[2025 河南新乡期末] Long long ago, a crow (乌鸦) lived in a forest. One day, he saw a swan (天鹅) and he thought, "That beautiful white 1 must be the happiest bird in the world."
When he came to 2 his idea with the swan, the swan said, "I felt that I was the happiest bird in the forest 3 I saw a beautiful peacock (孔雀). He has so many colourful feathers (羽毛). He is certainly more 4 than any other bird."
The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo, and saw that there were 5 two hundred people coming to see him. The peacock was 6 a programme for humans. "Dear Peacock," the crow said, "you are so beautiful. Every day, hundreds of people come to see your 7. Not like me, people will 8 drive me away when they see me. I 9 that you are the happiest bird in the world."
The peacock said, "I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happiest bird. But because of my beauty, I lost my freedom (自由). I 10 go out of the zoo any more. You must be the happiest bird in the world because you are 11."
The crow flew away 12 saying anything, being happy. Sometimes, we don't need to compare with 13 else and feel bad about ourselves. It is better to be happy with what you have than to 14 for things you don't have. The crow finally got the 15 meaning of happiness.
()1. A. crow B. swan C. peacock D. snake
()2. A. share B. shake C. match D. solve
()3. A. if B. though C. till D. so
()4. A. excellent B. beautiful C. enjoyable D. confident
()5. A. probably B. suddenly C. finally D. especially
()6. A. preparing for B. looking up C. asking for D. lifting up
()7. A. peace B. research C. experience D. show
()8. A. last B. never C. seldom D. always
()9. A. believe B. allow C. suggest D. appear
()10. A. shouldn't B. mustn't C. can't D. needn't
()11. A. free B. comfortable C. common D. correct
()12. A. without B. with C. about D. onto
()13. A. someone B. anyone C. something D. everything
()14. A. solve B. wish C. promise D. pay
()15. A. close B. common C. true D. usual

完形填空·语篇导读 本文用乌鸦、天鹅和孔雀的故事告诉我们不要跟别人比较。
快速对答案
1—5 B A C B A
6—10 A D D A C
11—15 A A B B C
1. B 句意为:那只美丽的白天鹅一定是世界上最幸福的鸟。根据"One day, he saw a swan"可知,这是乌鸦看到白天鹅的想法。
2. A 句意为:当他来和天鹅分享他的想法时,天鹅说:"我觉得我是森林里最幸福的鸟,直到我见到了美丽的孔雀……"share sth with sb意为"与某人分享某物",符合语境,故选A项。
3. C 句意见上一题解析。根据"He has so many colourful feathers. He is certainly more... than any other bird."可知,此处指直到看到了孔雀,故选C项。
4. B 句意为:他肯定比其他任何鸟都漂亮。根据"He has so many colourful feathers."可知,天鹅认为孔雀比其他任何鸟都漂亮,故选B项。
5. A 句意为:……看到大概有两百人来看他。probably意为"大概";suddenly意为"突然地";finally意为"最终";especially意为"尤其"。根据two hundred people可知,此处表示"大概"。故选A项。
6. A 句意为:孔雀正在为人类准备节目。prepare for意为"准备";look up意为"查阅";ask for意为"要求";lift up意为"举起"。根据语境可知,此处指准备节目,故选A项。
7. D 句意为:每天,成百上千的人来看你的节目。peace意为"和平";research意为"研究";experience意为"经历";show意为"节目"。根据a programme for humans可知,此处指孔雀的节目。
8. D 句意为:不像我,人们看见我时,总是驱赶我。根据语境和常识可知,人们看见乌鸦时总会驱赶。
9. A 句意为:我认为你是世界上最幸福的鸟。believe意为"认为";allow意为"允许";suggest意为"建议";appear意为"出现"。根据语境可知,乌鸦认为孔雀最幸福。
10. C 句意为:我再也不能从动物园出去了。根据"But because of my beauty, I lost my freedom."可知此处指不能离开动物园。
11. A 句意为:你一定是世界上最幸福的鸟,因为你自由。根据I lost my freedom可知,孔雀没有自由,所以认为拥有自由的乌鸦才是世界上最幸福的鸟。
12. A 句意为:乌鸦什么也没说就飞走了,很高兴。根据上下文可知,乌鸦听美丽的孔雀说乌鸦才是世界上最幸福的鸟后不再说话了。
13. B 句意为:有时候,我们不需要和别人比较,然后为自己感到难过。根据语境及don't可知选B项。
14. B 句意为:与其想得到你没有的东西,不如为你所拥有的而快乐。solve意为"解决";wish意为"希望";promise意为"承诺";pay意为"付款"。wish for意为"希望",故选B项。
15. C 句意为:乌鸦终于明白了幸福的真正意义。根据meaning of happiness可知,此处指"幸福的真正含义",故选C项。

[2025 河南郑州期末]①Do you know E-type ( Extrovert ) and I-type ( Introvert ) personalities? These two kinds of personalities are much discussed online. Even twins may be quite different from each other, such as in personalities, hobbies, and friends. To learn more about that, let's listen to the following twins.
Andy, an extrovert
②I enjoy trying new things and playing with
many friends. Ken and I head to the beach on Saturdays to surf, and on Sundays, I hang out with Tom, eating and riding. At school, Larry is my best friend. I don't spend much time with him over the weekends because he likes to play video games at home just by himself. I'm cool with it because I can visit other friends. I value (重视) his friendship a lot because Larry cares about me and often gives great advice on my problems.
Anna, an introvert
③I think nothing is more enjoyable than staying on the sofa by myself with a great book in hand. However, I do also need time with my two best friends, Sue and Tina. Sue is so full of life that her jokes bring much joy to my quiet days. Tina is more like me, and she understands me better than I do. We often take a long walk to share our feelings. I love both my friends and need their different personalities to make my life colourful.
④Well, there we have it from the horse's mouth. From Andy and Anna, introverts and extroverts can be friends and also need friends with different personalities. So start to make different friends and enjoy the special friendship!
()16. What does Andy do on Saturdays with Ken?
A. Surf on the beach.
B. Ride the bikes.
C. Play the video games.
D. Take a long walk.
()17. Which of the following words can best describe Sue?
A. Hard-working.
B. Understanding.
C. Good-looking.
D. Outgoing.
()18. The idiom "from the horse's mouth" means "to hear from someone ".
A. who saw it
B. who experienced it
C. who fed it
D. who promised it
()19. 新考法 篇章结构 What may be the structure of the passage?

()20. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Friends in need are friends indeed.
B. Friends bring out the best in each other.
C. Friends are not necessary to be the same.
D. Friends reach for your hand and touch your heart.

阅读理解·语篇导读 本文以两个性格迥异的人安迪和安娜为例说明了朋友不必完全相同。
快速对答案 16—20 A D B C C
16. A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Ken and I head to the beach on Saturdays to surf可知,安迪和肯在周六会去海滩冲浪。
17. D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的"Sue is so full of life that her jokes bring much joy to my quiet days."可知,休是外向的。
18. B 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的let's listen to the following twins可以推断出,该短语的意思是"从当事人那里听到的",故选B项。
19. C 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章的结构应该是"引言—两个例子—结论"。故选C项。
20. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的"From Andy and Anna, introverts and extroverts can be friends and also need friends with different personalities."可知,从安迪和安娜的例子中我们可以知道朋友不必完全相同。