【A】
One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate (拼死的) efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted (精疲力竭的) was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1. The ant could not reach the side though _______.
A. she cried for help
B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard
D. she could smell well
2. The dove saved the ant because _______.
A. she was the ant's friend
B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted
D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood
C. a blade of grass D. a raft
4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.
A. the dove immediately flew away
B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once
D. he felt something biting him in the foot
5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.
A. how clever the ant was
B. how kind the dove was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇寓言故事描写了一只蚂蚁快要淹死了，出于同情，一只鸽子救了它。后来猎人举起枪，准备射杀鸽子时，蚂蚁咬了他的脚，救了鸽子。这篇文章作者想要告诉我们，我们经常需要别人的帮助，所以我们也应该帮助其他人。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The poor ant almost exhausted (精疲力竭的) was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her.(可怜的蚂蚁几乎筋疲力尽了，当一只鸽子看到她时，她仍然勇敢地努力着)”可知，尽管蚂蚁非常努力，但还是到不了岸边。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again.(小鸟很感动，扔给蚂蚁一根草，草就像木筏一样支撑着蚂蚁，于是蚂蚁又回到了岸边)”可知，鸽子救了蚂蚁，因为她同情可怜的蚂蚁，故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again.(小鸟很感动，扔给蚂蚁一根草，草就像木筏一样支撑着蚂蚁，于是蚂蚁又回到了岸边)”可知，蚂蚁在一根草的帮助下成功到达了岸边。故选C。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据“He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire.(他本来是要这么做的，但是就在他举枪要开枪的时候，蚂蚁咬了他的脚)”可知，正当这个人举起枪，准备射杀鸽子时，他感觉有什么东西咬了他的脚。故选D。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。通过阅读文章，可知这篇文章作者想要告诉我们，我们经常需要别人的帮助，所以我们也应该帮助其他人。故选D。
