Question

A farmer had a faithful（忠诚的） horse who was old and couldn’t do much work. So the farmer no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said, “ If you can bring me a lion here, I will keep you.”

The horse was sad, and went to the forest. There he met a fox. After the fox heard the story, he said. “I will help you. Just lie down, as if you were dead, and do not move.’’

The horse did what the fox asked, and then the fox went to the lion and said, “A dead horse is lying out there. Just come with me, and you have a rich meal.”

The lion went with him, and they were both standing by the horse, the fox said, “Now let me tie the horse to your tail and you can take it home and eat it.”

The fox’s words made the lion very happy. But the fox tied the lion’s legs together with the horse’s tail. When the fox finished his work, he said to the horse, “Pull the lion to the farmer.”

Then the horse pulled the lion away with him at once. The lion was very angry but he couldn’t do anything. When the farmer saw the lion, he was in a good mood（心情）, and said to the horse, “ You can stay with me.’’ And he give him enough food to eat until the horse died.

1.The farmer didn’t want to keep his horse any more because___________.

A. the horse was lazy

B. the horse didn’t follow the farmer’s words

C. the horse was ill

D. the horse was too old to do much work.

2.The lion believed the fox’s words because________________.

A. he could make friends with the fox

B. he wanted to eat the horse

C. he wanted to save the horse

D. he could be sent to the farmer

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The farmer was angry with the fox.

B. The fox helped the lion eat the horse.

C. The farmer accepted（接受）the horse at last.

D. At last the horse left the farmer.

4.What is the best title of the story?

A. A kind fox. B. A stupid lion

C.A clever idea  D. A silly horse.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是一只聪明的狐狸帮助一匹被主人遗弃的老马给主人拉回了一头狮子，使马的主人把马一直养到了老的故事。

1.D细节理解题。题意：为什么农民不想再养那匹马？A. the horse was lazy马懒；B. the horse didn’t follow the farmer’s words马不听农民的话；C. the horse was ill马生病了；D. the horse was too old to do much work.马太老了，不能干许多活了。由第一段里的：A farmer had a faithful（忠诚的） horse who was old and couldn’t do much work. So the farmer no longer wanted to give him anything to eat可知因为农民忠诚的马老了，不能干许多活了，所以农民不再想给它吃的了。故选D。

2.B推理判断题。题意：为什么狮子相信狐狸的话？A. he could make friends with the fox他可以和狐狸交朋友；B. he wanted to eat the horse他想要吃那匹马；C. he wanted to save the horse他想要救那匹马；D. he could be sent to the farmer可以把他送到农民那儿。根据第三段里狐狸对狮子所说的话：A dead horse is lying out there. Just come with me, and you have a rich meal.可知，狮子是听到可以吃丰盛的一餐时才跟着狐狸去的。故选B。

3.3】C推理判断题。题意：下面哪一个是对的？A. The farmer was angry with the fox.农民生狐狸的气；B. The fox helped the lion eat the horse.狐狸帮助狮子吃了马；C. The farmer accepted（接受）the horse at last.最后农民接受了马；D. At last the horse left the farmer.最后，马离开了农民。由短文最后的句子：“ You can stay with me.” And he give him enough food to eat until the horse died. 可知，农民同意马和他生活在一起，并且给他食物直到他死去。故选C。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。