B
One day a mouse is looking for food. He meets a tiger. The tiger catches the mouse. He looks at the mouse and says, “You are too small for me to eat.”
“Please let me go, Mr. Tiger,” says the mouse. “One day I will help you.”
The tiger laughs. “How can a little mouse help a big tiger?” he says. “OK. I will let you go. But be careful next time.”
The next week the mouse is again looking for food. He meets the tiger. The tiger is in a net(网) and can’t get out. The mouse says, “Don’t worry. I can help you.” He bites(咬) the net. Soon he bites a big hole(洞) in the net. The tiger can get out of the net.
()41. The mouse is when he meets the tiger for the first time.
A. running and jumping
B. playing with his friends
C. looking for some food
D. looking for a tiger
()42. The tiger catches the mouse because he wants to .
A. eat the mouse
B. play with the mouse
C. make friends with the mouse
D. help the mouse
()43. The tiger lets the mouse go because he thinks the mouse .
A. is careful
B. is too small for him to eat
C. is clever
D. will help him soon
()44. The next week the tiger is in a and he can’t .
A. river; swim
B. net; get out
C. hole; get out
D. tree; get down
()45. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The tiger eats the mouse.
B. The mouse eats the tiger.
C. The tiger helps the mouse out.
D. The mouse helps the tiger out.

41.C 解析:细节理解题。根据“One day a mouse is looking for food. He meets a tiger.”可知,老鼠第一次遇见老虎时,他正在寻找食物,故选C。
42.A 解析:细节理解题。根据“He looks at the mouse and says, ‘You are too small for me to eat.’”可知,老虎抓老鼠是想要吃掉他。故选A。
43.B 解析:细节理解题。根据“You are too small for me to eat.”和第二段分析可知,老虎放走老鼠是觉得他对自己来说太小了。故选B。
44.B 解析:细节理解题。根据“The tiger is in a net(网) and can't get out.”可知,第二周,老虎被困在网里出不来了。故选B。
45.D 解析:细节理解题。根据“The mouse says, ‘Don't worry. I can help you.’ He bites(咬) the net. Soon he bites a big hole(洞) in the net. The tiger can get out of the net.”可知,老鼠在网上咬了个洞,帮助老虎逃了出来。故选D。