Once upon a time, there was a king. He only h...

Once upon a time, there was a king. He had only one leg and one eye. One day, when the kings was walking through the palace hallway, he saw the portraits（肖像）of ________ ancestors. He thought that one day his children would also remember him through portraits on the walls.

However,_________his disabilities, he wasn’t sure how his painting would turn out. So he ________ many famous painters to his palace and said, “I want a beautiful portrait to be________ in the hallway.”

The painters began to think, “The king had only one leg and one eye. It is ________ to paint his portrait beautifully. If the portrait doesn’t look beautiful, the king may get angry.” They were afraid to be ________, so one by one, they started to make ________ and politely refused to paint a portrait of the king.

________, one painter raised his hand and said, “I will paint a very beautiful portrait and I’m sure you will like it.” The other painters were ________ to hear this. After the painting was finished, it was shown to the king. In the picture, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, shooting an arrow with his one eye closed. He did make a perfect picture by hiding the king’s ________ parts.

This story tells us that we should pay attention to good things instead of weaknesses in life.

1.A.his B.its C.her

2.A.according to B.as for C.because of

3.A.led B.invited C.introduced

4.A.put up B.put on C.set up

5.A.meaningless B.unnecessary C.impossible

6.A.questioned B.educated C.punished

7.A.wishes B.excuses C.mistakes

8.A.Unexpectedly B.Unluckily C.Undoubtedly

9.A.excited B.worried C.surprised

10.A.strong B.weak C.favourite

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Once upon a time, there was a king. He only had one leg and one eye, but he was very smart and kind. Everyone lived a happy and healthy life because of the king. One day, the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the paintings of his ancestors(祖先). He thought that one day his children would also walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these paintings. He wanted his children to remember him, too. So he invited many famous artists to his palace.

All of the artists began to think about the king's physical disabilities. How could his painting be made very beautiful? It was not possible. They weren't sure what his painting would be like. So one by one, they all started to politely refuse to make a painting of the king.

But suddenly one artist raised his hand and said he would make a very nice painting of the king. The king became happy hearing that. Then the artist started painting. After a long time, the painting was ready.

When the artist showed the painting, everyone was shocked. In the painting, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow(弓箭)and aiming(瞄准)something with his one eye closed. The king was very happy and gave him lots of money.

As we all know, no one is perfect. So we should try to focus on(关注)others' advantages instead of their disadvantages. Just take an optimistic view(乐观的观点)of the event. Everyone can do a good job.

1.What did the king look like?

_____________________

2.Why did the king invite artists to draw a painting of him?

_____________________

3.What did the artists think of making the king's painting beautiful?

_____________________

4.How did the king feel with the painting?

_____________________

5.What can we learn from the artist?

_____________________

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Once upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly）（丑陋的）, and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.

He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.

“I wish I had a friend.” he said to himself every day. “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”

“Dear Editor.” he wrote. “ I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”

“Dear Monster.” the Editor replied. “ Advertise（登广告）for a friend in this magazine.”

The monster wrote an advertisement（广告）.

“Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my noses. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd. Write to me at Box 45. Everybody’s Magazine.”

A few days later he went to the magazine.

“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.

The Editor looked in Box45.

“Yes, there is one.” she said, and gave it to him.

The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character（品行）is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”

1.Why was the monster unhappy?

2. What did the monster advertise for?

3. How did the monster describe himself in the advertisement?

4. What was wrong about Miss Thwaite’s letter?

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Once upon a time, there lived a kind -hearted king. He liked birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary（禁猎区）in his kingdom. He never ______ the animals and birds. He even did not ______ them for their meat. One day, the king looked up and ______ two birds. One bird was flying very high, very quickly. ______, the other bird just sat on the branch（树枝）and didn't move even a step. The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still ______ to make the bird move. Soon, the king ______ that anyone who could make the other bird move and in a week would be given a bag of ______.

The news spread very quickly. A few days later, an old man reached the king' s palace and promised that he would make it ______ the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to ______ the bird.

The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was very ______ to see the other bird fly like the first one to great heights in rapid speed. The king was very happy and offered the old man a bag of gold and asked the old man ______ he had done to make the bird fly in just a　　 ______. Without saying too much, the old man ______replied, "I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird ______to sit"

Many of us are like this. We have ______ to fly; we know how to fly, and where to fly.　 Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior（较差的）to others.

1.A. harmed B. protected C. bought D. fed

2.A. teach B. kill C. watch D. find

3.A. heard B. saw C. felt D. smelled

4.A. Anyway B. Besides C. Moreover D. However

5.A. managed B. failed C. preferred D. forgot

6.A. asked B. discovered C. doubted D. announced

7.A. apples B. vegetables C. rice D. gold

8.A. for B. to C. like D. with

9.A. throw B. catch C. punish D. train

10.A. nervous B. proud C. surprised D. worried

11.A. what B. why C. when D. how

12.A. second B. minute C. day D. week

13.A. loudly B. suddenly C. quickly D. simply

14.A. happened B. used C. continued D. decided

15.A. arms B. feet C. feathers D. wings

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Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted king. He loved birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary (禁猎区) in his kingdom. He disliked harming the animals and birds. He did not kill them for meat. One day, the king was sent two beautiful birds by a businessman. The king ordered the trainer to make them feel comfortable in their country.

One day, the king saw one bird fly very high, very quickly. However, the other bird just sat on the branch (树枝) and didn’t move even a step. The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still failed to make the bird move. Soon, the king announced that he needed someone to make it move and fly.

A few weeks later, an old man reached the king’s palace and assured him that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to train the bird. The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was surprised to see the other bird fly like the first one to great height at rapid speed. The king was very happy and sent the old man quite a few gold coins and asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in a day.　

The old man simply replied, “I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit on. ”

Many of us are like this. We have wings to fly; we know how to fly, and where to fly. Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior (较差的) to others.

1.What did the king do after he got the two birds ?

A.He sent them to a businessman in the forest B.He kept them on the branch of a tree

C.He made the trainer take care of them D.He set them free and let them fly in the sky

2.The underlined part “assured him” in the passage probably means________.

A.caused him to be sure B.made him agree

C.let him down D.helped him to stand

3.The king went to visit the old man because he wanted to _______.

A.have a talk with the old man B.see if there was any change

C.make the bird fly in the sky D.give the old man some money

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that_______.

A.the king killed the two birds for meat in the end.

B.the businessman became the richest man in the world.

C.the trainer would keep more and more birds for the king.

D.the old man was more experienced than the trainer

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.A slow bird should make an early start B.Don't sit still when you have wings to fly!

C.A timely snow promises a good harvest. D.Don't climb a tree to look for fish.

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阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空 (每词限用一次)。

and　　　　　 shoes　　　　 first　　　　 long　　 with

Once upon a time, there was a king. One day, he went for a 1. trip. When he was back, he said that his feet were painful. It was the 2._time for him to go for such a long trip. The road was very rough. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the country 3. leather(皮革). This would need thousands of cow’s skin, 4.would cost a lot of money.

One of his wise soldiers suggested to the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your 5. ?”

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Once upon a time, there was a king who was loved by his people. One day, the king planned to build a palace on the river bank. in a few days the palace was ready, And before bringing the king to show the palace, the minister wanted to take a final look first.

"Great!"the minister said, looking at the palace. Then suddenly his eyes fell on a hut （小屋） just a few steps away from the palace gate. "What is this hut doing here?" shouted the minister." Sir, it belongs to an old woman.

She has been living here for a long time, "replied a solider.

The minister walked up to the hut and spoke to the old lady. "I want to buy your hut. Ask for anything. "he said.

"I am sorry, Sir. I can not accept your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life, "the old lady said.

The minister tried to tell the old lady that her hut would make the new palace less beautiful. But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the king. The matter was then taken to the king.The king thought for a while, and then let the old lady said."it will only add to the beauty of the new palace. "Then turning to the minister.the king told us not forget what seems ugly to us may be valuable to someone else.

1.Where did the king want to build a palace?

A.In the mountains. B.In the city. C.On the river bank D.Near the sea

2.Who lived in the hut?

A.The king B.An old lady C.The minister D.The solider

3.How did the minister plan to deal with the hut?

A.To buy the hut B.To pull down the hut C.To sell the hut D.To build a new hut

4.Why didn't the old lady sell her hut to the minister?

A.Because it was ugly to the king B.Because it was as beautiful as the palace

C.Because it was too old to live in D.Because it was valuable to her

5.What do you think of the king　　

A.He was kind B.He was brave C.He was impolite D.He was proud

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Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.

One day they found a mirror （镜子） for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”

The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push （推） . “Go away!” she said.

Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”

Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”

1.Once upon a time a man had __________.

A.a bad-looking boy B.a good-looking girl

C.two good-looking children D.a boy and a girl

2.The boy was happy because he __________.

A.found a mirror B.knew he looked as nice as his sister

C.was handsome D.she was not happy with her brother

3.The girl gave the boy a hard push because__________.

A.she was stronger B.what her brother said was wrong

C.her father loved her D.she was not happy with her brother

4.What can we learn from this story?

A.To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.

B.To be good-looking is very important.

C.If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.

D.If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.

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Once upon a time, there lived a kind king. But the king was also very______. He would not do anything other than eat and sleep. He became fatter and fatter, and finally found it difficult to move his______– even his feet.

The king invited doctors from different parts of his country to make him______. But no one could help the king lose weight.

One day, an old man visited the country. He heard about the king’s______. He volunteered (自愿) to help the king lose some weight. The king decided to let him______.

The old man lived______. He said that the king had to come to him and asked the king to come for treatment the next day. But the king would have to______there, the old man added.

The king came the next day.______, the old man was not there. His son asked the king to come and meet his father the next day.

The king came every day for two weeks, but he never once saw the old man. But he did notice that he felt a lot______. He had lost some weight. He finally realized why the old man had asked him to walk so far.

1.A. lazy　　 B. shy　　 C. strict　　 D. stupid

2.A. head　　 B. eyes　　 C. body　　 D. hand

3.A. active　　 B. happy　　 C. strong　　 D. healthy

4.A. story　　 B. problem　　 C. dream　　 D. discovery

5.A. try　　 B. start　　 C. go　　 D. pass

6.A. alone　　 B. far away　　 C. freely　　 D. nearby

7.A. work　　 B. move　　 C. walk　　 D. stay

8.A. Especially　　 B. Suddenly　　 C. Immediately　　 D. Unluckily

9.A. lighter　　 B. angrier　　 C. happier　　 D. busier

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Once upon a time, there was a king. He felt upset because his people didn’t obey him. At first, he didn’t _____ what to do. But one day he ordered an old wizard (男巫)—the wisest man in the kingdom—to _____ a magic potion(饮剂) which would get people to obey him. The wizard made a lot of potions. However, _____ of them worked.

One day, a young man traveled to the kingdom and _____ about it. He went to meet the king, saying that he knew how to _____ the problem. He gave the king two small pieces of paper and said, “Use the first _____ saying what you want your people to do, and use the second when they have done it. If you do like this, your people will obey you from the_____.”“Is that true?”, the king wondered but at last he decided to have a test. After a while, he saw a servant carrying a _____ in his arms. The king said, “Please, Alan, come here and let me see it.” Alan was so _____. He got close to the king. After ______ the turkey, the king said, “Thank you, Alan. You may go now.” Alan left, smiling. It ______! The king was very ______. He gave the man much money.

Before the man left the kingdom, the old wizard asked him what his ______ was. The man answered, “I got my magic from school when I was a little child. My teacher told me that ______　 good manners one could get anything. Your king ______ needs good manners to get what he wants.”

1.A. know　　 B. ask　　 C. realize　　 D. invite

2.A. lose　　 B. make　　 C. buy　　 D. drink

3.A. all　　 B. both　　 C. none　　 D. neither

4.A. heard　　 B. cared　　 C. talked　　 D. thought

5.A. create　　 B. discover　　 C. cause　　 D. solve

6.A. after　　 B. before　　 C. when　　 D. as

7.A. face　　 B. heart　　 C. head　　 D. manner

8.A. cat　　 B. dog　　 C. turkey　　 D. duck

9.A. excited　　 B. interested　　 C. surprised　　 D. scared

10.A. looking for　　 B. looking after　　 C. looking up　　 D. looking at

11.A. solved　　 B. avoided　　 C. walked　　 D. worked

12.A. sad　　 B. happy　　 C. nervous　　 D. mad

13.A. strength　　 B. power　　 C. magic　　 D. freedom

14.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. without　　 D. with

15.A. just　　 B. once　　 C. never　　 D. still

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