Question

One morning, a little mouse went out to find something to eat. He was careless and met a fierce(凶猛的)lion. The lion caught the mouse. The lion wanted to eat him.

“Please let me go, Mr Lion,” said the mouse. “One day, I will help you.”

The lion laughed, “How could a little mouse help a big lion?” “Well,” he said, “I will let you go. But you must walk more carefully. ”

The mouse was very thankful. “Thank you, Mr Lion. You are very kind. I will repay(报答)you one day. ”the little mouse said.

The next week, the mouse was looking for something to eat again. He saw the lion under a tree. But the lion was tied tightly(紧系着)in a strong rope. He could not get out.

“I will help you,” said the mouse. His teeth were sharp. Then he bit one rope, and then another. Soon the lion was free. He was very happy. “Thank you, Mr Mouse,” he said. Later, they became good friends.

1.What did the little mouse do one morning?

A. He went to play.

B. He went for a walk.

C. He looked for something to eat.

D. He went out to buy something to eat.

2.Who did the little mouse meet?

A. A tiger.    B. A monkey.    C. An elephant.    D. A lion.

3.What did the little mouse think of the lion?

A. Kind.    B. Fierce.    C. Careless.    D. Polite.

4.Why did the little mouse help the lion?

A. Because the lion gave some food to him.

B. Because he wanted to repay the lion.

C. Because the lion was fierce.

D. Because the lion wanted to repay him.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A lion caught a mouse and let it go.

B. The lion didn’t like eating a mouse.

C. A mouse helped a lion out.

D. Don’t look down upon(小看) the small things.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】短文大意：一只小老鼠外出找食物，被一只凶猛的狮子捉住，在老鼠的求饶下，善良的狮子把他放了。后来当狮子身处困境时，老鼠又及时帮忙解救了狮子，说明了“不要小看小人物”的道理。

1.C

细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句话“One morning，a little mouse went out to find something to eat. ”可知一只小老鼠出去找东西吃，故答案选C。

2.D

细节理解题。由第一段的“He was careless and met a fierce lion. ”可知他遇到一只凶猛的狮子。故选D。

3.A

推理判断题。由第四段的“You are very kind. I will repay you one day. ”可知小老鼠认为狮子是善良的。故选A。

4.B

细节理解题。根据第四段的句子“I will repay you one day.”可知，小老鼠想报答狮子，故答案为B。

5.D

主旨大意题。由文意可知，狮子抓住老鼠后又放了，当狮子身处困境，老鼠帮忙解救，可见“不要小看小人物”，答案为D。

点睛：短文是一则寓言故事，寓言故事都有寓意，也就是会告诉我们一个什么道理，在英语阅读理解中被称作主旨大意题。所谓主旨大意，也就是文章的中心思想，主题思想，中心观点，它常常针对文章的主题，作者的写作意图，文章段落的中心思想进行提问，这类题也叫归纳概括题。如第5小题就是考查主旨大意题。通过小老鼠也能帮助狮子脱离困境说明“永远不要轻视小的东西，小的东西有时也能发挥巨大的能量”这样一个道理，故答案选D。