Zhuangzi’s family were poor, so he went to borrow some rice from the Marquis of Jian He. The Marquis of Jian He said, “Of course. I am about to receive the tax from the people and will give you three hundred pieces of gold – is that enough?” Zhuangzi flushed with anger and said, “On my way here yesterday I heard a voice calling me. I looked around and saw a large fish in the carriage rut. I said, ‘Fish! What are you doing there?’ He said, ‘I am Minister of the Waves in the Eastern Ocean. Sir, do you have a measure of water you could give me?’ Well, I told him, ‘I am going south to visit the Kings of Wu and Yue and after that I would redirect the course of the Western River so it will flow up to you. Would that do?’ The large fish flushed with anger and said, ‘I am out of my very element, I have nowhere to go. Give me just a little water and I can survive. But giving me such an answer as that means you will only ever find me again on a dried fish stall!’” （199 words）（ Adapted from The Book of Chuang Tzu, p.237）阅读五（1）What is the writing style of this fable?
A: Humorous and ironic.
B: Anxious and unsatisfied.
C: Indifferent and introductory.
D: Serious and factual.
A: Humorous and ironic.
B: Anxious and unsatisfied.
C: Indifferent and introductory.
D: Serious and factual.
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- Zhuangzi’s family were poor, so he went to borrow some rice from the Marquis of Jian He. The Marquis of Jian He said, “Of course. I am about to receive the tax from the people and will give you three hundred pieces of gold – is that enough?” Zhuangzi flushed with anger and said, “On my way here yesterday I heard a voice calling me. I looked around and saw a large fish in the carriage rut. I said, ‘Fish! What are you doing there?’ He said, ‘I am Minister of the Waves in the Eastern Ocean. Sir, do you have a measure of water you could give me?’ Well, I told him, ‘I am going south to visit the Kings of Wu and Yue and after that I would redirect the course of the Western River so it will flow up to you. Would that do?’ The large fish flushed with anger and said, ‘I am out of my very element, I have nowhere to go. Give me just a little water and I can survive. But giving me such an answer as that means you will only ever find me again on a dried fish stall!’” （199 words）（ Adapted from The Book of Chuang Tzu, p.237）阅读五（2）What kind of person is the fish in the carriage rut from this fable used to describe? A: Those who are in despair and wait for help. B: Those who are irritable. C: Those who put their hopes on others. D: Those who extremely rely on the external environment.
- You can agree with ______. A: me B: I C: I said D: am
- I ______________ so grateful if you could give me some suggestions. A: would be B: am C: will be D: was
- Cloze:officialdignityturn his backvacantcompanionbotherhelplesslyscenecut me shorttreateddescribedeven ifHaving found a local____1___, I asked him if I couldn’t havesome poor little corner somewhere in a sleeping-car; but he ____2___with a sharp “No, you can’t. Every corner is full. Now don’t __3___me any more,” and with these words he ___4___on me and walked off.I hadnot expected to be __5____ like this, and my __6____was in a state not to be described. I said to my__7____, “They talk to me like this because theydon’t know who I am.” But my companion said, “Don’t talk such foolishness.___8___ they did know who you were, do you suppose it would help youto get a seat in a train which had no ___9__ seats in it?” And he also turned his back on me. That was too much. I found the same local official and said very politely that my name was Mark Twain and could I have — but he cut me short again, “I’ve told you notto bother me any more.” And again he turned hisback on me. I looked around__10___ and saw thatmy companion had been watching the whole___11__.The shame which I felt cannot be____12___. I said, “Hemay not have heard my name,” but my companion didn’t agree with me, saying, “He must have heard your name well enough. He does not care, that’s all.”
- Do you understand what I said _________ do you want me to explain it again