小学五六年级英语阅读第二期

Passage 1 Quarrel for a comb

There are two monks. They are not brothers but they live in the same house. Every morning they go out

to look for some food.

One day, they go out very early. They are on a road to a village. It is too early and there are no people

on the road. They are walking. Suddenly, they stop. There is a comb on the road near them. They are running up to it at the same time.

“I found it first. It is mine.” One of them says.

“No, I found it before you, so it isn’t yours, it’s mine.” The other says.

They sit on the road. They are quarrelling for the comb. Morning comes and then comes the afternoon.

But they are still quarrelling.

A little boy comes up to them and says, “You are monks. Monks have no hair. What is the use of the

comb for you?”

quarrel vi. 争吵 comb n. 梳子 monk n. 和尚 suddenly adv. 突然地 根据上文给下面各题选择正确的答案。

1. The two monks go out to ________ every morning.

A: play B: carry water C: look for food D: buy things 2. When they go out one day, they see a ________ on the road. A: purse B: bag C: comb D: monk 3. They quarrel from morning to _____.

A: evening B: afternoon C: night D: now 4. Is the comb useful for the monks?

A: Yes, it is. B: No, it isn’t. C: Yes, he is. D: No, they aren’t.

Passage 2 Rabbit and a Wolf

A little rabbit is picking mushrooms in a forest. A wolf is coming. He is very hungry. “Oh, a little rabbit!

This is my favourite food!”

The rabbit sees the wolf, but she is not afraid. She pretends to be poisoned by the mushrooms. The wolf

thinks, “If I eat her, I will be poisoned, too.” So he goes away. Then the rabbit is very happy. She goes on picking the mushrooms. mushroom n. 蘑菇 afraid adj. 害怕的 pretend v. 假装 poison v. 毒害 go on 继续

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根据上文填空完成下面各题。

1. The wolf is __________. He wants to ____________ the rabbit. 2. The rabbit is not _____________. 3. She pretends to be ____________.

Passage 3 A clever Old Man

Sam is an old man. He likes walking in the street after supper. And he goes home at seven o’clock. But a car stops at his house tonight. A policeman helps him get out. Then he tells Sam’s wife, “The old

man got lost in the street. He asked me to take him home in the car.”

After the policeman leaves, his wife asks, “Sam, you go to that street every night. How can you get

lost?”

“I am not lost. I just don’t want to go home on foot.” Sam answers.

tonight n. 今晚，今夜 get lost = be lost 迷路 leave v. 离开 on foot 步行 根据上文，判断下面各题的对与错，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。 ( ) 1. Sam likes walking in the street after lunch.

( ) 2. Sam does something wrongly, so the policeman comes. ( ) 3. He is not lost.

( ) 4. He doesn’t want to walk home tonight.

Passage 4 A Cat Is Fishing

A cat goes to a river every day. He wants to go fishing. But he can’t catch any fish.

One day, he goes to the river as usual. Suddenly a fish comes out. He catches the fish. He is very happy.

He forgets to put the fish in the basket. He dances and sings. He shouts, “I have a fish! I have a fish!” All his friends come to see him.

“Where is your fish? Let us have a look at it. ” his friends say.

“It’s there, near the bank.” the cat answers. But he can’t find the fish. When he sings and dances, the

fish jumps back into the river.

as usual 像往常一样，像平常一样 suddenly adv. 突然地 bank n. 河岸 forget v. 忘记 have a look at 看一看，看一眼 shout v. 叫，喊 根据上文，选择正确的答案。

1. The cat goes to the river every day to ______. A: catch fish

B: eat fish

C: play

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2. One day, a fish comes out and he _________. A: eats it

B: catches it

C: lets it go

3. The cat’s friends come to see the fish, but they see _______. A: nothing

B: a small fish

C: a big fish

4. Where is the fish at last (最后)？ A: In the basket.

B: In the river.

C: In the cat’s mouth.

Passage 5 It Is Still Too Much

An old lady is very deaf. She thinks everything is too expensive in the shop. One day, she wants to buy a hat. She goes into a shop and points to hat and asks. “How much is it?”

“Seven dollars, Madam,” the salesgirl answers, “It is very cheap.”

The old lady says, “Seventeen dollars? It is too much. If it is fourteen dollars, I will buy it. “Not seventeen dollars, Madam,” the girl says, “but seven.”

“It is still too much,” replies the old lady, “If it is five dollars, I will buy it.” still adv. 还，仍 deaf adj. 聋的 point v. 指 salesgirl n. 女售货员 根据上文，判断下面各题的对与错，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。 1. The old lady goes into the shop. 2. She thinks the hat is cheap.

3. The lady will buy the hat for fourteen dollars. 4. The hat sells seven dollars. 5. The old lady is very deaf.

Passage 6 The Monkey

A monkey is hungry. He wants to look for something to eat. At this time, he sees many peaches on the trees. So he climbs the trees and picks up the peaches.

Suddenly he sees many bananas on other trees. He then jumps down and runs to the banana trees. Every banana is big and yellow. He is very happy. Then he sees many watermelons on the ground. He begins to pick up the watermelons.

A hare comes up. The monkey sees the hare. Then he runs after it. In the end, the monkey gets nothin g. peach n. 桃子

climb v. 爬

pick up 摘

watermelon n. 西瓜

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ground n. 地上

begin v. 开始

hare n. 野兔

根据上文，判断下面各题的对与错，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。 1. The monkey sees many peaches on the ground. 2. The monkey doesn’t run after the hare. 3. The bananas are big and yellow. 4. The monkey doesn’t get anything.

Passage 7 It’s My Bag

It’s Sunday. There are many people in the bus. And an old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat. Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is beside it. “Is this seat empty?” asks the old man.

“No, it’s for an old woman. She went to buy some bananas,” says the man. “Well, let me sit here, please, I’ll leave here when she comes back.”

The bus starts. “She hasn’t come, but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag. ” Then the old man throws the bag out.

The young man shouts, “Don’t throw it! It’s may bag!” empty adj. 空的

beside prep. 在…旁边

leave v. 离开

throw v. 扔

根据上文，判断下面各题的对与错，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。 1. The bag on the empty seat is the young man’s. 2. The empty seat is besides to old man. 3. The young man throws the bag out. 4. The old woman shouts to the old man.

Passage 8 Foolish Father and Son

Mr Smith and his son Jim rent a boat from Mr Green. They find a very good place and catch a lot of fish. Now it is late and they are going home. Jim says, “I’ll come here again tomorrow.”

“Yes, me too.” say his father. “But how can we get back and find the right place again?” “I can make a mark on the side of the boat.” Jim answers.

The father laughs and says, “No, that’s foolish! Mr Green won’t give us the same boat next time.” foolish adj. 愚蠢的

rent v. 租

mark n. 标记

next time 下次

根据短文填空完成下面各题。

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