Question

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