三、阅读以下短文并选择正确的选项。
A mother horse and a little horse live on a farm. One day, the mother horse asks the little horse to carry a bag of wheat to the mill. The little horse comes to a river. The mill is on the other side of the riv- er. The little horse doesn't know if he can cross it. He looks around and sees an ox. The ox tells the little horse, "The river is very shallow. You can cross it easily." The little horse is ready to cross the river. Just then, a squirrel shouts, "The river is very deep. One of my friends drowned just yesterday in the river." The little horse doesn't know what to do. He goes home and asks his mother. His mother says, "My child, don't always listen to others. You'd better go and try yourself." The little horse comes back to the river. He crosses the river carefully. The water is not too deep, not too shallow. It is just right for him.
() 1. The little horse carries a bag of wheat to the .
A. river
B. mill
C. ox
() 2. The little horse meets the first.
A. ox
B. squirrel
C. fox
() 3. The mother horse asks the little horse to .
A. listen to the squirrel
B. listen to the ox
C. try himself
() 4. The little horse comes back to the river. The river is for him.
A. too shallow
B. too deep
C. just right
() 5. What do you learn from the story?
A. Don't listen to others.
B. No pains, no gains.
C. Real knowledge comes from practice.

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.C

1. 根据短文中“One day, the mother horse asks the little horse to carry a bag of wheat to the mill.”可知，小马要把小麦袋驮到磨坊，选B；2. 短文中小马先看到ox（牛），之后才遇到squirrel（松鼠），所以先遇到ox，选A；3. 妈妈说“My child, don't always listen to others. You'd better go and try yourself.”，对应选项C；4. 最后小马过河发现河水“not too deep, not too shallow. It is just right for him.”，选C；5. 故事告诉我们要亲自实践才能获得真实认知，对应选项C。