Issumboshi was a one-inch boy, and he was so small that he could not do any useful work
on the family farm. His grandfather became tired of feeding such a useless man and sent him
away to the city.
“Learn to become a warrior(武士),”he told his grandson.“Then perhaps you will grow
into a man of normal height.”
To help the little man on his way, his grandfather gave him a cup to use as a boat on the
river, his mother gave him two long grains of rice to use as oars and his father gave him a pin to
use as a sword.
Issumboshi’s journey was long and dangerous. However, because he was so brave and
clever, he at last reached the city safely.
To his surprise, the streets were empty. The people of the city were hiding in their houses
from a powerful giant.
Immediately, brave Issumboshi went out to meet the giant. The giant tried to pick him up
and eat him, but Issumboshi was so small and quick that the giant could not get hold of him.
Issumboshi struck again and again at the giant with his sword. Before long, the giant fell to
the ground and died from a thousand wounds.
“Oh, what a great warrior he is!”the people of the city shouted as they came out of their houses.“What a great hero this young man is!”Hearing this, Issumboshi felt so proud that he
stood up straight. he told himself, “I am already taller than I was. How wise my grandfather was
to send me to the city!
1.Why did Issumboshi’s grandfather become tired of feeding him?
A. Because he was a lazy boy
B. Because he was too weak
C. Because he was too small to do any farm work.
D. Because he was too strange to be useful.
2.Issumboshi was sent to the city in the hope that _______.
A. he would kill a giant B. he could find a job
C. he would find a warrior D. he would grow into a man of normal height
3.Why were the streets in the city empty?
A. People were afraid of the giant and hid
B. The giant had eaten all the people
C. People were frightened of Issumboshi and ran away.
D. Issumboshi was too short to see anybody.
4.The giant couldn’t get hold of Issumboshi because _______.
A. Issumboshi was hiding in a secret place B. the giant had no interest in eating him
C. Issumboshi was so small and quick D. the people in the city came to help
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.C
【解析】文章講述了Issumboshi僅有一英寸高，他不能做任何農(nóng)活，因此他的爺爺送他去城市，在城市里有一個大型怪物，其他人都不敢出門，他最后打敗了怪物，人們都認為他是一個偉大的勇士，他感到很自豪，感覺自己高大了。
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