It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man  16 begged from door to door along the street.  17 an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad  18  and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never   19  and were always desiring more.
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune  20 the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to   21  you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this   22 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground  23 become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should   24 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   25 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune. 
The excited beggar could hardly   26 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   27  of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never  28 .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   29 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   30  forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  31  just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will   32 .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will  33  a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   34  fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   35  but his broken wallet.
小題1:
A．in debtB．in ragsC．in dangerD．in trouble
小題2:
A．PickingB．GatheringC．WinningD．Holding
小題3:
A．clothesB．walletC．fortuneD．chance
小題4:
A．relaxedB．disappointedC．worriedD．satisfied
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．seizedC．realizedD．spotted
小題6:
A．helpB．forgiveC．praiseD．comfort
小題7:
A．occasionB．conditionC．situationD．suggestion
小題8:
A．shallB．wouldC．shouldD．might
小題9:
A．look downB．look afterC．look upD．look out
小題10:
A．smallB．wornC．emptyD．full
小題11:
A．standB．thinkC．breatheD．wait
小題12:
A．streamB．pieceC．pairD．variety
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)skB．requestC．insistD．fear
小題14:
A．spreadB．shakeC．looseD．close
小題15:
A．pourB．endC．dryD．freeze
小題16:
A．takeB．lendC．a(chǎn)ddD．send
小題17:
A．flowB．changeC．disappearD．burst
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ttractB．holdC．includeD．permit
小題19:
A．presentB．foodC．treasureD．metal
小題20:
A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．something

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:A

試題分析：
小題1:由后面的句子begged from door to door along the street可以知道是一個衣衫襤褸的年輕男人，in debt意思“欠債”，in rags意思“衣衫襤褸”，in danger意思“在危險中”，in trouble意思“在困境”，所以選B
小題2:考查單詞意思，Picking意思“撿起”，Gathering意思“收集”，Winning意思“勝利”，Holding意思“拿住”，句子意思“他手里拿著一個舊包”，所以選D
小題3:考查單詞意思，clothes意思“衣服”，wallet意思“包”，fortune意思“將來”，chance 意思“機會”，句子意思“他一直解釋他有個不好的將來”，所以選C
小題4:考查單詞意思, relaxed意思“放松的”， disappointed意思“失望的”，worried意思“擔心的”，satisfied意思“滿足的”，句子意思“他一直在想為什么那些有錢人從來不滿足”，所以選D
小題5:考查單詞意思, admitted意思“承認”，seized意思“抓住”，realized意思“意識”，spotted意思“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，句子意思“幸運女神在人群中發(fā)現(xiàn)了乞丐”，所以選D
小題6:由后面幸運女生給他金子，可以知道幸運女神像幫助他，所以選A
小題7:固定詞組，on this condition意思“在這種條件下”，句子意思“在這種條件下，我才會把金子放在你的包里”，所以選B
小題8:shall用于第三人稱表示按照規(guī)定，意思“一定，必須”，句子意思“但是有一塊掉到地上一定變成灰塵”，所以選A
小題9:考查詞組意思，look down意思“向下看”，look after意思“照顧”，look up意思“向上看”，look out意思“小心”，句子意思“你應該小心”，所以選D
小題10:由第一段的第二行an old wallet in hand,可以知道他的包是個用舊的包，所以選B
小題11:根據(jù)前面幸運女神說給他金子，所以他迫不及待的等金子，所以選D
小題12:考查固定詞組，a stream of意思“一連串”，句子意思“一連串的金子被倒進他的包里”， 所以選A
小題13:考查單詞意思，ask意思“問”，request意思“要求”，insist意思“堅持”，fear意思“害怕”，句子意思“不要害怕，包很結(jié)實”，所以選D
小題14:由前面的句子The wallet was filled with so many coins，可以知道破舊的包裝了許多金子，他的手在顫抖，所以選B
小題15:由第六段的第二行yellow coins was poured into it.可以知道一連串金子倒進他的包，所以選A
小題16:考查單詞意思，take意思“拿走”，lend意思“借”，add意思“增添”，send意思“派遣”，句子意思“再添一把或兩把”，所以選C
小題17:由前面幸運女神說包里裝了太多的金子，并且他的包是個就包，他還一直在裝，所以他的包快要漲破了，所以選D
小題18:考查單詞意思，attract意思“吸引”，hold意思“容納”，include意思“包括”，permit意思“允許”，句子意思“我知道還能裝點，就一點”，所以選C
小題19:由前面幸運女神給他金子，可以知道金子是金銀財寶，金子掉在地上，就是財富掉在地上，所以選B
小題20:由前面幸運女神給他說只要金子掉在地上將會變成灰塵，所以他什么都沒有了，只剩下破爛的包，所以選A
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Whales live in the ocean, but they are not fish. They are warm-blooded mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies are born alive and drink milk from the mother's body. It took millions of years for the whale to develop as it is today.
Every spring groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places to bear their young. Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. The fully grown whales are very gentle and playful with each other, and with humans. They “talk” to each other with a high noise that  sounds beautiful. This“talking” can be heard for more than 300 kilometers in open waters.
Yet humans kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make whale oils and a lot of other things. Killing them is a modern business with modern machines and even harpoons( 魚叉炮) that explode( 爆炸) inside the whales. A whale dies very slowly and in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even the mothers and babies. Then there are no young whales to grow up or to bear more young.
小題1:A commonly mistaken belief is that ____.
A．whales are mammals
B．whales must have air to breathe
C．whales' babies drink milk
D．whales are fish
小題2:In the passage “mammals” refer to ____.
A．the animals which live in water
B．the animals which have wings and feathers
C．the animals which are fed on their mothers' milk
D．the things which live in earth and have no backbones
小題3:Every spring each group of whales ____.
A．swim only a few kilometers
B．return to the same place as they did before
C．go to different places
D．go to cold places to bear their young
小題4:When whales talk, it sounds like ____.
A．talkingB．whisperingC．quarrelingD．singing
小題5:Every year humans kill ____ all over the world.
A．nearly forty thousand whales
B．less than four million
C．a(chǎn)bout four thousand whales
D．a(chǎn)bout fourteen thousand whales

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