3. 不经思考就发言会有什么后果？读一读，选择正确的答案。
Once upon a time, there was a tortoise. He liked to talk. One day, two hunters saw the tortoise and wanted to catch him. The tortoise was afraid. He went to ask two cranes(鹤)for help. The tortoise said, "I have an idea. Hold a stick between your mouths. Then I hold the stick with my mouth. You can fly up and take me away." One of the cranes said, "OK. But don't say a word!" "That's easy," said the tortoise. The cranes found a strong stick and held it between their mouths. The tortoise bit onto the middle of the stick. Then the cranes flew. The two hunters looked up and saw them. "Look!" said one hunter. "Those birds are carrying a tortoise between them. How clever!" The tortoise heard this and he was very angry. "It's my idea!" he cried. He opened his mouth to speak and then fell to the ground.
()① The tortoise was talkative, and .
A. he liked to talk
B. he liked to swim
C. he liked to eat
()② The tortoise went to the cranes to .
A. show he was clever
B. talk with them
C. ask for help
()③ Why did the cranes say "Don't say a word!" to the tortoise?
A. Because the tortoise would fall to the ground.
B. Because the cranes did not like to talk.
C. Because the hunters could hear the tortoise.
()④ Why did the tortoise open his mouth to speak?
A. Because he was happy.
B. Because he wanted to say he was clever.
C. Because he was afraid.
()⑤ What did the story tell us?
A. The hunters were clever.
B. The tortoise was clever.
C. We must think before we talk.

① A
② C
③ A
④ B
⑤ C

① 题干中提到“The tortoise was talkative”，选项A“he liked to talk”与题干内容一致。
② 题干中提到“He went to ask two cranes for help”，选项C“ask for help”与题干内容一致。
③ 鹤提醒乌龟不要说话，因为如果乌龟说话会掉下去，后文乌龟掉下去的情节验证了这一点，选项A“Because the tortoise would fall to the ground”正确。
④ 题干中提到乌龟听到猎人夸奖后生气并说“是我的主意”，选项B“Because he wanted to say he was clever”与题干内容一致。
⑤ 故事中乌龟因不思考就说话而摔落，选项C“We must think before we talk”是故事传达的道理。