The ants and the grasshopper (蝗虫) lived in a big field. The ants always worked hard, and tried to prepare enough food for winter. Their happy neighbour, the grasshopper couldn’t understand them. He just kept singing.
The coming of winter ended the work of the ants and the party of the grasshopper. One day, the ants were busy spreading their food in the sun to dry. The grasshopper was nearly dying of hunger, so he went to the ants to ask for some food.
“Good day to you,” said the grasshopper. “Could’t you lend me a little food? I will pay back before this time next year.” “Why don’t you have any food of your own?” asked an old ant. “There was a lot of food in the field all summer. What did you do?”
“Oh,” said the grasshopper, forgetting his hunger, “I sang all day long, and all night long.” “Well, then,” said the ant, “If you can sing all summer, you should dance all winter.” With these words, the old ant went back to work. In the end, the grasshopper reaized he shouldn’t be lazy and he must work hard to live a happy life.
1. What were the ants doing when the grasshopper was singing? (不超过10个词)2. Why did the grasshopper go to the ants to ask for food? (不超过10个单词)
3. What can we learn from the story? (不超过15个词)
The olive tree grows in rocky places and it doesn’t need much water. Its fruit can be made into olive oil. People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries. But they haven’t only used it for cooking. Some ancient cultures believed that it was useful as medicine. In modern times, people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages.
Olive oil has also been an important product in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries. In ancient Greece, for example, anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished. Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths（花环）. They were made of olive branches（树枝）. Sometimes winners were also given a prize of olive oil. People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade. But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa.
Today, olive oil is still a very valuable product, and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries all over the world.
1. Where did the olive tree probably first grow?
| A．In Asia. | B．In Africa. |
| C．In Europe. | D．In America. |
| A．People started to cook with it recently. |
| B．It is made from olive branches. |
| C．People used it to build ships in Greece. |
| D．It can be good for health. |
| A．were wreaths |
| B．were heavily punished |
| C．got a prize of olive oil |
| D．were regarded as heroes |
A. A. the method of cooking
B. the trade of Greece
C. the history of the Olympic Games
D. the story of olive oil
