1、高二英语第三周晚练A long time ago, the Jade Emperor（皇帝） decided to name each of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac(生肖) 1 an animal. He would choose only the wisest, bravest and most beautiful of 2 . 3 of the animals hoped they would be picked, especially the Rooster who had beautiful golden horns（.动物的角）.
2、 The Dragon, however, wasnt sure 4 he would be picked because of his baldness(秃发). The Centipede(蜈蚣) 5 the Dragon. He offered to get the Roosters horns so that the Dragon would be picked. But the Dragon had to promise to give him many 6 and powerful jaws(嘴). The Dragon agreed. The Centipede told the
3、 Rooster a 7 story about the Dragons baldness and asked to borrow his horns. “The Dragon,” said the Centipede, “just wants the Emperor to choose him as one of the 8 animals of the zodiac. When that is done, he will 9 the horns.” When the Centipede 10 the horns to the Dragon, the Dragon was happy. He
4、 carried out his 11 and gave the Centipede lots of legs and powerful jaws. The Jade Emperor gathered all the animals together and announced his 12 He placed the Dragon fifth on his list and placed the Rooster tenth. The Rooster was so 13 . He demanded his horns back but the Dragon 14 , laughing at h
5、im. The Rooster was so angry. He got into a fight with the Centipede. The Centipede thought his new jaws and legs would help him defeat the Rooster but he 15 . The Rooster pecked(啄) the Centipede and ate him up. To this day, every time a rooster sees a centipede, he pecks at it and eats it up.1. A.
6、at B. for C. after D. about2. A. animalsB. plantsC. familiesD. persons3. A. NoneB. MostC. AllD. Few4. A. how B. whyC. if D.when5. A.get on with B. made a deal with C.be thirsty forD.be responsible for6. A. giftsB. wingsC.legsD.horns7. A. pleasant B.sadC.funnyD. meaningless8. A. threeB. six C. ten D.
7、 twelve9. A.returnB. borrowC. makeD. repair10.A. leftB. joinedC. tookD.brought 11.A. wishB. dream C. plan D.promise 12. A.choicesB. punishment C. dislikesD. rules13 .A. upsetB. boredC. embarrassedD.thankful 14 .A. agreedB. refusedC. acceptedD. forgot15 .A. cancelled B. failedC. succeedD. understood（
8、二）Mexicos neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country. M
9、exico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than a
10、ny other city in the world, even more than Tokyo. Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has
11、more kinds of cactus than any other country. (Words: 161 Minutes: 3 ) 1. Mexico is _the USA. A. on the south of B. on the north of C. a part of D. as large as2. Mexicans speak_.A. English C. FrenchB. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语) 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico
12、. B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000. C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population. D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world. 4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _.A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico5. The best title (题目) of the passage is _. A. Mexico City B. Mexicos plants C. Mexico D. Mexicos population 第三周晚练答案1-15 CACCB CBDAD DAABB1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C