(二)
One day, a little horse carries a big bag to the mill (磨坊). There is a river in front of him. The little horse is worried. He asks a nearby cow, "Is the river deep, Mrs Cow? Can I cross it?" Mrs Cow answers, "It's very shallow (浅的). It just reaches my knees (膝盖)."
The little horse is ready to cross the river. Then a squirrel (松鼠) shouts to him, "Stop! The river is very deep. My friend drowned (淹死了) in it last year (去年)."
The little horse does not know what to do. He goes home to ask his mum. She says, "Don't just listen to others, dear. You can try it yourself (你自己)."
The little horse comes back to the river. He walks carefully into the river. The water reaches his body. It is not very shallow, but it is not very deep either.
阅读短文,回答问题。(每小题2.5分,共10分)
1. Why does the little horse have to cross the river?
Because he wants to go to the mill.
2. Who gives the little horse suggestions?
The cow, the squirrel and his mum.
3. Why do the cow and the squirrel have different opinions (想法)?
Because the cow is big and the squirrel is small.
4. Why does the little horse go back to ask his mother?
Because he doesn't know what to do.
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题：解题思路是明确问题为小马过河的原因，回到原文开头定位关键句“One day, a little horse carries a big bag to the mill (磨坊). There is a river in front of him.”，从中提取小马要去磨坊、必须过河的核心信息作答。
2. 第2题：解题思路是找出给小马提建议的对象，通读全文依次定位：牛夫人告知河水深浅、松鼠提醒河水危险、妈妈建议亲自尝试，整理这三个对象即可。
3. 第3题：解题思路是分析牛和松鼠看法不同的根源，结合文本细节和生活常识，牛体型大，河水仅到膝盖所以觉得浅；松鼠体型小，同伴淹死所以觉得深，核心原因是二者体型差异。
4. 第4题：解题思路是直接从原文找小马回家问妈妈的原因，定位语句“The little horse does not know what to do. He goes home to ask his mum.”，提取关键信息作答。
【解析】
1. 根据原文开篇“One day, a little horse carries a big bag to the mill (磨坊). There is a river in front of him.”可知，小马要前往磨坊，河流挡住了去路，因此必须过河，答案为Because he wants to go to the mill.
2. 通读全文可知，Mrs Cow给小马说河水浅，squirrel提醒小马河水很深，小马的妈妈建议他亲自尝试，这三个角色都给了小马相关建议，答案为The cow, the squirrel and his mum.
3. 结合文本内容和生活逻辑，牛的体型较大，河水只到它的膝盖，所以认为河水浅；松鼠体型很小，它的同伴在河里淹死了，所以认为河水很深，二者看法不同的原因是体型大小有差异，答案为Because the cow is big and the squirrel is small.
4. 根据原文“The little horse does not know what to do. He goes home to ask his mum.”可知，小马面对两种不同的意见，不知道该如何抉择，所以回家询问妈妈，答案为Because he doesn't know what to do.
【答案】
(二) 1. Because he wants to go to the mill. 2. The cow, the squirrel and his mum. 3. Because the cow is big and the squirrel is small. 4. Because he doesn't know what to do.
【知识点】
细节信息提取、推理判断、文本理解
【点评】
这篇短文是经典的“小马过河”故事，既考查学生从文本中精准提取关键信息的能力，也传递了“实践出真知”的道理。做题时需紧扣原文定位相关语句，同时结合生活常识理解文本隐含逻辑，能有效提升学生的阅读理解与逻辑思考能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
