1. The ant went to the river to _____.
A. play games
B. drink water
C. have a bath
D. have a swim
答案：B
2. What did the bird use to save the ant?
A. A branch.
B. A bank.
C. A tree.
D. A leaf.
答案：D
3. The bird flew away when _____.
A. it saw the ant
B. it saw the hunter
C. it heard the cry of the hunter
D. it heard the sound of the gun
答案：C
4. The ant saved the bird because it wanted to _____.
A. stop the bird from flying away
B. thank the bird for saving its life
C. thank the hunter for dropping his gun
D. stop the hunter from aiming at the bird
答案：B
III.完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
One day a donkey fell into a deep hole. The 1 animal cried loudly for hours as its owner tried to figure out what to 2 . Finally, he decided it just wasn’t worth the effort to 3 the old donkey, and the hole needed to be 4 up anyway. So he invited all his neighbors to 5 him. They each took a shovel（铲子）and began to fill the 6 with dirt（泥土）. At first, the donkey cried out 7 . But as more dirt fell into the hole, the donkey quieted down. The owner looked down into the hole, and was 8 by what he saw. When the dirt hit its 9 , the donkey shook it off and took a step up on the new layer（一层） of dirt. As the neighbors 10 to put dirt on top of the animal, it shook it off and 11 a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey jumped over the 12 of the hole and escaped.
Life is going to shovel dirt 13 you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to get out of the hole is to stop 14 and not to let the dirt 15 you, but to shake it off and take a step up.
1. A．lonely B．lucky C．poor D．mad
答案：C
2. A．see B．say C．do D．take
答案：C
3. A．save B．punish C．feed D．sell
答案：A
4. A．cleaned B．shut C．climbed D．covered
答案：D
5. A．visit B．replace C．help D．pay
答案：C
6. A．donkey B．ground C．neighbor D．hole
答案：D
7. A．slowly B．miserably C．hopefully D．angrily
答案：B
8. A．surprised B．disappointed C．pleased D．worried
答案：A
9. A． back B．tail C．eyes D．legs
答案：A
10. A．wanted B．continued C．decided D．learned
答案：B
11. A．follow B．move C．watch D．change
答案：B
12. A．bottom B．center C．edge D．ceiling
答案：C
13. A．behind B．under C．around D．on
答案：D
14. A．sleeping B．working C．climbing D．crying
答案：D
15. A．protect B．pollute C．cure D．bury
答案：D
IV.语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
In my family, there are three people. My father is a 1 (farm) and goes to work in the field every day. He isn’t good at talking but he 2 (get) on well with other people. My mother is very kind and is 3 (friend) to everybody. So when I have 4 problem I will turn to her 5 help. My friends say I am clever, because when the teacher asks 6 (we) very difficult questions, I can come up with the answers 7 (quick). But my father thinks I’m 8 (patient). He says once I have difficulty in 9 (solve) problems, I’ll easily give up. This is 10 I need to improve in the future.
答案：
1. farmer 2. gets 3. friendly 4. a 5. for
6. us 7. quickly 8. impatient 9.solving 10. what/where
V.书面表达
假定你是李华。请你给美国笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，带给他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中还需说明：
李明：高个子，戴眼镜
航班号：CA985
到达：8月6日上午11:30
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
How are you doing?
I’m writing to tell you that……
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
范文：
Dear Peter,
How are you doing?
I’m writing to tell you that my uncle Li Ming is going to your city for a conference, and I’ve asked him to bring you the Chinese painting you asked for.
And I’d like you to do me a favor. Since this is his first visit to the U.S., would you please meet my uncle at the airport and take him to his hotel?
His flight number is CA985, and the plane will arrive at 11:30 am, August 6. My uncle is tall and he is wearing glasses.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua