Are fables (寓言故事) and fairy tales (童话故事) diff...

Are fables (寓言故事) and fairy tales (童话故事) different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.

Fables are stories which pass down (遗传) from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop (伊索). There are many famous fables in Aesop′s Fables. The Lion and the Mouse and The Farmer and the Snake are two examples.

Fairy tales are usually stories for children. They are often about magic characters, for example, fairies and gods. Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy many fairy tales because of the famous Brothers Grimm. They tried their best to collect these stories before people forgot. There are many fairy tales in Grimm′s Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella,The Frog Prince and Snow White.

1._______ are the main characters in fables.

A. Humans B. Plants C. Gods D. Animals

2.Which of the following is NOT a fairy tale?

A. The Farmer and the Snake. B. Little Red Riding Hood.

C. Cinderella. D. The Frog Prince.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People can learn nothing from fables.

B. Children may love reading fairy tales.

C. Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.

D. The characters in fairy tales are all real people.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.

B. The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.

C. The reasons why people can read fables.

D. Differences between fables and fairy tales.

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Are fables(寓言故事)and fairy tales(童话故事) different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.

Fables are stories which are passed down from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop. There are many famous fables in Aesop’s Fables. The Lion and the Mouse and The Farmer and the Snake are two examples.

Fairy tales are usually stories for children. They are often about magic characters, for example, fairies and gods. Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because of the famous Brothers Grimm. They tried their best to collect these stories before people forgot. There are many fairy tales in Gimmes Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White.

1. _________ are the main characters in fables.

A. Humans　　 B. plants　　　 C. Gods　　 D. Animals

2.What do the underlined works “passed down” mean in Chinese?

A.采访　　 B. 编辑　　 C. 流传　　 D. 回收

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People can learn nothing from fables.

B. Children may love reading fairy tales.

C. Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.

D.The characters in fairy tales are all real people.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.

B. The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.

C. The reasons why people can read fables.

D. Differences between fables and fairy tales.

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If you like reading fairy tales(童话故事), do not miss the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane(《爱德华的奇妙之旅》).It is a famous story by an American writer Kate Dicamilo in 2006．People, the young and the old, love this book. And it's so popular that it is one of the " “Top100Books for Children” in the US.

The story is about a journey of a china rabbit (瓷兔子) called Edward. He lives with his

ten-year-old owner (主人) named Abilene. Abilene loves him very much but Edward doesn't love

her. During a holiday on a ship, Edward is lost. After spending 297 days in the sea, he reaches a

beach and a man takes him home .Then Edward travels from one place to another, meeting many

people. His name keeps changing, such as Susie and Maloney. Soon he begins to miss Abilene and

wait for her. One day Edward falls into pieces. Someone repairs (修理)it and sells it in the market.

Many years later, Abilene and her daughter come to the market and take Edward home. Finally

Edward is with his owner again.

There are many pictures in the book, so we can follow Edward's journey easily.

You can learn that Edward learns love and never stops waiting for Abilene .This is why they

meet each other at the end of the story. The warm and sweet story will make you know more about

love．

1.　　 wrote The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

A. Edward Tulane　　 B. Kate Dicamillo　　 C. Abilene　　 D. Maloney

2.The book is one of the"Top 100 Books for Children" in the US because

A. it is a fairy

B. it shows Kate's story in a beautiful

C. people, young or old, love the book

D. the writer is very famous in America

3.Where does Edward stay for 297 days after he is lost?

A. On a ship　　 B. In his home　　 C. In the sea　　 D. In a market

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. At first, Edward and Abilene love each other

B. Edward's name keeps changing during his journey

C. Nobody repairs Edward when he is in pieces

D. There aren't any pictures in this book

5.According to the passage, what can we learn from the book?

A. Health　　 B. Kindness　　 C. Love　　 D. Politeness

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I.根据句意及句首字母提示补全单词

1.There is often an u________witch(婆)in some of the fairy tales(童话故事)．

2.Do you know when Tintin a_______in China?

3.Most cartoon stories have got a happy e_______．

4.This is our p________conversation．It’s none of your business．

5.Don’t worry．I'm sure what you did can s_______your head teacher．

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Copenhagen is a city full of fairy tales (童话故事). If you want to explore it, you have to spend a long time and walk slower to enjoy yourself. Copenhagen was the first city to have a street for walkers only. The city has less traffic noise and pollution than any other European capital.

Walking along the river banks, you'll see the Amalienborg Palace first. The king's family is living there.

Churches and castles show us the original (最初的) city. Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in 1445.But fires in 1728 and 1795 completely destroyed (摧毁) the old wooden buildings. Much of what we see today dates back to (追溯到) the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Keep going, and you'll see the Christiansborg Palace. The town of Copenhagen began there. Then you will see Nyhavn (尼哈芬)，a waterway, which was dug in 1673.When you see it, you'll understand why Hans Christian Andersen made this beautiful waterway his home. Nyhavn is a peaceful and wonderful place. You'll usually see some rich people walk along here.

If you walk there, you can enjoy the old trees, the colourful lights and the beautiful gardens. You might feel as if you were in a fairy tale.

1.The underlined word “explore” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________ in Chinese.

A. 探索　　 B. 进入　　 C. 找到　　 D. 离开

2.Which of the following European capital cities has the least traffic noise and pollution?

A. London.　　 B. Rome.

C. Paris.　　 D. Copenhagen.

3.We can NOT see ________ in Copenhagen today.

A. churches and castles

B. the Amalienborg Palace

C. the old wooden buildings

D. the Christiansborg Palace

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Nyhavn?

A. Andersen made it his home.

B. It has a history of 383 years.

C. Rich people seldom walk along it.

D. It's a fictitious (虚构的) place in a fairy tale.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Preventing fires.

B. Visiting Copenhagen.

C. Writing fairy tales.

D. Digging a waterway.

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Hans Christian Andersen, a great Danish (丹麦的）writer, is very famous for his fairy tales（童话）. He wrote a lot of best-known stories such as The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Ducking. His fairy tales have brought happiness to children across the world. The tales have versions（版本）of over a hundred languages.

Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805. When he was still a young boy, he was already very clever and imaginative. He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets(木偶).He also loved reading.

In 1816, his father died and he learned to be a tailor(裁缝). Later he worked in a factory. At the age of fourteen, Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor and gave performances in the Royal Danish Theatre. However, his voice changed when he grew older, so the job had to stop. Then he began to write poems and fairy tales.

In the spring of 1872, Anderson fell out the bed and didn't get well again. He lived until 1875 and died peacefully at the home of his close friends.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

1.Hans Christian Andersen is an American writer.

2.The Ugly Ducking is one of the best-known fairy tales.

3.Anderson created a small toy museum and made clothes for his puppets.

4.In 1816, his father died and he learned to be a writer.

5.Anderson moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor at the age of fourteen.

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Tom and Mike are in ___________ school, but they are in ________classes.

A. same; the different　　 B. same; different

C. different; the same　　 D. the same; different

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—Blue mountains and green waters are around the village. It seems like a place in a fairy story.

—That's really ________.

A. somewhere awful　　 B. somewhere fantastic

C. something exciting

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—Are you different _____ your friend, Mary?

—No, we are similar ____ each other! We like to do the same things.

A. to, from　　 B. from, to

C. to, to　　　　 D. from, from

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If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People use 36  and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the 37  of the light because the light shines on their work.

Every 38  gets its light either from daylight 39  the window or from the lamps, 40  no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines is very important to the eyes.

Take a book and sit with your 41  towards the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it 4  for your eyes as if you were in a 43  room. Now turn around and face the window. The page is in shadow again, 44  the bright light is in your eyes.Try sitting with your 45  side towards the window. This is very good for reading, but if you were writing, the shadow 46  fall across the page and trouble you 47 .There is another way – sit 48  your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for 49  as well.

Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is 50  the same. So you see different ways to sit make much difference in writing or studying.

1.. A. eyes                           B. heads                              C. books                               D. hands

2. A. road           B. path              C. way              D. trail

3.A. house                     B. woman                            C. man                                 D. animal

4.A. from                    B. through                           C. into                                  D. inside

5. A. but                         B. until                                 C. if                                       D. when

6. A. side                    B. back                                 C. body                                 D. front

7.A. good                           B. bad                                   C. useful                              D. clear

8.. A. bright                        B. clean                                C. dirty                                 D. dark

9. A. while                           B. or                                      C. if                                  D. till

10. A. front                         B. back                                 C. left                                   D. right

11.. A. can                         B. may                                  C. has to                         D. ought to

12. A. few                            B. a few                               C. little                                 D. a little

13.A. by                     B. with                                 C. against                                     D. near

14. A. speaking                  B. reading                           C. writing                        D. playing

15.. A. only                          B. never                               C. hardly                         D. always

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