一、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once, there were three trees on a hill. They were 1 their hopes and dreams.
The first tree said, “I want to be a treasure box. Then I could be full of 2.” The second tree said, “I want to be a boat. I will take the king across the 3.” Finally, the third tree said, “I want to grow to be the 4 tree in the forest. People will see me from far away.”
However, several years later, the first tree was made into a wooden box for animals. And the second tree became a fishing ship. The last tree was still there, 5 nobody knew him.
Then one day, a poor mother wanted to make a wooden bed for her baby. She had no money. So she took the wooden box. The first tree could feel that the 6 was the greatest treasure for the mother.
The second tree 7 against a big storm with a fisherman in the sea, then it felt like a hero. For the last tree, when the villagers were 8, they could take a break under its thick branches. Finally, the three trees’ 9 come true.
Sometimes, when things don’t happen as you wish, don’t lose 10. Wherever you are, please remember the decision you’ve made at first. Hold on to it! That’s what we call “dream”.
() 1. A. looking for B. looking up C. talking about D. worrying about
() 2. A. gold B. time C. food D. love
() 3. A. hill B. forest C. village D. sea
() 4. A. shortest B. tallest C. oldest D. strongest
() 5. A. so B. or C. but D. and
() 6. A. bed B. box C. money D. baby
() 7. A. played B. went C. fought D. stood
() 8. A. thirsty B. bored C. tired D. hungry
() 9. A. hobbies B. exercises C. jobs D. dreams
() 10. A. luck B. hope C. practice D. interest

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One morning, an old fisherman threw his net into the sea four times. The first time there were only stones in his net. The second time there were only weeds. The third time it was empty. The fourth time it had a large jar (罐子) in it.
He found the jar with a lid. He took off the lid and looked into the jar. He could not see anything. After a while the light smoke came slowly out of the jar. Then little by little, the smoke grew heavier and thicker till finally it turned into a terrible genie (妖怪)!
The genie made a promise (承诺) that he would kill the person who let him out of the jar. He wanted to kill the fisherman, but the fisherman thought it was not fair for him because he set the genie free out of the jar.
The genie said that he would let the fisherman choose how he would die.
The fisherman was not frightened. He said, “Since I must die, I must do something. But before I die, answer me one question.”
“All right, but be quick.”
“Were you really in the jar? You are so big and the jar is so small that it could hardly hold one of your feet.”
“Of course I was in the jar. Don’t you believe me?”
“No, and I won’t until I see you in the jar with my own eyes.”
When he heard this, the genie changed into smoke. Slowly the smoke went back into the jar. When all of the smoke was in the jar, the fisherman quickly put the lid on the jar and threw it back into the sea.
— Adapted from The Arabian Nights
() 1. How many times did the old fisherman throw his net?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times
() 2. Where did the genie come from?
A. The net. B. The jar. C. The weeds. D. The stones.
() 3. The underlined word “frightened” means “” in English?
A. happy B. surprised C. afraid D. tired
() 4. What do you think of the old fisherman?
A. Polite. B. Smart. C. Friendly. D. Helpful.
() 5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Story of Jar B. The Story of a Fisherman
C. The Story of the Sea D. The Story of the Genie

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