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Unit 1 The lion and the mouSe 阅读理解精选练习
一、阅读理解
The lion says that he is on his death bed. So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.
The cat comes to the lion's cave. He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals.
But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox waiting outside. "Why don't you come in? "asks the lion.
"I beg your pardon, "says the fox. "I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody comes out. Before they come out, I will wait outside. "
1.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase "on his death bed"? ( )
A.高枕无忧 B.快死了 C.卧床休息
2._________ is the first to come to the lion's cave. ( )
A.The rabbit B.The cat C.The sheep
3.Why doesn't the fox go into the cave? ( )
A.Because he knows the lion's last wishes. B.Because he is waiting for his turn. C.Because he knows the lion may eat the animals.
4.Why does the lion ask the animals to listen to his last wishes? ( )
A.Because he wants to say something. B.Because he likes the animals very much. C.Because he wants to eat them.
5.What do you think of the fox? ( )
A.Foolish. B.Clever. C.Lovely.
There was once a large crocodile living in a river. He was very selfish. He didn’t want to share his river. So all other animals were afraid of the crocodile. They had to drink water in other rivers or steams. One day, the animals heard a loud sound from somewhere. They finally found out it was the crocodile. The crocodile was in a lot of pain due to (因为) a bad tooth. But no animal tried to help him as they were all scared of him. Suddenly, a little mouse jumped onto the crocodile’s head. He crept (爬行) into the crocodile’s open mouth. He held the bad tooth, and pulled and pulled and pulled. Finally, he pulled out the tooth and jumped out of the crocodile’s mouth. The crocodile said, "You are very clever and kind. Thanks for helping me get rid of (除去) my toothache." T