课时作业(一) Learning to Learn
Ⅰ.完形填空
Once upon a time all the spirits set about building two palaces：a palace of truth，and a palace of lies.Every time a child told the truth，a brick was 1 for the palace of truth.The spirits of truth would then take it and 2 it to the growing walls.
In just the same way was the palace of lies 3 .Each brick was created 4
a child told a lie.Both 5 were impressive (令人印象深刻的) and each group of
6 worked hard to try to
7 that their own palace was the
8 .So，the lying spirits，who were much more tricky (狡猾的) and
9 ，sent a group of spirits to the world to get children to tell more and more 10 .These spirits were 11 ，and started getting many more bricks.As a result，their palace became 12 and more impressive.
But one day，something 13 happened in the palace of lies.One of the 14 turned into a paper box.A little while later another brick turned into glass，and broke into pieces.And so，little by little，it became clear that whenever a lie was 15 ，the brick that it had created 16 its form，broke，and finally disappeared.In this way，the palace of lies became weaker and weaker，and in the end it 17 fell to pieces.
At this，everyone，including the lying spirits， 18 that you cannot use lies for 19 .They are never what they 20 to be.So，you never know what they will turn into.
语篇解读本文是记叙文。谎言宫殿的坍塌使我们明白：谎言一无是处。
1．A.created B．lost
C．found D．sold
解析：由下文的Each brick was created可知。
答案： A
2．A.show B．lend
C．return D．add
解析：此处指“精灵为真理宫殿添砖加瓦”。
答案： D
3．A.designed B．protected
C．built D．used
解析：根据文章内容可知，两座宫殿的建造方法是一样的。
答案： C
4．A.when B．until
C．and D．but
解析：当有小孩子说谎时，谎言宫殿的砖就会增加一块。
答案： A
5．A.towers B．palaces
C．islands D．villages
解析：由文中多处出现的palace(s)可知。
答案： B
6．A.angels B．women
C．children D．spirits
解析：由上文的all the spirits set about building two palaces可知。
答案： D
7．A.learn about B．make sure
C．explain D．decide
答案： B
8．A.best B．richest
C．newest D．luckiest
解析：两组精灵都努力建造宫殿，以确保各自的宫殿是最好的。
答案： A
9．A.beautiful B．popular
C．dishonest D．different
解析：由上文的more tricky可知，谎言精灵使用诡计、不老实。
答案： C
10．A.jokes B．stories
C．lies D．secrets
解析：由上文的the lying spirits...，sent a group of spirits to the world to...可知，谎言精灵收集的是谎话。
答案： C
11．A.proud B．successful
C．patient D．famous
解析：由下文的started getting many more bricks可知，谎言精灵很成功。
答案： B
12．A.cleaner B．softer