Once(曾经) there lived a lion in the big mountain．He was very big and strong．He often ate the other animals．Every day he went out to look for food．The small animals in the mountain were all afraid of him．Near the mountain there were four bulls(公牛)．They are friends, and they often worked and played together．The tiger tried（尝试） many times to catch（捕捉）them, but he could not do so．Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight(战斗力) him．So he could do nothing to them．
One day, the four bulls had a quarrel(争吵)．After that each of them went his own way．When the lion saw this,  he was happy．He caught one bull and ate him up（吃光）．Then he caught another．One by one (一个接一个地)he caught all the four bulls and ate them up．
【小题1】How many bulls were there in the story?  _______

Once(曾经) there lived a lion in the big mountain．He was very big and strong．He often ate the other animals．Every day he went out to look for food．The small animals in the mountain were all afraid of him．Near the mountain there were four bulls(公牛)．They are friends, and they often worked and played together．The tiger tried（尝试） many times to catch（捕捉）them, but he could not do so．Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight(战斗力) him．So he could do nothing to them．

One day, the four bulls had a quarrel(争吵)．After that each of them went his own way．When the lion saw this,  he was happy．He caught one bull and ate him up（吃光）．Then he caught another．One by one (一个接一个地)he caught all the four bulls and ate them up．

1.How many bulls were there in the story?  _______

2.Why were the animals afraid of the lion?  Because the lion ______.

3.Why didn’t the lion eat the bulls at first?

4.The four bulls went their own way because______.

5.The lion ________at last (最终).

Once(曾经) there lived a lion in the big mountain.He was very big and strong.He often ate the other animals.Every day he went out to look for food.The small animals in the mountain were all afraid of him.Near the mountain there were four bulls(公牛).They are friends, and they often worked and played together.The tiger tried（尝试） many times to catch（捕捉）them, but he could not do so.Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight(战斗力) him.So he could do nothing to them.
One day, the four bulls had a quarrel(争吵).After that each of them went his own way.When the lion saw this,  he was happy.He caught one bull and ate him up（吃光）.Then he caught another.One by one (一个接一个地)he caught all the four bulls and ate them up.

1. 1.

   How many bulls were there in the story?  _______

   1. A.
      Four
   2. B.
      One
   3. C.
      Two
   4. D.
      Five
2. 2.

   Why were the animals afraid of the lion?  Because the lion ______.

   1. A.
      didn’t love them
   2. B.
      wanted to eat them
   3. C.
      wanted to play with them
   4. D.
      wanted to make friends with them.
3. 3.

   Why didn’t the lion eat the bulls at first?

   1. A.
      Because the bulls were friendly
   2. B.
      Because every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight him.
   3. C.
      Because it was not very hungry.
   4. D.
      Because he didn’t like to eat them.
4. 4.

   The four bulls went their own way because______.

   1. A.
      they wanted to find food
   2. B.
      they wanted to find their children
   3. C.
      they had a quarrel
   4. D.
      they wanted to live in other places（地方）.
5. 5.

   The lion ________at last (最终).

   1. A.
      ate up all the four bulls
   2. B.
      ate nothing
   3. C.
      made friends with bulls
   4. D.
      couldn’t find the bulls\

Over time, the cuckoo(杜鹃) has learned to get other birds to care for its babies. The cuckoo is an amazing bird.

Most birds lay their eggs and look after them until their babies hatch out(孵化). Then they feed their babies until they are ready to leave the nest.

Some birds are not such good parents. Cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and do not care for their own babies. The cuckoo gets other birds to act as the parents. The other birds are left with the work of bringing up the young cuckoos as well as their own babies!

If the cuckoo egg hatches first, the baby cuckoo will often push the other eggs out of the nest so that it can get all the attention of its new mother. The young cuckoo sometimes even pushes the other babies out of the nest. The young cuckoo has a loud cry and is often bigger than the other baby birds. It will take all the food and the space in the nest.

A cuckoo lays around 25 eggs each year in the nests of other birds. This means that many other birds spend all their time looking after young cuckoos instead of their own babies. Some birds have learned to recognize(辨别) the cuckoos’ eggs and they push them out of their nest. But the cuckoos have also found ways of fooling the other birds. They can change their egg to make it look just like the other birds’ own eggs.

(　 ) 46．After most birds lay their eggs, they will _________.

　 A. look after them until their babies hatch out　 B. push the eggs out of the nest

　 C. eat all the eggs　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. do nothing but leave them in the nest

(　 ) 47．Over time, the cuckoo has known the art of________.

　　 A. making a wonderful nest　　　 B. getting other birds to care for its babies

　　 C. catching food quickly　　　　 D. singing songs

(　 ) 48．What do cuckoos do to their babies?

A. They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.　 B. They do not care for their own babies.

C. They get the other birds to act as the parents.　 D. All of the above.

(　 ) 49．If the cuckoo egg hatches first, the cuckoo babies will often _________.

A. push the other eggs out of the nest　　　 B. fly to find their own parents

　　 C. help to warm the other eggs　　　　　 D. do nothing but wait for food

(　 ) 50．Which of the following statements is true?

A. cuckoo lays about 25 eggs each season in the nests of other birds.

B. No bird can recognize the cuckoo’s eggs.

C. Some birds can recognize the cuckoo’s eggs and push them out of the nest.

D. It's more difficult for cuckoos to lay eggs in the nests of other birds.