素养提升
读前思考
1. What was the crow doing in the tree?
2. What happened to the rabbit at last?
A crow¹ was sitting in a tree,doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,“Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?”
The crow answered,“Sure,why not?”
So,the rabbit sat on the ground below² the crow,and rested.
A fox came and saw the rabbit sitting still³. It jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Word banks:①crow n.乌鸦 ②below prep.在……下面 ③still adj.静止的
文化链接
在中国文化中,乌鸦常被视为不祥之鸟。例如,乌鸦的叫声被认为预示着灾难或不幸,民间也有“乌鸦叫,祸事到”的说法。然而,乌鸦在中国文化中也有积极的一面,比如在儒家文化中,乌鸦因其反哺行为被视为孝道的象征,代表感恩与回报。
在西方文化中,乌鸦的形象则更加多元且充满神秘色彩。一方面,乌鸦常与黑暗和魔法联系在一起。另一方面,乌鸦也被视为智慧和预言的象征。

1. It was doing nothing in the tree.
2. A fox ate it.

【分析】
要解答这两个问题，需先提取问题中的关键词，再到原文中定位对应信息：1. 问题关键词为“crow”“in the tree”，需查找乌鸦在树上的行为；2. 问题关键词为“rabbit”“at last”，需查找兔子的最终结局。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一句“A crow¹ was sitting in a tree,doing nothing all day.”，可知乌鸦在树上整天无所事事，因此答案为It was doing nothing in the tree.
2. 定位原文末尾“A fox came and saw the rabbit sitting still³. It jumped on the rabbit and ate it.”，可知兔子最后被狐狸吃掉，因此答案为A fox ate it.
【答案】
1. It was doing nothing in the tree.
2. A fox ate it.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、信息定位
【点评】
本题为基础细节理解题，通过关键词定位原文即可快速找到答案，侧重考查学生提取文本信息的能力，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8