Long long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井...

Long long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.

The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.

While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours.

The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!

1.The farmer is ________.

A. careless

B. kind to the donkey

C. ready to give up the donkey

D. friendly

2.When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _______ in the story.

A. the farmer　　 B. the neighbours　 　 C. the donkey　　　　 　 D. all of them

3.the story tells us ________.

A. never to give up even if we’re in great trouble

B. the donkey is a clever animal

C. the man has to be kind to the animal

D. the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal

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One day a farmer ’s donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The donkey cried for hours as the farmer tried to find a way to get it out. Finally, he decided to give up the donkey, because it was old, and the well was needed to be covered up.

He invited all of his neighbors to come over and help him. They all began to fill the well with dirt(土). The donkey realized what was happening and began to cry. Then, to everyone ’s surprise, it became quiet. A few minutes later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was surprised at　 what he saw. With each shovel(铲) of the dirt that hit its back, the donkey shook(摇晃) it off and took a step up.

As the farmer ’s neighbors went on to shovel dirt on top to the donkey, he still shook it off and took a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey happily got out.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. You　 can get out of the deepest well just by not stopping and never giving up.

Shake it off and take a step up.

1.The farmer couldn ’ t get the donkey out and decided to give it up at last.

2.The donkey cried again because it didn ’ t like the dirt.

3.The donkey found a way to save itself so it became quiet.

4.The donkey saved itself by asking the neighbors　 for help.

5.From this story we know we should make the trouble a stepping stone.

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One day a farmer’s donkey (驴) fell down a well (井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to find a way to get it out. Finally, he d____86____ to give up the animal, because it was very old and the well needed to be covered up.

He invited all of his neighbours to come and help him. They all began to fill the well w____87____ dirt (泥土). The donkey realized what was h____88____ and began to cry. Then, to everyone’s surprise, it became quiet.

A few minutes l____89____, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was a____90____ at what he saw. With each shovel (铲) of the dirt that hit its b____91____, the donkey shook it off and took a step up.

As the farmer’s neignbours went on to shovel dirt on top to the animal, he s____92____ shook it off and took a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey h____93____ got out.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. E____94____ of our troubles is stepping stone. You can g____95____ out of the deepest well just by not stopping and never giving up! Shake (摇) it off and take a step.

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Long long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get a　　 ___in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖), and have a year named after them.

The cat and the mouse both______ the ox (公牛) to wake them early on the day of the race. That day, the ox ______to wake them, but without success. So the kind ox carried them on______back and started running when the race began. The mouse _____ just when the ox was going cross the last river. He knew that he could _____ beat the cat. So he pushed the ______off the ox’s back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just______ the ox. The tiger came third.

So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger ______the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig come after them. The cat was _______to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but she has no place in the zodiac.

So that’s why cats kill mice. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!

1.A. place　　 B. prize　　 C. sign　　 D. skill

2.A. promised　　 B. helped　　 C. hated　　 D. asked

3.A. loved　　 B. refused　　 C. forgot　　 D. tried

4.A. her　　 B. his　　 C. their　　 D. your

5.A. made up　　 B. took up　　 C. woke up　　 D. dressed up

6.A. never　　 B. still　　 C. perhaps　　 D. almost

7.A. monkey　　 B. cat　　 C. tiger　　 D. dog

8.A. for　　 B. against　　 C. before　　 D. after

9.A. leads　　 B. cheats　　 C. reminds　　 D. follows

10.A. fast　　 B. lucky　　 C. easy　　 D. free

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Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.

In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole(钥匙孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.

1.The scientist wanted to know ____.

A. if the monkey came into the small box          B. if the monkey would sleep

C. which animal was cleverer than other animals   D. if some boxes were inside other boxes

2.After the scientist left the room, the monkey _______.

A. looked at the scientist through the keyhole          B. began to look for food

C. came into the boxes one after another               D. began to eat the food

3.To the scientist's surprise, _____.

A. the monkey went out of the room

B. the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

C. began to look for food

D. put its eyes to the keyhole.

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Long ago, the birds and the land animals had a big fight. A bat ______ in a cave (洞穴) to see which side was going to win.

After many hours, the land animals won. The bat flew ______ his cave to follow them. A bear looked at him and said, “Here is a bird. Let’s ______ it.” The bat cried, “Oh, please don’t! I can fly ______ a bird, but I’m not a bird. I have ______ in my mouth. Birds do not.”

The land animals talked it over and finally allowed (允许) the bat to join them. All was well ______ one day, the birds came back to fight again. Once again, the bat hid in a cave. This time, the ______ won the fight. The bat joined them. One old bird said to the bat, “______ are not one of us.” But the bat cried, “I am a bird. I have ______.” Finally, the birds allowed the bat to stay. The land animals and birds ______ fighting for many years. Each time, the bat hid and waited to see which side would win. Finally, everyone was tired of fighting and they decided to make peace (讲和). ______, they didn’t know what to do with the bat.

One of them said, “You have wings, but you are not a bird. You have teeth, but you are not a land animal. From now on, you will fly only at night when we are ______.” Maybe that is why bats only come out at night.

1.A.brought B.hid C.searched D.fought

2.A.down into B.all over C.up to D.out of

3.A.help B.accept C.kill D.become

4.A.as B.through C.like D.in

5.A.teeth B.food C.cave D.wings

6.A.from B.till C.on D.to

7.A.birds B.bat C.land animals D.bear

8.A.We B.You C.They D.He and I

9.A.wings B.teeth C.land D.mouths

10.A.finished B.failed C.kept D.began

11.A.So B.But C.However D.Otherwise

12.A.afraid B.alone C.around D.asleep

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Milu deer(糜鹿) ,a kind of animal with large horns(角) ,used to be common in China long ago. Like　 other deer, they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. People often killed Milu deer for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and killed many. That is how the Milu deer disappeared(消失) from China.

　　　 Luckily, before all of them lost their lives, someone took some deer to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to Duke of Bedford(贝德福特公爵). He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased (增加)year by year. As a result, when in 1985,the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometres south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province.

　　　 The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that people have opened a new centre for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where people protect and care for them. We hope that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.

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— Mr Li, you know Starlight Town very well. 　　　　 have you lived here?

— Since fifeen years ago.

A.How long B.How soon C.How much D.How far

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A long time ago, there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter-in-law thought he might make trouble at table. So, they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table.

They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law’s dinner table. One day the old man’s hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter-in-law became angry and shouted at the old man. And after that, his meals were served in a broken dish.

Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner while the four-year-old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood. The father asked, “What are you doing?” “I am making a small bowl.”

“Why are you making it?” The son answered. “So that I can fill it with your and mother’s food when I grow up.”

The old man’s son and daughter-in-law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man’s food fell here and there, the son and the daughter-in-law did not say anything.

1.The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to ______.

A. teach their son a good lesson　　 B. stay away from trouble

C. punish him for his shaking hand　　 D. give him peace and comfort

2.The old man dropped his dish _______.

A. out of carelessness　　 B. to ask for a new one　　 C. against his own will　　 D. to draw his son's attention

3.By making that small bowl, the grandson wanted to ______.

A. follow his parents' example　　 B. eat the way his grandfather did

C. enjoy making things with his own hands　　 D. show his parents how clever he was

4.The end of the story suggests the old man would _______.

A. no longer drop his dishes　　 B. continue to eat in the kitchen

C. stop shaking his hands while eating　　 D. live a comfortable life in the family

5.What does the writer want to tell us with the story?

A. The young should look after the old.　　 B. Family members should have meals together.

C. It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes.　　 D. Parents should set a good example for their children.

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Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的）. Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

1.The king felt unhappy all the time.

2.The first doctor found something wrong with the king.

3.The second doctor was very clever.

4.The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.

5.In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.

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