Lesson 12 The Traveller and the Lion

1、A traveller in South Africa once set out on a long journey. When crossing a wide plain,far from home, he saw a lion at a distance .The lion saw him at the same time, and began slowly to follow him.

2、When the traveller walked fast, the lion walked fast! When he stopped, the lion stopped!The man saw that the lion meant to follow him until dark, and then spring upon him.

3、He was not able to run away from the lion, for the lion could run faster than he. So he thought of a plan to cheat him.

4、He came to a high cliff, below which was a deep hollow. Crouching down,he hid behind a rock, where the lion could not see him. Then taking a branch which he found among the rocks, he put on it his coat and his hat, so as to make them look like a man.

5、He then held the branch above the rock behind which he was hid.

6、Soon the lion came creeping slyly along. The moment he saw the coat and the hat,he made a sudden spring at them. He bounded right over the place where the man lay,and, falling down among the rocks, was killed!

7、The traveller was saved, and before long he reached his own home.

(220 words)

Exercises

Ⅰ. How well did you read?

1. [Check the details] When did the traveller find himself being followed by a lion?

A. When he was far away from home.

B. When he was walking across a wide plain.

C. When he came to a high cliff.

2. [Note the fact] Where did he put on his coat and hat?

A. On the rock. B. Behind the rock. C. On the branch.

3. [Evaluate the information]Put the following sentences into correct order.

a. He picked up a branch.

b. He hid himself behind the rock with the branch in hand c. He was followed by a lion.

d. The lion made a spring at the coat and the hat he saw.

e. He put the coat and the hat on the branch.

f. The lion fell among the rocks and died.

A. c—b—a—d—e—f B. c —a—e—b—d—f C. c—e—a—d—b—f Ⅱ

. Read for words.

1. A traveller in South Africa once set out on a long journey. (Para. 1, line 1)

A. 确定 B. 准备 C. 出发

2. So he thought of a plan to cheat him. (Para. 3, line 3)

A. 欺骗 B. 驱赶 C. 吸引

3. Soon the lion came creeping slyly along. (Para. 6, line 1)

A. 快速地 B. 偷偷地 C. 慢慢地