三、阅读理解
There were once ten suns. They lived in a tree in the East Sea. One of them came out every day. They brought light and warmth to the world. But sometimes they were naughty (调皮的). One day, they decided to come out all at once. The sky was too bright. The air got too hot. Rivers dried. Plants died. The land was full of cracks (裂缝).
Hou Yi was a great archer (弓箭手). People asked him for help. He told the suns to go home. But they didn’t listen. They just laughed. The ten suns went on to play together. The world was burning. People were crying sadly. They were dying.
Hou Yi felt very angry. He gave them another warning (警告). But the suns still didn’t listen to him. So he started to shoot. One after another, Hou Yi shot down nine suns. Only one sun was left. Hou Yi saved the world.
People gave thanks to him. They thought he was a great hero. So thanks to Hou Yi, the world was not burnt. Now we only have one sun and it is not too hot. But the left sun is still very important to us.
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) 1. Where did the ten suns live?
A. On the ground.
B. In the sky.
C. In a forest.
D. In the sea.
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) 2. Why did people ask Hou Yi for help?
A. Because he was friendly.
B. Because he was good-looking.
C. Because he was the king.
D. Because he was a good archer.
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) 3. Which of the following choices shows the right order of the events?
① Only one sun was left.
② Ten suns came out together.
③ Hou Yi shot down nine suns.
④ People gave thanks to Hou Yi.
⑤ One of the ten suns came out every day.
A. ⑤②①③④
B. ⑤②③①④
C. ②③①④⑤
D. ②③①⑤④
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) 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. At first, the ten suns came out together every day.
B. Hou Yi didn’t want to shoot them down in the very beginning.
C. Hou Yi felt angry about the suns but he didn’t know what to do.
D. Hou Yi shot down nine suns when they came out together for the first time.
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) 5. Where might you read this passage?
A. In a newspaper.
B. In a science book.
C. In a children’s book.
D. In an instruction (说明书).
