Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said, "Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.???????????????????? B. On a farm.

C. In a village.????????????????????????? D. Near a village.

2.How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.?????? B. Twice.???? C. Three times. ??? D. Four times.

3.What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.???? B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran away.????????? D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.????

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.??

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5.Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the "tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.????????????

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.??

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

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　　In Africa I heard a story about a giraffe (长颈鹿) that did not believe in himself.

　　The giraffe's mother had left him when he was a few days old because she couldn't feed him. For three years he lived in the warden's (看守人)house and played with the children. Then he grew too large for the house.

　　The family decided that he should return to his fellows (伙伴). They took him to join a herd(一群) of wild giraffes.

　　One look was enough for giraffe's small brain (大脑). He could not believe that such extraordinary (特别的) animals existed(存在). Or that he was one of them ! He turned and bolted(逃走).

　　The family took him back several times. In the end they gave up(放弃). Now their giraffe lives by himself near the warden's house.

(1) The baby giraffe was probably separated (分开) from his mother because ________.

[　　]

A．the game warden took him away

B．she couldn't feed him

C．the game warden's feed him

D．he ran away

(2) After a while the giraffe became ________.

[　　]

A．too wild to play with the children

B．too large to play with the children

C．lonesome for other giraffe

D．too big go live in the house

(3) The warden's family tried to ________.

[　　]

A．let the giraffe run loose

B．find the giraffe's mother

C．tell the giraffe what he was

D．take the giraffe to join the herd

(4) When he met the herd, the pet giraffe could not understand ________.

[　　]

A．how animals like giraffes could exist

B．why he wouldn't join the other giraffes

C．that he was really a giraffes too

D．Both A and C

(5) The story suggests (暗示) that ________.

[　　]

A．most mother giraffes leave their babies

B．giraffes are not good pets

C．giraffes are not very smart (精明)

D．this giraffe was unusually tall

阅读理解，选出正确答案

　　In Africa I heard a story about a giraffe (长颈鹿) that did not believe in himself.

　　The giraffe's mother had left him when he was a few days old because she couldn't feed him. For three years he lived in the warden's (看守人)house and played with the children. Then he grew too large for the house.

　　The family decided that he should return to his fellows (伙伴). They took him to join a herd(一群) of wild giraffes.

　　One look was enough for giraffe's small brain (大脑). He could not believe that such extraordinary (特别的) animals existed(存在). Or that he was one of them ! He turned and bolted(逃走).

　　The family took him back several times. In the end they gave up(放弃). Now their giraffe lives by himself near the warden's house.

1．The baby giraffe was probably separated (分开) from his mother because ________.

[　　]

A．the game warden took him away

B．she couldn't feed him

C．the game warden's feed him

D．he ran away

2．After a while the giraffe became ________.

[　　]

A．too wild to play with the children

B．too large to play with the children

C．lonesome for other giraffe

D．too big go live in the house

3．The warden's family tried to ________.

[　　]

A．let the giraffe run loose

B．find the giraffe's mother

C．tell the giraffe what he was

D．take the giraffe to join the herd

4．When he met the herd, the pet giraffe could not understand ________.

[　　]

A．how animals like giraffes could exist

B．why he wouldn't join the other giraffes

C．that he was really a giraffes too

D．Both A and C

5．The story suggests (暗示) that ________.

[　　]

A．most mother giraffes leave their babies

B．giraffes are not good pets

C．giraffes are not very smart (精明)

D．this giraffe was unusually tall

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He's had it for years. As he is very careful with it, so it still looks as good as new.   1   He shook his head. "Then how did you get it?" I asked. "Well," he answered, "there' s a strange true story about the umbrella. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening when it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat or umbrella.   2   And the people in the streets were fewer and fewer. As I was on my way to a party, I was afraid to get wet. So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop.   3   What was worse, there even wasn't a person around, and still it rained and rained. At last a young man came to the place where I was standing.   4   As I hoped he would allow me to walk to the next corner with him, where I could get a taxi, I stepped out of the dark doorway where I had been standing.   5    As I suddenly appeared before him, the young man was so shocked that he dropped the umbrella. He ran away and disappeared into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be hard in this big city to find the owner, so I've kept it ever since."

Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to entertain, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to get away. Jackal had played many tricks (捉弄) on Lion over of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (压碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks,” shouted Jackal as he ran away to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
【小题1】Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?