58. When the fisherman told the king what he wanted, the king _____.

A.　　 was very happy

B.　　 was very surprised

C.　　 was very angry

D.　　 gave him what he wanted at once

57. The fisherman took his fish to the king’s palace because _____.

A.　　 the king had promised to give him whatever he wanted

B.　　 the king was dying from hunger

C.　　 he wanted to teach the prime minister a lesson

D.　　 he wanted to be the prime minister

56. The king did not have breakfast and lunch because _____.

A.　　 there was a big storm

B.　　 the prime minister did not bring him any food

C.　　 there was no fish

D.　　 his servants did not know how to cook well

55. People who make beautiful things are usually called _____.

A.　　 toolmakers　　 B. artists　　　 C. scientists　　 D. drivers

C

Once there was a king who never ate a meal unless there was a dish of fish with it, but one day there was a big storm and the fishermen were not able to go out to catch fish, so the king had no breakfast and no lunch. Then he ordered his servants to tell everybody in his capital that if anyone brought him a fish, he would give him anything that he asked for. At last, a fisherman caught a big fish late in the afternoon and hurried to the king’s palace with it. But the king’s minister would not let him in until he promised to give him half of whatever the king gave him for the fish. The king was very happy when he saw the fish. He asked the fisherman what he wanted for his fish. To his surprise, the fisherman said, “I want you to beat me two dozen times with a stick.” When the king began to beat him softly, the fisherman said, “No, please hit me as hard as you can!” After the king had hit him a dozen time, the fisherman jumped away and said, “That is enough for me. I promised the other dozen to your prime minister.” Then he told the king what had happened between the prime minister and himself. The king was very angry. He not only gave the prime minister the dozen hits, but also said, “Because you have been dishonest, you will not be my prime minister any more. The fisherman will take your place.”

54. _____ is automatic.

A.　　 Breathing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Making tools

C.　　 Driving a car 　　　　　　　　 D. Seeing a picture

53. The author tells us that no animals can do what humans can do. He gives several facts to support the idea. One of them is that _____.

A.　　 most animals don’t see in color

B.　　 the humans see a thing with both eyes working together　

C.　　 only humans can see how high and how wide a thing is

D.　　 some animals can see only one picture

52. According to the passage, when you say you hold onto something, you mean _____.

A.　　 you have it in your hand and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round it

B.　　 you have it in your arms and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round it

C.　　 you feel it with your hands

D.　　 you press the fingers of your right hand against those of your left hand

51. Human beings are different from other animals because _____.

A.　　　 human beings have the hands, the eyes, and the brains working all the time

B.　　　 other animals also have the hands, the eyes, and the brain

C.　　　 human beings work together with other animals

D.　　　 the hands, the eyes, and the brain of the human can work together

50. The best title for the passage may be _____.

　　 A. Youth Organization　　　　　 B. Youth Hostel

　　 C. International Travel　　　　 D. Summer Holidays

B

The hands, the eyes, and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals. No other animals have all the three parts to work together. No animals can do what human beings can do. Humans can do many things and feel many things with the hand. The hand can hold onto things and make things because the thumb(拇指) works with the fingers. This fifth finger is strong. Most animals don’t have thumbs. The thumb can press against the other fingers. Without a thumb to press against the fingers, it is difficult to hold onto anything. The thumb and fingers can also fit the flat surface of a box and the curved surface of a pencil. We can feel that something is hot or cold, soft or hard, smooth or tough. The hand, with thumb and fingers, is one of the best tools we have. Most animals see a flat picture. Their eyes can only see how high and how wide something is. Some don’t see in color. Humans see one picture with both eyes working together. We can see how high and how wide something is. We can also see how far in front of or in back of something a thing is. The brain tells other parts of the body how to work. Some of the things the body does are automatic, that is we don’t have to think about them. For example, we don’t have to think to make our heart beat or our stomach work. The brain tells the eyes and hands how to make useful and beautiful things. That is how human beings become toolmakers and artists. That is how humans can have richer and better lives than other animals.

49. From the passage we may see that hostels are important mainly because they _____.

A.　　 provide cooking equipment

B.　　 are nice places to spend the night

C.　　 get people from different places to meet each other

D.　　 offer good service