任务一 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once upon a time, on a farm there lived a little goat, a middle-sized goat and a big goat. The three brothers liked eating grass,
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there was nothing on their farm except mud. Near their farm, there was a river. On the other side of the river, the grass looked sweet and green. They decided to go over the bridge to
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the grass.
Below the bridge lived a monster(怪兽). When he heard the
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goat, he jumped out. “I’m going to eat you for dinner,” he said.
“Oh, please don’t eat me. I’m much too small and thin. You should
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to eat my brother. He’s
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,” said the little goat. So the monster decided to wait.
Next, the middle-sized goat crossed the bridge. The monster jumped out. “I’m going to eat you for dinner,” he
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.
“Oh, please don’t eat me. I’m not worth your
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. I’m not big enough to fill you up. If I were you, I would eat my brother. He’s the biggest,” said the middle-sized goat. The monster thought for a while and said, “Hmm, that’s
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.” He then let the middle-sized goat cross.
Finally, it was the big goat’s turn to cross the bridge. Out jumped the monster. “
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!” he said.
But the big goat
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ran at him. He hit so hard that the monster fell into the river. Then the goats crossed the bridge safely, and they enjoyed the grass together.
Wanting to have more of something can be a very bad idea.
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) 1. A. and B. but C. so D. or
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) 2. A. grow B. harvest C. dry D. eat
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) 3. A. little B. middle-sized C. big D. active
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) 4. A. learn B. decide C. wait D. agree
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) 5. A. smaller B. bigger C. shorter D. weaker
(
) 6. A. recorded B. replied C. reported D. repeated
(
) 7. A. protection B. effort C. knowledge D. trust
(
) 8. A. possible B. impossible C. right D. wrong
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) 9. A. Party time B. Work time C. Bed time D. Dinner time
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)10. A. bravely B. firmly C. kindly D. slowly
