【题目】 The Chinese New Year
Long ago in China, there once lived twelve animals. There was a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse, a ram, a monkey, a rooster, a dog and a pig. When the old year was coming to an end, all the animals began to quarrel(吵架). Each one wanted the New Year to be named after it. The animals made such a noise that even the king heard the quarrel from far away.
The king had a wise daughter. She asked the animals why they were quarreling.
“I want to have the New Year named after me,” said the tiger.
“So do I,” said the rat. “So do I,” said the ox. “So do I,” said the rabbit. “So do I,” said the dragon. “So do I,” said the snake. “So do I,” said the horse. “So do I,” said the ram. “So do I,” said the monkey.
The princess said, “You can have a swimming race across this wide river. The New Year will be named after the winner.” The animals agreed. They all lined up on the bank of the river. “Ready, steady, go!” said the princess. All the animals jumped into the water, and began to swim to the opposite(对面的)bank. Very soon the ox took the lead. But he didn’t see the sly (狡猾地)rat who climbed up his tail and onto his back. When the ox was near the bank, the rat ran up the ox’s head and jumped onto the grass. “I am the winner!” said the rat. “Well done,” said the king. “The New Year will be named the Year of the Rat.” The princess felt sorry for the other animals as, one by one, they all finished the race. “The next eleven years can be named after the other animals,” she said .And so the order is Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
【1】When the old year was coming to an end, why all the animals begin to quarrel?( )
A. Because they wanted to win the swimming race.
B. Because each one wante the New Year to be named after it.
C. Because they wanted to be the winner.
【2】How did the animals decide(决定)who the new year will be named after? ( )
A. A swimming race. B. A running race. C. A jumping race.
【3】Who took the lead at first? ( )
A. The rat. B. The ox. C. The tiger.
【4】What did the rat do? ( )
A. The rat climbed up the ox’s tail and onto his back.
B. The rat climbed up the cat’s back.
C. It doesn’t say.
【5】How do you think of the rat? ( )
A. Stupid. B. Cute. C. Sly.