《2025年天下中考八年级英语下册》

五、阅读理解
There once lived a mouse and a frog who were very good friends.
The mouse enjoyed spending time with the frog, but he was lazy. He never went to visit the frog; the frog always had to visit him. Because of this, __★__.
One afternoon, the frog decided that he was tired of this one - sided friendship. So the frog tied one end of a piece of string (细绳) to his leg and then tied the other end to the little mouse’s tail without him noticing.
The frog waved goodbye to the mouse and then jumped into the pond (池塘). All at once, the string pulled tight on the mouse’s tail and the mouse fell into the pond below. Splash!
The poor little mouse could not swim. After much fighting, he finally drowned in the pond.
“That will teach you to make a fool out of me, you lazy mouse,” thought the frog.
But then, high up in the sky, a hawk (鹰) saw the mouse floating (漂浮) in the water below. So the hungry hawk swooped down (俯冲) to catch the mouse for its dinner.
Suddenly, the frog realized that he was still tied to the mouse by the string. Up, up into the sky, went the frog. It was then that the frog realized the error (错误) of his ways. In setting a trap (陷阱) for his friend, the frog had also set a trap for himself.
There is a famous saying that goes, “____________________”
( ) 1. Which of the following can be put in __★__?
A. the frog was becoming angry with his friend
B. the frog was becoming pleased with his friend
C. the frog was becoming interested in his friend
D. the frog was becoming sorry about his friend
( ) 2. What is a one - sided friendship?
A. When two sides fight against each other.
B. When two friends always think and act the same way.
C. When only one side makes an effort in the relationship.
D. When both sides are looking for new relationships.
( ) 3. Why did the frog tie a string between him and the mouse?
A. To pull the mouse’s tail off. B. To drown the mouse in the pond.
C. To bring the mouse closer to him. D. To kill them both together.
( ) 4. What will probably happen to the frog in the end?
A. He will fight the hawk and save the mouse.
B. He will set a trap for the hawk.
C. He will be eaten by the hawk.
D. He will make friends with the hawk.
( ) 5. Which of the following sayings can be used to end this story?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. A man is known by the company he keeps.
C. A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
D. Do not dig too deep a pit for your enemy because you may fall into it yourself.

答案： 1～5 ACBCD