Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.
On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.
At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."
The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."
The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.
1.What did the man do during the contest?
A. He complained as the other people had.
B. He gave up before he got to the stones.
C. He cleared the pile of stones.
D. He blocked the road with stones.
2.What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?
A. 街区 B. 一块 C. 砖头 D. 阻塞
3.Why could the man win the contest?
A. Because he was willing to help others.
B. Because he gave the king some gold.
C. Because he traveled the fastest.
D. Because he showed the king respect.
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A daughter was born sick. The doctor told the girl’s father that the was that she couldn’t run over 400 metres at a time, or a terrible problem might happen to her. The father felt really sad about it. He asked the doctor if there were any to cure it. The doctor shook his head. How blue the father felt! But the man still didn’t give up his .
He began to pay attention to any news from about the girl’s health. One day, a piece of news from a newspaper him, which said if you keep saying the same words to a person every night when he or she is , it will have a magical power. From that day on, every night, when the girl fell asleep, the father would say to her, “you will be beautiful and healthy in the future. No matter (无论) what you will be I will always love you.” The father kept on doing the same thing every night for over 16 years. Year after year, magic . As the girl grew up, she became healthier and healthier. Later she took part in a 3000-metre cross-country race and won a prize. In 2014, the parents took the girl to the doctor again. The doctor could believe his eyes when he saw the report. He said it was a(n) that he had never met before.
Later, the girl said—Whenever I thought of my father’s , I was deeply moved. I’ll spend all the rest of my life to give my father a happy life. My dear father, love you forever.
1.A. best B. worst C. least D. latest
2.A. needs B. time C. methods D. thoughts
3.A. doubt B. pity C. hope D. plan
4.A. discovered B. met C. arrested D. attracted
5.A. sleeping B. watching C. reading D. hearing
6.A. failed B. worked C. went D. died
7.A. ever B. almost C. never D. even
8.A. probably B. highly C. hardly D. always
9.A. wonder B. waste C. accident D. problem
10.A. face B. words C. cry D. shouts
—— Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?
—— __________ I love getting close to nature.
A. I can’t agree more. B. I’m afraid not.
C. I don’t think so. D. I hope not.
Tom’s father works ________ the chief engineer ________ a big company. He always works ________ high standards.
A. for; as; for B. as; in; as
C. as; for; to D. for; in; to
—The colour fits her. She looks lovely _________ blue.
—That’s right. But I think pink looks more lovely__________ her.
A. in; in B. in; on C. on; on D on; in
Few men________ shopping with their wives ________ at home to watch TV．
A. would rather going; than staying
B. prefer go; to shopping
C. would rather to go; than stay
D. prefer going; to staying
