Question

    A crow, having stolen a piece of cheese, held it firmly in her mouth and stood in a tree. A fox, who was very hungry, took the following ways to get the cheese for himself.

“How handsome is the crow!” he said. “How beautiful is her shape and how fair her feather! Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she might rightly be called the queen of birds!”

This he said in a soft voice. The crow, anxious to show that her voice was equal to her other attractions, made a loud caw, and dropped the cheese.

The fox caught it as it fell. “My good crow,” said he, “ your voice is all right, but your brain is not good.”

1.A crow stood ____.

A.on a flower B.in a tree C.on the tree D.in the sky

2.How did the crow feel when she heard what the fox said?

A.happy B.nervous C.anxious D.relaxed

3.The fox got ____from the crow at last.

A.the crow’s feather B.the crow’s voice C.cheese D.a leave

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一只乌鸦偷了一块奶酪，紧紧地叼在嘴里，站在树上。一只狡猾的狐狸，用赞美的语言欺骗了乌鸦，奶酪从乌鸦嘴里掉下来了。

1.细节理解。根据文中“A crow, having stolen a piece of cheese, held it firmly in her mouth and stood in a tree.”可知，一只乌鸦站在一棵树上。故选B。

2.细节理解。happy高兴的； nervous紧张的； anxious焦虑的； relaxed放松的。根据文中“The crow, anxious to show that her voice was equal to her other attractions, made a loud caw, and dropped the cheese.” 乌鸦急于表明自己的声音和其他吸引人的地方一样，大声叫了一声，把奶酪掉了下来。可知，当听到狐狸说的，乌鸦很焦虑，故选C。

3.细节理解。the crow’s feather乌鸦的羽毛； the crow’s voice乌鸦的声音； cheese奶酪； a leave一片叶子。根据文中“The crow, anxious to show that her voice was equal to her other attractions, made a loud caw, and dropped the cheese.The fox caught it as it fell.”乌鸦急于表明自己的声音和其他吸引人的地方一样，大声叫了一声，把奶酪掉了下来。狐狸掉下来时抓住了它。可知，狐狸终于从乌鸦那儿得到了奶酪。故选C。