An elephant and a monkey lived together in the forest. They were good friends, but one day they quarreled with each other. The elephant was very proud because he was very strong; however, the monkey was also proud because he was very quick — he could climb up very quickly.

The elephant said, “It is better to be strong than to be quick.”

“No,” the monkey said, “it is better to be quick than to be strong.”

So they went to a clever owl (猫头鹰) and asked, “Which is better, to be strong or to be quick?”

The owl said, “Do you see that tall tree with the golden fruit on the other side of the river? You must go and pick the fruit and bring it to me, and then I will tell you.”

So the elephant and the monkey set out. Soon they came to the river. The monkey was afraid of the deep water, and he had to climb up on the elephant’s back. After a while they found the tree. It was very tall and its golden fruit hung high over their heads. The elephant twisted (扭动) his long trunk (象鼻) around the tree and tried to pull it down, but he failed. Then the monkey climbed quickly up the tree. He picked the big golden fruit and threw it down to the ground. The elephant picked up the fruit.

Can you tell, then, which is better, to be strong or to be quick? It took both the elephant’s strength and the monkey’s quickness to get the fruit.

1.Where did the monkey and the elephant live?

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2.Why did the monkey and the elephant quarrel with each other?

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3.Who did the monkey and the elephant go to ask?

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4.Did the monkey and elephant help each other to get the big golden fruit?

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5.What can you learn from the passage?

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Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?

They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.

People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was . He had his gun with him .

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.

Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were . Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.

Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to them and not to kill them.

1.A. seen B. told C. heard D. found

2.A. a small town B. a big city C. a far place D. a lonely village

3.A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. tired

4.A. at times B. all the time C. once a week D. every afternoon

5.A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty

6.A. cook B. make C. get D. pick

7.A. shouted at B. looked into C. laughed at D. played with

8.A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane

9.A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear

10.A. grow B. have C. teach D. Understand

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