Question

One morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond by the side of the road.

Wanda, the neighborhood witch(女巫), was walking along the road. She was a good witch and dreamt to become a fairy godmother who can save people from trouble with magic powers. Wanda had been learning fairy godmother magic for 103 years. That morning, she decided to try the magic she had learned and bring happiness to others.

Seeing Wanda, Charley cried, “Hi, Wanda.”

“Hi, Charley,” replied Wanda, “I have a surprise for you.”

Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!

When Charley-turned-prince looked at himself in the water, he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”

“Oh, dear,” Wanda said. “You shouted so loud that I forgot the way to change you back. But who wouldn’t rather be a prince?”

“I wouldn’t!” cried Charley. “I want to be a frog!” He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug (虫子)flying by the end of his nose. “Look at that, Wanda! I was a good fly catcher. But now, this tongue is too short! Please change me back!”

“I can’t, Charley. But you’ll learn to be happy as a prince.” She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared. Out of the castle dozens of musicians were playing various instruments. “Charley! You’ll have servants, eat delicious foods, and you can sing and dance and snap fingers(弹响指).”

“No!” Charley interrupted, “I don’t want all these! I want bugs!” Charley cried. “I don’t want to sing and dance! And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?”

“Snapping fingers!” cried out Wanda. “That’s what I forgot!” She snapped her fingers, cried “Upsi-doodle!” and the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”

Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”

“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “You are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”

1.Wanda turned Charley from a frog into a prince          .

A．of her own will                         B．to play a joke on him

C．at the request of charley                  D．to teach Charley a lesson

2.After the little green frog became a prince, he        .         .

A．was grateful to Wanda                   B．wanted a great palace

C．couldn’t recognize Wanda               D．became angry with Wanda

3.At the end of the story, Wanda probably felt        .       .

A．satisfied          B．ashamed          C．worried           D．excited

4.According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A．Just be yourself                         B．Do nothing by halves

C．Helping others is a virtue                  D．Where there is a will, there is a way

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了青蛙王子和女巫的故事，快乐的青蛙本不想成为王子，可女巫按照自己的想法把它变成了王子。引起了他的勃然大怒，最后只得又把王子变成青蛙。这个故事告诉我们要做真实的自我。

1.A 细节题。根据第五段Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!说明女巫自己想把青蛙变成王子的，是按照她自己的愿望来做的。

2.D 推理题。根据he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”说明他不想成为王子，对女巫的做法很生气。故D正确。

3.B 推理题。根据最后一句“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “you are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”说明她为自己把自己的想法强加到别人的头上而感到羞愧。故B正确。

4.A 推理题。快乐的青蛙不想成为王子，因为变成了王子就失去了原来的快乐。告诉我们要做真实的自我。不要虚伪。故A正确。

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