A man lives in a big house. He likes his house, but he hates the mice in it. One day, he buys a big cat from the market to eat the mice. After a few days, the cat kills many mice. This time, the mice become very worried. They decide to do something to save their lives, so all the mice come together to discuss it. They have many plans, but none of them is good and useful.
At last, a young mouse stands up and says, “I’ll show you what we can do. We can put a bell around the cat’s neck. Then if the cat comes, we can run away because we can hear the bell ring.” All the mice agree and say it’s a good idea. Then an old mouse stands up and asks, “The point is which of us will tie the bell to the cat’s neck.” No one says anything because no one dares to do it.
1.The man is worried because his house is too big.Foolish Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.
One day, a visitor came to the village.
“Watch this,” a villager said, and called to Freddie. “Come and play a game, Freddie,” he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, with a silly smile on his face.
“Look! Freddie,” the villager said, “I’ve got something for you.” He showed Freddie a coin of one dollar and a much larger 50-cent coin. “Which would you like?” he asked Freddie.
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.
The villager laughed. “See how foolish he is,” he said. “He always does that. He’s too silly to learn anything.” He walked away, leaving Freddie and the visitor.
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, “Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the $1 coin, the $1 coin is worth (值) much more. Two times as much.”
“I know that,” Freddie said, “But once (一旦) I take the $1 coin, they’ll stop playing the game.”
1.People laughed at Freddie because ___________. ( )A.he often made jokes | B.he didn’t make money |
C.he looked very funny | D.they thought he was a fool |
A.how silly Freddie was | B.how clever Freddie was |
C.how kind people were to Freddie | D.that Freddie had much money |
A.the 50-cent coin was bigger than the $1 coin |
B.he liked the 50-cent coin |
C.he didn’t know the $1 coin was worth much more |
D.he wanted the villagers to play the game next time |
A.poor | B.kind | C.smart | D.silly |
A.Clever Villagers | B.“Foolish” Freddie |
C.Freddie and a Visitor | D.A Visitor and the Villagers |
There was once a large crocodile living in a river. He was very selfish. He didn’t want to share his river. So all other animals were afraid of the crocodile. They had to drink water in other rivers or steams. One day, the animals heard a loud sound from somewhere. They finally found out it was the crocodile. The crocodile was in a lot of pain due to (因为) a bad tooth. But no animal tried to help him as they were all scared of him. Suddenly, a little mouse jumped onto the crocodile’s head. He crept (爬行) into the crocodile’s open mouth. He held the bad tooth, and pulled and pulled and pulled. Finally, he pulled out the tooth and jumped out of the crocodile’s mouth. The crocodile said, "You are very clever and kind. Thanks for helping me get rid of (除去) my toothache." The mouse said, "Not just me, all the animals here are kind as well." After hearing this, the crocodile felt ashamed (羞愧的). The next day, the crocodile welcomed all the animals to join him in the river. And soon, the river was full of happy animals.
1.单词“selfish”在文中的意思是 ________.( )A.骄傲的 | B.自私的 | C.粗鲁的 |
A.Because the crocodile didn’t let them come into the river. |
B.Because the water in other rivers or steams was sweet. |
C.Because they lived near other rivers or steams. |
A.toothache | B.headache | C.cough |
A.clever and kind | B.brave | C.both A and B |
A.First, all other animals were afraid of the crocodile. |
B.Finally, all the animals could drink water in the river. |
C.The crocodile helped the mouse pull his bad tooth. |
Long long ago, a little mouse picked up a pumpkin(南瓜). He wanted to take it home. But the pumpkin was too big. The mouse was not strong. He couldn’t take it home.
Suddenly he saw a dog riding a bike. He watched the bike. The wheels were round. “I know! I have a good idea. ” He jumped and shouted happily. He thought the pumpkin liked a wheel. He could roll it.
So he rolled the pumpkin to his home. His mother saw the big pumpkin. She was very surprised, “Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?”
The little mouse answered proudly(自豪地), “I can’t lift it. But I can roll(滚动) it. ”
Her mother smiled and said, “What a good boy!”
1.What did the little mouse want to take home? ( )A.A wheel. | B.A bike. | C.A pumpkin. |
A.He was strong. | B.He was weak. | C.He was tall. |
A.It was round. | B.It was sharp. | C.It was heavy. |
A.She was afraid. | B.She was sad. | C.She was surprised. |
A.bad | B.clever | C.foolish |
On a sunny day, Small Bear went boating with Papa. They bought hats first. Papa got a small hat for his big head. Small Bear got a big hat for his small head. Papa's hat was too small.Small Bear's hat was too big! They exchanged(交换) hats. Just right! Then, they came to the boat. It had two seats. Papa sat on the small seat. Small Bear sat on the big seat. Papa Bear was too heavy. Small Bear was too light. They exchanged seats. Just right! After boating, they had lunch nearby. Papa got a small bowl. Small Bear got a big bowl. The food in the small bowl was too little for Papa. And the food in the big bowl was too much for Small Bear. They exchanged bowls. What a good meal!
1.Small Bear and Papa went boating on a cloudy day.A man lives in a big house. He likes his house, but he hates(讨厌)the mice in it. One day, he buys a big cat from the market(市场) to eat the mice. After a few days, the cat kills(杀)many mice. This time, the mice become very worried. They decide to do something to save their lives, so all the mice come together to discuss(讨论)it. They have many plans, but none of them is good and useful.
At last, a young mouse stands up and says: “I'll show you what we can do. We can put a bell around the cat's neck. Then if the cat comes we can run away, because we can hear the bell ring.” All the mice agree and say it's a good idea. Then an old mouse stands up and asks, “The point(重点)is which of us will tie(系)the bell to the cat's neck?” No one says anything because no one dares(敢)to do it.
1.What does the man worry about? ( )A.His house is too big. | B.His cat is too big. | C.There are many mice in his house. |
A.They want to live in another house. |
B.They don't want, to be killed by the cat. |
C.They want to kill the cat in the house. |
A.It's a bad idea. | B.It's a dangerous (危险的) idea. | C.It's a good idea. |
A.Yes, they do. | B.No, they don't. | C.Sorry, I don't know. |
A.To say is one thing, to do is another thing. |
B.The mice are very clever. |
C.The cat is clever. |
There is a frog(青蛙). He lives in a well(井) and he never(从未) goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well. One day a crow (乌鸦)comes to the well. He sees the frog and say, “Frog, let's have a talk.”Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. The frog feels surprised (惊讶)and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you fly from the sky?” The crow says, “The skyis very big. You always stay in the well, so you don't know the world is big.” The frog says, “I don't believe (相信).”But he crow says,“ You can come out and have a look by yourself.” So the frog comes out from the well.He is very surprised. How big the world is!
1.The frog lives in _________.A.a garden | B.a pond (池塘) | C.a well |
A.very big | B.very small | C.very high |
A.is | B.isn't | C.doesn't |
A.he doesn't know the world is so big |
B.he doesn't know he can jump high |
C.he doesn't know the sky is blue |
A.青蛙和乌鸦 | B.青蛙看天空 | C.井底之蛙 |
I usually get up at seven o'clock. I have a cup of tea and some sandwiches for my breakfast. Then I go to school by bus. I go to school at seven fifteen, and I go home at four o'clock in the afternoon. At about six thirty I have dinner, and I watch TV at seven. It’s my day.
1.I get up at seven.Long long ago, some one had a bottle of wine (酒) among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine.
One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing.
So he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the bottle from him, saying, “Who has ever seen a snake with feet?”
The story of “Draw a snake and add feet to it” tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
1.Long long ago, some people had a bottle of wine among them.