阅读理解(上海牛津教材4B课外拓展阅读)

There is a kingdom far away. Lion is the king. One day he says to all the other animals. “Listen, I’m going to sleep. Be quiet.” Then he lies down under a big tree and sleeps.

Mouse comes out of his hole. He wants to look for something to eat. He steps onto Lion. Lion wakes up and becomes very angry. He catches Mouse. Mouse begs: “I’m sorry, my king! I’m so careless. Don’t eat me. One day I’ll help you.” Lion laughs: “One day you’ll help me?! You are too small for m e to eat. Just go far away!” Lion lets Mouse go.

A long time later, Lion wanders in the jungle. He falls into a net. He tries his best but he can’t get out of the net. Tears come to his eyes. Mouse comes. “Don’t worry, my king. I’ll help you.” Mouse bites and bites until there is a hole in the net for Lion to come out. Lion says to Mouse: “Thank you, my friend. We’ll always be friends.”

( ) 1. Lion is the king of a faraway kingdom.

( ) 2. Mouse comes out to visit Lion.

( ) 3. Lion gets angry when Mouse wakes him up.

( ) 4. Lion doesn’t believe that Mouse can help him one day.

( ) 5. Lion falls into a river one day.

( ) 6. Lion says thanks to Mouse.

Yesterday was my grandpa’s birthday. We had a great birthday party for him. My parents, uncles, aunts and cousins were all at the party. Everyone had a birthday present for him. I gave him a pair of gloves. He thanked me and said he really liked them.

There were 80 candles on the big birthday cake. He was very old and couldn’t blow them all out. We helped him blow out all the candles. He was very happy. We all had a very good time.

My grandpa is still in good health. He is able to take good care of himself. He enjoys telling us stories. We all love him very much.

( ) 1. My grandpa is 80 years old.

( ) 2. Only my parents and I came to the party.

( ) 3. I gave him a pair of gloves as the birthday present.

( ) 4. My grandpa was able to blow all the candles out by himself.

( ) 5. My grandpa is too old to look after himself.

( ) 6. He likes to tell us stories.

My grandfather is getting older and older. He’s going to be seventy-one next month. He can’t read the newspaper without his glasses, and he can’t lift（拿起）heavy things. His hair is thin and white. But he has a strong mind.

Grandfather has a small store and he loves his store very much. He finds a lot of joy in his store. Do you think he makes a lot of money? No, he doesn’t. But he makes many friends there. Every day, there are some people in the store. Most of them are old people. They come to buy things, to look around or just to have a chat. They talk about their past, about their children or about people they know. Grandfather is happy when he has people in his store.

( ) 1. Grandfather wears glasses all day.

( ) 2. Grandfather is thin, but he is strong.

( ) 3. The shop gives Grandpa much happiness.

( ) 4. He wants to make a lot of money.

( ) 5. All the old people like to go to Grandfather’s store.

( ) 6. Grandfather likes to be with people.

Ming Ming Has a Lot to Learn.

Ming Ming is a twelve-year-old school boy. He has classes from Monday through Friday. Evenings are usually for homework. Ming Ming’s mother is a nurse, and his father is a taxi-driver. They want Ming Ming to have a good life when he grows up. This is the timetable that Ming Ming is asked to follow after school.

Monday 18:30-19:30 piano class

Tuesday 18:30-20:00 English class

Thursday 18:30-19:30 Chinese painting class

Friday 18:30-20:00 English class

Ming Ming has a lot of things to learn. He does not have time to watch TV or to play games. What a pity!

( ) 1. Ming Ming as no classes on Saturday.

( ) 2. Ming Ming only does his homework on Monday evening.

( ) 3. Ming Ming has a two-hour English class on Thursday evening. ( ) 4. Ming Ming’s parents are not office workers.

( ) 5. Ming Ming is busy after school.

( ) 6. Ming Ming doesn’t like to watch TV or play games.