THE WEAVING MAID AND THE COW-HERD（牛郎织女）

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THE WEAVING MAID AND THE COW-HERD（牛郎织女）

I. Choose the correct answer

THE WEAVING MAID AND THE COW-HERD（牛郎织女）

21. Chen Li took care of cows: he was a cow-herd. ______ Chen Li was a poor cow-herd, he had a magic cow. He went everywhere with his cow, for he loved it very much. A. If B. Since C. Although D. When

22. One day, he set out to look for a wife, _____the cow lead him from place to place.

A. let B. to let C. letting D. asking

23. At last the cow took him to a beautiful _____. There was a bridge over the river: the bridge was called the Bridge of the Seven Fair Maidens.

A. river B. lake C. hill D. building

24. The cow stopped behind some trees several feet away from the river. Chen Li saw seven beautiful girls laughing and _____ in the water.

A. play B. to play C. played D. playing

25. “These are the seven daughters of the Kitchen God.” said the magic cow.

Chen Li was afraid when he heard this, because the Kitchen God was a very powerful ______. A. god B. king C. emperor D. enemy

26. “Don’t be afraid,” the cow said. “The Kitchen God ____ them live on the earth like real people.” A. lets B. orders C. allows D. asks

27. Then Chen Li pointed to _____of the maidens.

“That maiden is the most beautiful of all,” he said. “Who is she?”

“She is the youngest of the seven daughters,” said the cow. “She is called the Weaving Maid, because she makes the clothes of all the gods.”

A. youngest B. the youngest C. oldest D. the oldest

28. Chen Li said, “How can I make the Weaving Maid my wife?”

“I will tell you _____you may make her your wife,” said the cow. “I will tell you a plan.” A. what B. where C. when D. how

29. Chen Li listened carefully. Then he went quietly to the river and _____the clothes of the Weaving Maiden. A. stole b. took C. stolen D. taken

30. The poor girl came out of the river and looked for her clothes, but she could not find them. Then she saw Chen Li holding _____and she cried out. Her sisters ran away at the sight of the young cow-herd.

A. them B. it C. they D. theirs

31. The Weaving Maid went to the young cow-herd and asked for her clothes: ”Please give me my clothes. I will cook and wash for you ____you will give me back my clothes.” A. unless B. if C. though D. before

32. So the Weaving Maid became Chen Li’s wife, and cooked and washed for him. Soon she began to____ him very much. A. dislike B. hate C. laugh D. love

33. Chen Li and the Weaving Maid lived happily together near the river _____they first met. A. where B. which C. what D. that

34. Chen Li worked hard in the fields, ____the Weaving Maid washed and cooked. Even the magic cow was very happy. A. when B. as C. where D. while

35. Perhaps they were too happy. The cow-herd let his cows go where they liked. The Weaving Maid no longer remembered about making clothes for the gods. They cared only for _____. A. them B. each other C. their mother D. their father

II. Cloze Test

The Queen of Heaven lived up in the sky with the other gods.

After three years the Queen of the Heaven became very angry, for there was no one ___36__her any new clothes. She sent her servants to the__37___. She said,“Order the Weaving Maid to go back to her work!”

The poor Weaving Maid wept sadly ___38__she had to leave Chen Li. She said to her father, the Kitchen God, “Please let me live with Chen Li on earth.” But the Kitchen God would not __39__her. Even the Queen of Heaven was __40__to see such unhappiness.

At last the great Kitchen God said, “Chen Li and the Weaving Maid __41__meet once a year on the __42__day of the seventh month. On all the other days of the year they must not meet. But they may see each other across the river __43__they first met.”

So the Weaving Maid crossed the Bridge of Fair Maidens to meet Chen Li on one day in every year.

When Chen Li__44__, the Kitchen God let him live in Heaven with the other gods. But the Queen of Heaven did not wish to have old clothes again. So she drew a __45__across the sky.

The Weaving Maid and the cow-herd lived on two __46__in the sky. The Queen of Heaven had a beautiful __47__in her hair-a hair-pin. She took her hair-pin and drew a line of stars across the sky between the two stars where the Weaving Maid and the cow-herd___48__.

Today, this line is called the Milky Way, and there are two small stars on __49__side of it. The Weaving Maid and the cow-herd can always see each other across the Milky Way, __50__they can meet only once every year. On the seventh night of the seventh moon, all the birds in the world fly high up in the sky and make a __51__of birds across the great Milky Way. The Weaving Maid runs over this bridge to meet Chen Li. If there are ___52__in the sky on this night, the birds cannot make the bridge. Then the Weaving Maid and the cow-herd __53__and their tears fall to the earth in the form of rain.

Anyone ___54__sits under an old tree on this night can hear the sound of weeping as the Weaving Maid and Chen Li go back to their stars for __55__year.

36. A. to make B. make C. making D. made 37. A. field B. earth C. river D. house

38. A. when B. unless C. because D. until

39. A. love B.help C. hear D. listen to

40. A. sad B. glad C. worrying D. sadly

41. A. should B. may C. must D. need

42. A. six B. sixth C. seventh D. seven

43. A. what B. that C. which D. where

44. A. died B. dead C. death D. deadly

45. A. picture B. line C. river D. hill

46. A. palaces B. moons C. stars D. houses

47. A. jewel B. diamond C. flower D. pin

48. A. lived B. worked C. played D. studied

49. A. every B. each C. both D. all

50. A. so B. for C. but D. and

51. A. path B. road C. line D.bridge

52. A. clouds B. cloud C. rain D. moon

53. A. talk B. weep C. sing D. photo

54. A. / B. which C. who D. whom

55. A. second B. other C. the other D. another

III. Reading Comprehension

THUMBELINA（拇指姑娘）

By Hans Christian Andersen

There was once a woman who wanted a little child. But she did not know where she could get one. So she went to an old woman who knew about magic.

“I do very much want a little child. Can you tell me where I can get one?”

“Oh, that is very easy,” the old woman said. ”Here is some magic grass. Plant it in small pot and wait.”

The woman went home with the magic grass and planted it in a pot. At once a large, beautiful flower grew in the pot.

“That is a beautifulflower,” said the woman, and she kissed it. Just she kissed it the flower opened. A little girl was sitting inside the flower. She was a lovely girl, but she was so small! She was smaller than a thumb: so she was named Thumbelina.

Thumbelina walked upon the woman’s table. The woman had another flower pot. Inside the pot there was some water. The flower stood in the water. One day a rose-leaf fell on the water. Thumbelina sat on the leaf and went on it from one side of the pot to the other. It looked very pretty. Thumbelina could sing, too: she sang very nicely.

56. When a woman wanted a little child, an old woman who knew about magic____.

A. thought that was not easy. B. gave her one

C. gave her some magic grass D. planted it in a small pot

57. When _____ kissed it the flower opened.

A. the old woman who knew about magic

B. the old woman who wanted a little child

C. an old Toad D. the Toad’s son

58. The little girl was called Thumbelina because ______.

A. she was lovely B. she was so small

C. she was sitting inside the flower D. she was as small as a thumb

59. _____ on the rose-leaf, Thumbelina went from one side of the pot to the other.

A. Sleeping B. Lying C. Sitting D. Standing

One night as Thumbelina lay in bed, an old Toad came through the window. The Toad was very big and ugly. She jumped down upon the table where Thumbelina was sleeping on a rose-leaf.

“Thumbelina would be a beautiful wife for my son,” said the Toad. And she took the rose-leaf on which Thumbelina was sleeping. She jumped with it through the window and down into the garden.

There was a river in the garden. The Toad lived with her son in the long grass near the river. Ugh! He was so ugly! He looked just like her mother. “Croak! Croak! Brek-kek-kek!” was all he could say when he saw the beautiful little girl on the rose-leaf.

“Don’t speak, or she will wake,” said the old Toad.” She might run away from us, for she is very small. We shall put her in the river on this leaf. Then she cannot run away.”

When Thumbelina awoke the next morning, she cried out. She was on a big river. The sides were far away. The old Toad went with her ugly son to Thumbelina. “You will be his wife, and you will live happily at the side of the river.”

“Croak! Croak! Brek-kek-kek,” was all that the son could say.

Poor little Thumbelina cried and cried, for she did not want to live at the ugly Toad’s home. The little fish in the river heard her crying. They swam up to her and looked at her. They were very sad. They put their mouths on the leaf and they made it go down the river.

The little leaf began to go more and more quickly. It went far away, where the Toad could not go. The little birds which sat in the trees saw her. They said, “What a lovely little girl!” And the leaf went on and on.

60. One night _____found her.

A. a frog B. a very big and ugly Toad C. The Toad’s son D. a lovely cat

61. The Toad wanted to have Thumbelina ____.

A. become her wife B. play in the river C. sing and dance D. become her son’s wife

62. Thumbelina was sad for _____.

A. she didn’t want to live at the ugly Toad’s house

B. she was afraid of the Toad’s son

C. she didn’t dare to escape D. The Toad was cruel to her

63. ____ helped Thumbelina escape from the Toad and her son.

A. The little birds in the trees B. The little fish in the river

C. The little leaf D. The Toad’s friend

A big beetle saw Thumbelina going down the river on her leaf. He caught her and took her with him up into a tree. She was very afraid! The beetle sat upon the biggest leaf of the tree and gave her little flowers to eat.

“You do not look at all like a beetle, but you are very pretty, ” he said.

Soon all the other beetles came to look at poor little Thumbelina.

“She has not more than two legs!” they said. “How ugly she is! She looks like a little girl.”

When all the other beetles said she was ugly, the big beetle began to think so, too. He took her down from the tree and put her on a flower. Poor Thumbelina cried and cried because they said that she was ugly. But she was the loveliest little thing that anyone ever saw.

Poor Thumbelina lived by herself in the great wood for a long time. She made a bed out of grass and put it under a flower: so she could still sleep on it when it rained. At last the days became very cold. All the birds began to go away. The flowers began to die. And Thumbelina became colder and colder. Then there was snow.

64. The big beetle ____ that Thumbelina was very pretty.

A. thought all the time B. insisted

C. suggested D. no longer thought

65. Thumbelina lived in the great wood_____.

A. happily B. alone C. crying D. shouting

66. The big beetle gave her ____.

A. something to drink B. plants to eat C. a doll to play with D. little flowers to eat

67. Thumbelina _______.

A. had not more than two legs B. was very ugly

C. could sleep on the flower D. sat upon the biggest leaf of the tree

There was a big field near the wood. Thumbelina walked into the field. She was so small that the grass went far up above her head. She came to the door of the Field Mouse. The Field Mouse had a nice little house in a hole in the field. Thumbelina stood at the door just like a poor little girl without food or money.

“You poor little girl,” said the Field Mouse. “Come into my house and eat some food.”

She was pleased with Thumbelina and said, “You may stay with me through the cold days. But you must tell me little stories. I like stories very much.”

And Thumbelina did as the kind old Field Mouse asked.

One day the Field Mouse said, “My friend is coming to see me. He is very rich and he has a big house with many rooms. If you marry him, you will be very happy.”

But Thumbelina did not want to marry the Field Mouse’s friend. The Field Mouse’s friend was a Mole(鼹鼠)。

In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart. 明镜照容颜，醇酒见人心。

“He is very rich and he knows about everything,” said the Field Mouse. “But he does not like the sun and beautiful flowers, for he has never seen them.”

The Mole came to the house and saw Thumbelina. He asked her to sing for him. When he heard her sing, he began to love her. But he said nothing: he did not speak much.

68. The Field Mouse was _____ to Thumbelina

A. kind B. pleased C. bad D. interested

69. The Field Mouse wanted Thumbelina ____.

A. to live with her B. to marry her friend

C. to sing for her D. to help her with housework

70. The Field Mouse’s friend _____.

A. had many beautiful flowers B. was very rich with a lot of big houses

C. liked to talk big D. was a Mole

The Mole lived far down in another hole. He made a little road from his house to the Field Mouse’s house. Thumbelina and the Field Mouse walked on this road one day. Thumbelina saw a bird lying in the hole near the Mole’s house.

“The poor bird has just died of cold,” Thumbelina said. And she was very sad, because she loved all the little birds.

“I should not like to be a bird,” the Mole said, “A bird says ’tweet-weet’ all the day and goes up in the sky. But when it is cold, the bird dies.”

That night Thumbelina could not sleep. She got up out of her bed and took some grass to the bird. She covered the bird with the grass. Then she laid the bird’s head upon her body. But the bird was not dead! He opened his eyes.

71. Thumbelina was very sad when she ____

A. saw a bird die of cold B. was the bird’s good friend

C. disliked the Mole D. was afraid of the birds

72. With the help of Thumbelina_____

A. the poor bird opened his eyes B. the grass grew tall

C. the Mole felt very happy D. the Mole liked to be a bird

73. Thumbelina didn’t go away with the bird because_____.

A. she liked the hole B. she didn’t want to make the Field Mouse sad

C. she didn’t love the bird D. she loved the flower

74. Thumbelina felt sad: _____.

A. the poor bird flew away B. the Field Mouse didn’t come back any more

C. it was very cold D. she missed her family

75. From the above passage, we may infer that _____.

A. Thumbelina was very lovely and kind B. the bird was very brave

C. Thumbelina missed the little bird D. the Field Mouse loved the bird

IV. Fill in the blank

On the next night she came out to the bird again. Now he was a___76___, but he could not get up. He opened his eyes and looked Thumbelina.

“I thank you, you pretty little child,” the bird said. “I am not so cold now. Soon I can get up and go up into the sky again.”

Thumbelina said, “It is so cold outside. There is snow. Stay in your bed here. I will b___77____ you things to eat and drink.”

The beautiful bird stayed there for many days, and Thumbelina brought him water in a flower and bits of food to eat. She did not tell the Field Mouse and the Mole about the bird. When the days were not so cold and the sun came out in the sky again, the bird s___78____ up.

“Look at the beautiful sun,” he said to Thumbelina. “Come away with me. You can sit on my back and we will go far away into the wood.”

“No, I cannot!” Thumbelina said. “The Field Mouse will be very s___79___ if I go away.”

“Goodbye, goodbye, you good, pretty girl!” said the bird. And he went up and up into the sky. Thumbelina looked at him. She began to cry because she liked the poor bird very much.

“Tweet-weet! Tweet-weet!” the bird sang, and went up and up and she could not see him any more.

“You are going to be m____80___, Thumbelina,” said the Field Mouse. “The Mole wants to make you his wife. How happy you will be! You must begin to work and make many beautiful clothes.”

Thumbelina worked h___81___. Every night the Mole came to see her. “Soon it will not be so hot. Then we shall be married.”

Every morning when the sun came up in the sky, Thumbelina went outside to look at it. She thought how beautiful it was out there; and she wanted to see the beautiful bird again. But the bird did not come back.

“I cannot marry the Mole,” she told the Field Mouse one day.

“You must marry him,” said the Field Mouse. “If you don’t, I will bite you with my white t___82__. He is a very great man, and he has much food.”

Then the Mole came to marry Thumbelina.

“Now you will live with me in my hole far away from the sun,” said the Mole.

Poor little Thumbelina was so sad.

“Goodbye, sun,” she said. She put out her arms to it and walked a little way from the house of the Field Mouse. “Goodbye,” she said. “Tell the little bird about me if you see him again.”

“Tweet-weet! Tweet-weet!” The beautiful bird came down out of the sky. When he saw Thumbelina, he was very glad.

“I do not want to marry the ugly Mole,” Thumbelina cried. “And I do not want to live in a hole far away from the sun.”

“The cold days are coming again,” the bird said. “I’m going far into countries w___83___ it is not so cold. Will you come with me? You can sit upon my back. Then we shall go far from the ugly Mole-away, far away, over the hills, to the nice countries where there are lovely flowers.”

“Yes. I will go with you!” Thumbelina said. She sat on the bird’s back and put her feet on his wings. Then the bird and Thumbelina went up into the sky over forests and sea, over the big hills where there is always snow.”

At last they came to a country w___84___ was never cold. The sun looked far bigger there. There was fruit on all the trees and there were lovely flowers along the roads. Happy children ran about. There was a beautiful river near some big trees.

“My home is in one of those trees,” the bird said. “But you must not live there: you will not be happy. Look at those beautiful flowers near the trees. Tell me which flower you like most. Then I will put you into it.”

The bird went down and put her upon the leaf of a beautiful white flower. A little man was sitting inside it.

“A little man or woman lives in each flower,” he said. “I am the Prince of the little people here.”

“How beautiful he is!” said Thumbelina to the bird.

The little Prince was afraid of the big bird: it was like a giant to him. But he looked again at Thumbelina and he became very glad. She was the prettiest girl that he ever saw.

“What is your name?” he asked her. And when she told him, he said, “I will make you Queen of all the flowers. Will you become my wife?”

“Yes, yes,” cried Thumbelina.

Then a little man or a little lady came of every flower. Everybody was happy.

“Thumbelina is a ugly name,” the Prince said. “You are too beautiful for it. We shall call you Maria.”

So Maria and the Prince lived h___85___ ever after.