Ⅵ．任务型阅读
Once upon a time，there lived a clever man in Xinjiang．His name was Afanti．The king of his country was very bad．The people lived an unhappy life．But they couldn’t talk more about that．Because if the king knew their complaints(抱怨)，he would kill them．But Afanti wasn’t afraid of the king．He often rode his donkey(驴)and walked around．And he complained about the king all the time．Then the king knew about it and sent for Afanti．He said to Afanti，“I hear that you are very clever．I will ask you some questions．if you can’t answer them．I will kill you!”Afanti answered．“Just do it!”
“How many stars are there in the sky?”the king asked．
“The stars are as many as your beards(胡须)，”Afanti answered quietly．
“Then,how many hairs does my beard have?”
Afanti thought for a while anti took his donkey’s tail．He pointed at the king’s beard and said，“Your beard has as many hairs as my donkey’s tail．If you don’t believe(相信)it，you can count them．’’
根据短文内容，完成下列表格。
Information Card
What Afanti was like | 46.1. |
The reason（原因）why people couldn’t complain | 47.2. |
What the king knew about Afanti | 48.3. |
How many questions the king asked Afanti | 49.4. |
How Afanti answered about the beard of the king | 50.5. |
V．根据旬意及汉语提示完成短文
Karl was at home with his brother Michael and his sister Addy．As he 1.(推)the window open，he saw a big panda in the backyard．He 2.(大喊)to Michael．Michael 3.(回答)that pandas should be in the4.(森林)．Then they went out，the panda was already there talking to Addy．The panda said he was sorry that he flew here with his umbrella 5.(没有)6.(敲门)on the 7.(门)．The next day，Addy walked 8.(往)the panda’s house with a gift．In 9.(返回)，the panda told Addy a story 10.(在……上面)a tree．And the panda also told Karl another story after they played games．That’s the story in the book Zen Shorts．
Ⅳ．补全对话
A：Betty，where did you go last Sunday?
B：Oh，I went to the forest with my friends
A：Forest?31．1.
B：We picked some flowers．
A：Really?32．2.
B：Of course．We enjoyed ourselves．
A：33．3.
B：We went there by bike．
A：34．4.
B：For about five hours
A：Five hours?35．5.
B：In a farmer’s house．
A：What about the food?
B：It was delicious．
A：That sounds great．Maybe I’ll go there next week，too．
How did you go there？
Why did you go there？
Who did you go with？
What did you do there？
Did you have a good time there？
How long did you stay there？
Where did you have your lunch？
One day，a rich boy bought a magic mirror(魔镜)．When he got home，he looked in the mirror．His face looked sad．He tried to smile and make funny faces．His face looked still sad．Then he did many happy things，but his face always looked sad．
“Oh，what a terrible mirror!It doesn’t work!”he said angrily．
The next day，on his way to buy some chocolate，he saw a little girl crying sadly．The rich boy went up to her and asked what had happened．The little girl said she couldn’t find her parents．“Don’t worry．I’ll help you，”the rich boy said．So they went to look for them together．Finally，they found her parents．They were so thankful for his help．After the rich boy arrived home，he looked in the mirror as usual．To his surprise，his face looked very happy．The boy understood the magic of the mirror．The mirror could show the true feelings of its owner．
This was true——the rich boy had helped that little girl so he felt really happy．
1.One day，a rich boy bought ．
A. a magic mirror B. a normal mirror
C. a small mirror D. a magic book
2.The boy’s face always looked in the mirror on the first day．
A. happy B. sad C. terrible D. funny
3.On his way to buy some chocolate,the rich boy saw crying sadly．
A. a little boy B. a little girl C. a little dog D. a little cat
4.Finally，the rich boy ．
A. lost his parents
B. bought a new mirror
C. helped the little girl find her parents
D. bought a mirror for the little girl
5.From the story，we know the boy was .
A. brave B. foolish C. clever D. helpful
This happened about one thousand and seven hundred years ago．One day somebody sent Cao Cao，the king of Wei an elephant．Cao Cao wanted to know its weight(重量)．“Who can think of a way to weigh it?”he asked．But nobody knew what to do.because there was nothing big enough to weigh it．
Then Cao Chong，one of the king’s young sons，came up and said，“Father，I’ve got an idea．Let me have a big boat and a lot of heavy stones，and I’ll be able to find out the weight of the elephant．’’
Cao Cao was surprised，but he told his men to do as the boy asked．When the boat was ready，the boy told a man to lead the elephant down into it．The elephant was very heavy，and the water came up very high along the boat’s side．Cao Chong made a mark along the water line．
After that the man drove the elephant onto the bank．Cao Chong then told the men to put heavy stones into the boat until the water again came up to the line．
Cao Chong then told the men to take the stones off the boat and weigh them one by one．He wrote down the weight of each stone and then added up all the weights．In this way he got the weight of the elephant．
1.From the passage．we know Cao Cao was of Wei country．
A. the father B. the king C. a farmer D. an elephant keeper
2. found out the way to weigh the elephant．
A. Cao Cao B. A man C. Cao Chong D. Nobody
3.The underlined word“mark”in the passage means .
A. 成绩 B. 分数 C. 标准 D. 记号
4.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
A. Cao Chong was the son of the king．
B. Cao Chong weighed the elephant with a boat and some heavy stones．
C. Cao Cao knew his son could weigh the elephant．
D. Cao Chong got the weight of the elephant by weighing the weight of the
5.Which is the best title of this article?
A. Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant
B. The King and His Son
C. Cao Cao and the Elephant
D. The Clever Cao Chong
There was once a little monkey in the forest. He liked to everyone. He jumped from tree to tree, called all the other bad names and threw bananas or stones at them.
One day he saw a baby elephant near the river. “Hey, baby elephant, you are so , and you’ll never catch me.” said the monkey.
“ do you have to laugh at me?” the baby elephant asked. “I make trouble or make anyone upset.”
“It’s so fun.” said the monkey.
The monkey , jumping from tree to tree. Then he saw a turtle(乌龟) with his mouth open. The monkey thought it would be a lot of fun putting his finger the turtle’s mouth. He did so, the turtle shut his mouth just at that time. The monkey shouted .The nice turtle woke up and let the monkey go. The monkey climbed up a tree and shouted all the way.
1.A. look at B. laugh at C. smile at D. point at
2.A. animals B. monkeys C. babies D. elephants
3.A. quick B. smart C. slow D. ugly
4.A. How B. What C. When D. Why
5.A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. never
6.A. came back B. fell asleep C. went away D. sat down
7.A. sleeping B. playing C. living D. walking
8.A. from B. off C. for D. into
9.A. because B. but C. if D. so
10.A. in trouble B. in peace C. in pain D. in danger
