Once upon a time there were two boys who live...

Once upon a time there were two boys who lived in a place and worked for the King One boy fell in love with a girl and wanted to give her a present.　　 He suddenly saw a vase filled with the loveliest flowers

He decided to take one flower and give it to the girl He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next…until, one day, the King noticed a few flowers were left in the vase .　 The King was so angry that he gathered everyone in the palace and decided to find out the truth

When they all stood before the King, the boy thought he should tell the truth.　 However the other boy told him not to tell the truth because the King would be angry with him.　　 When the king came near, the boy shook with fear.　　 But he still decided to confess

As soon as he told the truth, a smile appeared on the King’s face The King said to the boy, “I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers”

Then the King went to the vase and took two of the those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the Queen

1.The boy sent________ to the girl as a present every day

A. a vase　　 B. a flower　　 C. a card　　 D. a palace

2.When the King came near, the boy who took the flowers felt ________

A. frightened　　 B. relaxed　　 C. angry　　 D. excited

3.The underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 means ________

A. hide　　 B. refuse　　 C. cheat　　 D. admit

4.According to the passage, what might be the correct order of the things?

①The boy shook with fear and told the truth

②The King took two flowers out of the vase

③The boy gave the girl some flowers

④The King wasn’t angry and smiled

⑤The King gathered everyone together

⑥The King found out that someone took flowers

A. ③②⑥⑤①④　　 B. ③②⑥④①⑤　　 C. ③⑥⑤①④②　　 D. ③⑥④①⑤②

5.In the passage the writer wants to _________

A. tell us to be brave　　 B. tell us to be honest

C. show us what love is　　 D. show us what friendship is

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Once upon a time, there were two birds, Anderson and Johnson. They were brothers and lived in a forest. Anderson lived near a cave(洞穴) where some robbers(强盗) lived. Johnson lived near the house of a kind old man.

One day, a hunter(猎人) came to the forest. Unluckily, he lost his way and didn't know where he was. He was very tired, so he sat down under a tree that was near a cave. At that time, he heard someone shouting, “Hurry up! There's someone sitting under the tree. Come and take his money！” The hunter was startled(惊吓) by the voice. He looked up and saw a big brown bird in the tree. He also saw some people coming out of the cave. He quickly stood up and ran away as fast as he could.

Soon, he came to the place where the kind old man lived. He saw a big tree and sat down to have a rest. However, he heard a friendly voice saying, “Welcome, sir. Please come in and make yourself at home.” The hunter looked up and saw another big brown bird in the tree. He was surprised. “This one looks just like the other bird near the cave，” he said.

“He is my brother, sir，” said the bird. “He made friends with those robbers.” Just then, the old man came out of his house. “Welcome, sir，” he said to the hunter. “Please come in and make yourself at home.” The hunter told the old man about the two birds he met and how different they were. The old man smiled and said,　 “One takes the behavior of one's company(近朱者赤，近墨者黑)．”

1.Anderson lived ________.

A.near the robbers' cave B.in a tree with Johnson

C.near the house of a kind old man D.in a small　 village near the forest

2.The hunter was surprised to see Johnson because ________.

A.Johnson knew him B.Johnson shouted at him

C.Johnson looked like Anderson D.the hunter didn't like Johnson

3.We can infer(推断) from the story that ________.

A.Johnson is stronger than Anderson

B.the hunter wanted to catch the two birds

C.the old man kept those two birds as pets

D.a man will be similar to those he lives with

4.The best title for the passage is “________”.

A.An Unlucky Hunter B.The Story of Two Birds

C.A Bird and an Old Man D.A Bird and Some Robbers

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Once upon a time, there lived two brothers in Germany.As boys, they were interested in history and mysteries. when they grew older, they began to1.stories from friends and old books, but they2.thought that so many people would love these stories around the world for years.

They are the Brothers Grimm In 18 12 their first book Children's and Household Tales came out, which is now commonly known as Grimm Fair Tales(《格林童话》).It became 3. of the best-selling books in German language.

However, the original edition(最初的版本) was a little dark.For example, Cinderella's stepsisters cut off their feet to fit them4.the lost shoes.In The Frog(青蛙)Prince, the princess threw the frog at the wall angrily and wanted to kill it, but the frog finally 5.Into the prince.

Some people believed that those dark things were not good for6..Therefore, the stories were changed a lot in later editions.

So far, there have been over 160 languages for Grimm Fair Tales around the world.Both children and adults love it.People of different ages are able to find different meanings from the 7.story.For example, when reading Little Red Riding Hood, children may enjoy descriptions of the woods and the wolf,8. adults may learn that the character can stand for(代表) those who take the wrong path in life.

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Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in China. His name was Ma Liang. He loved to ______, but he didn’t have a brush. He was too ______ to buy one. He often used sticks to draw pictures on the ground. He said to himself, “_______ I have a brush, I don’t need to draw on the ground with ______.”

One night, when Ma Liang was asleep, he had a dream. In his dream, he _______an old man. The old man gave him a magic　 ______. The old man said to Ma Liang, “I give you a magic brush. You can use it to help the poor in your village.”

The next morning, when he _______, he found a real brush in his hands. Ma Liang felt very　 ______. He went to the village and decided to help the villagers. Some villagers said, “There has been a drought (干旱) and our crops (庄稼) are dying.” Ma Liang took out the magic_____and drew some _______. Then it began to rain. The villagers said thanks to Ma Liang.

1.A. run　　 B. jump　　 C. draw　　 D. dance

2.A. small　　 B. poor　　 C. old　　 D. new

3.A. Because　　 B. If　　 C. However　　 D. Before

4.A. flowers　　 B. grass　　 C. sticks　　 D. pens

5.A. found　　 B. met　　 C. talked　　 D. spoke

6.A. pen　　 B. pencil　　 C. brush　　 D. stick

7.A. stayed up　　 B. woke up　　 C. put up　　 D. cleaned up

8.A. interesting　　 B. interested　　 C. exciting　　 D. excited

9.A. hand　　 B. picture　　 C. brush　　 D. book

10.A. snow　　 B. wind　　 C. sun　　 D. cloud

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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 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 were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to________One of them_______fishing alone by himself_______the other was an outgoing person who loved to_______friends with different people.

When he found that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how to do that” he said to them. “If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you_______give me anything.”

They feel like old friends at first sight. Both sides come to a (an)_______immediately.

After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and_______taught them some fishing skills. He asked one for every 10 fish that the tourists_______. .

_______of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a (an)________basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as________

On the other hand,________fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more__________After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far________fish than his friend.

If we help others succeed, we harvest both________and friends.

1.A.play B.study C.fish D.swim

2.A.prefer B.enjoyed C.wanted D.would like

3.A.because B.when C.as D.while

4.A.talk B.be C.teach D.make

5.A.needn’t B.didn’t have to C.need A. have to

6.A.agree B.disagree C.agreement D.disagreement

7.A.also B.as well C.too D.either

8.A.caught B.give C.gave D.catch

9.A.At the beginning B.In the middle C.At the end D.In the end

10.A.little B.full C.empty D.lots of

11.A.a fisherman B.a teacher C.an engineer D.a farmer

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

13.A.helpful B.successful C.dangerous D.lonely

14.A.fewer B.less C.many D.more

15.A.success B.money C.fish D.time

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Once upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to____One of them____fishing alone by himself____the other was an outgoing person who loved to____friends with different people.

When he found that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how to do that” he said to them. “If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you____give me anything.”

They feel like old friends at first sight. Both sides come to an a (an)____immediately.

After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and____taught them some fishing skills. He asked one for every 10 fish that the tourists____. .

____of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a (an)____basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as____

On the other hand,____fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more____After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far____fish than his friend.

If we help others succeed, we harvest both____and friends.

1.A. play　　 B. study　　 C. fish　　 D. swim

2.A. prefer　　 B. enjoyed　　 C. wanted　　 D. would like

3.A. because　　 B. when　　 C. as　　 D. while

4.A. talk　　 B. be　　 C. teach　　 D. make

5.A. needn’t　　 B. didn’t have to　 C. need A. have to

6.A. agree　　 B. disagree　　 C. agreement　　 D. disagreement

7.A. also　　 B. as well　　 C. too　　 D. either

8.A. caught　　 B. give　　 C. gave　　 D. catch

9.A. At the beginnin　　 B. In the middl　　 C. At the end　　 D. In the end

10.A. little　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. lot of

11.A. a fisherman　　 B. a teacher　　 C. an engineer　　 D. a farmer

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

13.A. helpful　　 B. successful　　 C. dangerous　　 D. lonely

14.A. fewer　　 B. less　　 C. many　　 D. more

15.A. success　　 B. money　　 C. fish　　 D. time

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Once upon a time, there were two f1. who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to fish. One of them enjoyed fishing by himself, w2. the other was outgoing(外向的) and loved to make friends with different people.

When he found that some t3. at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how to do that.” he said to them. “If you catch ten fish, please give me one. If you don’t get ten, you needn’t give me a4..” They felt like old friends at first sight. They a5. with each other at once.

After he finished t6. a group, he went to teach another, and also taught them some fishing skills. He asked one for every ten fish that the tourists caught. At the end of the day, the kind fisherman received a f7. basket of fish, and also got to know many new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as a teacher. On the other hand, the other fisherman didn’t have much fun. After fishing for a whole day alone, he felt very l8.. When he looked into the fish basket, he found he had far f9. fish than his friend.

If we help others have success(成功), we can harvest b10. success and friends.

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Once upon a time, there were two f 1. who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to fish.　 One of them enjoyed fishing alone by himself, w 2.he other was an outgoing person who loved to make friends with different people.

When he found that some t3.at the lake couldn’t catch any fish.“I will teach you how to do that.”he said to them. “I4.you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get10,you needn’t give me anything.”They felt like old friends at first sight. They a5. with each other immediately.

After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and also taught them some fishing skills .He asked one for every 10 fish that the tourists c6.. At the end of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a f7. basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as a teacher. On the other hand, the other fisherman didn’t have much f8.. When the others circled around his camp, he became even m 9.lonely. After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far fewer fish than his friend. If we help others succeed, we h10.both success and friends.

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