河南省2016级高中学业水平英语
二、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once there lived a farmer m a small town. He made a living by 21 butter.
Every day, his neighbour, a baker（糕点师），would buy a pound of butter. One day,
the baker decided to weigh the butter to see 22 he was getting a pound. After
the baker weighed it, he found that he wasn't. 23 the baker took the farmer to
the judge. The judge asked the 24 if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer 25 , "I am so poor that I do not have enough money to buy 26 to weigh it, but I do have a kind of scale（天平）.”The judge asked, "Then 27 do you weigh the butter?" The farmer answered, " 28 the baker started buying
butter from me, I had bought a pound of 29 from him. So now every time I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it 30 the scale and give him the butter of the 31 weight."
Dishonesty can become a bad habit. Some people who are not 32 can
lie without a red face. Those 33 lie so much do not even know what the
truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, they will hurt
themselves by 34 0wn dishonest behaviour.
We 35 what we give to others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this question, "Am I honest?"
21. A, lending B. collecting C. selling D, sending
22. A. that B. if C. unless D. though
23. A. Then B. Instead C. Now D. Once
24. A. cook B. farmer C. gardener D. baker
25. A. whispered B. ordered C. replied D. wondered
26. A. all B. anything C. none D. either
27. A. why B. where C. when D. how
28. A. While B. Until C. As D. Before
29. A. bread B. meat C. butter D. fruit
30. A, near B. on C. under D. behind
31. A. special B. extra C. similar D. same
32. A. honest B. kind C. careful D. brave
33. A. which B. who C. what D. whom
34. A. our B. his C. your D. their
35. A. go into B. take out C. get back D. look for
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B. C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
There was once a lonely girl who desired love very
much. One day, while she was walking in the woods, she
found two starving（挨饿）songbirds. She took them home。