小学英语趣味阅读1213.doc

(12)The fox and the goatOne hot day a fox fell into a well. There was water in the well, so the fox took a long, cool drink. However, when he tried to climb out, he could not. The well was too deep.Along came a goat. The goat saw the fox down in the well. But he did not know the fox was stuck. “How is the water?” asked the goat.“Very fine, very fine,” answered the fox. “Jump in and have a drink!”The goat jumped right in and began to drink. Just as fast, the fox jumped onto the goats back. He used the goat to climb out of the well. Once he was out, he ran off into the woods.Now the goat could not get out. “Help!” he cried to the fox.The fox kept on running. “You are not a very smart goat!” he laughed. “You jumped right into the well. You didnt stop to think about how you would get back out!”New words:Leap：跳跃；well:井；stuck；卡住的；just as:正如；jump right in/into:径直跳入；Choose the answer:1. One hot day_ fell into a well.A. a foxB. a goatC. a fox and a goatD. nobody2. The fox tried to _, but he could not.A. drink some waterB. climb outC. ask for helpD. look out of the well3. The fox was _ in the well.A. fineB. stuckC. happyD. afraid(害怕的)4. Which sentence is not right?_A. The goat jumped into a wellB. The goat wanted to drink some water and jumped right into the well.C. The goat couldnt get outD. The goat is not smart5. The fox was_. He used the goat to climb out of the well.A. badB. smartC. strongD. brave(勇敢的)（13）HorsesHorses can run. _ can run fast. Some horses are big. Some horses are not so big. A pony is not a big horse. It is a small horse.Sometimes we see brown horses. Sometimes we see black horses. And sometimes we see a white horse or a grey horse.A horse has two ears, two_, a nose and a _. A horse has a back. A horse has a tail. A horse has four legs.Horses eat_. Some horses like apples, too. Horses _ water. They drink buckets and buckets of water.Choose the answer:1. A. These horses B. Horse C. Horses D. Those horses2. A. eye B. eyes C. heed D.body3. A. month B. mouth C. mouths D.