4．Learn a second language
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．"
56．Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese？D
A．The cat．
B．The dog．
C．The cat's parents．
D．The mouse's parents．
57．How did the young mouse know the cat was there？A
A．He heard the cat．
B．He saw the cat．
C．He smelt the cat．
D．He knew the cat．
58．What was the cat's meal？C
A．The mouse's parents．
B．The cheese．
C．The young mouse．
D．The fish．
59．Which language did the cat learn as a second language？C
A．English．
B．Chinese．
C．Dog language．
D．Mouse language．
60．Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage？D
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．
分析 短文讲了老鼠和猫的故事，通过小老鼠最后被猫吃掉了，告诉我们什么事都不是固定的，我们要学会根据实际情况去处理．
解答 答案：56．D 细节理解题．根据第二段句子His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son，"Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese．"他的父母是非常聪明的老鼠，经常对他们的儿子说："你去拿一块奶酪之前总是等你"．可知是老鼠的父母．故选D．
57．A 细节理解题．根据第三段句子Then he heard a quiet"Miaow"and he knew the cat was there．然后他听到一声"喵"，他知道猫在那．可知他听到了猫的叫声．故选A．
58．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段句子及其上句which caught him and ate him．When the cat finished her meal．当猫吃饭时，他抓住了它，吃掉了它．可知小老鼠被吃了．故选C．
59．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段最后一句I′m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language．"我很高兴听我的父母话，学习了第二种语言．"可知猫学会了狗的语言．故选C．
60．D 细节判断题．根据第二段句子His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son，他的父母是非常聪明的老鼠，经常对他们的儿子说．可知是告诉儿子而不是女儿，故选D．
点评 通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．
