Ah Seng was a poor farmer.Every day，he worked in the field to look after his crops.

One hot afternoon，Ah Seng felt very tired.He went to have a rest under a tree.He sat down under the tree and enjoyed the cool breeze.Suddenly he saw a rabbit running to him quickly.It hit its head right against the tree and fell dead.Ah Seng was happy when he saw the dead rabbit.He went to pick it up and brought it home.He ate it for dinner that evening.

From that day on，Ah Seng went to the field.But he didn't work.He just sat under the same tree every day.He hoped to pick up more dead rabbits.He waited and waited but there were no rabbits.

Soon，all of Ah Seng's crops died and he became poorer. ( )51.Ah Seng had a rest ______. A．under the tree B．under the bridge C．at his home D．on a farm

( )52.Why did Ah Seng sit under the same tree? A．He liked the tree very much. B．There was only one tree in his field. C．He wanted to wait for more dead rabbits. D．He wanted to save the rabbit.

( )53.The underlined word “it” refers to(指的是) ______. A．the field B．the crop C．the rabbit D．the tree

( )54.After reading the passage，we can know Ah Seng was ______. A．clever B．silly

C．kind D．hard－working

( )55.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Ah Seng became richer. B．Ah Seng's crops grew better. C．Ah Seng found more dead rabbits. D．Ah Seng didn't find more rabbits.

C

Once upon a time there was a fisherman and his wife living by the sea.They were very poor and they only had an old wooden house.

One day，the fisherman caught a goldfish.The goldfish could talk and she asked the fisherman to set her free.①The__goldfish__said__if__the__fisherman__did__so，he__could__get__anything__he__wished__for.

②

The__kind__fisherman__didn't__ask__for__anything．And he put the goldfish back into the sea.

After the fisherman told his wife about this strange thing，the old woman got angry.She wanted his husband to ask the goldfish for a new wooden tub(木盆)．The man had to go back and told the goldfish his wife's wish.When the fisherman arrived home，they really had a new tub.But from then on the old lady got so greedy(贪婪的) that she wanted more.The goldfish made all of them true again and again.

Some time later，the old woman asked the old man to tell the goldfish that she wished to be the king of the world.After the goldfish heard that，she swam into the deep sea without saying anything.When the fisherman returned home，③again，he，surprised，poor，find，was，to，they，were．

任务一：根据英文释义找出在短文中出现的同义词。

56．not rich ________ 57.come or go back ________ 58．任务二：把文中①处翻译成中文。

________________________________________________________________________ 59．任务三：写出文中②处的同义句。

________________________________________________________________________ 60．任务四：把文中③处连词成句。

________________________________________________________________________ Ⅷ.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。(5分)

61．Yesterday the young man ________(shoot) a deer(鹿)． 62．Our class ________(begin) at 7：50 last Monday morning. 63．The cat ________(hide) itself behind the door. 64．Many ________(west) people like Beijing Opera.

65．Mr.Lee ________(lead) us to the Children's Palace last weekend. Ⅸ.根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。(10分) 66．她出生在美国。

She ________ ________ in the USA. 67．这个人有点傻。

The person was ________ ________ ________ ________． 68．他一到上海就爱上了它。

He ________ ________ ________ with it ________ ________ ________ he came to Shanghai.

69．这部电影将于下个月上映。

The movie will ________ ________ next month. 70．这对夫妻试图欺骗皇帝。

The couple ________ ________ ________ the emperor.

Ⅹ.根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺的单词，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。(10分) A boy left his home to find Bird of Happiness.He wanted the bird to 71.b________ peace，flowers and trees to his village.

On his way，he met a monster(怪物) 72.w________ a black beard.The monster said，“I'll tell you where Bird of Happiness is，but you must kill someone for me.If you won't，I'll take all your food and drink.” The boy 73.r________ the monster.Several days later，the boy was 74.h________ and thirsty.