The lion says that he is on his death bed. So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.
The cat comes to the lion’s cave(洞穴). He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals.
But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox(狐狸) waiting outside. “Why don’t you come in?” asks the lion to the fox.
“I beg your pardon,” says the fox, “I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody comes out. Before they come out again, I will wait outside.”
【小题1】What’s the meaning of “on his death bed” in Chinese?

The lion says that he is on his death bed. So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.

The cat comes to the lion’s cave(洞穴). He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals.

But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox(狐狸) waiting outside. “Why don’t you come in?” asks the lion to the fox.

“I beg your pardon,” says the fox, “I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody comes out. Before they come out again, I will wait outside.”

1.What’s the meaning of “on his death bed” in Chinese?

A. 高枕无忧  B. 快死了  C. 卧床休息  D. 伤心欲绝

2.Why doesn’t the fox go into the cave?

 A. He knows the lion’s last wishes.

B. He can’t walk any more.

C. He knows the lion may eat the animal. 

D. He is waiting for his turn.

3.Why does the lion ask the animals to listen to his last wishes?

A. He wants to say something.  

B. He likes to play tricks on others.

C. He wants to eat them.  

D. He likes the animals very much.

4.What do you think of the fox?

 A. Helpful.  B. Polite.  C. Lovely.   D. Clever.

完形填空（15分）
Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will   1   a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will   2 ; but even a lion will avoid(躲避)a man if it is not very   3 . Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual   4  , such as deer and  5   small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be  　6  . However, elephants usually run away at once if you don’t attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some stand and look at him for a moment   7  they run away, some take no notice at all but walk away  8  in another direction. Wild animals only attack   9  when they are afraid that people want to harm(伤害) their   10 , or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

完形填空（15分）

Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will   1   a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will   2 ; but even a lion will avoid(躲避)a man if it is not very   3 . Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual   4  , such as deer and  5   small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be  　6  . However, elephants usually run away at once if you don’t attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some stand and look at him for a moment   7  they run away, some take no notice at all but walk away  8  in another direction. Wild animals only attack   9  when they are afraid that people want to harm(伤害) their   10 , or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

1.                A．bite           B．attack          C．protect   D．hide

2.                A．come nearer     B．break down      C．stay alive  D．run away

3.                A．thirsty          B．excited         C．tired D．hungry

4.                A．food           B．fish            C．things    D．drinks

5.                A．others         B．other          C．another  D．any

6.                A．excited         B．pleased         C．frightened D．angry

7.                A．before         B．after           C．as soon as D．while

8.                A．luckily          B．noisily          C．quietly   D．loudly

9.                A．dogs           B．people         C．children  D．other

10.               A．neighbours      B．friends         C．young babies   D．parents