Are fables(寓言故事)and fairy tales(童话故事) different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.
Fables are stories which are passed down from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop. There are many famous fables in Aesop’s Fables. The Lion and the Mouse and The Farmer and the Snake are two examples.
Fairy tales are usually stories for children. They are often about magic characters, for example, fairies and gods. Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because of the famous Brothers Grimm. They tried their best to collect these stories before people forgot. There are many fairy tales in Gimmes Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White.
1. _________ are the main characters in fables.
A. Humans B. plants C. Gods D. Animals
2.What do the underlined works “passed down” mean in Chinese?
A.采访 B. 编辑 C. 流传 D. 回收
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People can learn nothing from fables.
B. Children may love reading fairy tales.
C. Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.
D.The characters in fairy tales are all real people.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.
B. The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.
C. The reasons why people can read fables.
D. Differences between fables and fairy tales.
Oxfam, started in 1942, is run by volunteers. It sells used clothes, shoes, toys and so on. It helps by sending money to communities and organizations. It organizes(组织) training to help people learn new skills or sets up workshops to let people talk about their problems and find solutions(解决办法) together. It helps people to help themselves. |
The story of the world’s largest private charity begins with a news article about the poor people in the developing countries. A couple read it and the husband sent it to his father, with words “Dad, maybe we can do something about this.” Then the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started in this way in 2000. |
UNICEF started after the Second World War in 1946. At that time, there were many homeless children. UNICEF gave them food, milk and clothes. Today UNICEF works in 191 countries and regions(地区). It gives children clean water, food and schools. It works to improve children’s health and lives all around the world. |
1.How does Oxfam get money to help others?
A. By organizing some competitions
B. By selling used things.
C. By asking from rich people.
D. By providing training.
2.What can we know about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from the passage?
A. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is run by volunteers
B. It started with a news article about women in the developing countries.
C. A girl read the news story and told it to his father.
D. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started in 2000.
3.Who does UNICEF help?
A. Women. B. The disabled.
C. Children. D. The old.
请先阅读下面的文章，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。
scare, look, shouted, neighbor, inside, quick, interesting, like, love, that |
Long long ago, there was a man called Ye Gong. He told everyone that he loved everything 1.___about dragons, such as the pictures, the stories and even the colors. He loved dragons so much 2._______ there were dragons on his clothes, his bed and his cups. Even his 3._____all knew Ye Gong loved dragons very much. One day, a real dragon in the sky came to know that there was a man 4._______ him a lot. The dragon was very excited and flew from the clouds to have a5._____at Ye Gong. He wanted to see what the man looked 6.______. When the dragon kept his head out of Ye Gong’s window and looked7._______his room, Ye Gong suddenly cried out. He felt very 8.______and stood up from his chair, and9.______ loudly, “Dragon! Dragon!” Then he 10.______ran away. From that day, everyone knew that Ye Gong didn’t love the real dragons at all.They all laughed.
If you love something, you should love it from inside of your heart instead of just bragging（吹嘘）around.
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人相应空白处的最佳选项，并将其填到答题卷的相应位置。
A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by the thick forest. As more and more people came to_______ in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down. Now there is_______ forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many _______ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the _______ began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and_______ pigs and chickens in the valleys（山谷）. They cut down the trees and used them, because they needed fire to keep themselves _______in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared（消失）because there was not _______ food for them to eat. _______ did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon _______ in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong except in the zoos. But there are _______ about 36 different animals living there. One of the most interesting animals in Hong Kong is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals _______ a rich brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer _______ they are much smaller. They are less than two feet _______. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy-- _______ . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal（非法的）. There are not many barking deer left now. So it is _______ for people to protect wild animals.
1.A.work B. study C. live D. enjoy
2.A. many B. a few C. little D. much
3.A. other B. Others C. the other D. another
4.A. people B. animals C. plants D. things
5.A. grew B. made C. got D. kept
6.A. warm B. safe C. cool D. happy
7.A. nice B. enough C. some D. delicious
8.A. So B. Such C. Then D. Nor
9.A. lived B. died C.came D. left
10.A. just B. less C. only D. still
11.A. for B. of C. with D. to
12.A. because B. as C. but D. and
13.A. high B. wide C. short D. small
14.A. tigers B. men C. wolves D. elephants
15.A. happy B. important C. interesting D. late
—Where is our math teacher?
—He __________ to Beijing for a meeting. He __________ there twice.
A. has gone; go B. has been; has been
C. has been; has gone D. has gone; has been
—What were you doing when you __________ strange noise？
—Well, I __________ with my little sister.
A. heard; played B. heard; was playing
C. was hearing; played D. was hearing; was playing
