七、阅读表达。（2026·江苏连云港·月考）
阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
One sunny day, Mother Hen is playing happily with her little chickens on the grass. After a while, they are hungry. Mother Hen then takes her children out to look for food. Luckily, she finds a grain of wheat(小麦). She asks her children to plant it in the garden, but they are too lazy(懒惰的) to do it. So, Mother Hen has to do it all by herself.
Two months later, they get a lot of wheat. Mother Hen asks her children, “Who would like to take the wheat to the shop and get some flour(面粉)?” But all of them don’t want to do it. So Mother Hen has to take the wheat to the shop herself and brings the flour back home.
When she gets home, she asks again, “Who will make some bread with the flour?” But they all say that they are not free. Finally, Mother Hen makes the bread all by herself. When it is done, she says to her chickens, “Who wants to eat the bread?”
And they all shout, “I will.”
But Mother Hen says, “No, you can't. You don't want to do anything before I make the bread. You must understand that ‘No pain, no gain(不劳则无获).’” And she doesn't give any bread to her children. Instead, she eats it all by herself.
1. Where are the chickens playing?
On the grass.
2. Why does Mother Hen take her children out to look for food?
Because they are hungry.
3. When do they get a lot of wheat?
Two months later.
4. Who eats the bread at last, Mother Hen or her children?
Mother Hen.
5. What can you learn from the story?
No pain, no gain.(答案不唯一)
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读表达题，解题思路是先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题的核心，定位原文对应的关键语句，提取准确信息作答，回答需简洁贴合问题要求。
【解析】
1. 针对问题“Where are the chickens playing?”，定位原文第一句“One sunny day, Mother Hen is playing happily with her little chickens on the grass.”，可知小鸡在草地上玩，答案为On the grass.；
2. 针对问题“Why does Mother Hen take her children out to look for food?”，定位原文“After a while, they are hungry. Mother Hen then takes her children out to look for food.”，可知原因是小鸡们饿了，答案为Because they are hungry.；
3. 针对问题“When do they get a lot of wheat?”，定位原文“Two months later, they get a lot of wheat.”，可知时间是两个月后，答案为Two months later.；
4. 针对问题“Who eats the bread at last, Mother Hen or her children?”，定位原文最后“she eats it all by herself.”，可知最后是母鸡吃了面包，答案为Mother Hen.；
5. 针对问题“What can you learn from the story?”，定位原文母鸡点明的道理“No pain, no gain”，可知学到的核心道理是No pain, no gain.
【答案】
1. On the grass.
2. Because they are hungry.
3. Two months later.
4. Mother Hen.
5. No pain, no gain.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、英语阅读表达
【点评】
本题考查学生从短文中提取关键信息的基础阅读能力，只要认真阅读短文即可准确找到对应答案，属于常规阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.8
