Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings and senses, including love, happiness, sadness and wisdom (智慧) lived. One day they were told that the island would fall below the sea, so they all got on boats and left except love.
Love was the only one that stayed until the last possible moment. Finally, love decided to ask for help.
Wealth was passing by love in a beautiful boat. Love said, “Wealth, can you take me with you?”
Wealth answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no room for you.”
Love decided to ask pride, who was also passing by in a beautiful ship. “Pride, please help me.”
“I can’t help you, love. You are all wet and might damage (损坏) my boat,” pride answered.
Sadness was close by, so love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh... love, I am so sad. How can I take someone else with me?”
Happiness passed by love, too. But she was so happy that she did not even hear when love called out to her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that he forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at the river bank, the elder went his own way. Love was thankful to the elder, so he asked wisdom, another elder, “Who helped me?”
“It was time,” wisdom answered.
“Time?” asked love, “But why did time help me?”
Wisdom smiled and answered, “Only time can understand how valuable love is.”
1. According to the passage, there was an island with many people and many things.2. In the end, all feelings and senses left the island except love.
3. Wealth thought gold and silver were more important than love.
4. Happiness didn’t take love because she was so happy that she didn’t hear love.
5. The story wants to tell us that only time can help us deeply know the value of love.
2 . It’s a fine day today. A little cat is fishing (钓鱼) by a river with his mother.
“Dear, what are you doing?” asks his mother.
“Mom, I’m trying (尝试) to sleep,” says the little cat.
Then some butterflies (蝴蝶) are flying (飞) over the river. The little cat is very happy.
“Dear, what are you doing?”
“I’m playing with the butterflies.”
“Look, dear!
“Oh, Mom, you get a fish!” The little cat is very happy.
“Yes, but you don’t get a fish. Do you know why?” The little cat doesn’t say a word.
| A．What’s it? |
| B．He feels very sorry. |
| C．He thinks they’re very beautiful. |
| D．The little cat sees some of his friends. |
| E．It’s so warm and then the little cat closes (合上) his eyes. |
3 . Once upon a time, there lived an old man. One day, one of his horses got lost. Hearing the news, all his kind neighbors came to comfort him.“It’s OK. Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing (幸事),” said the old man, smiling to his neighbors.
No one believed that until several months later, the lost horse did come back. Unexpectedly, his horse came back with another fine horse. “Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a cause of misfortune,” said the old man, looking worried.
The old man had a son who enjoyed riding a lot. When he saw the fine horse, he loved it more than anything else and rode the horse every day with great joy.
One day, he was riding it so fast that he fell off the horse and broke his leg badly. “Don’t be too worried! There’s no doubt that your son will soon get better,” said the neighbors.
“Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing again,” said the old man, peacefully.
About a year later, the king started a war. All strong young men were asked to join the army, and as a result, nine out of ten men died in the terrible war.
Because of his broken leg, the old man’s son did not join in the war and so both the boy and his father kept alive.
Every coin has two sides. For some people, good luck can still become bad luck, for others, even misfortunes are taken as chances for a better life.
1. What would the neighbors probably say to the old man after his horse got lost?| A．It’s nothing to lose a horse. |
| B．I’m sorry that you lost your horse. |
| C．Why didn’t you take good care of your horse? |
| A．不幸 | B．幸运 | C．误会 |
| A．The old man broke his leg. |
| B．The neighbors were all asked to join the army. |
| C．The father and the boy lived through the war. |
| A．Bad luck brings more bad luck. |
| B．Misfortunes may turn into good luck. |
| C．The old man had the same thought as his neighbors. |
| help, tell, collect, ask, fly, say, buy, play, know, love, argue |
Once upon a time, some wasps (黄蜂) found some delicious honey in a forest. They said it was their honey, but the bees nearby were also sure that the honey was theirs. They
“Judge Elephant, you play so well,” said the wasps. “We all
“I played ‘The Lion King’, not the ‘The Little Star’.” the elephant said with a frown (皱眉) and stopped playing.
“We need your help, Judge Elephant,” said the bees. “This morning, we went out
Some witnesses (目击者) came forward. “We saw some yellow and black animals with wings
But the wasps immediately replied, “Of course it was us. We’re yellow and black animals with wings.”
The judge could not decide what to do next. Then an old sheep spoke up. “Why not give them a few days to build a honeycomb? Then we
When the wasps heard that, they couldn’t help
The judge soon understood why. The wasps were angry because they couldn’t build a honeycomb and fill it with honey. Now it’s clear that the honey belongs to the bees.
Later, the story
Long ago, there were two geese who often visited a pond (池塘) to eat fish. The geese always had a chat with the lonely tortoise (乌龟) living in the pond. They spent many days talking about different things and they b
One day, when the geese realized there were no more fish in the pond, they d
“Why don’t we take the lonely tortoise along with us? Then we all can live together forever!”
The tortoise was delighted, b
So the geese and the tortoise set off on their journey northwards. As they flew, they had to pass through many villages, where people came running out to see this strange sight. The tortoise thought to h
In every village that they passed, the people cheered and shouted at the tortoise. The tortoise was so proud that f
6 . When Tim was a boy, he met a girl named Rose. They became close friends because they both dreamt of going to Wonderland. They promised to each other that one day they would build a house there.
Before long, they got married and moved to the old house where they first met. They lived a happy life there and decided to save money for their dream to Wonderland. But life wasn’t easy. Year after year, they always had to spend their fund on more pressing needs. Sadly, Wonderland remained a dream when Rose died.
Living in the house alone, Tim missed Rose so much and would often think of the dream they once shared. One day, the 78-year-old man made up his mind. He bought thousands of balloons to help his house fly in the sky. Then he started, flying to Wonderland.
On the journey, Tim met a child, Dan, and invited him in. Something exciting happened. Lucky, a talking dog, joined in. They fought against a bad man and saved Kris, a bird who couldn’t fly. With the help of the flying house, they continued their journey.
In the end, Tim realized his dream. Together with his new friends, he landed his house at Wonderland.
1. ________ was Tim’s wife.| A．Lucky | B．Kris | C．Rose | D．Dan |
| A．wonderland | B．the old house | C．the new house | D．the flying house |
| A．life | B．children | C．house | D．money |
| A．space | B．time | C．feelings | D．subjects |
| A．Fly to Wonderland | B．An Exciting Trip |
| C．Share the Same Dream | D．An old house |
7 . Once there were three trees on a hill, they were
However, several years later, the first tree
Then one day, a
Sometimes, when things don’t happen as you expect, don’t
| A．looking for | B．making up | C．talking about | D．writing about |
| A．money | B．time | C．food | D．love |
| A．through | B．against | C．from | D．across |
| A．shortest | B．tallest | C．oldest | D．newest |
| A．were made | B．made | C．was made | D．makes |
| A．everyone | B．anyone | C．nobody | D．somebody |
| A．poor | B．rich | C．strange | D．proud |
| A．because | B．or | C．so | D．till |
| A．reports | B．risks | C．interests | D．dreams |
| A．give up | B．give out | C．give away | D．give on |
Lucky is a bird who grows up in a cage (笼子) . For Lucky, the life in the cage isn’t like what you think. It is quite
One day, Lucky finds the door of his cage is
Lucky flies very high. He looks at the buildings
He
| A．good | B．terrible | C．basic | D．careful |
| A．little | B．poor | C．junk | D．enough |
| A．look after | B．worry about | C．long for | D．hold on |
| A．like | B．with | C．to | D．for |
| A．closed | B．dark | C．open | D．dry |
| A．tastes | B．seems | C．acts | D．smells |
| A．before | B．above | C．below | D．after |
| A．students | B．birds | C．children | D．people |
| A．never | B．often | C．usually | D．sometimes |
| A．fixes | B．covers | C．breaks | D．leaves |
A dog was playing in a park.
Then he saw a fish in the pool. He thought, “
Just then he heard the fish saying, “It looks so nice on the grass.
Hearing the words, the dog felt surprised (惊奇的). He thought, “
After some time, a bird flew past. She saw the dog playing in the park. She said, “I really want to play like this dog.
The dog then knew it was important to enjoy his life.
| A．Because I enjoy swimming very much. |
| B．But I have to look for food for my children and myself every day. |
| C．Then he saw a cat on a high wall. |
| D．The fish lives a great life, but she still feels bad. |
| E．It must be so nice to live in the water. |
| F．I really want to lie down on it. |
10 . Do you know why the cat is not in the Chinese zodiac (生肖)? There is an old story about this.
The Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) asks all animals to take part in (参加) a game. The first 12 animals to finish the game can be the zodiac. At that time, the cat and the rat (老鼠) are good friends. When they know the game, the cat says to the rat, “We need to get up early for the game, but I usually get up late.” The rat says he can make his friend get up early and they can go to take part in the game. But on the morning of the game, the rat is too happy, so he doesn’t remember to go to make the cat get up. Then he runs to take part in the game. At last, he is the first one to finish the game. An ox comes next, and then a tiger. The cat gets up late and he finds that all the animals finish the game, but he doesn’t. The cat doesn’t like the rat at all after that.
1. Why does the cat worry about the game?| A．Because he doesn’t know how to finish it. |
| B．Because he can’t get up early. |
| C．Because he doesn’t like the game. |
| A．牛 | B．龙 | C．兔子 |
| A．Tiger. | B．Rat. | C．Cat. |
| A．The rat also goes to the game late. |
| B．The rat is not the cat’s friend at last. |
| C．The cat doesn’t want to take part in the game. |
| A．science book | B．music book | C．storybook |
