Like most cultures around the world, the Zulu people of Africa tell stories that have animals as heroes. These stories are meant to entertain, but they are also used to teach important lessons to children. This is one of those stories.
One hot afternoon, Jackal was walking along the rocky road sniffing (嗅) the ground. He was hoping to smell a mouse or a lizard (蜥蜴), or something else that would be good to eat. He was so much lost in sniffing that he wasn’t really paying attention to what was around himself.
Suddenly, Jackal looked up to see his neighbor, Lion, walking straight toward him. He did not have enough time to get away. Jackal had played many tricks (捉弄) on Lion over of something quickly.
“Help! Help!” cried Jackal as he quickly jumped upon a large rock hanging over the road. “The rocks are falling down, and I can’t hold them much longer. We shall both be crushed (壓碎) if you do not do your best to hold these rocks back, Lion”
At once, Lion pushed his strong shoulder against the rocks to keep them from moving any further. “I’ll just run over here to get something to stop the rocks,” shouted Jackal as he ran away to safety. Lion stayed leaning against the unmoving rocks for quite a long time before he realized that Jackal had tricked him yet again!
小題1:Why was Jackal sniffing the ground?
A．To play with Lion.B．To push upon a rock
C．To run after a mouseD．To look for something to eat.
小題2:What does the underlined word ‘leaning’ mean?
A．supportingB．sleepingC．runningD．sitting
小題3:Why did Jackal cry for help?
A．Because Lion was rushing to him.
B．Because he was caught under a rock.
C．Because he got an idea to get away from Lion.
D．Because he saw a large rock moving toward him.
小題4:What lesson does the story teach us?
A．Trust your friend, trust yourself.
B．Work hard, and you’ll succeed.
C．Help others when they are in trouble.
D．Try to find a quick way out when in trouble.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
這是一個非洲的寓言故事。講述了胡狼在尋找食物的時候，突然遇到獅子，為了逃命，他想出一計，戲弄了獅子，且脫離了危險。
小題1:從短文第二段，第二句，可以得知。
小題2:從上面的幾個動詞hold、push，可以推測獅子用肩膀頂著石頭，以防它們滾動。
小題3:根據(jù)最后一段，得知Jackal這樣做是想巧妙脫身。
小題4:故事內(nèi)容主要講Jackal遇到危險，急中生智，解決問題。A、B、C三項與短文內(nèi)容無關(guān)。
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