Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

    But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out （出版） in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls（瀑布） there. It's a good place to start a story.

    Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.

1.From the story, we know that _______ is the hometown of Snow White.

A. England    B. Japan                   C. America    D. Germany

2.How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

A. Four years          B. Five years            C. Six years             D. Seven years

3.From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very_______.

A. large                    B. beautiful             C. boring                 D. famous

4. The story mainly tells us_______.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White

B. some things about Black Forest

C. people should visit Germany

D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

I will tell you the story of the ant and the grasshopper （蝗虫）. It is a cold winter’s day and an ant is bringing out some grains of corn （谷粒）. He gathered （收集）them in the summer. He wants to dry them. The grasshopper is hungry. He sees the ant and says, “Give me a few grains corn; I am dying of hunger（饿死）. ”

    “But, ”says the ant, “what did you do in the summer? Didn’t you store up（贮藏）some corn? ”

    “No, ”says the grasshopper, “I was too busy. ”

    “What did you do? ”asks the ant.

    “I sang all day, ”answers the grasshopper.

“If you sang all summer, ”says the ant, “you can dance all winter. ”

  1. The ant dries the grains of corn _______.

    A. in the summer        B. in the winter

    C. on weekdays      D. when he is hungry

  2. The grasshopper is very hungry because he only ________ in the summer.

    A. danced           B. dried the grains

    C. stored up corn   D. sang

  3. The ant gave the grasshopper ________.

    A. some grains of corn      B. something to eat

    C. nothing          D. some rice

  4. The title （题目）of the story may be _______.

    A. The Ant and the Grasshopper

    B. The Ant Sings and Dances

    C. The Busy Ant and the Happy Grasshopper

    D. Store up Some Corn and You’ll Be Hungry

  5. From the story we can know ________.

    A. the ant is our good friend

    B. we must think before we do anything

    C. people must help others

    D. we must work hard for a good life

Let me tell you the story of the ant(蚂蚁) and the grasshopper(蚱蜢)。

It is a cold winter day. An ant is eating some rice. He gets it in summer. Now he is eating it. A grasshopper sees him and says, “Give me some. I’m very angry,”

“But,” says the ant, “What do you do in summer? Don’t you have any rice?”

“No,” answers the grasshopper, “I’m too busy.”

“What do you do then” says the ant.

“Ｉsing all day,” answers the grasshopper.

“If you sing all summer, you can dance all winter.” says the ant.

(　 ) 56 .This story is about _________.

A the ant　　　　 B the small animal

C the grasshopper　 D the ant and the grasshopper

(　 ) 57. When does the story happen(发生)？

A In summer B In a hot summer

C In cold winter　 D On the morning of the winter day

(　 ) 58.How do the ant and the grasshopper work in summer?

A The ant does a lot of work but the grasshopper does nothing.

B The ant does no work but the grasshopper works hard.

C The ant does little work but the grasshopper does much work.

D The ant works hard and the grasshopper works hard, too.

(　 ) 59 .The grasshopper is very hungry because__________.

A he is very busy　　　　 B he has no time to eat

C he has nothing to eat　　 D he works all day

(　 ) 60.The ant ______________.

A sings in summer B likes to hear the grasshopper sing

C dances in winter D gets everything ready(准备) for winter