The lion says that he is on his death bed. So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. The cat comes to the lion’s cave (洞穴). He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes. But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox waiting outside. “Why don’t you come in?” asks the lion to the fox. The fox thinks for a short time and says “I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody comes out. Before they come out, I didn’t want to disturb (打扰) you.”
1. What’s the meaning of “on his death bed” in Chinese? ( )| A．高枕无忧 | B．快死了 | C．卧床休息 |
| A．cave | B．mountain | C．house |
| A．He knows the lion’s last wishes. |
| B．He can’t walk any more. |
| C．He knows the lion may eat them. |
| A．He wants to eat them. |
| B．He likes the animals very much. |
| C．He wants to say something. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Lovely. | C．Clever. |
Do you remember the stories “The kings new clothes” and “The ugly duckling”? Andersen wrote the stories. He was a Danish writer. He wrote a lot of interesting fairy tales and stories.
The stories “Snow White”, “Little Red Riding Hood”and “Cinderella” are from Grimms’ Fairy Tales. The Grimm brothers were German writers. They collect a lot of stories.
Aesop’s Fables is another great book.
The Monkey King and Nezha are Chinese stories. There are also many Chinese fables, like “The monkeys and the moon”, “Yu Gong moved the mountains away”.
| A．Both adults(成年人) and children like their stories. |
| B．Most stories in this book are about animals. |
| C．Children around the world enjoy reading his stories. |
| D．English children like to read the stories about princes. |
| E．Chinese children read these stories when they were very young. |
One day, the fisherman gets a big fish. It’s a magic (神奇的) fish, but he lets it go back to the sea. The fisherman tells his wife about the magic fish. She’s angry. She wants a a big house. But the next day, the wife wants to be the queen. The next day, she wants to be the queen of the sun and the moon. At last, the wife of fisherman gets nothing. There is only a small and old house.
1. 阅读The fisherman and his wife (《渔夫和他的妻子》)的主要故事情节，给图片排序。A. 
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2. 阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
Why does the wife of fisherman get nothing?
A. Because she wants too many things. B. Because the fisherman is tired. C. Because the magic fish is bad.
Once upon a time, there were three turtles living together. They were Tommy, Jackson and Alan. One day, they wanted to have a cup of coffee. They went to a big coffee shop. After some time, it started to rain. And they had no umbrellas.
Tommy said to Alan, “Alan, can you go home and get some umbrellas?” Alan thought for a moment and said, “If you don’t drink my coffee, I will.” “Of course! We won’t drink it. You can go back home quickly,” Tommy answered and Jackson agreed(同意).
Two hours later, Alan didn’t come back. Tommy said to Jackson, “Alan left two hours ago. I guess he won’t come back. Let’s drink his coffee and go back.” Then the two turtles divided Alan’s coffee into two halves. And then a voice came from outside the door, “If you drink it, I won’t go.” Then Alan drank his coffee. If you’re Alan, will you trust(信任) your friends?
1. What did the three turtles go out for? ( )| A．Shopping. | B．Drinking coffee. | C．Just walking. |
| A．It rained. | B．They had no umbrellas. | C．Both A and B. |
| A．Yes, he did. | B．No, he didn’t. | C．I don’t know. |
| A．made | B．drank | C．cut |
| A．Tommy and Jackson. | B．Alan. | C．No one. |
One day, a farmer was sitting in his
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| A．On a sunny day, Gong Mingyi goes for a walk. |
| B．His friends like his music very much. |
| C．The music is very beautiful, but the cow doesn’t show any interest(兴趣). He is sad and goes away. |
| D．Gong Mingyi was a famous musician(音乐家) in ancient times, who played the Chinese zither(七弦琴) very well. |
| E．He sees a cow eat grass. He want to play the Chinese zither for the cow. |
I’m Mike from Hangzhou. This is my friend Peter. He likes reading stories. This is one of his favourite stories.
A man from the state of Chu(楚国) was taking a boat across a river, when he dropped his sword(刀) into the water. He made a mark(记号) on the side of the boat, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for(寻找) his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn’t this a very foolish way to look for a sword?
For me, the story is interesting. What about you? Do you know the story of the name?
1. 判断句子正(T)误(F)。(1) Peter is from Hangzhou.
(2) Mike likes reading stories.
(3) A man dropped his sword into the water.
(4) A man can’t find his sword in the story.
2. 根据短文内容回答问题。
(1) What does Mike think of the story?
(2) Do you know the story of the name? If yes, please think and write it down in Chinese.你知道这个故事吗？若知道，请你想一想把故事名用中文写下来。
It’s a
| A．boring | B．great | C．better |
| A．say | B．tell | C．talk |
| A．sour | B．spicy | C．sweet |
| A．picked | B．pick | C．picks |
| A．ate | B．eating | C．eat |
| A．spicy | B．sour | C．sweet |
An old tiger lives in the forest. He doesn’t want to look for food. He often asks other animals to bring him something to eat. He sees a monkey and says, “I’m hungry, Monkey. Go to the village and bring me a fat pig.” “Oh, Tiger,” says the monkey. “I can’t do that now. There is another tiger over there. He also wants a fat pig. He doesn’t let me get anything for you to eat. I’m afraid of him.” “What?” cries the old tiger. “Show me the tiger. I will talk to him.” “Come with me,” says the monkey, “Now look down at the river,” says the monkey. “Can you see the head, the white teeth and the big green eyes of the tiger?” “Yes, I can,” cries the old tiger. “I will eat him up.” With these words, the tiger jumps into the water and dies(死亡).
1. 阅读故事，判断下列句子与故事内容是(T)否(F)相符。(1) The tiger is old.
(2) The tiger often gets food from other animals.
(3) The tiger isn’t hungry.
(4) The tiger jumps into the water to swim.
(5) There is another tiger in the water.
2. 阅读故事，回答问题。
What can you learn from the story?
One day, a crow(乌鸦) is sitting in a tree. She has a big piece of(一大片) meat in her mouth and she wants to eat it. A fox sees that. He is hungry and he wants to eat the meat. He has an idea. He says to the crow, “Hello, Miss Crow. You look so beautiful today.” The crow doesn’t say a word. The fox says, “Your feathers(羽毛) are so bright. You are the queen of birds. I really want to hear you sing. I know you are a good singer.” The crow is happy so she opens her mouth and begins to sing. Then the meat drops on the ground. The fox says, “Ha ha! Silly(傻的) crow! Your sound is so bad. This meat is mine now.” Then he gets it and runs away. The crow is angry and says, “You’re a liar(说谎者). I won’t believe you any more!”
1. 阅读故事，为故事圈出合理的情景图片的序号。A. 
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(1) Why does the fox want the crow to sing a song?
A. Because he likes music very much.
B. Because he thinks she is a good singer.
C. Because he wants to get the meat.
(2) Does the fox really think the crow sings well?
A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn’t. C. We don’t know.
(3) What does the word “believe” mean(意思是)?
A. 相信 B. 保护 C. 讨厌
