阅读理解

（A）

　　Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
　　"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
　　So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
　　"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
　　Choose the right answer
　　1. The two farmers were _____.
　　A. going home
　　B. going to the field
　　C. going to work
　　D. going to see their friend
　　2. The two farmers _____ on that day.
　　A. had a holiday
　　B. didn't work
　　C. worked hard
　　D. wanted to quarrel with each other
　　3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
　　A. it will rain soon
　　B. it will be fine
　　C. it will get hot
　　D. the sun is shining brightly
　　4. The two farmers fought in words because _____.
　　A. they were hungry
　　B. it rained
　　C. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
　　D. they both hoped for rain
　　5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
　　A. wanted to make friends with them
　　B. joined them in the quarrel
　　C. wanted to know why they were quarreling
　　D. had nothings to do
　　6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful? _____.
　　A. None    B. One    C. Two    D. Three
　　Keys: ACACCB

（B）

　　Once there was a black and white cat．He was named Tom．One day he was asleep under a tree in the forest．Suddenly he was awakened by the song of a bird．Then he felt very hungry．He wanted to have something good to eat．

　　He looked around．He looked up at the blue sky and looked down at the green grass．Something was moving in the tree．It was a sparrow（麻雀）．

　　He talked to the sparrow and asked it to be friends with him．When it came near，he caught the sparrow．He was going to eat it．The sparrow said，“No gentleman eats his dinner till he has washed his face．”

　　The cat was surprised to hear that．He began to wash his face with his paw，and the sparrow flew away．

　　The cat was sorry to lose his dinner and said，“As long as I live，I will eat first and wash my face afterward．”

　　根据短文内容，完成下列问题。

　　1．How did the cat feel to lose his dinner？

　　2．What was the cat's name？

　　3．What did the sparrow ask the cat to wash？

　　4．What will the cat do first in the future？

　　5．Where was the cat？

　　Keys: 1．He felt sorry．2．Tom．3．His face．4．Eating．5．In the forest．