each one trying 'to outdo the others in' some sort of sport． if one boy were building a raft, had to build a canoe． Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat． Because each of them worked Of their three boats, not one was seaworthy． ．

Their father despaired． they would never learn to cooperate． He decided to try to teach them a ．He gathered up a cartful of thin reeds（芦苇） and tied 'them together with strong vines（藤）． At dinner, he announced a（ an: “Look at this bundle of twigs（嫩枝） ," he shouted．“I you to break the secret will win a life of rich rewards．”

hands． He was strong, to try to break the reeds, but they would not be broken．

the challenge． He balanced the reeds across the tabletop and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, ．bound twigs in his hands．' He, too, struggled with all of his strength to snap the bundle into two pieces, but it would not break．

Finally, the father took the bundle from them． He．the reeds together． He then piles of twigs．¨Now break your twigs into two," he said． Each boy, one _ ． The task was easy． Each bundle broke with hardly any effort．¨When you divide ． And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak． But together, they had great strength．

11．A． struggled B． fought C．laughed D． cried

12．A． For instance B． For sure C．In person D．' In fact

13．A． other B． the other C．others D． another

14．A． together B． in person C．alone- D． in group

15．A． seaworthy B． trustworthy C． worthless D． worthwhile

16．A． peace B． love C． war D． envy

17．A． believed B． feared C． realized D． noticed

18．A． trick B． lesson C． lecture D． skill

19．A． discussion B． argument C． competition D． game

20．A． dare B． encourage C． challenge D． urge

21．A． try out B． figure out C． carry out D． take out．

22．A． thickened B． thin C． soft D． skilled

23．A． energy B． strength C． power D． force

24．A． put on B． insisted on C． carried on D． took on

25．A． and B． or C． but D． so

26．A． tightly B． roughly C． loosely D．toughly

27．A． stuck B． struck C． held D． tied

28．A． modest B． equal C． average D． common

29．A． at a time B． at one time C． at the time D． at times

30．A． defeat B． lose C． learn D． accomplish

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Cool Cats－Cheetahs

Cheetah cubs（babies） are cute, furry, energetic, and downright lovely． And when they get older, they'll