四、根据首字母提示补全短文。
“The Fisherman and His Soul” is a short story by Oscar Wilde. In the story, there is a young Fisherman 1. l________ by the sea. One day, he catches a mermaid and 2. f________ in love with her. However, the little mermaid tells him that she can't love a man with a human soul. So he tries to send his soul away.
3. F________, the Fisherman asks the Priest for help. The Priest thinks it's 4. i________ for a man to have a soul, or he will have no place in heaven. After hearing that, he is 5. s________. Then, he walks to the marketplace and wants to sell his soul. But the merchants just want to 6. b________ him as a slave（奴隶）. Finally, a witch helps him and tells him 7. h________ to do it.
The following years, the soul travels to different places. Every year, the soul comes back to the sea and tells his 8. s________ to the Fisherman because he wants to be in his heart again. The Fisherman's heart is full of love for the little mermaid. There is no room for him. The soul doesn't enter the Fisherman's heart until（直到）his heart is 9. b________. At last, the soul makes it. They are together again in 10. l________. Do you think it is a happy ending?
“The Fisherman and His Soul” is a short story by Oscar Wilde. In the story, there is a young Fisherman 1. l________ by the sea. One day, he catches a mermaid and 2. f________ in love with her. However, the little mermaid tells him that she can't love a man with a human soul. So he tries to send his soul away.
3. F________, the Fisherman asks the Priest for help. The Priest thinks it's 4. i________ for a man to have a soul, or he will have no place in heaven. After hearing that, he is 5. s________. Then, he walks to the marketplace and wants to sell his soul. But the merchants just want to 6. b________ him as a slave（奴隶）. Finally, a witch helps him and tells him 7. h________ to do it.
The following years, the soul travels to different places. Every year, the soul comes back to the sea and tells his 8. s________ to the Fisherman because he wants to be in his heart again. The Fisherman's heart is full of love for the little mermaid. There is no room for him. The soul doesn't enter the Fisherman's heart until（直到）his heart is 9. b________. At last, the soul makes it. They are together again in 10. l________. Do you think it is a happy ending?
答案
1. living 2. falls 3. First 4. important 5. sad 6. buy 7. how 8. story 9. broken 10. love
五、阅读理解。〔人与社会——哲理故事〕
A mouse ran across the face of a sleeping lion and woke him up. The lion was very angry. He put out his paw and caught the mouse.
“You woke me up,” he said. “I will now eat you.”
“Please don't,” the mouse said. “If you let me live, I promise I will help you one day.”
The lion laughed. He couldn't think of how a small mouse could ever help him, but he said, “Very well. I'll let you go this time. But don't wake me up again.”
A year passed. The lion fell into a hole dug by a hunter. The hunter then tied him up with ropes. The lion tried to get away, but he could not.
The mouse heard the lion and ran to see what was wrong. He saw the lion tied up in ropes. The lion could not move. He was crying.
The mouse spoke to the lion, “Do you remember me? You let me free a year ago. Now I can return the favour.”
The mouse began to cut the ropes with his teeth. The lion got out of the ropes, and climbed out of the hole. He was free!
1. Why was the lion very angry?
A. Because a mouse woke him up.
B. Because a mouse ran across his paw.
C. Because he did not like playing with the mouse.
D. Because he had a fight with the hunter.
2. What happened to the lion?
A. He fell and broke his leg.
B. He fell into a hole.
C. He was tied up by a mouse.
D. He was eaten by the hunter.
3. How did the mouse return the favour?
A. He woke the sleeping lion up again.
B. He asked the hunter to kill the lion.
C. He cut the ropes with his teeth.
D. He tied the lion up with ropes.
A mouse ran across the face of a sleeping lion and woke him up. The lion was very angry. He put out his paw and caught the mouse.
“You woke me up,” he said. “I will now eat you.”
“Please don't,” the mouse said. “If you let me live, I promise I will help you one day.”
The lion laughed. He couldn't think of how a small mouse could ever help him, but he said, “Very well. I'll let you go this time. But don't wake me up again.”
A year passed. The lion fell into a hole dug by a hunter. The hunter then tied him up with ropes. The lion tried to get away, but he could not.
The mouse heard the lion and ran to see what was wrong. He saw the lion tied up in ropes. The lion could not move. He was crying.
The mouse spoke to the lion, “Do you remember me? You let me free a year ago. Now I can return the favour.”
The mouse began to cut the ropes with his teeth. The lion got out of the ropes, and climbed out of the hole. He was free!
1. Why was the lion very angry?
A. Because a mouse woke him up.
B. Because a mouse ran across his paw.
C. Because he did not like playing with the mouse.
D. Because he had a fight with the hunter.
2. What happened to the lion?
A. He fell and broke his leg.
B. He fell into a hole.
C. He was tied up by a mouse.
D. He was eaten by the hunter.
3. How did the mouse return the favour?
A. He woke the sleeping lion up again.
B. He asked the hunter to kill the lion.
C. He cut the ropes with his teeth.
D. He tied the lion up with ropes.
答案
1~3. ABC
