Many Years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a bad harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three in the village square, shaking their heads and sighing, “Well, we are starving.” The soldiers communicated with each other quietly and then the first soldier turned to the villagers. “Your poor fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share what little we have: the secret of making soup from stones.”
Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was built to the villager’s greatest pot, and then the soldiers dropped in three smooth stones.
‘“Now this will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a handful of salt and some parsley (香芹) would make it wonderful!” Up jumped a villager, crying “What a piece of luck! I’ve just remembered where some has been left!”
And off she ran, returning with parsley. As the pot was boiling, the memory of the villagers improved: soon carrots, beef and cream had found their way into the great pot. They ate and danced and sang well into the night, thrilled about the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning the three soldiers awoke, finding all the villagers standing before them. At their feet lay a bag of the village’s best bread and cheese. “You have given us the greatest gift.” said an elder, “and we shall never forget.” The third soldier turned to the crowd, and said, “There is no sccret, but this is certain: people working together can accomplish great things.” At last the light dawned on villagers. Off the soldiers wandered, down the road.
1.The villagers hid food at first mainly because .
A. they didn’t want to share their little food
B. they had a poor harvest that year
C. they had nothing to eat at all
D. they were sick of soldiers
2.What does the underlined word “intrigued” probably mean?
A. Unwilling. B. Satisfied.
C. Interested. D. Generous.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. The stones used to make the soap were magical.
B. The villagers were grateful to the soldiers at last.
C. The villagers provided nothing other than the soup.
D. The stone soup didn’t agree with most of the villagers.
4.What’s the secret of making stone soup?
A. To be patient. B. To share.
C. To be honest. D. To forgive.
There have been times in my life when I felt satisfied.Sometimes it was because I achieved a goal I had set. Sometimes it was because I overcame a fear or passed a test.However,every time I feel that way,I learn again that full isn't full.
When I was a little boy,I felt that the love I had for my mom and dad,and the love they had for me,just filled me up.Surely in a house full of nine people lived a young boy who loved and was loved as fully as a person could stand. Imagine my surprise as I then extended（扩大影响）that love to my grandparents,my uncle & aunt,cousins,etc.As I grew older,I met and married a beautiful woman that I thought entirely filled me up with love.I could not imagine there would be any more room.Then a few short years later we added one daughter and then another daughter to our family.Again,I had room to love and be loved.See what I mean?Every time I feel that life and love are as good as they can get,they get better.
There is a lesson here for us.We ought to always have a heart that is open to expanding.To do more,love more, live more,learn more,overcome more,forgive more and the list could go on.Each of us knows 100 stories about men and women who have proved the impossible to be possible.Every day we stand at the crossroad and must decide if we are going to be a better person today than we were yesterday.
You are not full yet.Young or old,there is still room for more.
1.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. I can do it in a better way.
B. These difficulties are really too hard.
C. Something disappointing always happens.
D. There always seems to be a little more room.
2.According to Para.2,what did the author mistakenly believe at first?
A. His room was not big enough.
B. He would only have one child.
C. Caring for families was not his strength.
D. Getting married would be his final happiness.
3.This text is most probably taken from a________.
A. TV guide B. news report
C. life magazine D. job advertisement
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友David 将来你校参加文化交流活动，请写信告诉他相关情况，内容包括：
1.时间：1月5日至11日；
2.具体内容：介绍中英节日习俗、参观城市博物馆、举办晚会等；
3.询问David来中国最期待的事情。
注意：(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
(3)开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
How are things with you?____________________________________________________________________
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Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Many memories faded away. However, never I forget the sports meeting on a hot Friday morning, that has encouraged me a lot in my life afterwards. Having prepared
for a long time, all of the classmates were sure that I would win the basketball match undoubtedly. Far beyond our expectation, our captain had his arm been hurt when the match is approaching. How terribly it was! Though all of us tried to make up for the disadvantage, we lost a match by one score. We burst into tears at that moment. Saw this, our head teacher comforted us, “Nothing is more important than your friendship and your sense of teamworks. Success still belong to you.”
In China, a site that amazed me was one 1. (provide) by nature---the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, the mother river of the country.
The Yellow River was a main source of transportation in the past. Many ports and bridges were built and destroyed by the river’s strong current(水流), and it was 2. (challenge) for the locals back then to build a bridge 3. was strong enough to withstand(承受) the current of the Yellow River.
About 1,500 years ago, the locals of Puzhou, which is now Yongji, 4. (make) several iron oxen anchors, each 5. (weigh) more than seventy metric tons to hold a floating bridge across the Yellow River. It was amazing to see these 6. person and I was astonished by the 7. (wise) and workmanship of people back then.
The hotels that 8. (arrange) for us to stay in were among the best in each city we visited, which sums up 9. China was shown to me, with sights both beautiful and amazing 10. kind and helpful people.
Singing led to a small invention that has been a big help to millions of people.
Art Fry sang in a choir(合唱团). He wanted a _______to mark the songs the choir was going to sing. He _______a piece of paper that was ______ enough so that it would stick to the page, but he didn’t want it to stick so _______that he couldn’t remove it without ____ the page.
Fry worked for a company that made _____. One of its workers had made a glue that was sticky but not too ______ and could be used _____. Fry coated the top of small pieces of paper with the glue. He stuck these to ______of his notebook. The sticky pieces of paper did a good job of marking Fry’s _______. People at Art Fry’s company soon found that these sticky notes were good for ______little notes; they could be more than just bookmarks.
_____, the sticky notes didn’t sell very well. So the company that ______ them started giving some away. People weren’t_______ sticking notes on books or papers. Once they saw how _____ the sticky notes were, they started ______and using them.
It’s quite likely that you have _____ these sticky notes. Millions of pads of sticky notes are sold each year. Can you guess ______ of Art Fry’s invention? If you say “Post-it? Notes,” you are_______. Post-it? Notes are a great _______.
1.A. pen B. company C. way D. worker
2.A. marked B. needed C. selected D. discovered
3.A. sticky B. soft C. pretty D. powerful
4.A. directly B. deeply C. tightly D. closely
5.A. covering B. opening C. turning D. damaging
6.A. glue B. paper C. coats D. notebooks
7.A. soft B. strong C. dry D. expensive
8.A. occasionally B. immediately C. safely D. repeatedly
9.A. articles B. notes C. pages D. letters
10.A. story B. action C. time D. place
11.A. publishing B. sharing C. sending D. writing
12.A. As a result B. In addition C. At first D. In fact
13.A. changed B. made C. discovered D. delivered
14.A. accustomed to B. disappointed at C. satisfied with D. tired of
15.A. popular B. interesting C. important D. handy
16.A. enjoying B. buying C. showing D. selling
17.A. used B. found C. forgotten D. removed
18.A. value B. name C. price D. function
19.A. brave B. honest C. right D. serious
20.A. invention B. challenge C. suggestion D. opinion
