2013年浙江省平阳县第三中学高一英语每日一小练 22.docVIP

One cold day in winter a farmer was working in his fields when he found a snake. It was nearly dead with cold. He said, “oh, poor thing! Ill take it home.” At once he laid it near the fire, and got it warm. But as it grew warm and felt pleasant, it raised its head and tried to bite（咬） the kind man. “You ungrateful creature!” said the farmer. “I cant keep you alive.” So saying, he killed the snake with a stick（棍子）. 2 The Stag at the Lake（在的雄鹿） One hot day a stag came to a lake to drink, and saw his own shadow in the water. How beautiful my antlers （鹿角）are! But Im very sorry my legs are very thin and ugly（丑陋）, said he to himself. Just then he saw a lion （狮子）coming toward him. He ran away as fast as fast as he could, and the lion could not catch him. Oh, how thankful I am for my good, long legs ! These legs have saved my life,? he said. But when he came to a thick wood, his antlers caught in the branches （树枝）of a tree. He tried to free himself from the branches, but he could not. At last the lion found the stag , caught him and killed him. 3 The Ass in the Lions Skin（皮的） Once an ass found a lions skin on the road. He was very glad to get the skin. At once he put it on. He said to himself, “ can go anywhere in the forest. I am the king of beasts（野兽）. Well, I will frighten the timianimals.” He was very proud of the skin, and went into the forest. Soon he met hares(兔子). When they saw him, they were all frightened and ran away. Then he met a goat. She was frightened, too, and went away. At last he met a fox. He tried to frighten the fox and cried out in a loud voice. But the wise (聪明的)fox said to him, “Oh, you are not a real lion. You are an ass. If you keep silent, you will frighten me. But I know you by your voice.” Soon after that a lion caught the ass and killed him. 4 The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat（） There was once a great battle between the birds and the beasts（野兽）. The beasts won the battle. On their way home, one of