tomorrow morning. 2.
A: Yes, there are. D3113 leaves at 8:13a.m. and G7553 leaves at 8:24 a.m. 3.
B: Well, I’d like D3113.
A: We have tickets at￥117 for the first-class coach(一等座) and￥73 for the second-class coach.
Which kind do you want?
B: 4.
A: OK, two second-class coach tickets to Hangzhou. It’s ￥146. 5.
B: OK. I’ll pay for them later. Thanks.
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop. He got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for food. We have to eat ,” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“They can go with you,” the boss replied. Turning to poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful (令人怜悯的) voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“They can go with you ,” the boss answered. They all entered the , which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my place the grass there is almost a meter high.”
1.A. surprised B. angry C. happy
2.A. him B. them C. us
3.A. grass B. food C. shoes
4.A. leave B. teach C. feed
5.A. other B. another C. the other
6.A. of B. on C. in
7.A. as usual B. as well C. in general
8.A. bus B. taxi C. car
9.A. kind B. lucky C. exciting
10.A. until B. when C. because
—Many people are worried about the housing-price _______keeps raising in recent years.
—That’s really a problem
A. what B. who C. that
—I think students should have mobile phones to ring up their parents.
—_______ They often use them to play games in class instead.
A. I hope so. B. No problem. C. I don’t agree.
