1、无锡市芦庄实验小学五年级英语竞赛（阅读篇）班级姓名得分Astory of a bad kingOnce there is a bad king and all his people hate him. One hot day, the king goesto swim by himself in a river. Suddenly he feels very weak and cant move his handsand legs. At this dangerous moment, two farmers are working in the field and seeeverthing.
2、Of course, the farmers dont know the man in the river is the king. So, thefarmers jump into the river and save the king out of the water.The king thanks the farmers and says, “Im your king. Ask for anything, and Iwill give it to you.”The first farmer says, “My father and mother are sick on bed. Can
3、you give mesome money to send them to a doctor?” The king agrees. Then he asks the secondfarmer, “How about you? What do you want?”The farmer looks worried and unhappy, “Dont let other people know I seeyou.”阅读短文，根据短文意思，判断下面的句子是否正确。(T 表示正确，F 表示错误)（）1. The king goes to swim in a river with two farmers
4、.（）2. The king almost dies in the river because he suddenly feel cold.（）3. The two farmers dont know the man in the river is the king before theysee him.（）4. The king is always nice to his people.阅读短文，根据短文意思和下面的句子，选择正确答案。（）1. Why does the king go to swim in a river?A. He feels very unhappy.B. He fee
5、ls very hot.C. He feels very tired.D. He feels very worried.（）2. Why do the two farmers jump into the river to save the king?A. They want to get reward(奖赏)B. They are nice people.C. They want to kill the king in the river.D. They like the king very much.（）3. What does the first farmer ask from the k
6、ing?A. Some food.B. Some money.C. Some dresses.D. Nothing.（）4. Why doesnt the second man ask for any reward from the king?A. He has a lot of money himself.B. He doesnt like the money.C. He wants to kill the king.D. He hates the king.At barbers shop(在理发店)Jim is twelve years old, but he often thinks t
7、hat he is a man. At home, when hetakes a bath, he always asks his father to help him shave. Every time, his father saysthat he is still a boy and doesnt need to have a shave. One day, he goes to a barbersshop. At that time, the barber has nothing to do. When Jim ask for a shave, thebarber looks at h
8、im with surprise, lets him sit down and then goes out. Jim waits andwaits. After some time, the barber still doesnt come to him. Jim goes out and findsthe barber is standing outside and talking with a woman.At this time, Jim is really angry and asks the barber, “What are you doing now?Why are you le
9、aving me alone all the time?”The barber looks back, and anwers, “Well, Im waiting for your beard to grow.”阅读短文，根据短文意思，判断下面的句子是否正确。(T 表示正确，F 表示错误)（）1. Jim is twelve and has beard.（）2. Because Jims father doesnt shave him, he goes to the barbers shop.（）3. When Jim gets to the barbers shop, the barber
10、is very busy.（）4. The barber plays a joke(开玩笑) on Jim.阅读短文，根据短文意思和下面的句子，选择正确答案。（）1. Why doesnt Jims father let him shave his beard?A. Because Jim has no beard.B. Because Jims beard is short.C. Because Jims beard is very long.D. Because Jims father doesnt like him.（）2. What is the barber doing when J
11、im goes into the barbers shop?A. He is shaving a man.B. He is sleeping in the shop.C. He is talking with a waman.D. He is doing no work.（）3. What does the barber ask Jim to do?A. He asks Jim to wait.B. He asks Jim to go back home.C. He asks Jim to go away.D. He asks Jim to wait for another barber.（）
12、4. Why does the barber talk with a woman and leave Jim alone in the shop?A. Because Jim has no beard.B. Because Jim has no money.C. Because he doesnt like Jim.D. Because their talk is very important.Astrange(奇怪的) way to make friendsMrs Black goes to live in a new city with her son, Bob. One morning,
13、 she findsBob is not happy and asks, “Why do you look so sad?”“I have no friends here.” Says the son.Just at this moment, someone knocks(敲) at the door. Mrs Black operns thedoor and sees a woman standing with a smile, “Im Mrs Smith. I live next door. CanI borrow(借) two eggs?”“Certainly.” says Mrs Bl
14、ack.In the afternoon, a boy comes to Bobs house, “My name is Peter. My motherasks me to give you two eggs and some cakes.”“Im new here. Come in and play with me,”Bob is very happy, “Im happy thatyour mother borrows two eggs this morning.”“Welcome to our city. But my mother doesnt really need the egg
15、s. She justwants to make friends with you, ” the boy smiles.阅读短文，根据短文意思，判断下面的句子是否正确。(T 表示正确，F 表示错误)（）1. Mrs White and Mrs Smith are friends.（）2. Bob and Peter dont know each other before.（）3. Peter likes to play with Bob.（）4. At first, Bob doesnt like to live in a new city.阅读短文，根据短文意思和下面的句子，选择正确答案。（
16、）1. Why does Bob look sad one morning?A. He is ill.B. He is hungry.C. He has no friends to play with.D. He has no cakes to eat.（）2. What time does Peter come?A. In the early morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.D. At night.（）3. Why does Peter come?A. To borrow more eggs.B. To return(归还) egg
17、s.C. To play with Bob.D. Both B and C.（）4. Why does Mrs Smith come to borrow eggs?A. She has no eggs at that time.B. She wants to have more eggs.C. She wants to make friends with Mrs White.D. She wants to make cakes.The mice(老鼠的复数) and a catA man lives in a big house. He likes his house, but he hate
18、s the mice in it. Oneday, he buys a big cat from the market to eat the mice. After a few days, the cat killsmany mice. This time, the mice become very worried. They decide to do somethingto save their lives, so all the mice come together to discuss(讨论) it. They havemany plans, but no one of them is
19、good and useful.At last, a young mouse stands up and says, “Ill show you what we can do. Wecan put a bell around the cats neck. Then if the cat comes we can run away becausewe shall hear the bell ring.” All the mice agree and say its a good idea. Then an oldmouse stands up and asks, “The point(关键) i
20、s which of us will tie the bell to thecats neck?” No one says anything because no one dares to do it.阅读短文，根据短文意思，判断下面的句子是否正确。(T 表示正确，F 表示错误)（）1. The man is living in a big house and there are a lot of mice in it.（）2. The cat is good and useful.（）3. If a mouse can put a bell around the cats neck ,the
21、 cat cant eat themouse.（）4. No mouse will put a bell around the cats neck.阅读短文，根据短文意思和下面的句子，选择正确答案。（）1. What does the man worry about?A. His house is too big.B. His cat is too big.C. He has many mice in his house.D. He only has one cat.（）2. Why do all the mice have a meeting(会议) one day?A. They want
22、 to live in another house.B. They want to kill the man in the house.C. They want to kill the cat in the house.D. They dont want to be killed by the cat.（）3. What do the mice think of the young mouses idea?A. Its a bad idea.B. Its a dangrous idea.C. Its very nice.D. Its very practical(实际的).（）4. What can we learn from the story?A. To say is one thing, to do is another.B. The mice are very clever.C. The man is very clever.D. The cat is very clever.
