19.Kua Fu Chasing the Sun is one of the earliest famous fables (寓言故事) in China.Do you like it? In ancient times,a group of powerful giants (巨人) lived in the forests of the north,and Kua Fu was(1)
leader. One year,the weather was quite(2)
.Rivers in this area all dried up and the people suffered from the heat(3)
the sun.Kua Fu saw this and he decided to(4)
up with the sun in order to tame (馴服) it to serve his people. The sun moved(5)
in the sky,while Kua Fu chased after it like the wind.After nine days(6)
nights,he finally caught up with the sun.However,the sun was(7)
hot that Kua Fu felt very thirsty and tired.He went to the Yellow River and the Wei River to get(8)
.But the water from the two rivers was not enough.Kua Fu was still(9)
.So he decided to go to the Great Lake to drink more.But before he was able to get there,he(10)
of thirst. Before his death,Kua Fu threw his walking(11)
away.When the stick landed on the ground,it(12)
a huge peach forest at once.The forest flourished (茂盛) all year round.It (13)
shade and peaches for people. The story reflects the strong wish of the ancient Chinese people to get over drought (干旱).(14)
Kua Fu gave up his own life,his great spirit keeps inspiring the Chinese jye.ai.People recorded the legend of Kua Fu Chasing the Sun in many(15)
books in Chjye.aia.In some places of our country,there are even mountains named "Kuafu Mountain" so as to make people remember him.
20.Once King Zhao of the State of Yan(燕昭王) wanted to gather talented people to make the state strong.He asked the learned man Guo Wei for advice.Guo told the king a story. In ancient times,there was a king who wanted a special kind of horse.This horse could run 1,000 li a day.It was called qianlima.He sent many people to find these horses and buy them for him.After three years,nobody found him such a horse. One day,someone new volunteered to help.Within three months,he heard about a qianlima.He rushed to find it,but the horse was already dead.Still,he bought the bones of the horse with 500 pieces of gold. The king was very angry. "What I want is a live horse,not the bones of a dead horse!" The man answered calmly, "Imagine this.You're willing to pay a high price for a dead horse,let alone a live one.This shows people that you truly wish to buy the horses.Just wait and the horses you want will come very soon." Indeed,within a year,many qianlima owners brought their horses to the king. Guo told the king that he could see himself as the bones of the horse. "If I am valued,more talent will be willing to serve the state," he said.The king built houses for Guo and treated him as a teacher.Soon,talented people across the state came to help the king.His state finally beat the State Qi.
(1)What did King Zhao of the State of Yan actually want to have?
A.Talented people. B.Qianlima. C.The bones of qianlima. D.Wealth. (2)In Guo's story,the king got angry with the man because he thought
. A.qianlima weren't the best horses in the world B.there wasn't a qianlima in the world C.the bones were not from a qianlima D.a(chǎn) dead horse was of no use at all (3)What was the man's reason for buying the bones of a dead horse?
A.It could help the king gather talented people. B.Horse owners would see the king's need for qianlima. C.More people would kill their horses to sell horse bones. D.The king could tell qianlima from common horses this way. (4)Guo considered himself as
in the story he told. A.the volunteer B.the king C.the bones of a dead qianlima D.the qianlima owner