一、完形填空
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范畴:人与自我 主题:方法与策略 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 评价: /10
There was a wise man named Abner in a small town. He often 1 people's problems and tried to give them advice. The problem was that people always complained about the 2 problems over and over again.
Abner gave good advice to these people in order to help them 3 their problems. But it seemed that they 4 actually took his advice. In fact, it almost seemed that the people simply 5 complaining and didn't want to listen to Abner.
He came up with an interesting solution to this problem. Every time people came to him with 6 complaints, he would tell them a joke. The joke was funny the first 7 they heard it. But as they came back over time with the same old complaints, Abner would tell the same old joke. It got less and less funny as time 8.
Finally, one person asked, "Abner, 9 do you always tell the same joke over and over? It isn't funny any more."
Abner 10 with a question of his own, "If you can't laugh at the same joke over and over, then why do you always complain about the same things over and over again?"
()1. A. looked for B. depended on C. listened to D. chatted with
()2. A. easy B. same C. important D. strange
()3. A. design B. check C. solve D. express
()4. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. often
()5. A. stopped B. practised C. noticed D. enjoyed
()6. A. his B. your C. our D. their
()7. A. week B. time C. night D. lesson
()8. A. went by B. held up C. set off D. ran away
()9. A. who B. how C. why D. what
()10. A. decorated B. answered C. prepared D. recommended

本文主要讲述了一位智者用巧妙的方法让经常抱怨的人停止抱怨的故事。
1. C 根据句中的 tried to give them advice 可知，Abner 尽力提供建议，说明他在听到别人遇到的问题之后，想要去帮助他们。listen to 意为“倾听”。
2. B 根据本句中的 over and over again 以及第三段中的 as they came back over time with the same old complaints 可知，人们总是一次又一次抱怨相同的问题。
3. C 根据前文 Abner gave good advice 可知，Abner 给他们好建议以帮助解决他们的问题。solve 意为“解决”。
4. A 根据“But it ... took his advice. ”和 didn't want to listen to Abner 可知，Abner 虽然给出了好建议，但是他们从来没有真正地去接受他的建议。
5. D 根据上文可知，人们似乎只是享受抱怨的过程而不想听 Abner 的话。enjoy 意为“享受”。
6. D 根据下文 he would tell them a joke 可知，每当有人带着他们的抱怨来到他身边时，他就给他们讲个笑话。主语 people 是复数，且下文有人称代词宾格 them，前后人称需要一致，所以此处需要用形容词性物主代词 their。
7. B 他们第一次听到这个笑话时觉得它是有趣的。the first time 意为“第一次”。
8. A 根据前文“But ... over time ... Abner would tell the same old joke. ”可知，随着时间的推移，他们又带着同样的抱怨回来了，Abner 也会讲同样的笑话，所以他们不再感到有趣了。go by 意为“(时间)流逝”。
9. C 根据最后一段中的 why do you always complain about the same things over and over again 可知，此处指一个人问 Abner 为什么总是一遍又一遍地讲同样的笑话。
10. B 根据“Finally, one person asked ... ”可知，此处指 Abner 回答一个人提出的问题。

二、阅读理解
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范畴:人与社会 主题:公共服务 体裁:应用文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:/3
Good news for the week! The City Zoo now has two special programmes for young animal lovers.

()1. What can children do if they join the Zoo to You programme?
A. They can live with baby animals.
B. They can take baby animals home.
C. They can learn more about baby animals.
D. They can dress up as baby animals.
()2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The zoo opens at 10:00 every morning.
B. Family tours start only in the afternoon.
C. Every child can get a zoo hat for free.
D. Visitors can buy food and drinks at the zoo.
()3. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A poster.
B. A diary.
C. A novel.
D. A storybook.
B
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本文主要介绍了城市动物园向年轻的动物爱好者们推出的两个特别项目。
1. C 细节理解题。根据 Zoo to You 中的“By joining it, children can learn many different things about baby animals. ”可知，如果孩子们加入 Zoo to You 这个项目，可以了解到更多有关动物幼崽的知识。
2. D 细节理解题。根据“You can buy sandwiches, cold and hot drinks and ice cream at the cafeteria in the zoo. ”可知，游客们可在动物园内购买食物和饮料。
3. A 推理判断题。根据“Good news for the week!”可知，城市动物园有好消息要告诉年轻的动物爱好者们，即该园即将推出两个特别项目。由此推知，本文很可能来自一张有关动物园的海报。