八、阅读理解。
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
A shepherd boy(牧童) fed the sheep near a dark forest not far from the village. Some weeks later,he found life very boring. All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog.
One day when he sat watching the sheep and the quiet forest, he thought of a plan. His father had told him to ask for help if there was a wolf,and the villagers would drive it away. So he shouted,“Wolf! Wolf!”
Then,the villagers heard “Wolf”. They ran fast to the shepherd boy. But when they got there,they found there was no wolf and the boy was laughing at them loudly. A few days later,the shepherd boy shouted again,“Wolf! Wolf!” And when they came to help,he laughed at them again.
Then one evening,a wolf really came and ate the sheep. The boy ran to the village,shouting “Wolf! Wolf!” The villagers heard the cry,but they did not run to help him.“He will lie to us again,” they said. The wolf ate many of the boy's sheep and then went into the forest.
()1. Where did the shepherd boy feed the sheep?
A. Near a dark forest. B. On a farm.
C. Next to a river. D. Far from the village.
()2. What does the underlined word “amuse” mean in Chinese?
A. 变成 B. 选择 C. 消遣 D. 原谅
()3. Why did the villagers run fast to the shepherd boy when they heard “Wolf”?
A. Because they wanted to see the wolf.
B. Because they wanted to help the boy.
C. Because they were lost.
D. Because they were strong.
()4. What did the villagers find when they got to the forest for the first time?
A. They found the wolf ate many sheep.
B. They found the sheep went home.
C. They found the shepherd boy cried.
D. They found there was no wolf.
()5. What do you want to say to the shepherd boy?
A. Do exercise every day. B. Don't go outside.
C. Don't lie. D. Learn to feed the sheep.

1－5 ACBDC
5. C 【解析】根据“The villagers heard the cry,but they did not run to help him. 'He will lie to us again,' they said.”可知,由于牧童的撒谎,当他真的需要帮助时,村民们没有来帮助他。所以我们应该告诉牧童不要撒谎。故选 C。

【分析】做这类阅读理解题，需先通读短文了解大意，再针对每道小题的问题，回到原文定位对应信息：1题是细节查找地点，直接找开头的地点描述；2题是词义猜测，结合前文“生活无聊”的语境推断amuse的含义；3题找村民跑过去的原因，对应原文中父亲关于喊狼求助的叮嘱；4题找第一次村民到达后的发现，对应第三段内容；5题是主旨理解，结合最后村民不帮忙的原因，提炼故事寓意。
【解析】1. 根据原文第一句“A shepherd boy fed the sheep near a dark forest not far from the village.”可知，牧童在黑暗森林附近放羊，故选A。
2. 前文提到“he found life very boring”（他觉得生活很无聊），所以“amuse himself”意为“消遣自己”，故选C。
3. 原文第二段提到“His father had told him to ask for help if there was a wolf,and the villagers would drive it away.”，说明村民听到喊狼是来帮忙的，故选B。
4. 第三段明确写了“But when they got there,they found there was no wolf...”，即第一次去时没发现狼，故选D。
5. 最后村民因为牧童撒谎，在他真需要帮助时不再帮忙，故事寓意是不要撒谎，故选C。
【答案】1－5 ACBDC
【知识点】阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】本题为寓言类阅读理解，考查细节定位、词义推断与主旨提炼，是初中英语常见题型，需学生仔细梳理原文信息，理解故事传递的道理。
【难度系数】0.5