二、完形填空
A long time ago, there lived a young girl named Mulan. Her father
taught
7 her to use a sword (剑) and ride a horse, which was very unusual at that time because only boys learned to fight and ride, not girls.
One day, soldiers (士兵) came to Mulan’s
hometown
8. They told the people that one man from each family must join the army (参军) to
protect
9 their country. Mulan’s father was too old to fight. Mulan had no
elder
10
brother and her baby brother was too young to be a soldier.
“Girls did not fight in wars. If only I were a boy, it would be so easy,” Mulan said to
herself
11. Then she thought of an
idea
12. That day, she bought a horse in the market. The next morning, Mulan dressed up
as
13 a man and became a soldier instead of her father.
Year after year, Mulan fought with her comrades (战友).
Nobody
14 knew that Mulan was a woman. She got lots of awards because she was
brave
15 enough to fight in front of others. After the war, the king wanted to give her money and a good job. But Mulan only asked for a good horse
because
16 she hoped to go home quickly.
Her family was all
happy
17 to see her. Her brother grew into a fine young man. He was busy preparing food to
welcome
18 her sister home. The people in her hometown also held a big
party
19 to celebrate. Mulan dressed in her own clothes. Till then her comrades
found
20
that Mulan was a pretty young woman.
Soon, people
around
21 the country heard the story, and Mulan became the hero.
(
C
) 7. A. made
B. stopped
C. taught
D. invited
(
B
) 8. A. field
B. hometown
C. garden
D. country
(
A
) 9. A. protect
B. hurt
C. share
D. raise
(
D
) 10. A. smarter
B. younger
C. taller
D. elder
(
B
) 11. A. her
B. herself
C. him
D. himself
(
B
) 12. A. answer
B. idea
C. example
D. ability
(
C
) 13. A. for
B. in
C. as
D. on
(
D
) 14. A. Everybody
B. Somebody
C. Anybody
D. Nobody
(
A
) 15. A. brave
B. lazy
C. careful
D. honest
(
C
) 16. A. before
B. when
C. because
D. after
(
B
) 17. A. angry
B. happy
C. sad
D. interested
(
C
) 18. A. follow
B. help
C. welcome
D. bring
(
D
) 19. A. look
B. talk
C. festival
D. party
(
A
) 20. A. found
B. agreed
C. guessed
D. decided
(
A
) 21. A. around
B. towards
C. about
D. into