Question

A mouse happened to look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered. But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.

Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning; “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!”

The hen clucked (咯咯地叫) and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”

Then the mouse turned to the pig. The pig sympathized, but said, “I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”

Then the mouse turned to the cow and repeated the same words. The cow said, “Moo, Mr. Mouse. I’m sorry for you, but it’s no skin off my nose.”

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and sadly faced the farmer’s mousetrap alone. That very right a sound was heard throughout the house – the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it. It was a poisonous snake whose tail was caught in the trap. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home, she still had a fever.

Everyone knows fresh chicken soup is good to treat a fever. So the farmer took his knife to the farmyard. The hen was killed.

But his wife’s sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer’s wife did not get well but died. So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.

The mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.

1. What surprised the mouse when looking through the hole?

A. The farmer and his wife.           B. A dangerous mousetrap.

C. A package with food in.            D. A poisonous snake.

2. What did the mouse do when it returned to the farmyard?

A. It had a warn talk with his friends.

B. It warned its neighbors of the danger.

C. It argued with its neighbors loudly.

D. It tried hard to cheer its neighbors.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?

A. The hen was sure that it needn’t be bothered by it.

B. The pig only expressed its sympathy for the mouse.

C. The farmer’s wife was bitten by the poisonous snake.

D. The farmer’s neighbors came to his home for meat.

4.What does the underlined sentence “but it’s no skin off my nose” in paragraph 5 mean?

A. It is none of my business.

B. It is out of the question.

C. It doesn’t affect my smell.

D. It is not interesting at all.

5.Which of the following can best express the moral of the story?

A. Mind works faster in time of danger.

B. Never put your nose into others’ business.

C. We should pull together in time of trouble.

D. Out of sight, out of mind.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：农夫弄来了一个捕鼠夹，这让老鼠感到焦躁不安。他求助于同在农夫家里的鸡、猪和牛，但是它们都觉得事不关己。但是，真的事不关己吗？

1.But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.”可知老鼠看到的是一个捕鼠夹。故选B。

2.细节理解题。由“Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning; “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!””可知老鼠来到院子里就大声的发出警告。故选B。

3.细节理解题。由“Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.”可知，亲朋邻居们来是为了看望生病的农妇，不是为了吃。故选D。

4.句意猜测题。文中老鼠一连通知了鸡、猪和牛，但是它们都认为事不关己。因此是A——“这与我无关”。故选A。

5.5】主旨大意题。文章中老鼠的警告被鸡、猪和牛认为对自己无害而无视，结果却对自己招来杀身之祸。这警告我们在遇到危险的时候应该同舟共济，而不是事不关己高高挂起。故选C。

考点：故事类阅读。