During the Jin Dynasty, there lived a man named Zhou Chu in Yixing. He was known for his love for fighting when he was young, making him a big problem in the county. At that time, there was a ferocious (凶猛的) dragon in the river and a fierce tiger in the mountains of Yixing. They often hurt and ate people, so people saw them as the “three evils” along with Zhou Chu. Among them, Zhou Chu caused the most harm.

    Later, someone suggested that Zhou Chu should go to the mountain to kill the wild tiger and to the river to behead the fierce dragon, hoping to get rid of two evils and leave only one. Zhou Chu went to the mountain alone and indeed killed the tiger. Then he jumped into the river and fought with the dragon. The evil dragon moved up and down, diving deep with Zhou Chu chasing closely after it. After three days and nights, everyone thought that Zhou Chu had died. They were happy and celebrated. To their surprise, Zhou Chu had actually killed the dragon and returned.

    When Zhou Chu heard that his fellow townspeople celebrated his death, he realized that he was considered one of the evils of Yixing. So, he decided to change. He went to Wu prefecture to seek advice from the famous brothers, Lu Ji and Lu Yun.

    Zhou Chu told Lu Yun the truth and expressed his wish to correct his mistakes and start over, but he was worried that he was too old to make a difference. Lu Yun encouraged him by saying, “The ancients would be happy even if they came to thoroughly understand the truth in the early morning but died at night, let alone you with a promising future. Besides, for a man, the scary thing is to have no ambition. Why worry about not achieving anything?”

    From then on, Zhou Chu quickly and completely changed his ways and made efforts to improve himself. The story of “Chou Chu Getting Rid of the Evils” has been passed down to this day.

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1.1. Which of the following didn’t belong to the three evils in Yixing?

A A ferocious dragon.

B A fierce tiger.

C Zhou Chu.

D Lu Ji.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的“there was a ferocious dragon in the river and a fierce tiger in the mountains of Yixing. They often hurt and ate people, so people saw them as the ‘three evils’ along with Zhou Chu.”可知，当时义兴河里有一条凶恶的蛟龙，山中有一头猛虎，经常残害百姓。因此，人们把它们和周处一起并称为“三害”，并不包括陆机。故选D。

2.2. How did people feel about Zhou Chu’s “death”?

A Afraid.

B Angry.

C Sad.

D Excited.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段的“After three days and nights, everyone thought that Zhou Chu had died. They were happy and celebrated.”可知，百姓们都以为周处死了，喜出望外，互相庆贺。故选D。

3.3. Why did Zhou Chu decide to change?

A Because he was tired of fighting.

B Because he wanted to become famous.

C Because he realized he was regarded as one of the evils of Yixing.

D Because he wanted to seek advice from Lu Ji and Lu Yun.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的“When Zhou Chu heard that his fellow townspeople celebrated his death, he realized that he was considered one of the evils of Yixing. So, he decided to change.”可知，周处听说乡邻们以为他死了而庆贺，才知道自己也人们被当做义兴一害，萌发了悔改的决心。故选C。

4.4. What advice did Lu Yun give to Zhou Chu?

A To forget about his past and never look back.

B To start over and not worry about being too old.

C To focus on killing more beasts to prove himself.

D To travel around and find more adventures.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段的“The ancients would be happy even if they came to thoroughly understand the truth in the early morning but died at night, let alone you with a promising future.”可知，陆云鼓励周处不要担心自己年纪大，应该重新开始，不要担心无法取得成就。故选B。