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　　Morethan700yearsago,Scotland（苏格兰）wasfightingwithEngland.TheKingofEnglandwantedto　1　Scotland.Hehadastrongarmysoitwas　2　fortheScotstofight.Theylostmanytimes.KingRobertofScotlandhadtorunfromtheEnglisharmy. 

Onerainyday,KingRobertlayinanoldhouse.Hethoughtthathewasnotgoodenoughtobeking.Hewasso　3　thathedidn’tevenseeaspider（蜘蛛）nearhim.He　4　whenhesawthespiderclimbing.Itwastryingtoclimbuptoitswebatthetopofthehousebutitfelldown. 

“Howsad!

”thoughtKingRobert.“Thespiderislikeme.It’snot　5　enough.”Hewatchedwhilethespiderclimbedupagain.Itfelldownasecondtime. 

“Becareful,littlespider,oryoumightdie,”hesaid.“Lifeissohard.You’llnevergetbacktoyourweb.”Butthespider　6　againandagain.KingRobertwatchedwhileit　7　climbedbacktoitsweb.Afteranhour,thespidergottotheweb. 

“You’resuchagreat　8　,”hesaid.“Ifyoucankeeptrying,Icantoo.Imustkeeponfighting.Iwon’tlettheEnglishwin.”His　9　grewstrongandthey　10　theEnglisharmy.Scotlandwasfree. 

Nobodyknowsifthisisatruestory.Manyparentstellittotheirchildrenbecausetheywantthemtokeeptrying.

1.A.leave　　　　　B.control　　　　　C.help

2.A.interestingB.difficultC.important

3.A.surprisedB.boredC.worried

4.A.lookedupB.lookedoutC.lookedon

5.A.oldB.strongC.fast

6.A.triedB.fellC.practised

7.A.finallyB.easilyC.slowly

8.A.spiderB.fighterC.soldier

9.A.armyB.feelingsC.opinions

10.A.keptB.raisedC.stopped

Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

　　ConnieTalbotwasbornonNovember20,2000.SheisanEnglishchildsingerfromStreetly,WestMidlands.SheisknownforattendingBritain’sGotTalent（《英国达人》）whenshewasjustsix.Shebegansingingwhenshewas18monthsold.ThesongsheisbestknownforisSomewhereovertheRainbow.AndnowsheistouringthecountrywiththeUK’sbiggestchildren’schoir—YoungVoices.

DoyouknowwhattheYoungVoicesTouris?

Well,it’sagreateventforchildren.Itisgreatforthemtosingonabigstagewiththousandsofotherchildren.Everyonewaitsfortheparentstoarriveintheeveningtowatchthechildrenputonagreatshow.Thereissomuchfun.Whenthelightsareturnedon,allofthemsingasone.It’ssopowerful.Connielovedlookingaroundinthechoirandseeingeveryonehappywhenshewasperforming.

“We’veheardyousetanewGuinnessWorldRecord!

”Isaidtoher.“Yes!

Iwasveryproud.ItwasamazingtosettheGuinnessWorldRecordforthebiggestchoir.Iwasgladtosharethathonorwithmorethan6,000otherchildrenpresentthatday,”shesaid.

11.WhendidConniebecomefamous?

A.Whenshewas12yearsold.

B.Whenshewasonly6monthsold.

C.Whenshewas6yearsold.

D.Whenshewas18monthsold.

12.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthesecondparagraph?

A.HowConniebecamefamous.

B.Howtopracticesinging.

C.WhattheYoungVoicesTouris.

D.Howtoperformbetter.

13.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat　　　. 

A.whenConniewasperforming,shewasveryhappy

B.infact,Conniedidn’twanttoperformanymore

C.itwasdifficulttoperformwithsomanychildren

D.Connielikessinginganddancingalone

14.WhatmadeConniesoproud?

A.Owningmanyprizes.

B.SettinganewGuinnessWorldRecord.

C.Gettingachancetotalktoafamousreporter.

D.Gettingmanygiftsfromthechildrenallovertheworld.

B

　　Lisawasasinglemotherwholivedwithherlittleson.Shelostherjobtwoyearsagoandtheylivedaveryhardlife.Beingpoorwasterrible.Herheartwasbrokeneverytimehersonasked,“CanIhavesomemorebreadandjamplease,Mummy?

”

Oneday,whenhersonaskedthesamequestionagain,shedecidedtoprepareabigmealforhimwiththeonly6dollarsinherhand.Shewenttothesupermarket,boughtsomefoodandcookedathome.Lisawasashymother,butshewasstrong-minded.“It’stimetomakeachange,”shethought.Sheusedtolovewriting.Inordertomakesomemoney,shebegantowritearticlesformagazinesdayandnight.

Thingswentbetter.Thelocalfoodbankstartedtoprovideherwithsomefreevegetableseverymonth.Hersonfinallyhadenoughtoeat.OncehetoldLisathatthedishesshemadeweredelicious.Suddenly,anideacametoLisa’smind,“Whynotsharemyrecipes（食谱）ontheInternet?

”Shedid.Manypeoplelikedherrecipesandshebecamepopular.

Soonafterthat,somereportersinterviewedherandaskedhertowriteabookoncooking.WhenLisagotthemoneyforthebookshewrote,shehadagoodsleepforthefirstnightduringthetwoyears.NowLisahasawell-paidjobandabeautifulhouse,butshe’llneverforgetthedayswhensheworkedhardforagoodlife.