A traveller came to a village carrying nothing but an empty pot. He was h , but nobody would offer their food to him. The traveller then f
the pot with water, put a large stone into it, and placed it o
a fire in the village square.
One of the villagers asked w he was doing. The traveller answered,“I’m making ‘ stone soup’. ”The villager seemed i
.
The traveller continued,“The soup tastes wonderful but I need some carrots to make i 76 more tasty. ”The villager then b him some carrots and put them in the pot.
Another villager walked by, asking about the pot, a the traveller again told him about his stone soup. This time he really needed some meat. The villager brought him some meat to help him out.
More and more villagers walked by. Each added o things. Finally, the traveller had a delicious pot of soup. Of course, he s
it with everyone.
词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
real, someone, towards, leave, question, choose, which, try, wife, anxious, rose, what
An elderly couple are having dinner at another couple’s house. After eating, the ___ are cleaning away the table. The two elderly gentlemen __
__ the table and go into the living room to have a cigar.
One of them says, “Last night, my wife and I ___ a new restaurant, and it was great. I __
__ recommend it.”
The other man says, “What’s the name of the restaurant?”
The first man thinks for a while frowningly(皱眉) and finally says to his friend, “Er…, what’s the name of the red flower you give to ____ you love?”
His friend replies, “a carnation?”
“No. No. the other one,” the first man says.
His friend offers another ____, “the poppy?”
“No,” says the first man, getting a little ___.
“You know the one ____ is red and has thorns(刺).”
“Ah, you mean a __?” His friend finally understands what it is.
“Yes, yes, that’s it,” the first man then turns ____ the kitchen and shouts, “Rose, what’s the name of that restaurant we went to last night?”
词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。注意：①每个词只能用一次。②每空限填一词，有些词需要做相应的变化。③其中有两个多余选项。
| keep, another, final, though,good, but, fail, forget, play, raise, pull, around |
One day, a young man visited a small farm in the countryside. As he got closer to the farm, he saw many chickens and an eagle together.
He then went up to the farm house and talked to the farmer, "Sir, I was just passing by and I saw that you have many chickens and an eagle."The farmer smiled and said, "That’s not an eagle. It’s a chicken."The young man saying that it was an eagle. He said to the farmer, "Sir, that is an eagle! I can prove it to you."The farmer laughed, "Sure, go ahead."The young man then
that big bird out and climbed a high mountain. He held the bird in his hands and said, "You are an eagle, fly!"
the bird failed. The young man tried
time. He said to the bird, "I don’t care you have been
as a chicken for those years. But I know what you were created to be. You are an eagle, now fly!"After many times, the bird began to flap its wings.
, it flew high and began to fly around the farm.
It is true to us. Some people us have continued to keep us down by lying to us. Over all of those years, we were told to be a
, not to be good enough and to accept the "reality". They are wrong. We should try our
to reach our highest potential(潜力) to prove that we are eagles.
词语运用。
阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。每个词只能用一词，每空限用一词，有些词需要做相应的变化。其中有两个是多余选项。
| life, other, nothing, obey, give, strong, happy, then, leaf, hardly, when, laugh |
Once the colors quarreled: all said that they were the best and the most important.
Green said “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope.I was chosen for grass, ________, trees--without me, all animals would die."
Blue interrupted “You only think about the Earth, but look at the sky and sea.It provides the water for people. The water is the basis of life. Without me, you would all be ________."
Yellow ______ at them.” The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Ever time you look at a sunflower; the whole world starts to smile. Without me, there would be no fun."
Orange started. “I am the color of health and strength. When I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, I’m so beautiful that no one _____ another thought to any of you."
Red could stand it no longer. He shouted out "I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood! _______ blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon!"
Purple spoke with proud voice “I am the color of royalty(王权)and power. People do not question me. They _______."
Finally, Indigo(靛蓝色)spoke much more quietly than all the _______,"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You ____
__ notice me, but without me, you all become superficial(浅薄的).You need me for balance and compare."
All the colors went on quarreling louder and _____. Suddenly there was a flash of bright lightening! Then rain started to pour down. The colors were so feared and get together for one. When people saw them and said “What a beautiful rainbow! That’s the most beautiful scenery we have seen!” When they heard this, they were very ____
____.Then they knew they all act a special purpose. So whenever a good rain washes the world and a rainbow appears in the sky. Let us remember to appreciate one another.
词语运用（共10分）
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，有两项多余。
| for，where，ask，clock，she，everywhere，under，always，are，in，tidy，what |
Hello! I’m Alice. I’m
And she always
选词填空（共10分）
选词填空，根据文章内容，选用所给单词的适当形式填空。其中有两个是多余的。
| talent，tennis，but，chocolate，someone，ball，young，study，old，competition，bring，never |
My hero(英雄)? Well, I think I can call my elder brother, Richard, my hero. Richard is four years