Ⅶ. 完形填空。
One day, a man bought a lot of coconuts (椰子) in his village. He put them all on his horse. He wanted to 1. them to Mr Green's house. Mr Green lived in another 2. . The man didn't know the way well.
On the way, the man met a 3. , "Hey, boy! Do you know where Mr Green's house is?"
"Sure, you just go 4. this road," said the boy.
"How long would it take me to get there?" he asked the boy.
The boy looked at the man and his 5. and said, "If you go slowly, you will get there very soon. 6. you go fast, it will take you all day."
"Do you play a trick on me?" said the man. "You're not a 7. boy."
The man did not listen to the boy. He made his horse run 8. . However, some coconuts fell off. He had to stop and 9. the coconuts. Then he rode his horse faster because he wanted to make up for lost time. But the coconuts fell off 10. , and he had to stop for the second time...
He did this many times, and it was night when he got to Mr Green's house.
This story tells us what "Haste (匆忙) makes waste" means.
1. A. move
B. buy
C. cook
D. kick
2. A. school
B. village
C. zoo
D. hospital
3. A. man
B. woman
C. boy
D. girl
4. A. among
B. along
C. upon
D. over
5. A. duck
B. cow
C. sheep
D. horse
6. A. Although
B. If
C. Because
D. As
7. A. tidy
B. polite
C. playful
D. scary
8. A. fast
B. slowly
C. early
D. late
9. A. look at
B. drop off
C. pick up
D. focus on
10. A. too
B. either
C. also
D. again

Ⅶ.1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.B
8.A 9.C 10.D

【分析】首先通读全文，理解文章讲述的是一个人运椰子前往另一个村子的格林先生家，途中问路，男孩的回答暗含“欲速则不达”的道理。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析及固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1题根据语境确定搬运椰子的动作；2题结合前文“自己村子”的表述，判断格林先生的居住地；3题通过后文“男孩”的提示确定遇到的人物；4题依据固定搭配选择介词；5题结合前文“马”的线索确定名词；6题根据条件句结构选择连词；7题结合男人的态度判断形容词；8题根据男人的行为选择副词；9题结合“椰子掉落”的语境选择动词短语；10题根据重复动作选择副词。
【解析】1. 考查动词辨析：move（搬运）符合“把椰子运到格林家”的语境，故选A。2. 考查名词辨析：village（村子）与前文“自己的村子”对应，格林先生住另一个村子，故选B。3. 考查名词辨析：后文明确提到“the boy”，可知遇到的是男孩，故选C。4. 考查介词辨析：along this road是固定搭配，意为“沿着这条路”，故选B。5. 考查名词辨析：前文提到男人把椰子放在马上，男孩看他和他的马，故选D。6. 考查连词辨析：此处是if引导的条件状语从句，与前文“if you go slowly”结构对应，故选B。7. 考查形容词辨析：男人觉得男孩的话不礼貌，polite（礼貌的）符合语境，故选B。8. 考查副词辨析：男人不听建议，让马快跑，fast（快地）符合行为，故选A。9. 考查动词短语辨析：椰子掉落需捡起，pick up（捡起）符合语境，故选C。10. 考查副词辨析：椰子再次掉落，again（再一次）符合逻辑，故选D。
【答案】Ⅶ.1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D
【知识点】完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本文为故事类完形填空，围绕“欲速则不达”的道理展开，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文逻辑的理解，需结合语境逐一分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅷ. 阅读理解。
In the Spring and Autumn period, there was a beautiful girl in the State of Yue. She was called Xishi. Xishi was the most beautiful girl in her village. There was an ugly girl called Dongshi and she lived in the village too.
Xishi was such a beautiful girl that many girls tried to imitate her. Some girls wore the same clothes as Xishi did. Some girls had the same hairstyle as Xishi did. Dongshi was one of the girls.
One day, Xishi walked in the street. She didn't feel well on the way. She had a pain in her chest (胸部). Then she put her hand on her chest, wrinkled her brows (皱眉) and walked slowly.
Dongshi met Xishi in the street. She thought that Xishi's actions made her look more beautiful. Then she imitated Xishi's actions. But her actions made her uglier. People laughed at Dongshi when they saw her.
1. The underlined word "imitate" means "" in Chinese.
A. 模仿
B. 抵触
C. 排斥
D. 钦佩
2. What was the matter with Xishi when she walked in the street one day?
A. She had a headache.
B. She had a pain in her chest.
C. She had a stomachache.
D. She had a pain in her hand.
3. Dongshi imitated Xishi's actions, and then, she .
A. looked more beautiful
B. looked uglier
C. was liked by more people
D. felt happy and proud
4. What would happen next according to (根据) the passage?
A. Dongshi would make friends with Xishi.
B. Dongshi would become prettier.
C. Dongshi would leave the village.
D. Dongshi didn't imitate Xishi and began to be herself.
5. The passage may come from a book about .
A. science
B. love stories
C. Chinese stories
D. famous paintings

Ⅷ.1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕“东施效颦”的故事设置5道选择题，需结合原文内容逐一解答：第1题通过上下文语境猜测单词词义；第2题定位原文细节查找Xishi的身体状况；第3题查找东施模仿后的结果；第4题根据原文情节合理推断后续；第5题判断文章所属类型。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据第二段“Some girls wore the same clothes as Xishi did. Some girls had the same hairstyle as Xishi did. Dongshi was one of the girls.”可知，其他女孩和东施都做了和西施一样的事，说明她们在“模仿”西施，故“imitate”意为“模仿”，选A。
2. 细节理解题：根据第三段“She had a pain in her chest (胸部).”可知，西施胸口疼，选B。
3. 细节理解题：根据第四段“But her actions made her uglier.”可知，东施模仿后更丑了，选B。
4. 推理判断题：东施模仿西施变丑被人嘲笑，合理的后续是她不再模仿西施，做回自己，故选D。
5. 主旨判断题：文章讲述的是中国古代“东施效颦”的故事，因此可能来自关于中国故事的书，选C。
【答案】Ⅷ.1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C
【知识点】词义猜测题、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】本题以经典成语故事为素材，考查学生的阅读理解能力，涵盖词义猜测、细节查找、推理判断等基础题型，难度适中，适合巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】0.7