Comprehension Test 阅读理解

The Jungle Book 森林王子

Rudyard Kipling （著）

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子正确（T）或错误（F）。

a Shere Khan killed Mowgli’s mother and father.
b Bagheera gave a cow to buy Mowgli’s life.
c The Jungle-People do not speak to the Bandar-log.
d The Bandar-log built a city in the jungle.
e Kaa danced in front of the Bandar-log.
f Bagheera was the only animal who could look into Mowgli’s eyes.
g Mowgli took a fire-pot from the village.
h At first, the people in the village did not want to give Mowgli food.
i Mowgli killed Shere Khan with fire.
j Mowgli’s brother was called Grey Brother.

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2 Who said this in the story? Who did they say it to? Baloo, Bagheera, Akela, Kaa, Chil the
Kite, Mowgli, Shere Khan, Mother Wolf, the Wolf-Pack. 谁对谁说的这些话？
a ‘Go away, fish-killer, eater of cubs!’ ............... to ...............
b ‘Let him run with the Pack. I myself will teach him.’ ............... to ...............
c ‘I will say the words to Bagheera, not you!’ ............... to ...............
d ‘Watch where they take me, and tell Baloo and Bagheera.’ ............... to ...............
e ‘The Bandar-log call you “old yellow fish”, I hear.’ ............... to ...............
f ‘It’s only old Kaa dancing. Let us go.’ ............... to ............... and ...............
g ‘The law of the jungle says that you can kill me now.’ ............... to ...............

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3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. 在 B 部分中选择
合适的序号与 A 部分组成完整的句子。

A
1 The wolves knew that Shere Khan could not get into the cave ...
2 Baloo did not want Mowgli to talk to the Bandar-log ...
3 Bagheera jumped into the tank ...

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 4 Messua took Mowgli into her house ...
5 Mowgli laughed ...

B
a ... because they had no law.
b ... because the monkeys were afraid of water.
c ... because Buldeo’s stories were stupid.
d ... because her boy was taken by a tiger.
e ... because he was too big.

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4 Match the name with the animal: Kaa, Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, Tabaqui. 将动物和名字搭
配。
a Wolf: ...............
b Bear: ...............
c Panther: ...............
d Jackal: ...............
e Python: ...............

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5 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5. 为下列事件排
序。
a Shere Khan could not escape.
b Grey Brother took the cows to the bottom of the ravine while Mowgli and Akela took the
buffaloes to the top.
c Akela and Grey Brother put the cows and buffaloes into two groups.
d He fell under the feet of the buffaloes.
e Mowgli jumped on the back of one buffalo and the buffaloes began to move down the
ravine.

20 marks

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Multiple-choice Test 选择题

The Jungle Book 森林王子

Rudyard Kipling

Setting 故事背景

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

1 The jungle is in Southern _____.
a [ ] Africa b [ ] China c [ ] India d [ ] Brazil
2 At the beginning, Mowgli is _____.
a [ ] a baby b [ ] five years old c [ ] nine years old d [ ] a teenager
3 Mowgli grows up with _____.
a [ ] people in a village b [ ] a group of monkeys
c [ ] a young wolf d [ ] a wolf family
4 Mother and Father Wolf live in a _____.
a [ ] cave b [ ] tree c [ ] village d [ ] ravine
5 The monkeys take Mowgli to _____.
a [ ] the village b [ ] the Lost City c [ ] the river d [ ] the meeting of the Wolf Pack
6 One day, Mowgli goes to a village and takes a _____.
a [ ] fire pot b [ ] knife c [ ] cup d [ ] book
7 When Mowgli goes to live in the village, he goes in a _____ for the first time.
a [ ] shop b [ ] school c [ ] house d [ ] garden
8 In the village Mowgli learns how to _____.
a [ ] swim b [ ] be like a man c [ ] speak to animals d [ ] fight
9 One day, Mowgli takes all of the buffaloes down into a _____.
a [ ] cave b [ ] river c [ ] house d [ ] ravine
10 At the end, Mowgli lives _____.
a [ ] on the river b [ ] in the village c [ ] in the jungle d [ ] in the Lost City

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Characters 人物

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

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 11 Mowgli is a _____-cub.
a [ ] wolf b [ ] bear c [ ] panther d [ ] man
12 _____ wants to keep Mowgli and look after him.
a [ ] Mother Wolf b [ ] Shere Khan c [ ] Kaa d [ ] Chil
13 Shere Khan is a _____.
a [ ] panther b [ ] tiger c [ ] wolf d [ ] monkey
14 Shere Khan is _____.
a [ ] kind b [ ] good c [ ] dangerous d [ ] funny
15 Akela is the leader of the _____.
a [ ] village b [ ] monkeys c [ ] jungle d [ ] Wolf-Pack
16 Baloo is a _____.
a [ ] man b [ ] wolf c [ ] bear d [ ] kite
17 Baloo and Bagheera _____ Mowgli.
a [ ] teach b [ ] fight c [ ] kill d [ ] ride
18 The _____ always make plans and forget them later.
a [ ] wolves b [ ] monkeys c [ ] people in the village d [ ] buffaloes
19 Kaa is a _____ and he can do a dangerous dance.
a [ ] monkey b [ ] jackal c [ ] python d [ ] bear
20 Mowgli goes to live in _____ house in the village.
a [ ] Messua’s b [ ] Boldeo’s c [ ] Rama’s d [ ] Red Flower’s

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Dialogue 对话

Who said or wrote this? 谁说的或写的这些？

21 ‘Yes, I will keep him. And I will call him Mowgli, the frog.’
a [ ] Messua b [ ] Shere Khan c [ ] Baloo d [ ] Mother Wolf
22 ‘But I will have this man-cub one day, you thieves!’
a [ ] Father Wolf b [ ] Shere Khan c [ ] Kaa d [ ] Bagheera
23 ‘I will say the words to Bagheera, not you, fat old Baloo!’
a [ ] Mowgli b [ ] Mother Wolf c [ ] Akela d [ ] Grey Brother
24 ‘One day, you will thank me for my lessons.’
a [ ] Mowgli b [ ] Shere Khan c [ ] Baloo d [ ] Kaa
25 ‘You are very happy here with us. We are great. We are wonderful. We all say so and it is

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 true.’
a [ ] the monkeys b [ ] the wolves c [ ] the people of the village d [ ] the buffaloes
26 ‘This old wolf is not important. He will die soon. It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
Give him to me.’
a [ ] Mother Wolf b [ ] Bagheera c [ ] Baloo d [ ] Shere Khan
27 ‘Free People, I have been your leader for many years. In all that time no wolf has died in the
hunt. But this time I did not kill my deer.’
a [ ] Mowgli b [ ] Baloo c [ ] Akela d [ ] Shere Khan
28 ‘Yes, he is thin, but he looks like my son.’
a [ ] Bagheera b [ ] Baloo c [ ] Kaa d [ ] Messua
29 ‘Listen, boy! I am the village hunter, and I will take the coat, and keep all the money.’
a [ ] Mowgli b [ ] Buldeo c [ ] Messua d [ ] Father Wolf
30 ‘Now, I do not belong to the Wolf-Pack, or to the Man-Pack. I will hunt alone in the jungle.’
a [ ] Mowgli b [ ] Buldeo c [ ] Messua d [ ] Akela

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Vocabulary 词汇

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

31 a thick forest in hot, wet countries
a [ ] wood b [ ] jungle c [ ] ravine d [ ] cave
32 when you run quickly after somebody or something
a [ ] chase b [ ] find c [ ] walk d [ ] stand
33 when you take care of something or somebody; you keep them away from danger
a [ ] look for b [ ] look into c [ ] look after d [ ] look up
34 a long, deep sound; tigers and lions make this noise
a [ ] hiss b [ ] cry c [ ] bark d [ ] roar
35 a wild animal like a big dog
a [ ] kite b [ ] bear c [ ] wolf d [ ] python
36 when you are unhappy because somebody has died or something bad has happened
a [ ] free b [ ] kind c [ ] wild d [ ] sad
37 when you are not in danger
a [ ] strange b [ ] safe c [ ] hungry d [ ] bored
38 when you speak very quietly in a soft, low voice

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 a [ ] say b [ ] shout c [ ] sing d [ ] whisper
39 an animal with a long tail that can climb trees
a [ ] monkey b [ ] jackal c [ ] dog d [ ] rabbit
40 when you feel frightened of something
a [ ] alive b [ ] afraid c [ ] ready d [ ] alone

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Plot 情节

Choose the best answer. 选择适当的答案。

41 When Mother and Father Wolf find Mowgli, he is _____.
a [ ] ill b [ ] alone c [ ] asleep d [ ] dead
42 Shere Khan wants to _____ Mowgli.
a [ ] save b [ ] help c [ ] kill d [ ] buy
43 Baloo teaches Mowgli how to _____.
a [ ] speak the languages of the jungle b [ ] speak to people
c [ ] build a house d [ ] read and write
44 One day, Mowgli runs away because Baloo_____ him.
a [ ] washes b [ ] shouts at c [ ] holds d [ ] hits
45 _____ helps Baloo and Bagheera to look for Mowgli.
a [ ] Chil the kite b [ ] Shere Khan c [ ] Akela d [ ] Father Wolf
46 None of the animals in the jungle can look in Mowgli’s _____.
a [ ] hands b [ ] eyes c [ ] book d [ ] cave
47 At the meeting of the Wolf-Pack, Mowgli frightens Shere Khan with _____.
a [ ] a gun b [ ] a knife c [ ] fire d [ ] water
48 The buffaloes run over and _____ Shere Khan.
a [ ] hurt b [ ] kill c [ ] laugh at d [ ] burn
49 Shere Khan can’t fight or climb because he _____.
a [ ] is ill b [ ] is very old c [ ] is tired d [ ] has eaten a lot
50 At the end, Mowgli takes the _____ from Shere Khan.
a [ ] money b [ ] teeth c [ ] coat d [ ] fire

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The Jungle Book
1 a F
b T
c T
d F
e T
f F
g T
h F
i F
j T
2 a Mother Wolf, Shere Khan
b Baloo, the Wolf-Pack
c Mowgli, Baloo
d Mowgli, Chil the Kite
e Bagheera, Kaa
f Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera
g Akela, the Wolf-Pack
3 1 e
2 a
3 b
4 d
5 c
4 a Akela
b Baloo
c Bagheera
d Tabaqui
e Kaa
5 a 4
b 2
c 1
d 5
e 3

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The Jungle Book
Setting

1 c
2 a
3 d
4 a
5 b
6 a
7 c
8 b
9 d
10 c

Characters

11 d
12 a
13 b
14 c
15 d
16 c
17 a
18 b
19 c
20 a

Dialogue

21 d
22 b
23 a
24 c
25 a
26 d
27 c
28 d
29 b

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 30 a

Vocabulary

31 b
32 a
33 c
34 d
35 c
36 d
37 b
38 d
39 a
40 b

Plot

41 b
42 c
43 a
44 d
45 a
46 b
47 c
48 b
49 d
50 c

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