A mouse looked through a crack(裂缝) in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. “What food might this contain？”The mouse .He was alarmed to discover that it was a mousetrap(捕鼠夹子)．
Going back to the farmyard the mouse gave a(n) ：“There is a mousetrap！” The chicken raised her head and said: “Mr Mouse, I can tell this is a big to you, but it is of no consequence to me.I cannot be by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig. “I am so sorry，”sympathized the pig, “but there is I can do about it but .I will make sure that you are in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow.“Mr Mouse, I'm sorry for you， it's no skin off my nose，” said she.
So he returned to the house, head down and ， to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house，like the sound of a mousetrap its prey.The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she didn't see that it was a snake whose tail the trap had caught.The snake bit her.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital.She returned home with a fever.Now everyone knows you a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took a knife to the for the chicken.
His wife's sickness so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.To feed them the farmer killed the pig.
The farmer's wife didn't get and died.So many people came for her that the farmer had the killed so as to meat for all of them to eat.
The mouse looked upon it all from his in the wall with great .
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember—when one of us is threatened, we are all at .
【小题1】A．whispered B．shoutedC．wondered D．hesitated【小题2】A．warning B．messageC．noticeD．information【小题3】A．surprise B．concernC．resultD．deal【小题4】A．bothered B．cheatedC．murdered D．exchanged【小题5】．A．anything B．somethingC．everythingD．nothing【小题6】A．wait B．prayC．avoid D．prevent【小题7】A．soB．andC．but D．for【小题8】A．astonishedB．puzzledC．depressed D．satisfied【小题9】A．catching B．protectingC．gathering D．collecting【小题10】．A．poisonous B．nervousC．fat D．big【小题11】A．checkB．treatC．abandon D．examine【小题12】A．room B．farmyardC．kitchen D．wall【小题13】A．appeared B．reducedC．disappeared D．continued【小题14】A．good B．safeC．quiet D．well【小题15】A．funeral B．eventC．farm D．death【小题16】A．chicken B．cowC．snake D．pig【小题17】A．offerB．affordC．provide D．supply【小题18】A．houseB．positionC．crack D．expression【小题19】A．happinessB．sadnessC．tiredness D．carelessness【小题20】A．peaceB．riskC．sight D．workC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章是一篇寓言故事，属于记叙文。一个老鼠夹子的出现，阴差阳错地让看起来毫不相干的动物丧命。
【小题1】解析 根据 “What food might this contain？”可以判断出老鼠想知道包裹里是什么东西。wonder：feel curious or be in doubt about(感到好奇或怀疑)，符合文意。whisper “窃窃私语，耳语”；shout “叫喊”；hesitate “犹豫不决”。
答案 C
【小题2】 解析 对老鼠来说，老鼠夹子是危险的。根据“There is a mousetrap！”，可判断它向大家发出了警报。information是不可数名词。message“消息，讯息”；notice“通知，布告”。若用B项，表达不出文中的感情色彩。
答案 A
【小题3】 解析 根据上文中的“He was alarmed to discover that it was a mousetrap(捕鼠夹子)”，以及空后的but并列分句的内容可知，concern“担心的事，关切的事”，符合文意。
答案 B
【小题4】解析 根据 “but it is of no consequence to me” 可知，捕鼠夹对鸡没有任何影响。bother “使不安，给……造成麻烦”。
答案 A
【小题5】解析 猪表示除了祈祷外它无能为力。根据句末的but也可判断此处表示否定意义。
答案 D
【小题6】解析 下文“I will make sure that you are in my prayers.”有暗示。
答案 B
【小题7】解析 根据文意可知，牛跟猪和鸡的反应一样，认为捕鼠夹对自己毫无影响，故空处表示转折。
答案 C
【小题8】解析 根据上文大家都婉拒了它，以及“head down”和“to face the farmer's mousetrap alone”可知老鼠很沮丧。depressed“沮丧的”。
答案 C
【小题9】 解析 根据下文“The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.”可知此处指像捕鼠夹夹住东西的声音。
答案 A
【小题10】解析 根据下文农夫的妻子因被蛇咬而死可以判断这是一条毒蛇。poisonous“有毒的”，符合文意。
答案 A
【小题11】 解析 人人都知道治疗发烧最好用新鲜的鸡汤。treat...with...以……方式治疗。check重在核对，也就是说在检查前就已经能够预测到结果。examine则表示检查，结果如何事先并不知道。
答案 B
【小题12】解析 根据第二段首句中的“Going back to the farmyard”可知，鸡在院子里。
答案 B
【小题13】解析 农夫妻子的病情不断恶化，朋友和邻居都过来探望她。continue“继续，持续”，符合文意。
答案 D
【小题14】 解析 农夫妻子的病没有好转，最终去世了。well在此处作形容词，表示“健康的，身体好的”。
答案 D
【小题15】 解析 根据上文的died和常识判断，许多人参加了她的葬礼(funeral)。
答案 A
【小题16】解析 根据上文信息可推知，为招待参加葬礼的人，农夫把牛也宰了。
答案 B
【小题17】解析 offer侧重表示“愿意给予”，常用于offer sb sth或offer sth to sb 结构，故排除；provide意为“供给，提供，装备，准备”，provide sth for sb 意为“向某人提供某物”；supply“提供，供应”，常用于supply sb with sth 或supply sth to sb 结构；afford意为“买得起”。故此处用provide。
答案 C
【小题18】 解析 根据文章首句可推知，老鼠是从墙上的裂缝处看到农夫家里发生的事的。
答案 C
【小题19】解析 根据上文信息可知，老鼠跟农夫家里的动物是朋友，看到鸡、猪和牛相继被杀，自然是很悲伤。
答案 B
【小题20】 解析 记住，当我们中的一个受到威胁，我们大家都处在危险中。at risk “在危险中”；at peace “处于和平状态”；at sight “一看(就)”；at work “在工作，在运转”。
答案 B