五、阅读理解。〔人与社会——历史、社会与文化〕
One morning, an old fisherman threw his net into the sea four times. The first time there were only stones in his net. The second time there were only weeds. The third time it was empty. The fourth time there was a large jar in it.
He found the jar with a lid. He took off the lid and looked into the jar. He could not see anything. After a while the light smoke came slowly out of the jar. Then little by little, the smoke grew heavier and thicker till finally it turned into a terrible genie(妖怪)!
The genie made a promise that he would kill the person who let him out of the jar. He wanted to kill the fisherman, but the fisherman thought it was not fair to him because he set the genie free out of the jar.
The genie said that he would let the fisherman choose how he would die.
The fisherman was not
frightened. He said, "Since I must die, I must do something. But before I die, answer me one question."
"All right, but be quick."
"Were you really in the jar? You are so big and the jar is so small that it could hardly hold one of your feet."
"Of course I was in the jar. Don't you believe me?"
"No, and I won't until I see you in the jar with my own eyes."
When he heard this, the genie changed into smoke. Slowly the smoke went back into the jar. When all of the smoke was in the jar, the fisherman quickly put the lid on the jar and threw it back into the sea.
1. Where did the genie come from?
A. The net.
B. The jar.
C. The weeds.
D. The stones.
2. The underlined word "frightened" means "
afraid
" in English.
A. happy
B. surprised
C. afraid
D. tired
3. What do you think of the old fisherman?
A. Foolish.
B. Clever.
C. Handsome.
D. Naughty.
4. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The story of the jar
B. The story of a clever fisherman
C. The story of the sea
D. The story of the lucky genie
