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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella.Her mother died and Cinderella's father had a new wife, who only loved her two ugly daughters.A handsome prince wanted to find a wife and invited all the girls to a dance.The ugly sisters had beautiful clothes but Cinderella stayed at home in the kitchen.A fairy(仙女）helped Cinderella and used magic to give her pretty clothes and a carriage（四轮马车） to go to the dance, but told her to leave at midnight because the magic would end by then.The prince liked Cinderella a lot and danced with her.Then the clock started ringing 12 p.m.and Cinderella ran out of the hall, leaving one glass shoe behind.

The prince wanted the lovely girl to be his wife.He walked around town with the shoe trying to find her.The ugly sisters wanted to marry the prince and tried to put the shoe on, but their feet were like elephants'.Then the prince asked Cinderella to try.The mother and ugly sisters laughed, but they stopped when the shoe went on Cinderella's foot.The prince made Cinderella his wife, and they lived happily ever after.

1. Cinderella's mother cannot help her because she ____.

A.was poor　　　 　　　　 B. was dead

C.hates Cinderella　　 D.was rich

2.Cinderella stayed at home because ____.

A.she hated dances

B.her sisters were ugly

C.she had no nice clothes

D.She didn’t like the prince

3. Her clothes were ____.

A.magic

B.very old

C.a present from her sisters

D.a present from her stepmother(继母）

4.At midnight Cinderella ____.

A.turned into an ugly girl　　　　 B.hurried home

C.noticed the prince　　　　　　　　 D.She stayed in the hall

5.The ugly sisters had ____.

A.animal feet　　　　 B.smelly feet

C.big feet　 　　　　 D.small feet

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Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Da Niu. One day he was walking in the forest and found a bird. The bird’s was hurt（受伤）and it cried. Da Niu picked it up and took it home. He looked after it carefully every day. The bird got well soon.

One morning Da Niu enjoyed the sunshine next to the wall. The bird took his hat and flew away. Da Niu was very angry and ran after it. He shouted（大叫）, “What a bad bird you are!”

Suddenly he heard a big noise from his back. The wall he sat next to just now.（刚才紧靠近坐着的）fell down（倒下）.

1. Da Niu found the bird 　　　　 .

A. in the shop        B. at the zoo

C.in the forest.    D.on the farm.

2. How did Da Niu treat the bird when it was hurt?

A.He looked after it carefully.

B.He ran after it.

C.He shouted to it.

D.He was angry with it.

3.The underlined word “angry” means “ 　　　　 ”in Chines.

A.开心的            B.生气的

C.伤心的            D.大笑的

4.Why did the bird take Da Niu’s hat?

A.Because it was naughty.

B.Because Da Niu was unfriendly to it.

C.Because it wanted to save Da Niu’s life.

D.Because it wanted to throw it.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The bad bird                        B.The nice farmer

C.The farmer and the bird            D.The farmer’s hat

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Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.

One night，the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.

The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.

On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.

The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.

1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。

1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.

2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.

3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?

________________________________________________

4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?

________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________

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Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.

Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.

The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.

So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.

While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”

So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!

1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.

A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired

C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad

2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?

a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.

b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.

c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.

d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.

e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.

B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.

C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.

D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.

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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Alice. When she was nine years old, her mother died of 　　 1.　　 (ill). Later, her father Mr. Hand got 　　 2.　　 (marry) again to a pretty woman called Linda. At first, Linda was 　　 3.　　 (friend) to Alice. Two years 　　 4.　 , Linda’s daughter, Alice’s stepsister Helen was born. Alice’s life　　 5.　 (change) a lot. Linda didn’t allow Alice 　　 6.　　 ( go ) to school. Alice had to spend the whole day 　　 7.　　 (look) after Helen. From morning to evening, Alice had to stay with Helen. 　　 8.　 Helen was hungry; she had to get food for her. When Helen was thirsty, she had to get her some water. When Helen felt sleepy , she needed to make the bed for her. But Alice didn’t have enough food to eat, enough water to drink or a good place to live. Six years passed. Helen grew up. Linda thought she didn’t need Alice’s help 　　 9.　　 more. One day Mr. Hand went to work, Linda invited a witch (女巫). She turned Alice 　　 10.　 a stone. Oh, what a poor girl!

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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Alice. When she was nine years old, her mother died of 　　 1.　 (ill). Later, her father Mr. Hand got 　　 2. (marry) again to a pretty woman called Linda. At first, Linda was 　　 3.　 (friend) to Alice. Two years 　　 4.　 , Linda’s daughter, Alice’s stepsister Helen was born. Alice’s life　　 5.　　 (change) a lot. Linda didn’t allow Alice 　 6.　　 ( go ) to school. Alice had to spend the whole day 　　 7.　　 (look) after Helen. From morning to evening, Alice had to stay with Helen. 　　 8.　 Helen was hungry, she had to get food for her. When Helen was thirsty, she had to get her some water. When Helen felt sleepy , she needed to make the bed for her. But Alice didn’t have enough food to eat, enough water to drink or a good place to live. Six years passed. Helen grew up. Linda thought she didn’t need Alice’s help 　　 9.　 more. One day Mr. Hand went to work, Linda invited a witch (女巫). She turned Alice 　 10.　　 a stone. Oh, what a poor girl!

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Once upon a time , there was _________ emperor called Henry .

A. a　　 B. an　　 C. /　　 D. the

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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 taking place. 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.The boy was happy because he _______.

A. found a mirror

B. was handsome

C. had a pretty sister

D. knew he looked as nice as his sister

2.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ________.

A. she played a trick on him

B. what her brother said was wrong

C. she was not happy with her brother

D. her father loved her brother more than her

3. What can we learn from this story?

A. If you are good-looking, everyone will love you.

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

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

D. If you want people to love you, you can help them and make them happy.

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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 good-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. Father told the girl that __________.

A. it was important to be good-looking

B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking

C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love

D. she was as good-looking as her brother

5. 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 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 good-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.Father told the girl that __________.

A. it was important to be good-looking

B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking

C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love

D. she was as good-looking as her brother

5.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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