Early in the third century, China's Han Dynasty fell apart. From the dust stood three kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu. They fought against each other in order to unite all of China. Centuries later, their struggle was developed into one of China's most well-known novels : Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong in the late 14th century. As China's greatest historical novel of all time, it ispopular among Chinese people. While recently, the Frenchcartoon series of this novel has been published in countries .including France, Belgium and Switzerland. Why does this novelattract so many people? The colorful characters are probably oneof the reasons. There are about l, 000 characters in the novel.
Instead of giving an introduction of every historical figure, the
novel underlines their special personalities. Zhuge Liang is smart
and well-read. Cuan Yu is brave and faithful. Cao Cao is cruel
(残酷) but brilliant (杰出) . Every character is lively, just like
people in today's world.
Scheme (策略) is an important part of the novel. Some
famous schemes, like the Empty Fort Strategy and Borrowing
Arrows with Thatched Boats, are told through storytelling, which
makes it easy to understand. Nowadays, people also use these
schemes in modem business and management.
Young readers also like the novel because they can find their favourite part in it. Boys are excited about the descriptions of war scenes. The brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei touches them as well. Zhou Yu, commander-in-chief of Wu, who is not only good at fighting skills but also an expert at music, catches girls' eyes. Which is your favorite part? Why not read the novel and find out yourself?When was the novel Romance of Three Kingdoms written?
| A．In the 3rdcentury. | B．In the 4th century. |
| C．Around the 14th century. | D．In modem times. |
What is Cao Cao like in the novel?
| A．Cold-blooded and clever. |
| B．Smart and well-read. |
| C．Brave and faithful. |
| D．Very good at fighting skills and music. |
From the second paragraph, we learn that_______.
| A．the colorful characters in the novel attract many people |
| B．the novel has the most characters of all the Chinese novels |
| C．the novel clearly introduces the personalities of the characters |
| D．China was a powerful country during that time |
What can readers find in this novel according to the story?
①Business and management.
②Descriptions of war scenes.
③Famous schemes.
④Love between historical figures.
⑤Brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
| A．①②③ | B．②③⑤ | C．③④⑤ | D．②④⑤ |
Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teacher’s explanations(解释). Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald still could not understand it. “Never mind,” Donald told himself. “I am quite good at other subjects. I will cheat(作弊)in the math exam, then I won’t be in trouble.”
“I will sit next to the boy who is best at math,” he thought, “and copy down his answers.” The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Brain Smith, who always was at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Brian’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded(批改)them. Then she said, “well, boys and girls. I have decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It’s difficult for me to decide who to give the prize to, however, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the same grade.”
“Let them share it,” one of the other students said.
“I thought about that,” the teacher said, “but I decided to give the prize to Brian.” Donald was angry when he heard this. He stood up and said. “That’s not fair. I got the same grade as Brian.” ‘That’s true.” The teacher said.” However, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was “I don’t know,” yours was “Neither do I”.Donald decided to cheat in the math exam because ________.
| A．he was always at the top of the class in math |
| B．he understood the questions |
| C．he was not very good at math |
| D．the math teacher did not explain the questions carefully. |
Donald got a high grade in math because ________.
| A．math was his best subject |
| B．the questions were easy |
| C．he copied from another boy |
| D．the teacher explained the questions carefully |
Donald got the same grade as Brian because _________.
| A．both boys were good at math | B．Donald cheated |
| C．Brian copied Donald’s answers | D．the questions were very easy |
The teacher knew it was Donald who cheated because _________.
A,his answers were the same as Brian’s
B.he wrote “I don’t know” as an answer
C.he got the same wrong answers as Brian
D.he wrote the words “Neither do I.”Why was he angry when Donald heard that the teacher would give a prize to Brian?
| A．Because he got the same grade as Brian |
| B．Because Brian copied him |
| C．Because the teacher didn’t know Donald’s answers |
| D．Because he cheated in the math exam. |
Harry likes driving his car very fast, and one day he hit(撞上) another car. He jumped out and ran to it. There was an old man in the car. He was very angry and said to Harry.” What were you doing? You nearly killed me!”
“Yes,” Harry answered,” I am very sorry.” He took a bottle(瓶) out of his car and said, “Drink some of this. Then you will feel better.” He gave the old man some whisky(威士忌) and the man drank it, but then he shouted again, “You nearly killed me!” Harry gave him the bottle again. “I feel much better now. But why aren’t you drinking?”
“Oh, well,” said Harry, “ I don’t want any whisky now. I am going to sit here to wait for the police.”Harry drove his car very fast.
| A．always | B．sometimes | C．never | D．hardly |
One day he hit a car because .
| A．he wanted to kill the old man |
| B．he drank a lot of whisky |
| C．he drove his car too fast |
| D．he had many bottles of whisky |
The old man was very angry because .
| A．he wanted some whisky | B．Harry hit his car |
| C．he was Harry’s father | D．Harry drove his car too slow |
After drinking the bottle of whisky ,the old man
| A．felt much better | B．began to cry | C．was very happy | D．felt much worse |
What would probably happen to the old man?
| A．He would be hit again | B．He would stay in his car |
| C．He would lose his way | D．He would be fined(罚款)by the police. |
Many young people want to be famous players like Yao Ming. They think they will own (拥有) everything when they are famous. And then they will do what they want. For example, when you are famous, you can do something good for schools and charities (慈善机构). You can also do some work to help others. However, as a famous person, it is not easy. You will meet many problems.① If you are famous, people will you everywhere. They are around you every day, but you’ll never know who your real (真正的) friends are. You’ll lose your own (自己的) life. In fact, many famous people are not happy. They feel that the life before was more interesting.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。Many young people dream about being famous.
Many famous people wouldn’t like to help others.
任务二：完成句子①。If you are famous, people will you everywhere.
任务三：回答问题。Are the famous people happy all the time?
将划线句子译成汉语。
There were many people at the station. Some were waiting for the train, some were reading newspapers, and some were saying good-bye to their friends or families.
Mary, Jane and Alice were talking so happily that they didn’t know their train was going to leave. At that time the guard called loudly, “The train is leaving. Please hurry.” The three girls heard the guard and two of them jumped onto the train quickly before the train moved. One was left behind. It was Mary. She looked very sad. The guard came up to her and said, “Don’t feel sad. The next train will come in ten minutes.”
“I know.” Mary answered, “But it was my train. My friends only came here to say good-bye to me.”
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。There are many people at the bus station.
Maria and her friends were reading newspaper at the station.
The guard told them to get on the train.
Jane was left behind.
Mary came to the station to say good-bye to her friends.
Different countries and people have different manners(举止).Here are some examples: If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you should not move before the host says “Come in, please.” Before coming into the house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European(欧洲的) countries, even if your shoes are very dirty, it is not necessary to take them off. In England, a guest(客人) always finishes the drink or the food to show that he enjoys it. This will make the host very pleased.
根据短文内容完成信息表，每空一词。
| Countries |
Situations |
Good manners |
| China |
Knock at the door first |
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| Before entering the house |
Take off your |
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| European countries |
Before coming into the house |
It is |
| At dinner |
Finish the drink or the food |