Question

【题目】Maniappa was a farmer．He worked in his field all day．

In the middle of the crops in the field，a sparrow(麻雀)had built a nest．She lived in the nest．She got two children．The little sparrows lived with their mother happily．

Days passed by．It was time for the harvesting season．The corns were ripe．And everywhere people started their harvests．

The little sparrows said to their mother，“Mummy! We will have to fly away．”

The mother sparrow replied，“Not so soon babies! The farmer is not ready．”

One day．they heard the farmer saying，“I must call my neighbours and make them do the harvest．’’

The little sparrows said．“Mummy．tonight we shall fly away．”The mother said，“Not so soon babies．The farmer won’t make it．”The words of the mother came true．The neighbours did not turn up．

The next day，the farmer was heard saying，“I will call my relatives and make them do the harvest．’’

This time also the little ones wanted to fly away．But the mother asked them to relax．Once again，the words of the mother came true．

Now，they heard the farmer saying，“Tomorrow 1 will do the harvest myself．’’By hearing these words，the mother said，“Come，my children．It is time for us to leave this field．”

【1】The underlined word“ripe”in the passage means“__________”in Chinese．

A. 成熟的 B. 繁茂的 C. 茁壮的 D. 枯萎的

【2】The little sparrows felt________when they heard the farmer saying“I must call my neighbours

and make them do the harvest．”．

A. happy· B. 1ucky C. angry D. worried

【3】The mother sparrow stopped the little sparrows flying away__________in all．

A. twice B. three times C. four times D. five times

【4】What is TRUE about the ending of the story?

A. The neighbours helped the farmer do the harvest．

B. The relatives helped the farmer do the harvest．

C. The farmer did the harvest by himself at last．

D. Only the mother sparrow flew away in the end．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】本文讲述了一窝麻雀把窝建在了庄稼地中间。到了丰收的季节，当小麻雀听见那个农民说要找邻居来收割庄稼时，和听见那个农民要找亲戚帮忙时，麻雀妈妈都没有让大家飞走。但是当听见那个农民说明天自己收割庄稼时，麻雀妈妈认为到了离开这个庄稼地的时候了。

【1】A

词义猜测题。根据And everywhere people started their harvests．可知人们开始收割，应是庄稼成熟了，故选A。

【2】D

推理判断题。根据One day．they heard the farmer saying，“I must call my neighbours and make them do the harvest．” The little sparrows said．“Mummy．tonight we shall fly away．”可知当小麻雀们听见农民说要找邻居收割庄稼，他们想要和妈妈一起飞走，故推断他们感到担心，故选D。

【3】B

推理判断题。根据The mother sparrow replied，“Not so soon babies! The farmer is not ready．”和The mother said，“Not so soon babies．The farmer won’t make it．”和But the mother asked them to relax可知麻雀妈妈三次阻止小麻雀们飞走，故选B。

【4】C

推理判断题。根据Now，they heard the farmer saying，“Tomorrow 1 will do the harvest myself．’’可知最后那个农民自己收割庄稼，故选C。