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There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”
But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”
So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”
The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat noises. Instead he heard a very quiet “Woof, woof.”
“It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat, which caught him and ate him.
When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”
小题1:Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?
A.The cat.B.The dog.
C.The cat’s parents.D.The mouse’s parents.
小题2:How did the young mouse know the cat was there?
A.He heard the cat.B.He saw the cat.
C.He smelt the cat.D.He knew the cat.
小题3:What was the cat’s meal?
A.The mouse’s parents.B.The cheese.
C.The young mouse.D.The fish.
小题4: Which language did the cat learn as a second language?
A.English. B.Chinese.C.Dog language.D.Mouse language.
小题5:Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage?
A.The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall.
B.The next day the mouse didn’t hear any cat noises.
C.The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise “woof”.
D.The mouse’s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese.

小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D

小题1:根据His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”可知选D。
小题1:根据Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there.可知选A。
小题1:根据which caught him and ate him.
When the cat finished her meal,可知选C。
小题1:根据I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”联系上文的狗叫声可知选C。
小题1:根据His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son,可知是告诉儿子而不是女儿,故选D。
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