七、阅读表达。（2026·江苏连云港·月考）
阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
One sunny day, Mother Hen is playing happily with her little chickens on the grass. After a while, they are hungry. Mother Hen then takes her children out to look for food. Luckily, she finds a grain of wheat(小麦). She asks her children to plant it in the garden, but they are too lazy(懒惰的) to do it. So, Mother Hen has to do it all by herself.
Two months later, they get a lot of wheat. Mother Hen asks her children, “Who would like to take the wheat to the shop and get some flour(面粉)?” But all of them don’t want to do it. So Mother Hen has to take the wheat to the shop herself and brings the flour back home.
When she gets home, she asks again, “Who will make some bread with the flour?” But they all say that they are not free. Finally, Mother Hen makes the bread all by herself. When it is done, she says to her chickens, “Who wants to eat the bread?”
And they all shout, “I will.”
But Mother Hen says, “No, you can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must understand that ‘No pain, no gain(不劳则无获).’” And she doesn’t give any bread to her children. Instead, she eats it all by herself.
1. Where are the chickens playing?

2. Why does Mother Hen take her children out to look for food?

3. When do they get a lot of wheat?

4. Who eats the bread at last, Mother Hen or her children?

5. What can you learn from the story?

1. On the grass.
2. Because they are hungry.
3. Two months later.
4. Mother Hen.
5. No pain, no gain.（答案不唯一）

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路为：先通读短文把握故事大意，再针对每个问题，精准定位原文中对应问题的关键语句，提取准确信息，回答时需符合问题要求，用简洁的英语作答。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段第一句“Mother Hen is playing happily with her little chickens on the grass.”，可知小鸡在草地上玩，故答案为On the grass.；2. 定位原文第一段“After a while, they are hungry. Mother Hen then takes her children out to look for food.”，可知因为小鸡们饿了，故答案为Because they are hungry.；3. 定位原文第二段开头“Two months later, they get a lot of wheat.”，可知两个月后得到很多小麦，故答案为Two months later.；4. 定位原文最后一段“she doesn’t give any bread to her children. Instead, she eats it all by herself.”，可知最后是母鸡吃面包，故答案为Mother Hen.；5. 定位原文最后母鸡的话“No pain, no gain.”，可知学到的道理是不劳则无获，故答案为No pain, no gain.（答案不唯一）
【答案】1. On the grass.
2. Because they are hungry.
3. Two months later.
4. Mother Hen.
5. No pain, no gain.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节信息提取
【点评】本题通过一则生动的小故事考查学生从短文中提取具体信息的能力，引导学生理解劳动与收获的关系，题目难度较低，适合初中低年级学生练习。
【难度系数】0.8