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Unit 2 Honesty阅读训练
英语译林版三起六年级上册
Story 1 The Golden Axe and Silver Axe
Long long ago, there was a poor woodcutter. One day, he cut wood on the hill. His old iron axe fell into the deep river. He sat by the river and cried sadly.
A river god came out of the water. He held a golden axe and asked, “Is this your axe?” The woodcutter shook his head.
Then the god took a silver axe. “Is this yours?” The woodcutter said no again.
At last, the god took the broken iron axe. “Yes! This is my only axe!” the woodcutter shouted happily.
The river god was very happy about his honesty. He gave the woodcutter all three axes as a gift.
A greedy man heard the story. He threw his own axe into the river on purpose. When the god showed the golden axe, he said it was his. The god knew he lied. He took all axes away and left the man with nothing.
Moral: Do not take things that do not belong to you. Honesty brings good luck.
( ) 1. What did the poor woodcutter do on the hill that day?
A. He swam in the river.
B. He fell into the river.
C. He cut wood on the hill.
( ) 2. How many axes did the woodcutter have at the beginning?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
( ) 3. How did the river god feel about the woodcutter’s honesty?
A. Sad. B. Angry. C. Happy.
( ) 4. What does the underline word “greedy” mean?
A. 聪明的 B. 富有的 C. 贪婪的
( ) 5. What did the greedy man get at last?
A. Three axes. B. A golden axe. C. Nothing.
Story 2 The Empty Flower Pot
A king had no children. He wanted to choose an honest boy to be his prince.
He gave every kid in the country a seed. “Grow beautiful flowers in one month. The best flower will win the throne (国王宝座).”
All kids watered and looked after their seeds every day. But only Xuri’s seed never grew. His pot was empty.
A month later, all children brought colorful flowers to the king. Only Xuri carried his empty pot and cried. The king walked to Xuri and smiled. “You are the most honest child. All seeds I gave you were boiled. They could never grow!”
He made Xuri the new king at once.
Lies cannot win true respect. Honesty is more valuable than any flower.
( ) 1. The king had many sons to be the prince.
( ) 2. The king gave each child a flower seed.
( ) 3. Xuri’s seed grew a beautiful red flower.
( ) 4. All the seeds the king gave were boiled and could not grow.
( ) 5. The king chose Xuri because he was honest.
Story 3 The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A boy looked after sheep on a quiet hill. He felt bored. “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is eating sheep!” he shouted loudly. Villagers ran up the hill quickly to help him, but there was no wolf. The boy laughed at them.
Two days later, he played the same trick again. Villagers rushed up and found they were fooled once more. They were very angry and told the boy not to lie again.
Later, a real wolf jumped out from the woods. It ran after the sheep. The boy shouted and shouted for help, but no villager came. All his sheep were eaten by the wolf.
If you lie too many times, no one will trust you when you tell the truth.
( ) 1. Where did the boy look after his sheep?
A. On a quiet hill. B. In the village. C. In the woods.
( ) 2. Why did the boy shout "Wolf!" at first?
A. A wolf really came.
B. He felt bored and wanted to play a trick.
C. He wanted villagers to take his sheep home.
( ) 3. How many times did the boy fool the villagers before the real wolf came?
A. Once B. Twice C. Three times
( ) 4. What happened when the real wolf appeared?
A. Villagers ran up to help him quickly.
B. The wolf ran away at once.
C. Nobody came to help the boy.
( ) 5. What can we learn from the story?
A. We should not look after sheep alone
B. Wolves are not scary at all.
C. If you lie many times, people won’t believe your true words.
Story 4 Zengzi Kills the Pig for His Word
Zengzi’s wife needed to go to the market. Her little son cried and did not want her to leave. She told the boy, “Stay at home quietly. When I come back, I will kill our pig and cook pork for you.” When she got home, she saw Zengzi was ready to kill the pig. She hurried to stop him. “I only said that to comfort our child! It’s just a joke!”
Zengzi shook his head seriously. “We cannot lie to kids. If we break our promise, he will learn to lie to others.” Then he killed the pig and kept his word.
We must keep every promise, even to small children.
( ) 1. Where did Zengzi’s wife plan to go?
A. To the park. B. To the farm. C. To the market.
( ) 2. What did the mother promise her son?
A. She would buy new toys for him.
B. She would cook pork for him.
C. She would take him to the market.
( ) 3. Why did the woman want to stop Zengzi?
A. She thought her words were just a joke.
B. She didn’t want to eat pork.
C. The pig was too small to kill.
( ) 4. What did Zengzi think of lying to children?
A. It is fine to lie to kids.
B. It will make kids learn to lie.
C. Kids will not care about lies.
( ) 5. What is the main idea of the story?
A. We should never keep promises to kids.
B. We must keep promises even to little children.
C. It is not good to raise pigs at home.
Story 5 Meng Xin Refuses to Sell Sick Cattle
Meng Xin was an honest official. Once he lost his job and his family had no food. His wife secretly sold their sick cow to a farmer to get money. When Meng Xin came back, he ran to find the buyer at once.
He told the man the cow was too ill to work on the farm. He gave all the money back and took the cow home. The emperor heard about his honest act. He admired Meng Xin and gave him a new job.
Never cheat others for money, even when you are poor.
( ) 1. Meng Xin was a dishonest official.
( ) 2. Meng Xin lost his job and his family had nothing to eat.
( ) 3. Meng Xin’s wife sold a healthy cow to get money.
( ) 4. Meng Xin returned all the money and took the sick cow back home.
( ) 5. The emperor disliked Meng Xin and didn’t give him a new job.
参考答案
Story 1
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C
Story 2
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T
Story 3
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C
Story 4
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B
Story 5
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
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