二、完形填空
Zu Ti was a great man of the Jin Dynasty. He was
for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little
in reading. As he got older, Zu Ti
that he knew little about this world. He made up his mind to study hard.
Zu Ti had a
friend named Liu Kun. They stayed together every day. They even shared a bed every night and
at the same time every morning. One day, when they were
, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). An
came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to practise swordplay?” Though he was still
, Liu Kun agreed. From then on, they got up and practised as soon as the rooster began crowing. They kept their
. Day after day, they never gave up no matter how
in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study
, learned a lot of
and made much progress (进步). A few years later,
of them grew up with talents and wisdom.
This is the Chinese idiom story “To Rise with the Rooster”. It tells us that if we work hard, we may
achieve success like Zu Ti and Liu Kun did. Also, it’s
too late to start chasing our dreams.
(
B
) 11. A. ready B. famous C. late D. sorry
(
C
) 12. A. pride B. respect C. interest D. kindness
(
A
) 13. A. realized B. decided C. imagined D. promised
(
D
) 14. A. rich B. busy C. same D. close
(
B
) 15. A. picked up B. got up C. gave up D. made up
(
C
) 16. A. fighting B. discussing C. sleeping D. reading
(
B
) 17. A. order B. idea C. exam D. ability
(
D
) 18. A. unhappy B. funny C. lucky D. sleepy
(
A
) 19. A. word B. secret C. worry D. hobby
(
C
) 20. A. long B. dry C. cold D. quiet
(
A
) 21. A. carefully B. politely C. probably D. recently
(
C
) 22. A. information B. practice C. knowledge D. advice
(
B
) 23. A. all B. both C. much D. many
(
D
) 24. A. bravely B. correctly C. quickly D. finally
(
D
) 25. A. sometimes B. always C. seldom D. never
