Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅) with gold feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough money to buy food.
The swan was sad to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying anything. From then on , the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much better than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪的). She said to her daughters, “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh no, Mom!” cried the daughters. “This will hurt the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the swan came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers changed into chicken feathers.
Then, the golden swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.
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1. Where did the poor family live?
A.In a lake. B. In a big house.
C. Near a lake. D. Near a river.
2.How did the swan help the family?
A. She gave an gold egg to the family every day.
B. She gave a golden feather to them every day.
C. She gave the family a chicken feather every day.
D. She gave them some food every day.
3. What do you think of the woman in the passage?
A.Thankful. B. Greedy.
C. Friendly. D. Loving.
4. Which of the following is ·
A. The swan lived far from the woman.
B. The woman was greedy at the beginning.
C. The woman and her daughters were all greedy at last.
D. The swan would never come back to help the family.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. A beautiful swan. B. Never be greedy.
C. A poor woman. D. Don’t miss the chance.
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Dear Editor(主编),
I’m writing to ask what has happened to the young people. They are not so polite, hardworking _______ clever. I’ll give you an example.
Last Friday, I got on the bus _____9:00 am. It was very busy so there were no free ______. There were some teenagers ________ on the seats near me. I don’t know_____ they weren’t at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult ________ my newspaper. An old woman with a little girl got on at the next stop, ______ lots of shopping bags. I asked the teenagers to let them sit down. They________ did so but gave me an unfriendly look.
I worried about the_____ of our country. They sit around McDonald’s after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age. Maybe they have _____ money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with these teenagers.
Thomas
1.A. and B. but C. or D. for
2.A. in B. on C. at D. for
3.A. rooms B. buses C. seats D. desks
4.A. sit B. sitting C. to sit D. sat
5.A. what B. why C. how D. which
6.A. to read B. read C. reads D. reading
7.A. with B. at C. for D. in
8.A. slow B. slowly C. more slowly D. most slowly
9.A. job B. future C. work D. time
10.A. too much B. much too C. many D. a few
My parents didn’t know ____ dinner with them next Sunday.
A. whether you would have B. where would you have
C. if you had D. if did you have
– We really shouldn’t use paper napkins, you know.
-- I know. I stopped _____ last year.
A. to use it B. using it
C. to use them D. using them
-- How is the shopping mall?
-- It’s really great. It’s _____ fascinating _____ interesting.
A. both, and B. neither, nor
C. either, or D. both, or
I really had a hard time last year, for I am getting _____ each month.
A. heavy B. heavier
C. the heaviest D. the heavier
