小学四年级英语第八册第四单元同步阅读与欣赏
(A.)
Tom’s a primary school pupil. He’s in Grade Six. His school isn’t far from his home. He has three kinds of pets. One is a cat, the other is a parrot. He has some fish, too. The cat is very clever. It can catch mice. It’s yellow. It has a big head, two big eyes, two short ears and a small nose. The parrot is green. It can speak clearly like a man. The fish in the bowl are very beautiful. They are red, yellow and black. Today when Tom get home, he can’t see the cat. Oh, it is there, near the fish bowl. It’s watching the fish.
在A,B,C中选择一个最佳答案。
( ) 1. What grade is Tom in?
A. He is in Grade Six.
B. He is in grade six.
C. He is in Grade six.
( ) 2. How many kinds of pets does he have?
A. He has 13 kinds of pets.
B. He has 3 kinds of pets.
C. He has 2 kinds of pets.
( ) 3. What can the cat do?
A. The cat nvan run.
B. The cant is very clever.
C. The cat can catch mice.
( ) 4. What color is the parrot?
A. The parrot is yellow.
B. The parrot is red, yellow and black.
C. The parrot is green.
( ) 5. What is the cat doing?
A. It is catching mice.
B. It is playing.
C. It is watching the fish.
(B.) Why Are You Crying?
Tom and Fred are students. They’re both eleven. They are in the same class in their school. One day, the have a fight in the classroom and their teacher is very angry. She says to both of them, “Stay here after the lessons this afternoon, and write your names a hundred times.” After the last lesson, all the other students go home, but Tom and Fred stay at the classroom with their teacher. They begin writing their names.
Then, Fred begins crying.
The teacher looks at him and says, “Why are you crying, Fred?”
“Because his name is Tom Mary, and my name is very long. It’s Frederick Hollingsworth. ” Fred says.
( ) 1. __________ is in the same class with Tom.
A. May B. Fred C. The teacher
( ) 2.Where do they have a fight?
A. In the classroom. B. In the playground. C. In the office.
( ) 3. When do the two boys have to stay in the classroom?
A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. This evening.
( ) 4. The teacher gets very _________.
A. angry B. happy C. sad
( ) 5. Why does Fred begin to cry?
A. Because he has a fight with Tom.
B. Because his name is shorter than Toms.
C. Because his name is longer than Tom May.
(C)Why the Bear Has a Short Tail?
One winter afternoon, the bear met a fox near the river. The fox had some fish in his hand. So the bear asked the fox, “How do you catch them?”
The fox said, “Cut a hole in the ice and put your tail in it, then wait. The fish will bite it, and you pull your tail out. The fish will be pulled out together.”
“Thank you,” said the bear. He cut a hole in the ice and put his tail in it. After a while, his tail hurt. He thought the fish were biting it. He began to pull his tail.
But he couldn’t pull out his tail because the water turned into ice. He pulled hard. But only part of his tail came out. Since then(从那时起) the bear has a very short tail.
( ) 1. The bear met the fox on ________.
A. a winter morning B. a winter afternoon C. a spring afternoon
( ) 2. The bear wanted to ________.
A. catch some fish B. drink some water C. go into the river
( ) 3. The bear put his tail in the hole and ________.
A. waited B. some fish bit it C. pulled it hard
( ) 4. The bear couldn’t pull his tail out because _______.
A. some fish bit it B. his tail hurt C. the water turned into ice
( ) 5.The bear has a short tail because ________.
A. he didn’t pull hard B. the fish bit a part of it
C. only part of the bear’s tail came out
(D)阅读短文并判断正（T）误(F)。
A cat asks an ant, “Where is an apple tree?” The ant says, “I know, but give me two apples. OK?” “OK!” says the cat. They come to the apple tree. Many big apples are on it. Quickly the cat is in it.
“Give me, please!” says the ants.
“Oh , no. They are my apples, not your apples.”
“Only one, please . Only one .”
“OK! Here you are.”
One small apple falls down. The ant thanks the cat and goes away. Quickly, one, two… many ants come behind the ant.
( ) 1. The cat knows where the apple tree is.
( ) 2. Many big apples are on the tree, but the ants only have one apple.
( ) 3. The cat is selfish(自私的).
( ) 4. The ant is a fool.
( ) 5.The ants are united(团结的).
