完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once William asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
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【改编】We all dream about things that we would like ＿＿and things we hope to achieve in the future. But are everybody’s dreams the same? Here are some of the of a survey about hopes and dreams, which thousands of students across China .
What are the hopes of teenagers?
We received several different answers to the question: what would you like to do after your education? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as , so that they can help better lives for their parents. Other students hope studying after finishing school and to go to university.
What are the dreams of teenagers?
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic than others. But according to the survey, less realistic dreams are also , but many students reported that they work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sportspeople or singers. Some said they’d love to go on exciting trips; one student said she’d love to sail the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that are three students said they’d like to be able to !
Conclusion---- It was clear from the survey teenagers have similar hopes. It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job. On hand, students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things. It is very important to dream, so hold on to your dreams; one day they may just .
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【改编】Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need , ” his father said. “But if you work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent.You will never be a pianist.” an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he realized he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to study with a new teacher. that point on, everything turned around.
He started winning competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was that Lang Lang won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big . In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his successful performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him .
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完型填空（每题2分，共20分）
Many parents want their children to be famous(著名的) one day. But do children have the same ？A new , Hi, Ke’ai, is on at Beijing Children’'s Art Theatre(剧院). It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter(画家) or a one day. So they teach him to and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Mo Yan won an award (奖)for his works, and they want him to be a writer, too.
“ do they want me to be someone else?” Ke'ai asks and says, “I want to be myself.”
The play(话剧) shows us that it is for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to what kids really want to be in the future.
Young audiences（观众）enjoy the story, and also the in the play(话剧). There are two songs in the play. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song, is very easy to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home the play!
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One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a meter high.”
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The most positive (乐观的) person I have ever seen is my dad! He is so positive that I do not hearing a single word from him which is related (相关的) to hopelessness!
Unlike most moms and dads, my dad never says things that make me feel . He is always there to give me encouragement and help. I do wrong things, he always tells me what’s right in a positive way. For example, if I am in , he often tells me to open the books he bought me. Then he asks me to read the that can help me with the problems I’m facing. After that, we have a together.
Even though I’m not always a good kid, my dad shouts or gets angry with me. I know that he’s a day—a day when I grow up and understand things in my life.
I can see the reason that he is so positive is because he believes in . And he believes that whatever , it is under control. So we have nothing to worry about. Be positive!
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