中考英語專項練習題-文學作品類閱讀

文學作品類閱讀

一.閱讀理解（共15小題）

1.Arefables（寓言故事）andfairytales（童話故事）differentorthesame?Theyareboth

storiesforchildren,butfablesarestoriesforadults,too.

Fablesarestorieswhichpassdown（遺傳）fromgrandparentstoparentsandthento

children.Peoplecanlearnmuchfromthem.Thecharactersaremostlyanimals.Theycan

talkandactlikehumans.ThemostfamousfableswerewrittenbyamancalledAesop（伊

索）.TherearemanyfamousfablesinAesop'sFables.TheLionandtheMouseandThe

FarmerandtheSnakearetwoexamples.

Fairytalesareusuallystoriesforchildren.Theyareoftenaboutmagiccharacters,for

example,fairiesandgods.Sometimesthecharactersareanimals.Weareabletoenjoy

manyfairytalesbecauseofthefamousBrothersGrimm.Theytriedtheirbesttocollectthese

storiesbeforepeopleforgot.TherearemanyfairytalesinGrimm'sFairyTales,suchas

LittleRedRidingHood,Cinderella,TheFrogPrinceandSnowWhite.

（I）arethemaincharactersinfables.

A.Humans

B.Plants

C.Gods

D.Animals

（2）WhichofthefollowingisNOTafairytale?

A.TheFarmerandtheSnake.

B.LittleRedRidingHood.

C.Cinderella.

D.TheFrogPrince.

（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Peoplecanlearnnothingfromfables.

B.Childrenmaylovereadingfairytales.

C.Aesopcollectedfairytalesbeforepeopleforgot.

D.Thecharactersinfairytalesareallrealpeople.

（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Famousfablesandfairytalesintheworld.

B.Thewaystocollectfairytalesforkids.

C.Thereasonswhypeoplecanreadfables.

D.Differencesbetweenfablesandfairytales.

SeasonsWinter

Springisgreen,Thebesttimeoftheyear

Summerisbright,Whensnowdropsontheflat

Autumnisgold,Althoughthecoldisunabletobear

WinteriswhiteYellowgroundisoutofmysight

Yearinyearout,Strongandcoldwindisbeatingthere

Weworkandfight,Whitesnowhascoveredmyhead

Foranewworld,ofredsunlightWhateveritisuglyorbeautiful

AndIwillshoutatthesky

WinterIlike!

AutumnfiresBedinsummer

IntheothergardensInwinterIgetupatnight

Andallupthevale（溪谷）Anddressbyyellowcandle-light.

Fromtheautumnbonfires（營火）Insummerquitetheotherway,

Seethesmoketrail!Ihavetogotobedbyday.

PleasantsummerisoverIhavetogotobedandsee

Andallthesummerflowers.Thebirdsstillhoppingonthetree,

Theredfireblazes（火焰）,Orhearthegrown-uppeople'sfeet

ThegreysmoketowersStillgoingpastmeinthestreet.

Singasongofseason!Anddoesitnotseemhardtoyou,

Somethingbrightinall!Whenalltheskyisclearandblue

Flowersinthesummer,AndIshouldlikesomuchtoplay,

FiresinthefallTohavetogotobedbyday?

(1)Thefourshortpassagesare.

A.stories

B.advertisements

C.instructions

D.poems

(2)Allthewordsinrhymewitheachother.

A.bright,white,fight,sunlight

B.year,bear,there,head

C.gardens,flowers,towers,seasons

D.see,tree,day,way

(3)Whichelement(元素)ismentioned(提及)inalltheabove?

A.Sport.

B.Food.

C.Colours

D.Temperature.

3.TopThreemoviesinDecember

BenisBack

ItwaswrittenanddirectedbyPeterHedges,

anditco-starshisownson,LucasHedges.But

JuliaRobertsismostlikelytowinawardsforthis

drama.Robertsplaysasuburbanmotheroffour

children.Her19-year-oldsonsneaksoutof

rehab(戒毒所)andreturnstothefamilyhomefor

Christmas.

ShowonDec7intheUSandSpain,

December20inItaly,andDecember27in

Portugal

Credit：LDEntertainment

Vice

AdamMcKaymadehisnameasadirectorof

knockaboutcomedies(Anchorman,Step

Brothers),buthechangedtopoliticalcomedy

docudramasfor2015*sTheBigShort,andhis

newfilmViceisinthesamekind.

ShowonDecember25intheUSand

December27inGreece

Credit：AnnapurnaPictures

Holmes&Watson

Whichactorwillberememberedasthe21st

Century'sSherlockHolmes?Benedict

Cumberbatch,RobertDowneyJr,JonnyLee

Milleror…emr…WillFerrell?Yes,Ferrellputs

onasillyEnglishaccentforaspoofwrittenand

directedbyEtanCohen.Withjustfourdaystofoil

aplottomurderQueenVictoria,theworld's

greatestdetectiveisaidedbyJohnCReilly'sDr

Watson.

ShowonDecember21intheUS,December

26intheUKandAustralia,December28in

Bulgaria,EstoniaandLithuania

Credit：ColumbiaPicturesCorporation

Notes：spoof諷刺foil挫敗

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案.

(1)Whoismost1汰elytowinawardsinBenisBack?

A.PeterHedges.

B.LucasHedge

C.JuliaRoberts.

D.SherlockHolmes

(2)WhichmovieisNOTdirectedbyAdamMcKay?

A.TheBigShort.

B.Holmes&Watson.

C.Vice

D.Anchorman

(3)WhichistheproperplacetowatchHolmes&WatsononDecember23?

A.IntheUS

B.IntheUKandAustralia

C.InAustralia

D.InBulgaria

(4)IfyouarefansofAnnapurnaPictures,whichmovieshouldyouwatch?

A.BenisBack

B.Vice

C.Holmes&Watson

D.StepBrothers

(5)Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Ahistorybook

B.Asciencereport.

C.Asportsposter

D.Amoviemagazine

4.Wakeup,littledarling,thebirdiesareout,

Andhereyouarestillinyournest!

Thelaziestbirdieishoppingabout；

Yououghttobeupwiththerest.

Wakeup,littledarling,wakeup!

Oh,seewhatyoumisswhenyousleepsolong

Thedewdrops,thebeautifulsky!

Icannotsinghalfwhatyouloseinmysong；

Andyest,notawordinreplay.

Wakeup,littledarling,wakeup!

I'vesungmyselfquiteoutofpatiencewithyou,

WhileIbendo'eryourdearhead；

Nowbirdiehasdoneallthatbirdiecando：

Herkisseswillwakeyouinstead!

(1)Thepoemisprobablywrittenbya.

A.mother

B?teacher

C.student

D.son

(2)Thebestsentencefortheblankinthepoemis

A.Wakeup,wakeup,littledarling!

B.Wakeup,littledarling,wakeup!

C.Hersongswillwakeyouinstead!

D.Hersongswillhelpyouinstead!

(3)Thebesttitleforthepoemmightbe.

A.Birdie*sMorningSong

B.AnImpatientMotherBirdie

C.ALazyBirdie

D.MyLittleDarling

WhohasSeenthewind?

byChristinaGeorginaRossetti

Whohasseenthewind?

NeitherInoryou；

Butwhentheleaveshangirembling

Thewindispassingthrough.

Whohasseenthewind?

NeitheryounorI；

Butwhenthetreesbowdowntheirheads

Thewindpassingby.

Night

byWilliamBlake

Thesundescendinginthewest.

Theeveningstardoesshine；

Thebirdsaresilentintheirnest.

AndImustseekformine.

Themoon,likeaflower,

Inheaven'shighbower

Withsilentdelight

Sitsandsmilesonthenight.

Naturalscenesoftenbecomethethemesofpoetry.Poetswatchnaturecloselyandpresent（呈

現(xiàn)）itsbeautyintheirpoems.Forexample,poetsmaydescribenaturalscenessuchasa

springdayorasnowyday.Besides,poetsoftenexpresstheirfeelingsaboutnatureby

creatinglivelyimages（形象）inpoems.

Withimages,poetscandescribethedetails（細節(jié)）ofsomethingcolorfully.Readers,

ontheotherhand,canconnecttheirownexperienceswiththeimagesinthepoemssothat

theycansharethepoets'ideas.Nowlet'sreadthepoemWhoHasSeentheWind?

Whenwereadthelines"Whentheleaveshangtrembling"and"Whenthetreesbowdown

theirheadsuytheyremindusofawindyday.Thepoetsuccessfullycreatesanimageofthe

windbydescribingdetailsofthescene.Thesehelpthereadersthinkofthemomentwhenthe

windpassesby.Wemightevenbowourownheads,imaginingthatwearethetrees.

InthepoemNight,Blakedescribesmanydetailsofanightscene.Peopleknowvery

wellwhattheycanseeatnight,likestarsorthemoon.However,Blakeseesmorethanjust

themoonitself；heseesthemoonasaflower,smilingatusfromupinthesky.Sothemoon

isreallycomparedtoaflowerandpersonified(擬人化)asasmilingperson.

(1)What'sthepurposeofwritingParagraph1?

A.Tohaveanargument.

B.Tohaveadiscussion.

C.Togiveanintroduction.

D.Togiveasuggestion.

(2)WhichpicturebestdescribestheunderlinedpartinthepoemWhoHasSeentheWind?

?Seeingnaturalscenesashumans.

②Usingimagination.

③Praisingthesamenaturalscene.

?Describingdetailsofthescenes.

?Creatingimagesbyhearingandtouching.

A.①③⑤

B.②③④

C.①②④

D.①②⑤

(4)Howdoesthewriterpresentthepassagetous?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byusingpersonifications.

D.Byaskingquestions.

6.Stillrememberthefollowingpoems(詩歌)？Memories(回T乙)comebackeverytimeIread

or

hearthem.

①②③

Hushnow,mylittleone.Mymamafeedsme,1cancleanthetable.

Hushnow,mysunshine.Andwashesmyfur.Icansweepthefloor.

Hushnow,pieceofmyheart.ThefirstthingIseeIcanwashmyclothes,

Gotosleep,mylittleone.everymorningisher.Andcounttofortyfour.

Gotosleep,mylone.ThelastthingIkissIcanwashbowlsandplates,

Gotosleep,pieceofmyheart.emerynightisherface.Andcleanmybedroom.

Sleep,mylittleone,Mymamaistheverybestone,ThereissomuchIcando.

WhenIsingtoyou.Andsingslikeabird,Nowaskyou.

Sleep,mylittleone,AndknowshowIfeel.

Thesunisalreadyasleep,WhenIdon'tsayaword,

Themoonandstarscome.Mymamaiswarm.

1.feedv.喂養(yǎng)2.furn.皮毛3.sweepv.打掃4.countv.數(shù)數(shù)

(1)Whendopeopleusuallysingthefirstpoem?

A.Intherooming.

B.Intheafternoon.

C.Atnoon.

D.Atnight.

(2)Whodopeoplesingthefirstpoemto?

A.Mothers.

B.Friends.

C.Teachers.

D.Babies.

(3)Inthesecondpoem,whatisthelastthing"I"willkissatnight?

A.Thefur.

B.Abird.

C.Mum'sface.

D.Mum'seyes.

（4）Whatam"I"likeinthethirdpoem?

A.Helpful.

B.Lucky.

C?Lazy

D.Busy

（5）Whatarethethreepoemsmainlyabout?

A.Foodandhealth.

B.Hobbiesandsports

C.Animalsandpeople.

D.Familyandlove.

7.Don'tThrowtheSeedsAway

ItmakesyouhealthyIntime,it'llbecomeabigtree

Itgivesyouenergy（能量）Whichgivessomuchtoyouandme

AnappleoralemonThiswaythere'llbeforests（森林）again

AnorangeorawatermelonGreenandclean,ourearthwillremain（保持）

Eatafruiteveryday

Butdon'tthrowtheseedsawayGrowtreesthiseasyway

Andit'sfuntoo,Isay

Here'saneasythingyoucandoSoeatafruiteveryday

Youcantellallyourfriends,tooButIremember,,,

Planttheseedsinthesoil（土壤）Don'tthrowtheseedsaway

Ayoungshootwillsoonappear（出現(xiàn)）

（1）Itcankeepyoutoeatafruiteveryday.

A.tall

B.health

C.short

D.fat

（2）Afterweeatafruit,weshould

A.throwtheseedsaway

B,growtrees

C.buymorefruits

D.planttheseedsinthesoil

(3)WhatdoesMseed"meaninChinese?

A.根

B.葉子

C.種子

D.花朵

(4)Whichistherightordertohaveaforest?

A.seeds-*treesfshootsfforests

B.seeds-*shoots-*trees-*forests

C?trees-*seedsfshoots-*forests

D.shoots-trees-*seedsfforests

8.Samuelsingsasillysong,

Peterplaysfootballalldaylong.

Rubyreadsreallygoodbooks,

Karlcleansandcooks.

Thesearemyforeverfriends.

Sherrylovesshoppingatthemall,

Garylovesgardeninginthefall.

Mionelikeshiking,

Boblikesbiking.

Thesearemyforeverfriends.

Thereisnodebate,

Myfriendsaresogreat!

Foreverfriends--they'rehardtofind--

Considerate,caringandoneofakind.

(1)WhatdoesKarldo?

A.Heplaysfootball.

B.Hereadsbooks.

C.Hecleansandcooks.

D.Hesingssongs.

(2)Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisfriends?

A.Hethinkstheyaresilly.

B.Hethinkstheyaregreat.

C.Hethinkstheyarebored.

D.Hethinkstheyareeasytofind.

(3)What'sthebesttitle(題目)forthepoem(詩)？

A.ForeverFriends

B.FamilyMembers

C.FavouriteSports

D.Children'sHobbies

IThinkICan

Ifyouthinkyouarebeaten,youareIfyouthinkyou'reoutclassed(超能的),

youare；

Ifyouthinkyoudarenot,youdon'tYou'vegottothinkhightorise,

Ifyouwanttowinbutthinkyoucan'tYou'vegottobesureofyourselfbefore

It'salmostacinchyouwon'tYoucaneverAtheprize.

Ifyouthinkyou'lllose,you'relostLife'sbattlesdon'talwaysgo

ForoutoftheworldwefindTothestrongerandfasterman,

Successbeginswithafellow'swillButsoonerorlaterthemanwhowins

It'sallinastateofmind.Isthemanwhothinkshecan!

(1)ThewordintheblankAisprobably_

A.fail

B.avoid

D.Win

(2)Fromthelastparagraph,weknowsuccessbelongstothemanwho

A.iscareful

B.workshard

C.thinkshecan

D.isstrongerandfaster

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthepoem?

A.Nevergiveup.

B.Whatyouthinkisthemostimportantwhiledoingthings.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D.Thegreateryoudreamisthewidertheworldbecomes.

10.

ByCoco

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofred?

Ithinkofmyfavoritehatonmyhead.

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofblack?

IthinkofthoseharddaysFmnotgoingtosay

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofone?

Ithinkofme-IlovetobeNumberOne.

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkoftwo?

1thinkofmydogs-DooandBoo.

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofweekdays?

Ithinkofallthelessonsforusstudents

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofweekends

Ithinkofallthegameswecanplay.

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofhealth?

Ithinkofcolorfulfruitsandgreenvegetables.

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkoflove?

Ithinkofmyparents,whoarealwaystheretogetmewhattheyhave.

WhatdoIthinkofwhenIthinkofyou?

Ithinkofyou-mygoodfriend.

Laughersandtears.

Happinessandfun.

(1)Coco'shatis.

A.red

B.black

C.green

(2)BlackmeansdaystoCocoaccordingtothepassage.

A.old

B.difficult

C.short

(3)Cocothinksherparentsare.

A.fun

B.free

C.loving

(4)Thebesttitle(標題)forthepassagecanbe.

A.Ithink***

B.WhatdoIthinkof…

C.WhydoIlike-

DoEncyclopediasKnowEverything?

LONGBEFOREWikipediaorEncyclopediaBritannica(《大英百科全書》)，therewas

PlinytheElder.Hewasafirst-centuryRomanresearcher.Hisassistants(助理)readto

himwhileheatedinnerandwhilehebathed.Allthewhile,Plinytooknotes.Heeven

consideredwalkingawasteoftime.HisassistantscarriedhimaroundRomeinachairwhile

heread.

AllofthiswaspreparationforhisHistoriaNaturalis（《博物志》）.Thebookwas

publishedinA.D.77.ItisconsideredtheoldestsurvivingencyclopediaonEarth.There

are2,500chapters.TheycovereverythingfrommicetoMars.

"NoRomanauthorhascompletedsuchaproject,'*Plinyproudlyannounced.Unluckily,

twoyearsafterpublishing（出版）theencyclopedia,hediedinanaturaldisaster.

Accidentscanhardlybeavoided（避免）.However,theycanberecorded.Editors

ofencyclopedias,likePliny,organizetheknowledgeofourworld.Likeavaluablegift,

thebookspassthroughtheages.Theybegintheirlivesasatoolandendthemasahistorical

record.

Therefore,inmyopinion,anencyclopediaisnotjustarecordofwhatitseditors

know.It*salsoarecordofwhattheydon*tknow.

Plinywaswrongwhenhesaidthereweresevenplanets,includingtheSunandthe

Moon.Hewaswrong,too,whenhesaidAfricanswereblackfrombeingburntbythe

Sun.Afterall,HistoriaNaturalisisabookeditedbyaRomanthousandsofyears

ago.Thesewereallhetrulyknew.

Similarly,bothWikipediaandEncyclopediaBritannicahavesomeincorrect

information.Eventhebiggestencyclopediasonlyrepresentwhattheireditorsknow.

*'Thetaskofeditinganencyclopediacanneverbecompleted,“saidRogerLewinter,an

Americanresearcher.Encyclopediascan'trecordallofthehumanknowledgebutjustsomeof

it.Theyarealwayswaitingforsomeone-you,perhaps-toimprovethem.

（1）Accordingtothearticle,beforePlinytheEldercompletedhisHistoria

Naturalis,.

A.Nobodyhadconsideredwalkingawasteoftime

B.TherewasnoencyclopediaonEarth

C.NobodyknewwhatMarswas

D.NoRomanauthorhadcompletedanencyclopedia

（2）WhendidPlinydieinanaturaldisaster?

A.InA.D.79.

B.InA.D.77.

C.InA.D.75.

D.In77B.C.

(3)Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?

A.WeshoulddestroyPliny*sencyclopediabecauseitcontainstoomanymistakes.

B.Modernencyclopedias-suchasWikipedia-havefewermistakes.

C.Inthebiggestencyclopedia,wecanfindallofthehumanknowledge.

D.Inallencyclopedias,thereissomeinaccurateinformation.

(4)Theauthorexpectshisreadersto?

A.findallthemistakesinHistoriaNaturalis

B.improveanencyclopedia

C.completethetaskofeditinganencyclopedia

D.takealookattheworld'sbiggestencyclopedias

12.Stillrememberthefollowingpoems(詩歌)?Memories(回憶)comebackeverytimeI

readorhearthem.

①②③

Hushnow,mylittleone.Mymamafeedsme,Icancleanthetable.

Hushnow,mysunshine.Andwashesmyfur.Icansweepthefloor.

Hushnow,pieceofmyheart.ThefirstthingIseeIcanwashmyclothes,

Gotosleep,mylittleone.everymorningisher.Andcounttoforty-four.

Gotosleep,mylove.ThelastthingIkissIcanwashbowlsandplates,

Gotosleep,pieceofmyeverynightisherface.Andcleanmybedroom.

heart.Mymamaistheverybestone,ThereissomuchIcando.

Sleep,mylittleone,Andsingslikeabird,Nowaskyou.

WhenIsingtoyou.AndknowshowIfeel.

Sleep,mylittleone,WhenIdon*tsayaword,

Thesunisalreadyasleep,Mymamaiswarm.

Themoonandstarscome.

1.feedv.喂養(yǎng)2.furn.皮毛3.kissv.親吻4.sweepv.打掃5.count

v.數(shù)數(shù)

(1)Whendopeopleusuallysingthefirstpoem?

A.Inthemorning

B.Intheafternoon

C.Atnoon

D.Atnight

(2)Inthesecondpoem,thelastthing"I"willkissatnightis.

A.thefur

B.abird

C.Mum*sface

D.Mum'seyes

(3)Whatam"I"likeinthethirdpoem?

A.Helpful

B.Lucky

C.Lazy

D.Busy

(4)Whatarethethreepoemsmainlyabout?

A.Foodandhealth.

B.Hobbiesandsports.

C.Animalsandpeople.

D.Familyandlove.

13.LordandLadyDuncanLiveinBuckinghamHouse.Theyhavetoldthepolicethata

valuablestatuehasbeenstolen.Thepolicehavenotbeenabletosolvethecrime,sothey

haveaskedHolmesandWatsontohelp.

Holmes：LordDuncan,canyoutellmewhathappened?

LordDuncan：Wereturnedfromthepartyatmidnightandaswedroveuptothehouse,

thealarmstartedringing.Ijumpedoutofthecarandwenttoinvestigate(調(diào)查).Aperson，

justalittleshorterthanme,ranpastcarryingalargebag.

Holmes：Howtallareyou?

LordDuncan：Iam1.8metrestall.

Holmes：Whathappenednext?

LadyDuncan：Asthepersonranpastme,Ihitoutwithmyumbrella.Thepersonfell

tothegroundbutgotupandranawayintothenight.Ithappenedsoquickly.

Holmes：LadyDuncan,youmusthavehurtthethief.Dr.Watson,pleasetestthe

bloodthatIfoundonthesebrokenglasseswhichwereleftbehind.

Watson：Holmes,Ihavemadeadrawingoffootprintsfoundoutsidethebroken

window.Itlooksasifourthiefwaswearinghighheels（鞋品艮）.Bytheway,theblood

samplebelongstoBloodTypeO.

Holmes：Wehavefivesuspects.Whichonedoyouthinkisthethief?

Profilesofthesuspects：

Suspect1：thegardener,male,47yearsold,1.8m,blackhair,with

abeard，BloodTypeA

Suspect2：thebutler（管家），male,30yearsold,1.68m,brownhair,with

ascar,BloodTypeO

Suspect3：thecook,female,32yearsold,1.75m,redhair,

withglasses,BloodTypeO

Suspect4：thecleaner,female,86yearsold,1.75m,blondhair,with

glasses,BloodTypeO

Suspect5：thedriver,male,38yearsold,1.75m,brownhair,

withabeard,BloodTypeO

Canyouusethecluestodecidewhostolethestatue?（選自《初中英語讀本》）

（1）WhohasaskedHolmestohelpsolvethecrime?

A.LordDuncan.

B.Thepolice.

C.LadyDuncan.

D.Dr.Watson.

（2）Whichofthefollowingwashelpfulforsolvingthecase?

A.Thealarmstartedringing.

B.Thethiefjumpedoutofthecar.

C.Thethiefleftfootprintsandbloodbehind.

D.Thethiefwasknockedoverbytheumbrella.

（3）WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.LordandLadyDuncanreturnedfromthepartyverylate.

B.Thethiefprobablygothisorherglassesbroken.

C.LadyDuncanprobablyhurtthethiefwithherumbrella.

D.ThethiefwasjustalittleshorterthanLadyDuncan.

（4）Whodoyouthinkthemostprobablystolethestatue?

A.Thebutler.

B.Thecook.

C.Thecleaner.

D.Thedriver.

14.TwelveDancingPrincessesisaGermanfairytale.ItisincludedintheChildren'sand

HouseholdTales（《格林童話》bytheGrimmbrothers.

Trampercouldfeelthestonyroadthroughtheholesinhisboots.Anewspaperblew

by.Tramperpickeditupandsatdowntocovertheholesinhisbootswiththepaper.

Aweakoldladystaredathim.

"Youthinkyouhaveshoetroubles!1'shesaid."TheKinghas12girlsandallofthem

haveholesintheirslippers!n

Theoldlady'sfeetwerebare（光腳的），cutandpurplefromthecold.Tramperfelt

sorryforher,sohegaveherhisshabby（破I日的）boots.Tothankhim,shegaveTramper

herdirtycloak（斗篷）.Asshewalkedawaydowntheroad,shecalled,"Stay

awake.Drinknodrop.Sipnosup.Tastenocup.”

"Astrangewaytosaygoodbye,nthoughtTramper.

Itrained.Tramperputonthecloakandtriedtoreadwhatwasleftofthewet

newspaper.Asitfellapartinhishandsheread：

PALACENOTICE

WANTED：AnswertotheMystery(神秘)oftheWornSlippers.REWARD：Princess1

handinmarriage.

SNAG：Allthosewhofailwillbelockedup.

"Whynot?"thoughtTramper.nIbetIcouldsolvethemystery.Fvegotnothingtolose.I

don'tevenhaveanyboots."Andwhenhelookeddown,hisfeetweregonetoo.Hisfeet,

legsandbodyhadgone.Hewasinvisible."Thecloakismagic!'*hesaid.

Theking's12daughterswereamystery.Eachnighttheytookofftheirsilkslippersand

wenttobed.Buteachmorningtheirsilkslipperswerefullofholes,andthegirlsweretired

out.

Howcouldithappen?Thegirls1bedroomdoorwaslocked,sotheycouldnotget

out.Howcoulditgoon?TheKingwasspendingallhismoneyonslippers!(tobe

continued,,,)

(1)Whatdoweknowabouttheoldlady?

a.ShegaveTramperanewspaper,b.Sheworkedfortheking.

c.Shelookedpoor.d.ShegavehercloaktoTramper.

A.ab

B.be

C.