One day a rabbit ran into an elephant. "Hello," said the rabbit. "Fine day, isn’t it?" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny(小的) creature and shouted. "Leave me alone. I don’t have the time to waste on someone so small." The rabbit was shocked by the elephant’s words. Then he decided to ask the whale(鲸鱼) what she thought about the elephant’s rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, "You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War (拔河比赛)."The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Very well, little one. Go and get a rope," she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, "Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War." The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, "When I say 'pull’, you start pulling. "The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, "Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull’，you swim." The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit’s foolishness. Then the rabbit called out "PULL!" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said "hello" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.

1. 1.

   Why did the rabbit want a game of Tug-of-War?
     

   1. A.
      He wanted to show he was the best.
   2. B.
      He knew that he could do well in this game.
   3. C.
      He wanted to get respect from the elephant and the whale.
   4. D.
      He wanted to prove he wasn’t the tiniest animal.
2. 2.

   What do you think of the rabbit according to the story?
     

   1. A.
      Smart and brave.
   2. B.
      Tiny and stupid.
   3. C.
      Pride and naughty.
   4. D.
      Poor and weak.
3. 3.

   Why did the elephant and the whale lose the game?

   1. A.
      They didn’t prepare for it.
   2. B.
      They were not as strong as the rabbit.
   3. C.
      They were too impolite to the little rabbit.
   4. D.
      They actually fought with each other but not the rabbit.
4. 4.

   Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The elephant was pleased to talk to the rabbit at first.
   2. B.
      It was the whale who suggested having a game of Tug-of-War.
   3. C.
      The rabbit was stronger than both the whale and the elephant.
   4. D.
      The whale and the elephant began to respect the rabbit from then on.

  One day,a peacock (孔雀) planted a little seed.

  Along came a rabbit. She asked, "Can I help?" "Yes," said the peacock. "Please water the seed. " So the rabbit watered the seed.

  Along came a monkey. He asked, "Can I help?" "Yes," said the peacock. "Please feed the seed."So the monkey fed the seed.

  Along came an elephant. She asked, "Can I help?" "Yes," said the peacock. "Please watch the seed." So the elephant watched the seed.

  The little seed grew into a little plant. The little plant grew into a big tree. Big red apples grew on the tree!

  "I cannot reach the apples!" cried the elephant. "I can help!" said the monkey. He jumped onto the elephant's back. "I cannot reach the apples!" cried the monkey. "I can help!" said the rabbit. She jumped onto the monkey's back. "I cannot reach the apples!" said the rabbit. "I can help!" said the peacock. He jumped onto the rabbit's back. "Now we can reach them!" said the peacock.

  The four friends worked together,so they had yummy (美味的) apples to eat at last.

(   ) 1. There are        animals in the passage.

   A. two   B. three

   C. four   D. five

(   ) 2. The        helped the peacock feed the seed.

   A. elephant   B. monkey

   C. pig        D. rabbit

(   ) 3. The underlined word "them" in the sixth paragraph refers to "       ". 

    A. seeds   B. animals

   C. apples   D. trees

(   ) 4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. The peacock planted and watered the seed.

   B. There were big red apples on the tree.

   C. The peacock asked the elephant to watch the seed.

   D. The peacock jumped onto the rabbit's back to get the apples.

(   ) 5. We can learn that        from the passage.

   A. it's difficult to eat delicious apples

   B. we should learn how to pick up apples

   C. we should know how to plant a tree

   D. it's important to work together

One day a teacher told his students a story: There were three dogs chasing a woodchuck (土拨鼠)，which ran into a hole in a tree. Soon from the tree out ran a white rabbit. The rabbit ran away very fast. Pursued and driven by the three dogs, the rabbit climbed up a tree. But it couldn’t stand steadily, so it fell down to the ground. Before the dogs came to realize what had happened, the rabbit ran away quickly again…

Finishing the story, the teacher asked, “Are there any problems with the story?” One student said, “Rabbit cannot climb trees.” Another said, “It’s impossible for three dogs not to catch a rabbit.”

When the students couldn’t find any more problems with the story, the teacher said, “There is another problem. Where did the woodchuck go? The woodchuck was the goal that the dogs were chasing. But because of the rabbit’s appearance, the dogs changed their direction, and our thoughts unknowingly changed, too. The woodchuck disappeared in our minds.”

Such is life. While holding on to our goals, we are sometimes fascinated by surrounding(周围的) beauties or interrupted(打断) by minor details, so we forget our goals.

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A. The woodchuck followed the rabbit quickly.

B. A woodchuck was run after by three dogs.

C. The rabbit jumped off a tree.

D. The woodchuck fell off the tree and ran away.

2. What does the underlined word “pursued” mean in the sentence?

A. 追赶 B.追求 C. 驱赶 D. 赶超

3. The teacher wanted his students to by telling the story.

A. keep a cool mind when facing difficulties

B. find as many problems as possible

C. often change their goals in their life

D. concentrate on their goals in their life

4. What’s the best title for the article?

A. Three Dogs and A Rabbit.

B. Where Did the Woodchuck Go?

C. Forget Our Goals in Life

D. Are There Any Problems With the Story?

5. How is the article organized(组织)?

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn't take them off.

All the animals talked about the bear's new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats (老鼠) wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, "This can't be good. Animals don't need clothes!" But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.

However, it wasn't long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn't go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped（滑到） from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, "Take off those clothes before one day they're going to kill you." Those who listened to the doctor's advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn't need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.

1. ______ found the socks and tried them on.

A. The son B. The bear C. The rabbit D. The rat

2.From the story we can know that______.

A. the family had a good time with the bear

B. the animals didn't like the bear's new look

C. the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes

D. the squirrel couldn't go into his hole with his hat on

3.The underlined sentence "it wasn't long before the first results of fashion-fever came." probably means that_______.

A. soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes

B. soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much

C. soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes

D. soon the animals had lots of accidents because of the clothes

4.The story is written to tell us______.

A. helping others is helping yourself

B. we should be careful in the forest

C. things that fit yourself are the best

D. animals must be looked after well

    Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn't take them off.

    All the animals talked about the hearts new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels (松鼠) in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats (鼠) wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, "This can't be good. Animals don't need clothes! " But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.

    However, it wasn't long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn't go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped (滑到) from the river rock and almost killed himself.

    When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, "Take off those clothes before one day they're going to kill you. " Those who listened to the doctor's advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn't need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire(羡慕) them, and to get attention.

48.         found the socks and tried them on.

      A. The son        B. The bear        C. The rabbit      D. The rat

49. From the story we can know that

   A. the family had a good time with the bear

   B. the animals didn't like the bear’s new look

   C. the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes

   D. the squirrel couldn't go into his hole with his hat on

50. The underlined sentence "it wasn't long before the first results of fashion-fever came."

   probably means that ______.

   A. soon the animals had a lever because of the clothes

   B. soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much

   C. soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes

   D. soon the animals had lots of accidents alter wearing clothes

51. The story is written to tel1 us ______.

   A. helping others is helping yourself

   B. we should he careful in the forest

   C. things that fit yourself are the best

   D. animals must be looked after well

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.
All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.
However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped from the river rock and almost killed himself.
When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they’re going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.
1. ______ found the socks and tried them on.
A. The son
B. The bear
C. The rabbit
D. The rat
2.From the story we can know that______.
A. the family had a good time with the bear
B. the animals didn’t like the bear’s new look
C. the squirrel couldn’t go into his hole with his hat on
D. the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes
3.Which of the following can explain the underlined sentence “it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came”?
A. Soon the animals had accidents because of the clothes
B. Soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes
C. Soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes
D. Soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much
4.The story is written to tell us______.
A. helping others is helping yourself
B. we should be careful in the forest
C. things that fit yourself are the best
D. animals must be looked after well

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.

All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.

However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they’re going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.

1.______ found the socks and tried them on.

A. The son B. The bear

C. The rabbit D. The rat

2.From the story we can know that______.

A. the family had a good time with the bear

B. the animals didn’t like the bear’s new look

C. the squirrel couldn’t go into his hole with his hat on

D. the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes

3.Which of the following can explain the underlined sentence “it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came”?

A. Soon the animals had accidents because of the clothes

B. Soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes

C. Soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes

D. Soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much

4.The story is written to tell us______.

A. helping others is helping yourself

B. we should be careful in the forest

C. things that fit yourself are the best

D. animals must be looked after well

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.

All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.

However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they’re going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.

1.______ found the socks and tried them on.

A. The son B. The bear

C. The rabbit D. The rat

2.From the story we can know that______.

A. the family had a good time with the bear

B. the animals didn’t like the bear’s new look

C. the squirrel couldn’t go into his hole with his hat on

D. the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes

3.Which of the following can explain the underlined sentence “it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came”?

A. Soon the animals had accidents because of the clothes

B. Soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes

C. Soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes

D. Soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much

4.The story is written to tell us______.

A. helping others is helping yourself

B. we should be careful in the forest

C. things that fit yourself are the best

D. animals must be looked after well

五、 根据首字母提示补全短文。

   One day,a girl named Alice sat by a river with her sister. Then she s 1 a white rabbit. The rabbit took a w 2 out of its p 3 and looked at the time. The rabbit ran a 4 a field. Alice ran after it. Then the rabbit and Alice both jumped into a h  5 . Alice hit the g 6 Then she found herself alone in a long,low h 7 . There were doors all around,but they were all 1 8 . She saw a k 9 on a table and used it to open a small door. But she didn’t go t 10 it because it was too small.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7.   8. 9. 10.