1 . In a faraway land, deep within a mysterious forest known as the Whispering Grove (风语林), a hidden secret waited for discovery. This magical forest was full of wonders, where tall trees quietly shared ancient stories, and shiny rivers held secrets.
In a village nearby, there lived a curious (好奇的) girl named Elara. She loved to learn and was very brave. One day, she found an old book with strange marks and questions inside. People believed the book showed the way to a hidden treasure deep in the Whispering Grove—a treasure that could make any wish come true.
Elara decided to begin an adventure (冒险) to find this special treasure. With the book as her guide, she entered the challenging forest. The ancient trees watched her closely, and the dancing rivers sang secrets.
When she journeyed deeper into the forest, Elara faced more challenges that tested her ability to think quickly and solve problems. She met a clever fox, a wise turtle, and a strict lion. Each experience taught her important lessons about courage, patience, and clever thinking.
But as she neared the place of the treasure, Elara realized something more important. The real treasure wasn’t what she searched for; it was the journey itself.
In the end, she reached the treasure site. But to her surprise, she only found a simple, shining stone. It didn’t offer wishes, but it held a magic that could not be seen or touched—a reminder that the journey and the lessons were the true treasures of life. Realizing this, she smiled happily.
Elara returned to her village and shared her adventure. Her story, “The Magical Forest Journey,” which became a favorite story, passed down to others.
根据文章内容，回答下列问题 (10分)1. Where did Elara live?
2. Why did Elara go on the adventure?
3. When did Elara face more challenges that tested her ability?
4. How did Elara feel when she found the simple, shining stone?
5. What is the key lesson Elara learned at the end of the story?
This story took place during the Warring States (战国) period. At that time, kings would often
Now it was the prince of Wei’s turn. He was going to Handan, the capital of Zhao, as a hostage. Pang Cong, an official, was going with him. Before they
“Of course not,” the king answered.
“If another man comes to say the same thing, will Your Majesty believe it?”
“I’ll start to
“Then, what if a third man comes with the same report, Your Majesty?”
“Maybe I will think it is
“Well, we all know that no tiger dares to go to the market. But since three men have said the same thing, everyone now
“I know
Then Pang Cong said
After a few years, when Pang Cong
So, “three liars (说谎的人) make a
| A．sell | B．exchange | C．kill | D．save |
| A．stopped | B．set | C．rested | D．left |
| A．seen | B．repaired | C．said | D．built |
| A．bring | B．argue | C．think | D．read |
| A．pretty | B．true | C．proud | D．fresh |
| A．believes | B．agrees | C．decides | D．waits |
| A．older | B．nicer | C．greater | D．farther |
| A．back | B．arm | C．leg | D．ears |
| A．what | B．why | C．how | D．who |
| A．hello | B．please | C．unfair | D．goodbye |
| A．born | B．filled | C．satisfied | D．bored |
| A．flew | B．swam | C．returned | D．drove |
| A．trusted | B．prepared | C．sent | D．tried |
| A．monkey | B．elephant | C．lion | D．tiger |
| A．passed | B．offered | C．repeated | D．noticed |
3 . There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.
One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. Suddenly, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to run to his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.
It was getting dark, but Peter ran on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father’s words, “Lots of strong men have tried their best to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.”
Finally, when the boy’s father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village,” they praised (赞扬) Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peter’s parents were really proud of him!
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1. Where did Peter live?
2. What did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall?
3. How did Peter feel when he ran on and on?
4. Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls?
5. Why did the villagers call Peter “Peter the Guard”?
4 . Once a country was ruled by a king who had no son. Since the king was getting old, he wanted to choose a suitable person to rule the country. The king gave out notices to invite every qualified (有资格的) young man for an interview with the king. The only condition was that they should have great love for the people in the country.
All the people across the country read the notice in excitement. A poor young man from a village also read it. He worked really hard and saved some money to buy himself proper clothes and food to support himself for a long journey to the palace.
When he almost completed the journey, he met a poor beggar (乞丐) by the side of the road. The poor beggar sat in the cold wind, covered only in rags (衣衫褴褛) and begged, “I’m hungry and cold. Please help me, sir.”
Without thinking twice, the young man took off his new clothes and offered them to him. He also provided him with the food he had carried for the journey. He, however, with enough courage, entered the palace in his old dirty clothes.
As the king entered the room, the young man looked at the king in big surprise. The king saw the shock in the man’s eyes and said, “Yes, I was the beggar you met on your way.” “But why did you do this?” the young man asked. “I just wanted to have a test. Your generosity (慷慨) to the one in need is a sign of great love. You are without doubt the right person to take my position,” promised the king.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1. Who did the king want to choose?
2. How did all the people feel when reading the notice?
3. Where did the young man meet the beggar?
4. What did the young man give to the beggar?
5. Why was the young man chosen to be the person to rule the country?
5 . There were two little ducks, Quick and Quack. The two were brothers and they lived with their mother. These two little ducks always competed against each other.
One day, when they came home after visiting their uncle, they saw a river. They decided to have a race and who could go across the river first would win the race. The two ducks swam quickly down to the river. Both of them knew the way very well, but Quack wanted to try a quicker way. He knew that currents (水流) in the middle of the river were faster and that they would help him win. However, their mother had told them never to swim in the middle of a river. Quack thought about it for a few seconds, but he finally decided to try it. “I’m old enough now to swim there,” he thought. Quick also knew about the currents. But he always followed his mother’s words. And he followed his mother’s words this time, too.
It didn’t take Quack much time to be the faster one. However, as he went on, the currents in the middle of the river became stronger and stronger. Suddenly, Quack was caught by a big whirlpool (漩涡). He was not strong enough to escape from it.
Fortunately, a cow passed by and saved him. After that, Quack realized that his mother’s words were good, even though sometimes he didn’t want to listen to them. And he decided to follow his mother’s words from then on.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1. When did Quick and Quack see a river?
2. What did Quick and Quack decide to do when they saw a river?
3. Why did Quack want to try a quicker way?
4. What did Quick and Quack’s mother tell them not to do?
5. Who saved Quack when he was caught by a big whirlpool?
6 . A man had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other was all right.
Every day, the man took the pots to the river because he wanted to get some water back home. When he arrived home, the good pot was full of water while the cracked one was only half full. The good pot was very happy. But the cracked pot was very sad. He said to the man, “I am sorry. I always lost water on the way back to your house.” The man said to the pot, “Don’t be sad. Can you see that there are many flowers on your side of the road, but none on the other side? That’s because I know you have a crack, and I planted flower seeds (种子) on your side of the road in spring. Every day while we are on the way back, you water them. I can use these beautiful flowers to make my house beautiful. Without you, I could not see such beauty.”
In our weakness (弱点) we find our strength (实力).
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Were the two water pots both all right?7 . Perry was a rich child who had a very comfortable life. Last Sunday, Perry went to a cinema to see a film. He arrived a little bit late, and the last ticket had just been sold to a very poor boy. The boy had been saving money for weeks to buy this ticket. Perry wanted the ticket, so he asked the boy to give him the ticket.
“Why should I give you my ticket? I arrived before you and I’ve paid for it,” said the boy.
Because I’m more important than you! Look at me! I’m rich and you are poor,” Perry replied.
At that moment, a man with curly hair came over to Perry and gave him a ticket. Then Perry took the ticket and walked into the cinema. As soon as Perry sat down, he found something strange happened! He had become a character in the movie. In the movie, his life was miserable (痛苦的). He was poor and treated badly by others. At last, the man who gave Perry the ticket helped him have a happy ending.
When all this came to an end, Perry found himself back in his seat. He felt pretty shocked. He realized that in real life he never helped anyone have a happy ending. From then on, he decided to help people who were in trouble. He would be a maker of happy ending.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1. Where did Perry go last Sunday?
2. How could the poor boy afford to buy the ticket?
3. Who gave a ticket to Perry?
4. Was Perry’s life rich or poor in the movie?
5. What can you learn from the passage?
8 . Many years ago, there was an old man. He wanted his sons to learn not to make a judgment (判断) too soon. He told them to go and watch a pear tree. It was far away from their home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in autumn. When the sons came back, the old man asked them what they had seen. The first son complained (抱怨) the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds (花蕾) and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was heavy with fruit. He was filled with the delight of harvest (收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had just seen the tree in one season. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person too soon. “If you give up in winter, you will miss the hope of the spring, the beauty of the summer, and the harvest of the autumn, “ said the old man.
Never give up in hard times and good times are sure to come some day.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. How many sons did the old man have?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．joy | B．fear | C．surprise | D．anger |
| A．The pear tree was near the old man’s home. |
| B．The third son said the tree was beautiful. |
| C．The sons all liked the tree. |
| D．The sons all saw the same things about the tree. |
| A．We shouldn’t make a judgment too soon. |
| B．The pear tree looked the most beautiful in spring. |
| C．Life is different for everyone. |
| D．Trees look the same in different seasons. |
9 . Long long ago, there lived a farmer in a small house outside the village. One day while walking through a market, he saw many baskets and among them was a basket of strawberries.
Seeing those strawberries, the hope of eating them came into the farmer’s mind. He had no money to buy them so he controlled his wish and went on his way to his house. But even after reaching his small house, he kept thinking about them only and couldn’t even sleep well at night.
The next morning, when he woke up, he started thinking of ways to make money so that he could buy strawberries. Then he got an idea. He decided to collect some dry wood and sell it at the market. Till evening he collected a lot of dry wood. Carrying the wood on his shoulder, he started walking to the market.
The farmer sold all the wood shortly after he got to the market. With all the money he got, he bought some strawberries and happily started walking back to his house.
On his way, he thought. “Today I had the wish to eat strawberries. Tomorrow some other wishes may come into my mind. If I want to have a relaxing life, I must give up many useless needs.” Finally, he gave all the strawberries to a poor man who was passing by at that time.
1. Where did the farmer live?2. Why didn’t the farmer buy the strawberries at first?
3. What idea made the farmer hardly sleep at night?
4. How did the farmer make money for the strawberries?
5. Did the farmer eat strawberries at last?
A man was walking through the woods with his axe 
when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello, my friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They stop me from getting the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to grow my roots (根茎). I can’t feel the wind.”
The little tree held out its small leaves. It looked so sad. Then it cried, “If those trees were gone, I’d be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.”
The man thought for some time and agreed. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. He cleared lots of space around the small tree. Now it could be able to feel the sun and wind. It would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.
But something else happened. The sun came first, burning (燃烧) the small tree, as it wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Then heavy wind and rain came, without the bigger trees to protect (保护) it, the small tree was hit by the rainstorm. Soon, the tree was almost dead.
“You’ve been quite not clever,” said a snake that saw what had happened, looking at the poor tree and its small leaves. “In fact, you brought this on yourself. If you stay with the bigger trees, the sun and rainstorm won’t hurt you seriously. They will protect you instead. If you just wait longer, you will grow to be just as big as them and you will be strong. But now, you are nearly gone.”
1. Why did the small tree ask the man to cut down the bigger trees?| A．Because it had no root. | B．Because it was so windy. |
| C．Because it enjoyed being crowded. | D．Because it wanted to get more sun. |
| A．A snake laughed at it and hurt it. | B．It became the biggest tree in that area. |
| C．The sun burned it and the rainstorm hit it. | D．It held out its small leaves and cried heavily. |
| A．Because the small tree brought the result on itself. |
| B．Because the snake would protect the small tree. |
| C．Because the small tree didn’t need sunlight and space. |
| D．Because the sun and rainstorm didn’t want to hurt the small tree. |
| A．The small tree might die soon. | B．The man planned to let the small tree die. |
| C．The small tree’s dream came true in the end. | D．The small tree grew as big as the bigger trees. |
| A．We can’t cut down trees. | B．We shouldn’t hurt the one who helps us. |
| C．We had better develop a healthy lifestyle. | D．Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees. |
