During the Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Zhou Chu in Yixing. He liked fighting when he was young. However, this caused many problems in his county. At the same time, there was a fierce dragon in the river and a fierce tiger in the mountain of Yixing. They often hurt and ate people. So people saw them and Zhou Chu as the “three evils”. Among them, Zhou Chu caused the most harm.

    Later, someone suggested that Zhou Chu should go into the mountain to kill the tiger and to the river to kill the dragon. Zhou Chu went to the mountain alone and killed the tiger. Then he jumped into the river and fought with the dragon. The dragon moved up and down, diving deep with Zhou Chu chasing closely after it. After three days and nights, everyone thought Zhou Chu had died. They were happy and celebrated. But to their surprise, Zhou Chu had actually killed the dragon and returned.

    When Zhou Chu knew that people celebrated his death, he realized he was considered one of the evils of Yixing. So, he decided to change. He went to Wu prefecture to ask the famous brothers, Lu Ji and Lu Yun, for help...

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1.1. What were the “three evils” of Yixing?

A Zhou Chu, a dragon, and a tiger.

B Zhou Chu, a river, and a mountain.

C Zhou Chu, a dragon, and a mountain.

D Zhou Chu, a river, and a tiger.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的“At the same time, there was a fierce dragon in the river and a fierce tiger in the mountain of Yixing. They often hurt and ate people. So people saw them and Zhou Chu as the ‘three evils’.”可知，当时义兴郡河里有一条凶恶的蛟龙，山上有一头猛虎，经常残害百姓。因此，人们把它们和周处并称为“三害”。故选A。

2.2. Where did Zhou Chu go to kill the tiger?

A In the river.

B In the mountain.

C In the lake.

D In the village.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“Zhou Chu went to the mountain alone and killed the tiger.”可知，周处只身进山，杀掉了猛虎。故选B。

3.3. Which word can describe the process of Zhou Chu’s killing the dragon?

A Boring.

B Funny.

C Simple.

D Difficult.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段的“The dragon moved up and down, diving deep with Zhou Chu chasing closely after it. After three days and nights, everyone thought Zhou Chu had died.”可知，恶蛟上下翻腾，直下水底，周处紧追不舍。过了三天三夜，百姓们都以为周处死了，因此可推测，斩蛟龙的过程很艰难。故选D。

4.4. What did Zhou Chu do after he realized he was considered one of the evils?

A He continued to fight.

B He decided to change and ask for help.

C He jumped into the river.

D He killed people in his county.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“he decided to change”和“He went to Wu prefecture to ask the famous brothers, Lu Ji and Lu Yun, for help”可知，周处听说乡邻们为他的死去而庆贺，他才意识到自己也被当做义兴一害，萌发了悔改的决心。于是，他前往吴郡，求教名士陆机、陆云两兄弟。故选B。

5.5. Where can we read the passage?

A In a dictionary.

B In a newspaper.

C In a storybook.

D In a guidebook.

解析：选C。推理判断题。本文主要讲了晋朝时期有个叫周处的人，年轻时喜欢打架闹事，与蛟龙和猛虎并称为“三害”。后来周处进山杀猛虎，入河斩蛟龙，虽然历经艰险但最终成功。但当他得知人们以为他斩蛟龙“死”去而庆祝时，意识到自己也被视为一害，于是决定改变。这是一则中国古代的寓言故事，因此，我们可以在故事书上读到本文。故选C。