初中英语文学作品类阅读试题

One dollar and eighty﹣seven cents． That was all． Three times Della counted it． One dollar and eighty﹣seven cents． And the next day would be Christmas． She could not afford a present， so she sat down and cried．

Jim and Della had two possessions（ 财产） which they were both proud of． One was Jim's gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather． The other was Della's beautiful hair． It fell about her， and reached below her know．

Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat． Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street．

She stopped at a store． The sign in front of the store read "Hair Goods"． "Will you buy my hair？" asked Della．"Twenty dollars． "the woman said．

Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim．

She found it at last．It was a watch chain． The bill was twenty﹣ one dollars． At seven o'clock ， the coffee was made and dinner was ready． Jim was never late． Della heard his steps on the stairs．

The door opened and Jim walked in． He stopped inside the door． His eyes were fixed on Della，and there was an expression in them that she could not read．

"Jim，" she cried，"don't look at me that way． I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present． "

Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table．

Della opened it．There lay the set of combs（梳子）that she had always wanted．Now they were hers，but her hair was gone．

She smiled and held out Jim's present． "I hunted all over town to find it． Give me your watch． I want to see how it looks on it．"

Instead of obeying（服从）， Jim sat down， put his hands behind his head and smiled．" Della，"he said，"I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs．"

（1）Della counted her money three times because 　　．

A．	she was not good at counting money
B．	she had nothing to do but count money
C．	she got different numbers， catch time she counted it
D．	she wished she could have more money

（2）How could Jim feel when he fixed his eyes on Della？ 　　

A．	Shocked．
B．	Excited．
C．	Embarrassed．
D．	Angry．

（3）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 10 refer to？ 　　

A．	The box．
B．	The watch．
C．	The watch chain．
D．	The set of combs．

（4）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？ 　　

A．	They lived a rich life．
B．	They loved each other deeply．
C．	Della didn't like her hair．
D．	They might have a fight at last．

（5）What's the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Beautiful Hair
B．	Christmas Gifts
C．	Disappointing Christmas
D．	Ancient Possessions

Traditional Chinese culture is catching the world's eyes． The good traditional Chinese culture is our great treasure． President Xi Jinping says we should have a high of culture confidence． There are so many great works in the course of Chinese history such as Di Zi Gui，Lun Yu，Meng Zi and so on． Xi Jinping and other leaders often borrow some wonderful sentences from them． Dao De Jing is also one of them．

It is widely believed that Lao zi， a famous Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism， was the writer of Dao De Jing．There are only 5000 characters in the book， but it is considered as one of the oldest and most important philosophy books of ancient China．It includes two parts， Dao and De．

Dao means "the Way"． It doesn't tell us how to choose the right way， but it really shows that one should act through naturalness and non﹣action．

Naturalness refers to a natural state of being， an attitude of following the way of nature．Lao Zi thought that everything in the world has its own way of being and developing．Birds fly in the sky；Tigers live in the forest； Fish swim in the water； Flowers bloom and flowers fall． He gave advice to the people who have strong feelings to control the world． He said they should give up the desires （欲望）．

Non﹣action （无为） does not mean that one should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved． What he meant is that human should follow the way of nature and try not to break the rule of nature．

De means"Virtue（德行）"． Lao zi thought the great virtue is like water．And he thinks nothing in the world is weaker than water， yet nothing is stronger than water when it comes． It can nearly destroy everything strong． In ancient China， there is also a saying， water can hold the boat， it can also make the boat tum upside down． Water is a typical （典型的） example of the weak beating the strong．

Of course， there are many other wonderful things we can learn from the book． Today， Dao de Jing still plays a role in the development of Chinese thoughts． It is becoming more and more popular with people around the world．

（1）According to Dao De Jing， which picture shows an attitude of breaking the way of nature？ 　　

（2）Why did Lao zi think the great virtue is like water？ 　　

A．	Because water is a typical example of the strong beating the weak．
B．	Because Lao zi thought nothing in the world is weaker than water．
C．	Because water is a typical example of the weak beating the strong．
D．	Because water can hold the boat．

（3）What does Dao De Jing tell us？ 　　

A．	We should act by following the way of nature and have the great virtue．
B．	We should choose the right way to success．
C．	We should do nothing but passively wait for something to be achieved．
D．	We should become strong and try our best to satisfy our desires．

（4）What is the feeling that the writer wants to express in the passage？ 　　

A．	Serious．
B．	Proud．
C．	Upset．
D．	Sad．

Happy Rain on a Spring Night Good rain knows its time right；       O'er wild lanes dark cloud spreads； It will fall when comes spring．        In boat a lantern looms． With wind it steals in night；            Dawn sees saturated reds； Mute， it moistens each thing．        The town's heavy with blooms．                                  ﹣﹣﹣Translated by Xu Yuanchong                       Du Fu

This famous poem， with four couplets， was written by Du Fu（712﹣770， Tang Dynasty）when he was living and farming in Chengdu． His farming experience taught him to be thankful to nature．

The very first word， "good"， shows the poet's joy and love for the spring rain． The rain is good because it "knows" the proper time to come． Here the poet uses personification， as if the rain were smart enough to come in time for the farmer's busy season．

When the rain comes， it appears during the night without making any noise． Unlike the summer storms， the spring rain finishes its task without being known．

In the third couplet， the poet describes a peaceful scene to us． In the night sky， the clouds look dark and heavy． It's a sign that there will be enough rain during the night． The light from the riverboat makes the dark scene a bit livelier．

   Lastly， the poet starts to imagine． Tomorrow morning， he thinks， the city of Chengdu will become beautiful when all of the flowers bloom（盛开）after the rain．

（1）What's the Chinese title of the poem Happy Rain on a Spring Night？ 　　

A．	《春望》
B．	《春夜喜雨》
C．	《夜雨寄北》

（2）Which of the following rhymes are right for this poem？ 　　

A．	aa﹣bb﹣cc﹣dd
B．	ab﹣ab﹣cd﹣cd
C．	ab﹣cd﹣ab﹣cd

（3）Which word can be used to describe the rain in this poem？ 　　

A．	Busy．
B．	Dark．
C．	Quiet．

（4）Which of the following uses personification？ 　　

A．	With wind it steals in night．
B．	It will fall when comes spring．
C．	The town's heavy with blooms（blooming flowers）．

（5）What does Du Fu want to show in this poem？ 　　

A．	He's thankful to nature．
B．	He loves and enjoys farming．
C．	He expects the flowers to bloom．

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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876． Life was hard when Jack was growing up and he started working when he was 10． He did lots of different jobs． In his free time he went to the library and he spent many hours there， reading． In 1894 he went back to school， and published his first short story Typhoon off the Coast of Japan． Then in 1896 he went to the University of California at Berkeley， but he had to leave because of money problems．

In 1897 he left for the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska． However， he became ill and came home and started working as a full﹣time writer． He wrote short stories and soon he was well﹣known． In 1903 he wrote his most famous story： The Call of the wild． His next novel was The Sea﹣Wolf（1904）which is perhaps his best literary novel． With the earnings he bought a large farm in California， where he died in 1916， aged only 40 years old．

London was a prolific writer in his short life． Between 1905 and 1916 he published 18 novels and six collections of stories， as well as a play， various works of non﹣fiction and a biography． He is best﹣known for his descriptions of nature and the animal world．

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I'll be perfectly honest： I'm not a fan of The Teen Cops． To me， it's very much like watching a silly comedy show on television． But， let me first say that not everything in the movie is bad．

The main characters are funny and lovable． Linda is cute， Sam is funny and Mr． Timmy， the dog， is a perfect partner to the two teenage crime fighters． The producers have also come up with exciting new music．

While the characters in the movie are fine， the plotis too simple． "They look for the bad guys， they find the bad guys， and then they catch the bad guys．" Boring! No difference from so many television programmes that we have seen before．

Here's another reason why I don't like the plot． Two teenagers and a little dog act like they are smarter than experienced policemen and criminals． This may be a comedy， but it isn't funny．

It seems that Director James Ma has made this comedy for people of all ages to enjoy． But， in my opinion， he has failed and it is not worth seeing．

53．What you have read is a 　 　．

A．	review
B．	report
C．	guide
D．	notice

54． What kind of movie is The Teen Cops？ 　 　

A．	Cartoon．
B．	Documentary．
C．	Action movie．
D．	Comedy．

55．How many main characters are there in the movie？ 　 　

A．	3．
B．	4．
C．	5．
D．	6．

56．The underlined word "plot" in the third paragraph has the closest meaning with 　 　．

A．	story
B．	programme
C．	music
D．	dressing

57．Generally， what does the writer think of the movie？ 　 　

A．	Moving．
B．	Exciting．
C．	Boring．
D．	Encouraging．

Many of you have heard a Cinderella（灰姑娘） story，but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story．When writers tell the same story in a different way，it is called their"version"of the story．The story of Cinderella has many different versions．Let's read two of them and find out how they are different．

The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France．This is the version where the birds help make Cinderella's dress and the mice turn into carriage men（马车夫） and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin（南瓜） carriage．In this version，many of the animals are Cinderella's friends．They help her meet the Prince．Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after．

In another version of this story written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany，the birds help Cinderella in the whole story．Cinderella's father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party．She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree．

The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold．Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince．Later，he finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother（继母）．Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after．

Now you can understand what the word"version"means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way．T hat is why there are many versions of the same story．

42．In the story written in 1697， 　　helped make Cinderella's dress．

A．	her father
B．	her stepmother
C．	the birds
D．	the mice

43．In Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's story，Cinderella's father 　　．

A．	gives her some birds
B．	gives her a little tree
C．	makes a gold dress for her
D．	makes gold shoes for her

44．The Chinese meaning of the word"version"in this passage is probably " 　　"．

A．	人物
B．	语气
C．	方法
D．	版本

45．If we put the passage into three parts，which of the following is the best？ 　　

（①＝Para．（自然段） 1 ②＝Para.2 ③＝Para.3 ④＝Para.4 ⑤＝Para.5）

A．	①； ②③④； ⑤
B．	①②； ③； ④⑤
C．	①②； ③④； ⑤
D．	①； ②； ③④⑤

Many of you have heard a Cinderella （灰姑娘） story，but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story．When writers tell the same story in a different way，it is called their"version"of the story．The story of Cinderella has many different versions．Let's read two of them and find out how they are different．

The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697by Charles Perrault from France．This is the version where the birds help make Cinderellas's dress and the mice turn into carriage men （马车夫） and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin （南瓜） carriage．In this version，many of the animals are Cinderella's friends．They help her meet the Prince．Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after．

In another version of this story written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany，the birds help Cinderella in the whole story．Cinderella's father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party．She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree．

The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold．Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince．Later，he finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother （继母）．Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after．

Now you can understand what the word"version"means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way．That is why there are may versions of the same story．

62．In the story written in 1697， 　　helped make Cinderella's dress．

A．	her father
B．	her stepmother
C．	the birds
D．	the mice

63．In Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's story，Cinderella's father 　　．

A．	gives her some birds
B．	gives her a little tree
C．	makes a gold dress for her
D．	makes gold shoes for her

64．The Chinese meaning of the word"version"in this passage is probably" 　　"．

A．	人物
B．	语气
C．	方法
D．	版本

65．If we put the passage into three parts，which of the following is the best？ 　　

（①＝Para．（自然段） 1②＝Para.2③＝Para.3④＝Para.4⑤＝Para.5）

A．	①； ②③④； ⑤
B．	①②； ③； ④⑤
C．	①②； ③④； ⑤
D．	①； ②； ③④⑤

If you love reading books，you must know about the book The Little Prince．It's a famous novel written by a French writer．As one of the best﹣selling books in history，it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects （方言）．Now．around seventy years after the birth of the book，an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film （动画片）．

The book tells the story of a pilot，called The Aviator，who crashes （撞击） into the desert and meets a young prince there．However，in the film，the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older．He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl，whose mother wants her to got ready to enter the grown﹣up world．Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time．The pages are complete with the pictures in the book，speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl lo an amazing world where anything is possible．

China is the first country the world to see the film in two versions﹣in Chinese and English．The film shows The Little Cirl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way．

Huang lei，who voices the film together with his 9﹣year﹣old daughter，says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed﹣out society．

"The most touching part is that every one of us was a good ﹣ naturedkid like The Little Prince，and it's a pity that this good characteristic （品质）goes away as time flies，"he says．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

51．The novel The Little Prince was written in the 　　

A.1900s    

B.1940s    

C.1990s    

D.2010s

52．The book The Little Prince is one of the best﹣selling books in history because 　　

A．you must know about it if you love reading books

B．it shows The Little Prince's story in a beautiful way

C．it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects

D．the director has made it into a 3D animated film．

53．How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince？ 　　

A．She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her．

B．Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown﹣up world．

C．The Aviator takes her to an amazing world．

D．She moves home next to The Avitor．

54．What does the underlined word" good ﹣ natured"mean？ 　　

A．kind．

B．friendly

C．helpful   

D．all above．

55．According to the passage，which is Huang Lei's opinion？ 　　

A．He doesn't believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed﹣out society．

B．He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear．

C．He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first．

D．He and his daughter voice the film together．

根据表格内容，选择最佳选项．

56．Which of the following books is the latest in print

A．	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
B．	Deceptively Delicious
C．	Rich Dad，Poor Dad
D．	The Road

57．Among the books，there is/are written for adults．

A．	one
B．	two
C．	three
D．	four

58．Who wrote Rich Dad，Poor Dad

A．	J．K．Rowling
B．	Robert T．Kiyosaki
C．	Cormac McCarthy
D．	Jessica Seinfeld

59．If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious，you should pay．

A．	23.83
B．	18.33
C．	12.83
D．	11

60．We can learned from the form that．

A．	Rich Dad，Poor Dad is hardcover
B．	The road is the thinnest of the four
C．	Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day
D．	J．K．Rowling's book is the most expensive among the four books．

A man had a little dog， and he liked it a lot． He would pat （拍） its head， put it on his knee and talk to it． Then he would give it some food from his own plate．

A donkey looked in through the window and saw the man and the dog．

"Why doesn't he choose me as his pet？" said the donkey． "It is not fair． I work hard， but the dog only shakes its tail， barks and jumps onto the master's knee． It is not fair．"

Then the donkey said to himself， "If I do what the dog does， the master may choose me as his pet．" So the donkey ran into the room． He brayed （嘶叫） at the top of his voice． He shook his tail so hard that he knocked over a jar on the table． Then he tried to jump onto the master's knee．The master thought the donkey was maniacal ， and he shouted， "Help! Help! " Some men came running in with sticks in their hands and they beat the donkey until he ran out of the house．

"I only did what the dog did，" said the donkey， "and yet they still regard the dog as their pet and they beat me with sticks． It is not fair． "

51． Why did the donkey do what the dog did？ He wanted 　　

A．	his master to choose him as a pet．
B．	his master to give him food．
C．	to make his master angry．
D．	to turn into a dog．

52． What does the underlined word "maniacal" in Paragraph 6mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	高兴的．
B．	疯狂的．
C．	放松的．
D．	疲倦的．

53． What did the master do when the donkey tried to jump onto his knee？ 　　

A．	He took the donkey on his knee．
B．	He patted the donkey's head．
C．	He ran into the room．
D．	He called for help．

54． What do you think of the donkey from the passage？ 　　

A．	Brave．
B．	Clever．
C．	Lazy．
D．	Foolish．

55． What does the passage want to tell us？ 　　

A．	Everyone has his value．
B．	People treat animals differently．
C．	Dogs are cleverer than donkeys．
D．	Everyone can change if they try hard．

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46．Every day the bad Queen asks her mirror："Mirror，Mirror，on the wall，who's the most beautiful of us all？"And every　day the mirror replies，"You are!"…until one day it says，"The Princess!"So the Queen is so angry that she decides to kill the Princess who has skin as white as snow．She doesn't expect the girl to find not one but seven tiny men．

47．Finally，the man gets to a lonely island．Luckily，he gets some tools，food and drinks，knives and guns from the broken ship he took．Later，he finds a cave （山洞） to live in．But one day，he finds some large footprints in the sand．Is there anyone else on the land？Who is running towards his cave？

48．Without parents，the girl is taken to a boarding school．Though she has a hard time there，she gets education and later becomes a teacher．However，she gets so bored with her life that she is thirsty for the outside world．So she sends an ad for a job．Will she get a reply？Will she get everything she fights for﹣freedom，fairness and true love？

49．When the young man meets his long﹣lost uncle，he finds a magic lamp that changes his life．Inside is a genie（精灵） with the power to make wishes come true．But can even the genie help the young man win the beautiful young girl？And is his long﹣lost uncle all he seems…？

50．Here is the boy who is like you in some ways．He thinks school life is boring and looks forward to something exciting．One day，he enters a cave with his friend．They walk deeper and deeper into the cave．Unluckily，their candle is put out and they get lost in the dark．Can they get out of the cave？With other exciting things will they experience？

46 　 　47 　 　48 　 　49 　 　50 　 　．

The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character from the famous Chinese story Journey to the West． He has excited the children of China many years．He is wonderful because he helps weak people．The Monkey King has a magic stick．He uses it to fight bad people．He can make the stick big or small．He can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear．When he sees bad people，he thinks of ways to fight them． He can turn himself into different animals and objects．But unless he can hide his tail，he can't make himself a human． Children all over the world love the Monkey King．

根据短文内容，结合生活实际完成下列各题．请在答题卡上把你的箐案写在相对应的题号后的指定区域内

（1）单词释义（请在文中找出与下面英文释义相符的单询）

known by a lot of people 　　

（2）Do you want to have a magic stick like the Monkey King's？

　　

（3）What do you think of the Monkey King？

I think he is 　　．（答出两种即可）

___________

By the Youth

When we were scared， sad and helpless，you gave us courage， warmth and hopes． When： we had to stay at home to keep away from the illness，you， workers， helped us buy living things； Leaving your children behind，you worked in the neighborhood every day，you never complained but smiled the whole day． When we needed all kinds of materials，you，drivers，drove them there without thinking twice； running on the streets， between the cites，you made sure things went well as usual．

When we had coughs or fevers，you，__▲__，tried your best to save our lives；Looking after the patients in the hospital day and night，you never gave up until the sick got well． There are many people doing jobs in silence； There are many people giving hands without telling their names． Thanks for your hard work and selflessness… You're the heroes of the times． You′re the most beautiful in our hearts We love you!

（1）We had to stay at home because 　　．

A．	we didn't want to go out
B．	we had enough food
C．	we didn't want to work
D．	we wanted to avoid the illness

（2）According to the poem， the drivers were 　　．

A．	warm﹣hearted
B．	awful
C．	cruel
D．	cold

（3）Which can be the best for__▲__？ 　　

A．	scientists．
B．	officers．
C．	doctors and nurses．
D．	drivers．

（4）What's the writers purpose of writing this poem？ 　　

A．	To show his praises．
B．	To show his regrets．
C．	To show his worries．
D．	To show his wishes．

（5）What's the best title for the poem？ 　　

A．	To the politest people．
B．	To the most beautiful people．
C．	To the cleverest people．
D．	To the most humorous people．

"Let' s go wrestling ，Dad!"《（ 摔跤吧，爸爸!》） is one of the Top 10 movies recently． It tells a true story about an Indian man and his two daughters． His name's Mahavir． In real life， he is called"the father of India women wrestling"because thousands of girls across India have been supported to take up wrestling with his efforts．

A very famous Indian actor， Aamir Khan， played the role of Mahavir in the movie． It was an unusual experience for him to play this role． Aamir Khan was very serious about his character and he tried to make this character close to the true story． In order to act well， he needed to put on weight to be very fat and then do sports to be very strong in a short time．

Aamir Khan started to eat a lot every day before making the movie． He ate at least 5 meals a day including much junk food． He became too fat to run quickly．

It is simple to be fat but difficult to be strong． Aamir Khan invited many coaches to train him to lose weight and took him a few months to be strong． He must eat less and drink more． Strength training is also important． This kind of physical training is very boring． He had to lift different weights and do it over and over again． Aamir Khan set a goal to himself day by day and the minute he made it， he fell down on the ground and could hardly stand up． In the end， he became the exact person the movie needs．

The role he played was very moving and he succeeded at last． As he says， the most important thing in life is not whether you can reach your goal but whether you have made the greatest efforts．

（1）From the passage， what is Aamir Khan's job？ 　　

A．	A player．
B．	An actor．
C．	A director．
D．	A coach．

（2）Why is Mahavir called "the father of Indian women wrestling"？ 　　

A．	Because he is a very famous Indian player．
B．	Because he played a role in the movie "let's go wrestling， Dad!"
C．	Because he supported many Indian women to take up wrestling．
D．	Because he became strong in a short time．

（3）What is the correct order of the following things about Aamir Khan？ 　　

①He changed his eating habits and did sports to become strong．

②He was serious about the character and he needed to make great efforts．

③To be fat， he ate too much food．

④Finally， he succeeded．

A．	③②①④
B．	②③④①
C．	②①④③
D．	②③①④

（4）Which of the following is NOT true about Aamir Khan from the passage？ 　　

A．	"let's go wrestling， Dad! " is a true story about Aamir Khan himself．
B．	He became very fat at first and then lost weight in a very short time．
C．	In order to act well， he trained so hard．
D．	He tried to playa perfect role in the movie．

（5）According to the acting experience of Aamir Khan ，what can we learn ？ 　　

A．	Where there is a will， there is a way．
B．	Practice makes perfect．
C．	Many hands make work light．
D．	The fatter，the better．

More than anything else in the world．a lion like being of the jungle．He walked around．showing off his power and pride．

The lion took a long lazy sleep under his favorite tree every day．He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing before him．One day a mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over the lion's huge paws．The lion woke up，with a start，"How dare you wake me up!"he shouted angrily．The lion grabbed the

mouse with one paw．"On the second thought，I'm in the mood for the snack，and you'll make a delicious meal．"，he said．The mouse cried out，"King Lion，please spare me!If you love me leave，I will always remember your kindness．And．some day，I might be able to help you．""How could such a weak little mouse help me？"The thought make the lion laugh so much that he decided to let the mouse go．One day，the lion was walking through the jungle On the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunter's net．The net scooped him up．No matter how he tried．he couldn't escape．When the mouse heard the lines frightened shouts，he ran to help．The mouse quickly made a hole in the net．Soon，the line moved out and was free．The lion looked down at the little mouse．"Thank you for saving me，"he said．"and you're not a powerless little mouse．You're a great friend"

56．What is the lion do every day？ 　　

A．	He stepped on to a hunter snapped．
B．	He played with weaker animals．
C．	He showed kindness to animals in the jungle．
D．	He had a very good sleep and his favourite tree．

57．How did the mouse wake up the lion． 　　

A．	He helped him make a hole in the net．
B．	He shouted at the lion．
C．	He tripped over the lions paws．

D．He prepared a delicious meal for the lion and woke him up．

58．Why did the lion let the Moscow？ 　　

A．	Because he made a hole in the net．
B．	Because the lion thought he was only a powerless little mouse．
C．	Because the lion believed him．
D．	Because he was the lion's good friend．

59．What do you think of the mouse？ 　　

A．Clever and honest．

A．	silly and lazy．
B．	humorous．
C．	Proud and selfish．

60．What can we learn from the passage？ 　　

A．	Pride makes you lose friends．
B．	Don't put your eggs in one basket．
C．	Even the small can show great strength．
D．	When the cat is away，the mice will play．