5．A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package．What food might it contain？He was alarmed to discover that it was a rat trap （捕鼠夹）．
Going back to the farmyard the rat gave a warning："There is a rat trap in the house，a rat trap in the house!"
"I'm sorry，Mr．Rat，"said the pig，"I can only say this is something terrible to you，but it is of no consequence to me．I cannot be bothered with it．"
The rat turned to the cow．But the cow said，"Like wow，Mr．Rat？A rattrap？I am in danger，Huh？"
The rat returned to the house，head down and dejected．So the rat had to face the farmer's rattrap alone．
That very night，a sound was heard throughout the house，like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey （猎物）．The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught．In the darkness，she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap．The snake bit her．The farmer rushed her to hospital．She returned home with a fever．Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup，so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup．However，his wife's sickness continued．
The farmer's friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock．To feed them，the farmer killed the pig．But she didn't get well．Finally，she died，and so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them．
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you，remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house．
46．From the passage we know thatC．
A．the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap
B．the cow strongly believed in what the rat said
C．no animals showed concern over the rat's warning
D．the snake was killed immediately after being caught
47．The underlined word"dejected"is the closest in meaning toA．
A．disappointed
B．surprised
C．irritated
D．excited
48．We can learn from the article thatA．
A．the farmer had planned to kill the rat
B．the rat was very clever in avoiding the trap
C．the farmer's wife got good treatment in hospital
D．the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow
49．What message does the story intend to pass？B
A．We should mind our own business．
B．Everything is related to something else．
C．We'd better treat animals in a friendly way．
D．The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish．
分析 文章通过一个小故事告诉我们有时候我们认为不可能的事情有可能会发生在我们的身上，所以不要说与自己无关．本文通过一个寓言故事，诠释了这样一个道理，每一件事物都和某一事物有着联系，正所谓唇亡齿寒．
解答 46．C 细节理解题．根据老鼠与猪和牛的对话以及The rat returned to the house，head down and dejected．So the rat had to face the farmer'srattrap alone．老鼠回到屋子里，垂头丧气地，老鼠不得不独自面对农民的捕鼠夹．可知没有动物在乎老鼠的警告，故选C．
47．A 词义猜测题．根据Therat returned to the house，head down and dejected．So the rat had to face the farmer'srattrap alone．老鼠回到屋子里不得不独自面对农民的捕鼠夹．可猜测出‘‘dejected"意思是失望的，沮丧的，故选A．
48．A 细节理解题．根据第一段的He was alarmed to discover that it was a rat trap （捕鼠夹）．他惊恐地发现那是捕鼠夹，可知农夫计划杀死老鼠，故选A．
49．B 推理判断题．根据最后一段的Sothe next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it doesnot concern you，remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap inthe house．可知这篇文章想要传达的一个道理就是每一件事物都和某一事物有着联系，故选B．
点评 本文是故事类阅读，主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题．在做细节理解题时，首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语．认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
