一、完形填空
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。
While you are in trouble, what are you going to do? Cry or run away? Those are all the wrong 1! Robinson Crusoe can tell you the right answer!
Robinson Crusoe hated the comfortable life in his hometown, 2 he wanted to be a seaman and travel around the world. But one day a terrible thing happened. A great storm came and their 3 crashed(撞毁)! And Robinson Crusoe was the 4 man survived in the world. However, at the same time he was the most tragic(悲惨的) man of all. He must face the fact.
He was 5 on an island without food, water or guns! But he just used his hands to work hard! He made a cave(山洞), built a house, grew corn and kept goats. Soon he could 6 the life on the island.
In his twenty-fourth year on the island, he saved a man and gave him the 7 of “Friday”. With Robinson’s help, “Friday” became a good servant(仆人). Finally they got a boat and left the island.
Robinson Crusoe is 8 a hero! It’s too hard to 9 him with words. He was clever and brave(勇敢的), and we can use many good words to 10 him. But I think the most important thing we can learn from him is: we should work hard with confidence by ourselves!
()1. A. chances B. ways C. designs D. symbols
()2. A. or B. but C. while D. so
()3. A. boat B. car C. plane D. train
()4. A. worst B. kindest C. luckiest D. happiest
()5. A. positive B. careless C. alone D. excited
()6. A. remember B. forget C. fall D. enjoy
()7. A. knowledge B. name C. idea D. character
()8. A. really B. hardly C. nearly D. usually
()9. A. talk about B. put out C. look after D. search for
()10. A. guard B. describe C. hide D. interview

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

二、短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Long ago, China faced terrible floods. The water covered 11. (village), destroyed crops(庄稼), and left people without homes. The emperor tried many ways to stop the floods, but nothing worked 12. Yu came.
Yu's father tried 13. (build) high walls to hold back the water. But the floods
broke through and made things even 14. (bad). Yu 15. (think) differently. He decided 16. (help) the water go away instead of stopping it. He studied the land for years, walking all over the country through rain and 17. (storm) over mountains and along rivers to find where water could flow(流动) safely to the sea.
Yu worked with many people day and night. They dug channels(挖水渠) to lead the floodwater, 18. (clear) rocks from rivers, and built small dams(堤坝) to slow the water down. It was hard work. People said he walked past his own home three times during 19. (that) years but never stopped to go in because he was too busy helping others.
20. the help of people across the country, Yu's plan worked. The water 21. (final) flowed into the sea, and the land became dry again. People rebuilt their villages, and they lived in peace.
Yu became 22. hero. His story 23. (teach) us a lot. Working hard, thinking wisely, and putting the people first can solve even the 24. (big) problems in the world. Till now, people remember him 25. a leader(领袖). He saved China from the floods with courage and kindness.
That is the story of Yu the Great Controlling Floods.

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