五、外刊视野 阅读理解。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育
子主题:文学作品
语篇类型:记叙文
难度:★★
One day, Bear feels a little hungry. So he goes outside and looks for some food. He spots(发现) the top of a sweet potato in his garden. "This will make a delicious sweet potato pie," Bear says to himself. He bends down and tugs(拔). But the sweet potato doesn't budge(挪动).
Just then, Fox is walking by. Bear calls out to him, "Mr Fox, please come and help me!" Fox and Bear tug together. But the sweet potato still doesn't budge. Then Deer walks by. Bear and Fox call out to her, "Miss Deer, please help us!" Deer, Fox and Bear tug again. But the sweet potato still doesn't budge! A few minutes later, Raccoon and Owl are passing by. Deer, Fox, and Bear call out to them, "Raccoon and Owl, could you please give us a hand?" Then Raccoon, Owl, Deer, Fox, and Bear tug together. This time, the sweet potato starts to move.
"Keep tugging!" shouts Bear excitedly. Everyone keeps tugging till ... POP! The biggest sweet potato ever flies out of the ground. "Hooray!" say all the friends.
Everyone helps carry the enormous sweet potato to Bear's house. There, Bear bakes(烤) a supersize sweet potato pie to share with his helpful friends.
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1. When the sweet potato starts to move, Bear and his friends feel very .
A. excited
B. afraid
C. unhappy
D. surprised
2. Which of the following is the right order according to the story?
① Bear shares the pie with his friends.
② Bear asks Deer and Fox to help him.
③ Bear is looking for food outside.
④ The sweet potato flies out of the ground.
A. ②③④①
B. ②③①④
C. ③④②①
D. ③②④①
3. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Facts speak louder than words.
C. Many hands make light work.
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

1. A
2. D 信息排序题。根据故事发生的先后顺序可知，熊感到有点饿，就出去找食物；然后在花园里发现了一个红薯，但是他自己拔不动，于是先后叫狐狸、鹿、浣熊和猫头鹰来帮忙，大家一起使劲拔，终于把红薯从泥土中拔出来；接着大家帮忙把红薯运送到熊的家中，熊制作了一个超大的红薯派与朋友们一起分享。
3. C 主旨大意题。通读文章内容可知，熊在花园中发现了一个红薯，但是他自己根本就不能把它从土里拔出来，因此他先后寻求狐狸、鹿、浣熊和猫头鹰的帮助，在大家的合作之下，最终拔出了红薯。由此可见，作者想要告诉我们：众人拾柴火焰高。