七、任务型阅读(共20分)
A)阅读短文,回答问题(每小题2分)。
One day a teacher asked his two students to meet him at the end of a road near a forest.
The students got there as their teacher asked, and greeted him. The teacher said, "You have a test today. Both of you have to start here and reach the far end of the road. The task will also influence the result of your next test. You should prepare for the next test."
He wished them luck and left. Then the students set off together. Just after a while they saw that road was divided into two paths. The first student decided to choose the path which was clear and seemed to be easier to go through. The second student chose the path which was covered by a lot of fallen trees.
The first student walked quickly and easily because of no obstacles (障碍) in his path. He reached the far end of the road and finished the task first. He thought he was clever, and he felt happy. The second student spent quite a while reaching the destination as he had to overcome the obstacles in his path. However, he was also very happy, because he finally finished the task even though he chose the difficult path. When the second student reached the destination, the first student proudly said, "I am glad I chose the easier path of the two."
A few days later, the two students were asked to wait near a stream. The teacher looked at them and said, "Today's test is to jump to the other side of this stream." The first student never did that before. He got scared and stepped back. The second student remembered how he jumped over wide gaps in the last task. He took a deep breath and jumped into the air. He made it!
After the test, the teacher said to the first student, "When you chose the easier path, it helped you complete that task easily, but you would not be able to prepare for harder tests."
81. What test did the teacher give to his students first?
82. What did the first student think of himself after completing the task?
83. What was the second test given by the teacher?
84. Who completed the second test?
85. What can you learn from the story?
B)阅读短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(每小题1分)。
Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Chinese dragon—the loong. Now let me tell you something about it.
China is known as the "home of the loong". The loong is considered to be 86 (luck) and wise. It is 87 big part of China's history and culture.
In traditional Chinese culture, the loong has superpower. Ancient people 88 (believe) it controlled the weather, especially the rains. So, if there was a drought or a flood, people would pray (祈祷) to the loong 89 (have) better weather and live a peaceful life. 90 this reason, there are lots of activities of praying related to the loong. Dragon boat racing 91 the dragon dance are the most common ones.
The loong is also one of the 12 animal signs. It is the 92 (five) animal sign. People born in the Year of the Loong are thought to be natural 93 (lead), full of energy and creativity. Many Chinese parents hope their children 94 (be) successful and powerful in the future, just like a loong. This is shown in the saying "Wang zi cheng long".
In a word, the loong is widely 95 (love) by the Chinese people and can be found everywhere in Chinese daily life.
Lots of love
Wendy