三、完形填空
Long ago, the Jade Emperor(玉帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get the 1 in the Chinese Zodiac(十二生肖), and have a year named after each of them. All the animals were excited about this race.
The cat and the mouse both 2 the ox(公牛) to wake them up early on the day of the race.
That day, the ox 3 to wake them up, but he didn't succeed. So the kind ox carried them on 4 back and started running when the race began. The mouse 5 just when the ox was going across the last river. He knew that he could 6 beat(打败) the cat. So he pushed(推) the 7 off the ox's back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just 8 the ox. The tiger came 9.
So the 12-year cycle(循环) 10 with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger 11 the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster(公鸡), dog and pig come after them. The cat was 12 to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but he has no place in the Chinese Zodiac.
So that's why cats 13 mice. They can never forget what happened in that 14 long ago! After mice are caught, the cats often play tricks on(捉弄) them 15 the mice are too tired to move.
()1. A. place B. prize C. sign D. skill
()2. A. promised B. helped C. ate D. asked
()3. A. loved B. refused C. forgot D. tried
()4. A. her B. his C. their D. your
()5. A. fell asleep B. ran away C. woke up D. dressed up
()6. A. never B. still C. perhaps D. almost
()7. A. monkey B. cat C. tiger D. dog
()8. A. for B. against C. before D. after
()9. A. first B. second C. third D. last
( )10. A. begins B. ends C. stops D. lasts
()11. A. leads B. cheats C. reminds D. follows
()12. A. fast B. lucky C. easy D. free
()13. A. start B. love C. hate D. stop
()14. A. lesson B. party C. river D. race
()15. A. unless B. until C. though D. because

三、1－5 ADDBC 6－10 ABCCA
11－15 DBCDB