Once upon a time, there was a tortoise (乌龟) on a ship, but the ship sank. Some time later the tortoise made it to a desert land surrounded by water on all sides except for one. The side led up to a big mountain. To avoid starving (挨饿) to death, the tortoise decided to climb to the top of the mountain, hoping that he would be able to cross to the other side.
When he got to the mountain, he felt very cold. He just managed to make out a small pathway leading down the other side of the mountain, but there was a big monster on the way.
Such a strong animal almost killed the tortoise with fright, and all he wanted to do was hide his head inside his shell. Then he saw that many other animals were lying frozen to death, and with looks of horror on their faces. So the tortoise didn’t go into his shell.
He gathered up all his courage to move down the path towards the monster. The closer the tortoise got, the more the monster changed its shape. Then, when he was almost upon it, the tortoise realized that what he had thought was a monster was only a great pile of rocks, which formed a shape just like a monster.
The tortoise carried on and eventually came to a beautiful village. The tortoise lived very happily there, and became known as the brave little tortoise.
【小题1】When travelling by ship, the tortoise ________.| A．saw a mountain ahead | B．met with an accident |
| C．passed by a desert land | D．heard a voice of a monster |
| A．Because he was too frightened to do so. |
| B．Because the monster ordered him to do so. |
| C．Because he saw many dead animals around him. |
| D．Because he found a safer place on the mountain. |
| A．Its size. | B．Its colour. | C．Its height. | D．Its appearance. |
| A．great courage | B．good luck | C．swimming skills | D．rich experience |
