Question

【题目】Are fables(寓言故事)and fairy tales(童话故事) different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.

Fables are stories which are passed down from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop. There are many famous fables in Aesop’s Fables. The Lion and the Mouse and The Farmer and the Snake are two examples.

Fairy tales are usually stories for children. They are often about magic characters, for example, fairies and gods. Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because of the famous Brothers Grimm. They tried their best to collect these stories before people forgot. There are many fairy tales in Gimmes Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White.

【1】 _________ are the main characters in fables.

A. Humans B. plants C. Gods D. Animals

【2】What do the underlined works “passed down” mean in Chinese?

A.采访 B. 编辑 C. 流传 D. 回收

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People can learn nothing from fables.

B. Children may love reading fairy tales.

C. Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.

D.The characters in fairy tales are all real people.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.

B. The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.

C. The reasons why people can read fables.

D. Differences between fables and fairy tales.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了寓言故事和童话故事的区别。寓言是为孩子或成人的，是通过人们一代一代传下来的故事，其主人翁往往是动物，它们会说话，行为像人一样。著名的是《伊索寓言》。童话只是为孩子的，其主人翁往往有魔法，著名的是《格林童话》。

【1】D细节理解题。题意：寓言的主要角色是什么？A. Humans人类；B. plants植物； C. Gods神；D. Animals动物。由第二段的第三句：The characters are mostly animals.可知，寓言的主角往往是动物。故选D。

【2】C 词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的 “passed down”的汉语意思是什么？A.采访；B. 编辑；C. 流传；D. 回收。句意：Fables are stories which are passed down from grandparents to parents and then to children. 寓言是祖父母pass down给父母，然后pass down给孩子的故事。可以推测出其意思与“传”相关。故选C。

【3】B 推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个是对的？A. People can learn nothing from fables.从寓言中，人们什么也学不到；B. Children may love reading fairy tales.孩子们可能喜欢读童话故事；C. Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.伊索怕人们忘掉，收集了许多童话故事；D.The characters in fairy tales are all real people.童话故事中的人物都是真人。根据短文第三段，童话故事主要是为孩子们创作的，人物有魔法。使用孩子的特点。孩子们可能喜欢读。故选B。

【4】D 主旨大意题。题意：短文主要讲述的是什么？A. Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.世界上著名的寓言故事和童话故事；B. The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.为孩子收集童话故事的方式；C. The reasons why people can read fables.人们读寓言故事的原因；D. Differences between fables and fairy tales.寓言故事与童话故事的区别。本文介绍了寓言故事和童话故事的区别。故选D。