3 . 阅读短文，选择正确答案。

Long long ago, there was a man named Yue Yangzi. He and his wife were poor, but they lived happily. One day, Yue Yangzi found a piece of gold outside. He ran home to give it to his wife. His wife said, “A man of great character(品德高尚人) would not act like this. You should return the gold. ” Hearing this, Yue Yangzi was ashamed(惭愧的). After a period of time, Yue Yangzi went afar to study. But after one year, he came back home. He said to his wife, “I did not finish my study. I’m just homesick. ” His wife was very angry. She went to the loom(织布机). She took out the scissors(剪刀) and said to Yue Yangzi, “If you give up halfway, it is just like cutting the cloth. ” Yue Yangzi was moved and went back to study. He decided not to come back until he had finished his study.

1. When his wife said he should return the gold, Yue Yangzi was very ______. (       )

A．happy

B．sad

C．ashamed

2. After ______, Yue Yangzi came back home for the first time. (       )

A．30 days

B．one year

C．three years

3. Yue Yangzi’s wife is a ______ woman. (       )

A．clever(聪明的)

B．bad

C．foolish(愚蠢的)

4 . People usually hate mice, but people almost all over the world like one mouse—the famous Mickey Mouse. About eighty years ago, most films had no sounds. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The cartoon mouse could talk in these films. He made his mouse become a good friend of both young people and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them. Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Maybe this is why people love Mickey Mouse very much. In his early life, Mickey did some wrong things. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn’t want Mickey to do the wrong things. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do. Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto. This dog does some foolish(愚蠢) and wrong things wherever he goes. Now, our Mickey Mouse is more interesting as well. He is known as a star of beauty and wisdom(智慧). He has friends in almost every country.

1. Mickey Mouse first come out ______. (       )

A．on TV

B．in the film

C．in the play

D．In a picture book

2. Children love Mickey Mouse because ______. (       )

A．it can speak

B．it is foolish

C．it makes them happy

D．it is a mouse

3. Why did Disney make Donald Duck? (       )

A．Because Mickey Mouse was very lonely.

B．Because there were some things that Mickey could not do.

C．Because Mickey was able to do everything.

D．Because people didn’t like Mickey Mouse any more.

5 . 根据短文内容，给下列图片排序，并将图片序号按顺序填写在横线上。

Five peas lived together in a pod(豆荚). They grew very well.

One day, a boy picked the pod and took the peas out of the pod.

The boy threw the peas into the sky one by one.

The first pea fell onto a roof(屋顶), and a bird ate it. The second pea fell into some water. The third and fourth peas fell into a yard(院子), and two chickens ate them. The fifth pea hit a window and fell onto the ground. Soon it grew into a plant.

A girl was ill. She looked out of her window and saw the plant. "The pea is growing tall and strong. I’ll try to do the same. " She said. A few weeks later, the girl was fine. Her mother said, "Thank you, little pea. ”

A.      B.      C.      D.      E.

正确的顺序是：______、______、______、______、______

6 . 根据短文内容判断下列内容，正确写T，错误写F。

A man is going to see his friend. He takes some sandwiches with him because his friend’s home is very far. On his way he says to himself, “My friend is going to give me a very good lunch.” Then he throws the sandwiches away. He goes on and comes to a river. There’s no boat on the river. He can’t cross it. He starts to go back home. He is hungry now. And he tries to find his sandwiches. “Oh! A dog is having them.” He quickly goes up, but the dog runs away. He is still hungry and he goes back home.

1. The man’s friend’s home is not far. ( )
2. The man takes some sandwiches with him. ( )
3. The man can’t find a boat on the river. ( )
4. The man catches the dog. ( )
5. The man does not meet his friend. ( )

7 . 阅读短文，选择正确的答案。

An Argument (争论) about the Sun (太阳)

Confucius (孔子) is travelling to the east. He sees two children arguing (争论).   

“I think,” says one child, “the sun is near to us at daybreak and far away at noon.” The other thinks that the sun is far away at dawn (黎明) and near at noon. “When the sun appears (出现),” says the child, “it is as big as a wheel (轮子), but at noon it is only like a plate or a bowl. Isn’t it true that objects (物体) far away seem smaller while those nearby seem bigger?”

“When the sun appears,” says the other child, “it is cool, but at noon it is as hot as putting your hand in hot water. Isn’t it true that things nearer to us is hotter and things farther away is cooler?”

Confucius hears these, but he doesn’t know which of them is right. The children laughed and said, “Who says you know so much?”

1. Where is Confucius travelling to? (     )

A．East.

B．West.

C．North.

2. How many children are arguing? (     )

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

3. When the sun appears at dawn (黎明), it looks like a ______. (     )

A．wheel

B．plate

C．bowl

4. Things ______ to us is hotter and things farther away is cooler. (     )

A．farther

B．nearer

C．bigger

5. Confucius ______ which of them is right. (     )

A．don’t know

B．know

C．doesn’t know

8 . 根据短文内容回答下列问题。

Do you remember the stories “The emperor’s 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. Children around the world enjoy reading his stories.

The stories “Snow White”, “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Cinderella” are from Grimms’ Fairy Tales. The Grimm brothers were German writers. They collected a lot of stories. Both adults and children like their stories.

Aesop’s Fables is another great book. Most stories in this book are about animals. The animals in the stories can talk. Some well-known stories are “The fox and the grapes”, “The farmer and the snake” and “The wind and the sun”. We can usually learn something from these stories

1. Who is Andersen?
____________________________________
2. Which book is the story “Little Red Riding Hood” from?
____________________________________
3. What are the most stories in Aesop’s Fables about?
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4. What’s your favourite story?
____________________________________
5. Who wrote this story?
____________________________________

9 . 读故事，判断下列句子是否与故事内容相符用“T”或“F”表示。
Jimmy sees a small box on the table. It is full of nails.
“Is it yours, Dad?” asks Jimmy.
“Yes, it’s mine,’’ says his father.
Jimmy drops the box. All the nails fall on the floor.
What a mess!
Jimmy’s father gives him a black stone. “This stone can help you, Jimmy. Try it,” he says.
Jimmy puts the stone near the nails. The nails all stick to it. In a few seconds, the floor is clean again. “Wow, it’s a magic stone, Dad,”says Jimmy happily.
1. There is a small box on the table. (     )
2. There are full of nails in the box. (     )
3. Jimmy’s father drops the nail box. (     )
4. The nails all stick to the black table. (     )
5. The black stone is a magic stone. (     )