Ⅴ. 短文填空。
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Long ago, a king got two special baby eagles(鹰) as a gift. The king loved 1. ____() very much. He invited 2. ____ experienced keeper to look after them.
As time passed, the king noticed that both eagles grew big and looked even 3. ____() than before. The king 4. ____() to see the eagles fly. 5. ____, as the keeper set them free, one eagle flew high into the sky while the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch.
The king wanted 6. ____() why. The keeper answered, “This eagle always 7. ____() this problem. It refuses to fly high.”The 8. ____ day, the king told people that anyone who could help the other eagle fly high would get great prizes. Many people came, studied 9. ____ tried, but no one succeeded. The king began to lose hope.
Then one day, something strange happened. The king saw both eagles 10. ____() high in the sky. He couldn't believe his 11. ____ and called the keeper over. The keeper explained that a farmer had made it and then brought him to the king. The king asked the farmer, “12. ____ did you do this?”He replied, “I 13. ____() cut down the branch where the eagle was used to sitting. 14. ____ no branch, it had to fly. And it did very 15. ____.”

1. them 2. an 3. more amazing 4. hoped 5. However 6. to know 7. has 8. second 9. and 10. flying 11. eyes 12. How 13. simply 14. With 15. well

Ⅵ. 阅读理解。
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa got up early to read his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I can't understand it. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandfather quietly stopped putting coal(煤) in the stove(炉子) and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked(漏) out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You'll have to move a little faster next time.”Then he sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the same thing took place. He told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water with a basket.
The old man said, “You're just not trying hard enough.”So the boy again dipped(浸) the basket into the river and ran harder. But when he reached his grandfather, the basket was again empty. He said, “Grandpa, it's useless!”
“So you think it is useless?”the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been changed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one inside and outside.
“You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and outside.”
1. What did the grandpa ask the boy to do?
A. He asked him to clean the basket.
B. He asked him to read a book.
C. He asked him to bring back a basket of water.
D. He asked him to think out the good of reading.
2. What does the underlined word “imitate” mean in Chinese?
A. 模仿
B. 扮演
C. 尝试
D. 研究
3. Why couldn't the boy bring the water back?
A. Because he didn't try harder.
B. Because he didn't move fast enough.
C. Because he didn't fill the basket with enough water.
D. Because it was impossible to carry water with a basket.
4. What happened to the basket according to the passage?
A. It became dirty.
B. It became old.
C. It became clean.
D. It became new.
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How to make a basket clean.
B. How to get a basket of water.
C. What we can get through reading.
D. What will happen if we read the grandpa's book.

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