OnceuponatimetherewasaspiderwiththenameAnansi.Heknewthathewasverycleverbuthealsoknewhewasn’twise(英明的).Hedidn’tlikethisbuthedidnotknowwhattodo.Onedayhehadanidea.Hewentaroundthevillagewithabasketbanaskedeachpersontogivehimsomeoftheirwisdom(智慧).ThepeoplelaughedatAnansibecausetheyknewthatheneededwisdomthemost.Soeachpersonputabitinhisbasketandwishedhimgoodluck.

SoonhisbasketwasfullbutAnansiwasworriedthathisneighborsmightbejealous(嫉妒)ofhiswisdomandtakeitfromhim.Hedecidedtohideitatthetopofatalltree.Whenhehadtiredthebaskettothefrontpartofhisbodyhetriedtoclimbthetreebutitwastoodifficult.Hetriedagainandagainwithoutsuccess.

Thenhisyoungestsonwalkedby“Whatareyoudoingfather?”heaskedandAnansitoldhim.“Whydon’tyoucarrythebasketonyourbackinstead?”hissonsaid.

Anansiputthebasketonhisbackandclimbedthetreeeasilybuthewasn’thappy.“IwalkedalloverthevillageandcollectedsomuchwisdomthatIamthewisestpersoneverbutmybabysonisstillwiserthanme.Takebackyourwisdom!”hesaid.Andhethrewthebasketofwisdomintotheairandwenthome.Andthat’showwisdomwentallovertheworld.

1.Anansiwentaroundthevillagebecause_______.

A.heknewhewasveryclever

B.hewantedtoshowhisgoodluck

C.hehopedtomeethisson

D.hethoughthewasn’twiseenough

2.Anansiwantedtogethiswisdomfrom_______.

A.hissonB.hisfather

C.thevillagersD.theneighbors

3.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2(指的是)_______.

A.thetreeB.thebasket

C.theluckD.thewisdom

4.Thepassageaboveis_______.

A.areportB.astory

C.anadvertisementD.adiary

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.

A.Anansi’swisdomB.ThewisdomofAnaansi’sson

C.AnansiandhissonD.Anansiandthevillagers