The Judge Monkey
A long long time ago, there were two cats who lived in the countryside. One day, they were playing along the riverside. Suddenly they saw a loaf of bread lying under a tree. Both jumped upon it and caught the bread at the same time. "It is mine. I saw it first," said one cat. While the other said, "I got it first, so it belongs to me" After having quarreled for some time, one cat said, "Let's divide it into two and take one piece each. ""A good idea, " said the other cat. "But how do we divide it now?
A monkey sitting on the tree watched what happened between the two cats. "That loaf of bread looks good. I could eat it myself" he thought. Slowly he came down from the tree and walked up to the two cats.
"My dear friends! Can I help you?" asked the monkey. The cats told the monkey what the problem was and said, "Why don't you be the judge between us" When the monkey nodded, the cats said, "Please divide this loaf of bread for us."
The clever monkey broke the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little bigger than the other. "Oh no! I will take a little bite of this bigger piece to make both equal" said the monkey. But he took a big bite. "Uh oh! Now it has become smaller than the other piece. I will just have to take a little bite from that one, too," said the monkey.
The Judge Monkey took another bite. The two cats sat in front of the monkey, seeing the loaf of bread getting smaller and smaller. When the whole loaf was eaten by the monkey, the monkey said, "I am sorry. It was really difficult to divide the bread. I must be going now." And the monkey jumped onto the tree and was gone. "If only we had not quarreled between ourselves, we would have remained united and we don't need to go to the monkey and become hungry now," said the two cats.
1. What did the two cats find under a tree?| A．A mouse. | B．A monkey. | C．Another cat. | D．A loaf of bread. |
| A．They didn't like each other very much. |
| B．They couldn't decide how to divide the bread. |
| C．The loaf of bread was too big for them to hold. |
| D．The monkey was making too much noise on the tree. |
| A．Happy. | B．Excited. | C．Bored. | D．Regretful. |
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【推荐1】One day, a little squirrel meets a big dog. She says to the dog, “Hi, Brother Dog, how are you?” The dog looks at the little squirrel and says, “Who are you? I can’t be your brother. I have no sisters like you --- short and small!”
The squirrel says shyly, “I can climb the tree.”
“That’s a piece of cake. I don’t think it’s a talent（才能）.”
At this time, they see a tiger behind the tree. The squirrel quickly climbs a tree, but the dog runs away. The tiger runs very fast and he catches up with the dog. The squirrel says to the dog from the tree, “Brother Dog, use your talents to help yourself!”
Well, the dog can’t do anything. The tiger eats him quickly.
1. What does the squirrel look like?| A．Tall. | B．Big. | C．Lovely. | D．Short and small. |
| A．Singing. | B．Fishing. | C．Climbing the tree. | D．Running. |
| A．那是一块蛋糕。 | B．了不起。 | C．我不喜欢蛋糕。 | D．小事一桩。 |
【推荐2】A man was fishing on the bank of a river. A boy came to see him fishing. The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time. The man saw that the boy was very cute, and he wanted to give him a whole basket of fish. But the boy shook his head. The man was surprised and asked, “Why don’t you want the fish?”
The boy replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.”
The man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”
“I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon, but if I have the fishing rod, I can use it to catch a lot of fish by myself.”
Many people will certainly say the boy is very smart… wrong! If he doesn’t know fishing skills, he can’t catch fish with a fishing rod. It’s useless to only have a fishing rod, fishing skills are more important than having a fishing rod.
Many people want to have a “fishing rod” in their life. They are just like the boy, they thought that if they had a fishing rod, they would have fish to eat. Life is full of exciting things, we should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod.
1. Why did the boy refuse the man’s fish?| A．Because he didn’t like fish. | B．Because he wanted his fishing rod. |
| C．Because he wanted some big fish. | D．Because he wanted to have fishing skills. |
| A．smart | B．silly | C．wrong | D．hardworking |
| A．The Fishing Rod | B．The Fishing Man | C．The Fishing Boy | D．The Fishing Skill |
【推荐3】Everyone had heard of the fox's cunning（狡猾）, and everyone but the goat believed it.
One very hot summer, when all the rivers and lakes were dry, a fox looked around all day for water to drink. He even went into a house silently, but the dog saw him, and he had to leave in a great hurry.
At last, he thought of an old well（井）in the middle of a field near the farm, and he rushed to it as fast as he could. When he came to it, he found that the water was out of his reach. He tried again and again to reach it, and at last fell in. And as the water was not very deep, he was glad enough to drink. When his thirst was gone, he wished to get out, but the sides of the well were steep, and even when standing with two legs, he could not reach half way to the top. There he was like, a poor prisoner（囚犯）!
The next morning, a goat came down to the well. Seeing the fox there, she said, "Is the water good?" "Oh" said the fox. "Come down, my friend. It is so good that I cannot stop drinking it!" The goat jumped down at once, but no sooner was she down than the fox jumped on her back, and in a moment, the fox was on the green grass! He looked into the well and said, "Thank you, madam!" The silly goat soon saw how foolish she had been, to listen to the cunning fox.
Never trust those who are known to be cunning and selfish（自私的）.
1. How did the fox feel at the beginning of the story?| A．Hopeless | B．Angry | C．Bored | D．Pleased |
| A．very wide | B．very high | C．very long | D．very far |
| A．The goat helped him kindly. |
| B．He got help from a dog. |
| C．He jumped on the goat's back. |
| D．He climbed out by himself. |
| A．show how foolish the goat is |
| B．explain why the fox has no friends |
| C．give us some advice on how to get out of danger |
| D．tell us not to trust these who are cunning and selfish |
【推荐1】Chang’e Flew Up to the Moon
Once upon a time, there lived a strong young man Hou Yi and his beautiful wife Chang’e. Hou Yi was the best archer（弓箭手）at that time.
Scene One
When seeing this, Hou Yi decided to save the people.
Scene Two
After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, everything began to grow on the earth.
Scene Three
Hou Yi returned home with the magic medicine and he wanted to share it with Chang’e. He gave the medicine to Chang’e and she kept it in a box. They planned to take it a few days later.
Scene Four
A bad man, Pang Meng heard about the magic medicine and wanted to steal it. When Chang’e was alone at home, he came to their house and asked Chang’e for it.
Scene Five
After Hou Yi got home, he couldn’t find Chang’e anywhere. He felt very sad. One night, when the moon was round and bright, he found Chang’e was on the moon. He called out her name to the moon.
| A．He made his way to Mount Kunlun. |
| B．Chang’e refused to give it to him and took it all. |
| C．There were ten suns in the sky one day. |
| D．How he wished they could get together again! |
| E．People were very thankful to Hou Yi. |
| F．After this, people started the tradition of eating mooncakes. |
【推荐2】Have you ever read Pippi Longstocking? It’s a children’s book by the writer Astrid Lindgren. It is loved by children all over the world.
Pippi Longstocking first came to life in 1941 when Ms. Lindgren’s daughter was ill in bed for a long time. One day, she asked her mother to tell her a story and thought of the name herself. The stories Ms. Lindgren made up were about a wild but good-hearted young girl. The girl lived by herself in an old house with her monkey and her horse. She always surprised her friends with her crazy ideas.
But Ms. Lindgren began to write down the stories three years later. When she finished, she sent the book to a well-known publisher (出版商), but it was turned down. Ms. Lindgren didn’t give up and kept working on the book.
When Pippi Longstocking came out in 1945, it became a hit with young readers. They laughed at Pippi’s jokes and admired (钦佩) her bravery. Who wouldn’t love a girl brave enough to save children in a burning (着火的) building? However, parents didn’t like the book. They thought Pippi set a bad example: she didn’t go to school and only followed the rules she wanted to follow. But over time, Pippi’s good heart won over readers of all ages. Pippi also helped change people’s ideas about what girls could do. She was one of the first characters in a children’s book to show a girl as a strong and brave person who didn’t need the help of boys.
1. What do we know about the young girl in Ms. Lindgren’s stories?| A．She lived with her parents. |
| B．She had a monkey and a horse. |
| C．She didn’t have many friends. |
| D．Her neighbors didn’t like her. |
| A．In 1941. | B．In 1942. | C．In 1944. | D．In 1945. |
| A．special | B．lucky | C．important | D．popular |
| A．Why Ms. Lindgren wrote the book. |
| B．How long Ms. Lindgren spent writing the book. |
| C．Why people of all ages love the book. |
| D．How the book changed people’s ideas about girls. |
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Salton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Salton asked this question: "what will you do in the future?" Marie felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.
The next thing that Mrs. Salton said something that changed the course of Marie 's life. "I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don't go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try."
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared all suddenly.Marie felt exhilarated and told her teacher her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Salton slapped the desk top. "Then do it!" she said.
So Marie did. It didn't happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream. I eventually, Marie Harper became a Boeing 737 captain for the United Airline Company.
1. Marie third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _.
| A．realistic | B．reasonable | C．challenging | D．impossible |
| A．Marie is not a good girl |
| B．a belief helps to realize one’s dream |
| C．Only some of her students have great abilities |
| D．Her student are good enough to enter the best school. |
| A．Marie achieved her dream overnight. |
| B．Amost people around Marie approved of her dream . |
| C．Hold on your dream,what other people said doesn’t matter |
| D．Mrs. Slaton’s encouragement played an important role in Marie ’s achieving her dream. |
| A．bored | B．surprised | C．disappointed | D．excited |
| A．Go for it | B．Dream the future | C．Voice Your Dream | D．Face Difficulties |
The Three Treasures of Dongting Lake (in 2023) | ||
River porpoise (江豚) —has a round head with a pointed mouth (钝吻). —is all gray white, looks like a dolphin (海豚). —about 162 porpoises in Dongting Lake. | Milu deer (麋鹿) —is a large animal fed on grass. —is about 170-217 cm long and 122-137 cm tall. —weighs about 120-250 kilos. —has a pair of special horns (角). | Migratory birds(候鸟) —come from the north in autumn and fly back in late spring the next year. —about 500 kinds, nearly 298,000 birds in Dongting Lake. |
1. How many river porpoises are living in Dongting Lake?
| A．Around 170. | B．Around 162. | C．Around 137. |
| A．About 250 kilos. | B．About 110 kilos. | C．About 90 kilos. |
| A．spring | B．autumn | C．winter |
【推荐2】The Animal “Workers”
Jay, a 23-year-old man wearing an animal costume（戏服）, was giving out advertisement cards on the street. Jay was working so hard to make more people visit his store. Not only human society, but animal society also has such a group of animal “workers”. They either perform tasks, or dress themselves up, or just use their cuteness to bring in money for the company. For example, the Call Duck Café（柯尔鸭咖啡厅）draws the attention of a large number of tourists with Call Ducks’ cute appearance. Each duck interests a lot of guests every day. They can be touched or have their pictures taken with the guests.
Owl（猫头鹰）Cafes have become popular in Japan in recent years. However, owls sleep during the day and are active at night. Making them work against their biological clock with be harmful to them.
Many animals die because they are tired and full of fear. But there are still many people using their cuteness and life to make money.
The aim of Animal Cafes is certainly to bring in more money but they should consider the well-being of these lovely animals.
Please give these cute animals a right to “not work”.
1. What is the purpose of mentioning Jay in paragraph 1?| A．To introduce the topic of the passage. | B．To compare human society with animal society. |
| C．To give information of Call Ducks. | D．To describe an interesting story of animals. |
| A．By giving numbers. | B．By asking questions. |
| C．By giving reasons. | D．By giving examples. |
| A．Health. | B．Luck. | C．Wealth. | D．Fashion. |
| A．He doesn’t like them. | B．He believes they are useless. |
| C．He worries about their health. | D．He thinks they should work harder. |
【推荐3】When winter comes, cranes migrate (迁徙) from northeast Siberia in Russia to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, China.
In some years, the Poyang Lake experiences floods, while in others, it experiences dry weather.
To help deal with the problem, the local government has planted 70 hectares (公顷) of lotus roots (莲藕) in Nanchang.
Over the years, China has worked hard to protect migratory birds. Recently, 1,140 places in the country have been taken as important breeding (繁殖) grounds, wintering grounds and migratory stops.
| A．Most of them are wetlands. |
| B．We need more people to count the birds. |
| C．About 95% of the birds spend winter there. |
| D．It’s important for us to do something to protect them. |
| E．In this way, they provide food during the winter for the cranes. |
| F．Both of these lead to the problem that there isn’t enough food for cranes. |
| G．To protect wetlands, the Wetlands Protection Law was introduced on June 1, 2022. |
【推荐1】"All right, everyone, listen up!" said Rey."I have something important to say."
Rey had always had something important to say since the first day of primary school. "This is really a big project," said Rey. "Trust me.As long as I'm in charge, we'll have the most wonderful project ever!"
"It seems like Rey is always in charge," murmured(小声说)Jake.
It was true. Rey always seemed to he in charge of everything. He wanted everything to be as perfect as possible, and he just believed that he was the only person who could make that happen.
This time, Rey decided to do a play about the Wright brothers and the first airplane flight. He announced that he would be the director, and he had also decided on the role that everyone would play. He would play the part of Orville Wright. He even had made the costurnes, which Hannah would like to do.
The next day, Rey announced he was going to play Wilbur Wright.
"How can you play both of the Wright brothers?" asked Hannah.
"I'll just put on different hats for each one," said Rey.
The next afternoon, no one showed up at the rehearsal (排练) except Rey. An hour had passed, and he still hadn't heard from others.
Finally, Rey called Stephen. "I quit the play," said Stephen. "In fact, we all quit. We're going to do something else."
Rey spent the rest of the afternoon working on the play. Moving the set himself took too long, and running around to change costurnes left him out of breath. Worst of all, half the airplane dragged on the ground as Rey pulled it across the stage. Rey felt upset and confused.
He knew now that he couldn't do the play alone. He needed his friends' help if it was going to work at all.
The next day at school, Rey had a talk with his friends, "I'm going to change. I promise I will listen to you. What do you want to do?
"Hannah thought the play should he shorter and Jake wanted to make a new airplane that would be easier to handle. Stephen thought everyone should get a chance to play a real part like Wilbur Wright. Fern wanted to be able to act her part the way she wanted.
"You are probably right," Rey said. "Let's try it your way.
Everyone smiled.
1. What did Rey decide to do for the project?| A．To change the classroom setting. | B．To make an airplane for the children. |
| C．To do a play about the Wright brothers. | D．To make some hats for the classmates. |
| A．Proud. | B．Angry. | C．Upset. | D．Cheerful |
| A．they finished their project | B．everyone could play a part |
| C．Rey always had great ideas | D．they won the first prize |
【推荐2】Hi! I’m Harry. Life used to be a little difficult for me. The muscles (肌肉) in my arms and legs are weak. I have to be in a wheelchair all day. I can’t use my legs at all, and also can’t do many things with my hands. If I drop something, it stays there until someone picks it up for me. I can’t open doors or turn the lights on and off. Carrying things I need for school is a problem too.
Now, things are easier. I have a helping hand. Pete is a brown dog that has been trained (被训练) to help kids like me. Pete had been at dog training school for two years to learn how to do different tasks. I had to be trained too. I had to learn how to give Pete instructions and how to take care of him.
When Pete is working, he doesn’t play around. My friends don’t pet him or call him when he is working. He can pull my wheelchair and pick up things I drop. Pete carries my books and lunch on his back. He pushes the button (按钮) on the school lift and opens some kinds of doors. He even knows how to turn the lights on.
But best of all, Pete is here when I need a friend.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. Harry has to stay in a wheelchair all day because his legs are broken.
2. At first when Harry drops something, he can pick it up by himself.
3. The underlined word “instructions” means“指令”.
4. Pete can do many things for Harry. But he cannot turn on the lights.
5. From the passage, we know that Pete is both a helping hand and a good friend.
Long long ago, there was a young man. His name was Wars. He lived in a little house near the River Vistula. He went fishing every day for a living.
One day he saw a beautiful girl in the river. The girl’s name was Sawa. From then on, the young man and the beautiful girl met every day. They fell in love with(相爱) each other. When Wars asked Sawa to marry(嫁) him, Sawa was very sad. She told him that she was a mermaid(美人鱼) and she couldn’t marry man. But she said she would give him something when they met again.
The next day, Wars went to the river and met Sawa. Sawa was waiting for him with a sword(剑) in her right hand and a shield(盾) in her left hand. She told Wars that they wouldn’t meet again. She gave the sword and the shield to him. She said he would be successful with the sword and the shield and become a great hero. Then she went away.
Wars missed Sawa very much. He always remembered his first love. What the mermaid had told him came true. Wars became a great hero. He got the land by the River Vistula. There he set up a city. He called it Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
1. Wars was a ________ when he met Sawa for the first time.| A．hero | B．fisherman | C．mermaid | D．soldier |
| A．Sawa was a mermaid | B．Sawa didn’t love Wars |
| C．Wars was very poor | D．Wars didn’t love Sawa |
| A．they would marry later | B．they would love together |
| C．he would become a hero | D．he would get much money |
| A．the name of a house |
| B．the name of a river |
| C．the name of a mountain |
| D．the names of Wars and Sawa |
