1、1233aRead the passage and answer the questions.Journey to the West.The Monkey King,Sun Wukong.2.Who is the main character?1.Which book is talked about?3.What is he like?He isHe can41.Most pupils in England watch the TV program called Monkey in 1979 for the first time.2.Journey to the West is a new C
2、hinese book.Its new to Chinese children.3.The Monkey King is just a normal monkey.4.The Monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size.5.If the Monkey King can hide his tail,he can turn himself into a person.FTTFT5In November 1979,pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called M
3、onkey.Most of them were hearing this story for the first time.However,this story is not new to Chinese children.The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.What happened in November 1979?Pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program
4、 called Monkey.6The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey.In fact,he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size,turning himself into different animals and objects.But unless he can hide his tail,he cannot turn himself into a person.To
5、fight bad people,the Monkey King uses a magic stick.Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear.At other times,he is able to make it big and long.7Read the passage again and complete the chart about the Monkey King.What he can doWhat he cant doHe can make 72 changes to hi
6、s shape and size,turning himself into different animals and objects.He can make his magic stick small or large.3bUnless he can hide his tail,he cant turn himself into a person.8The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years.And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years
7、ago.Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.Why are children interested in reading about theMonkey King?Because the Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.9Complete the sentence
8、s below with phrases from the passage.1.Journey to the West is a _ Chinese book.It tells one of the most popular stories in China.2.When the English TV program Monkey _ in 1979,Western children _ this wonderful story.3.The Monkey King can _ to his body.He is able to _ _ different animals and objects
9、.4.The Monkey King _ make his magic stick small or large.traditionalcame outbecame interested in3cmake 72 changes turn himself intois able to101._ her father died,the stepsisters made her do all the chores.2.She was_ busy _ she had no time to make a dress for the party.3.The mice knew that _ they he
10、lped her make a dress,she would not be able to go to the party.4._ the prince saw her,he fell in love with her.4a.Fill in the blanks with unless,as soon as or so.that.As soon asso thatunlessAs soon as115.The prince knew that _ the girls foot could fit the shoe,it was not the right girl.6.The new cou
11、ple were _ happy _ they couldnt stop smiling when they got married.unlessso that124bFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.The Monkey King is the main character from the famous Chinese story Journey to the West.He is wonderful because he _(help)weak people.The Monkey King
12、 _(have)a magic stick.He _(use)it to fight bad people.He can _(make)the stick big or small.He can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear.hashelpsusesmake13As soon as he _(see)bad people,he thinks of ways to fight them.He can _(turn)himself into different animals or objects.B
13、ut unless he can hide his tail,he cannot make himself a human.Children all over the world _(love)the Monkey King!seesturnlove14Tell your partner about your favorite story.Its interesting because he is so wise that he can play the fool with the rich and the king and he always helps the weak and poor people.My favorite story is The Story of Arfanti.15
