Unit 4 An old man tried to move the mountains.
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A
Once two young men went to the countryside for a holiday. One day,when they were 1 a walk across a field,they 2 heard a loud noise. Then a bear appeared (出现) and began to 3 them. They were very 4 and began to run,but the bear continued to chase (追赶) them.
Finally,one of them climbed up a tree and 5 jumped into a large hole. Soon the man in the 6 came out. At once the bear chased him back into the hole. The man came out of the hole again,and again the bear chased him back. This 7 five or six times.
At last,the man on the top of the tree became very 8 ,and shouted to his friend in the hole, "How foolish you are!Stay in the hole for a while,9 the bear will keep us here all day. "The man jumped out of the hole again and said, "That's all right for you to 10 so,but there is a wolf in the hole!”
1. A. making B. doing C. going D. taking
2. A. luckily B. suddenly C. quickly D. finally
3. A. look for B. leave C. come at D. eat
4. A. sad B. tired C. afraid D. strange
5. A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
6. A. house B. hole C. tree D. field
7. A. happened B. took C. spent D. lasted
8. A. happy B. excited C. angry D. surprised
9. A. so B. or C. but D. and
10. A. tell B. talk C. speak D. say
B
Once upon a time,there was a very __1__ man but he __2__ thought he was very clever.
One day he found that there was a beautiful bell on his neighbor's door and wanted to __3__ it. He walked up to the door,__4__ hold of the bell and pulled (拉) hard. The bell made a very loud __5__. The man was afraid and ran home __6__. Then he sat down to think.“I can put some cotton (棉布) in my ears. Then I won't be able __7__ the noise,” he thought. The next day he went to the door of his neighbor's house and took hold of the bell again. This time he pulled even __8__. The bell rang loudly but he did not hear __9__. With another hard pull,he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came out.
“Steal my bell I'll teach you a lesson,” the angry neighbor shouted,and he hit the man on the nose.
The foolish man did not know __10__ the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell.“Why did he come out just then?” he wondered.
1. A. smart B. foolish C. cut D. clever
2. A. himself B. his C. him D.its
3. A. print B. pass C. steal D. feed
4. A. took B. take C. takes D. taking
5. A. smell B. sound C. voice D. noise
6. A. shyly B. slowly C. quickly D. really
7. A. to hear B. hear C. hearing D. hears
8. A. hardest B. hard C. harder D. the hardest
9. A. something B. anything C. anybody D. somebody
10. A. how B. what C. that D. which
C
Do you like listening to stories?Here is a short story.Once __1__ a time,there was a deer.He had large,strong antlers (鹿角).They protected the deer from being hurt by other animals,__2__he was always safe.
One day,the deer came near a river to drink.The water was __3__a mirror.When the deer looked at his big antlers in the water,he __4__.“I look like a king,” he said,“and this forest is my country.”
Then he noticed something else.“My legs are thin and my feet are small,” he said.“They look so __5__.I hate them.”
While the deer was complaining (抱怨),a tiger was __6__ near the river.When the deer saw him,he ran towards the trees.The tiger __7__ ran after him.The deer was a fast runner and reached the trees first,but then his large antlers got stuck in (被困于) some small __8__.When the tiger caught him, the deer cried out.
“I love my antlers,but they __9__ to my troubles.My legs and feet could help me run faster,but I hated them.How __10__ I was!They are all important to me!”
1. A. on B.in C. at D. upon
2. A. so B. and C. or D. but
3. A. about B. after C. like D.before
4. A.wanted B. smiled C. choose D. looked
5. A. weak B. strong C. high D. long
6. A. walking B. hiding C. playing D. swimming
7. A. cearfully B. usefully C. quickly D. really
8. A. grass B. sands C. rivers D. sticks
9. A. sell B. tell C. lead D. let
10. A. clever B. silly C. fast D. smart
D
There were once two snakes.They changed into beautiful girls,Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.They traveled to the West Lake __1__ Hangzhou and met a man,Xu Xian.__2__ Bai Suzhen met Xu Xian,she fell in love with him.They soon got married and opened a drugstore (药店).
Fahai found out that Bai was a snake and went to __3__ Xu Xian.Fahai told Xu that he should let his __4__ drink alcohol (酒) on the Dragon Boat Festival to show her true body.On the day of the festival,Xu __5__ his wife Bai alcohol.
Although Bai knew alcohol would make her __6__,she didn't refuse him.After a while,Bai became a snake.Xu was so __7__ to see it that he fell to the ground.
After Bai got well,she __8__ went to Kunlun Mountain to save Xu's life.When Xu came to life,he thought Bai __9__ him and wished to leave his wife.But Bai explained __10__ story to him and they got together.
However,one day Bai was caught in the Thunder Peak Pagoda (雷峰塔) by the West Lake.After many years,she was saved by her son and got together with her husband.
1.A.with B.of C.about D.on
2.A.As far as B.As long as C.As well as D.As soon as
3.A.control B.lead C.shoot D.remind
4.A.husband B.wife C.couple D.passenger
5.A.borrowed B.allowed C.offered D.returned
6.A.strong B.weak C.silly D.brave
7.A.stupid B.crazy C.clever D.shocked
8.A.recently B.quickly C.heavily D.suddenly
9.A.saved B.believed C.trained D.cheated
10.A.her B.his C.their D.my
E
The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan loved watching the sunrise.She once asked her father where the sun rose.Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea.She got very excited and she __1__ her father to take her there,but he thought she was too __2__ to go there.
One day,the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone without __3__ anyone.She jumped into the sea and planned to swim there.__4__,there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it.
After her death,she __5__ a beautiful bird and people called her “Jing Wei”.Jing Wei hated the sea very much because it took away her life.The small bird __6__ to fill up the sea in order to keep others from falling into it.
From then on,Jing Wei flew across the mountain and the Eastern Sea,carrying little sticks and little stones and dropping them into the __7__.Day after day,she never stopped.
The sea __8__ Jing Wei and said,“Stop doing that,poor little bird.It is __9__ for you to fill me up.”
“I'll fill you up no matter how hard it is,” replied Jing Wei.The brave little bird __10__ on doing this without taking a rest.
Now we often use the story to describe people who will not give up until they realize their dreams.
1.A.promised B.asked C.allowed D.repaired
2.A.young B.angry C.excited D.busy
3.A.making B.putting C.telling D.sharing
4.A.Unluckily B.Instead C.Recently D.Perhaps
5.A.got into B.turned into C.walked into D.ran into
6.A.decided B.cheated C.refused D.added
7.A.river B.sea C.boat D.mountain
8.A.looked like B.laughed at C.looked after D.helped with
9.A.satisfied B.nervous
C.impossible D.important
10.A.began B.finished C.imagined D.kept
参考答案
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