The farm is in a mess!


Two mice are eating rice in the kitchen.
The kitchen is in a mess.
Three cats are chasing after the mice in the house.
The house is in a mess.


Four dogs are chasing after the cats in the yard.
The yard is in a mess.
Five boys are chasing after the dogs in the field.
The field is in a mess.


Six mothers are chasing after the boys around the farm.
Stop!!!
Now, the two mice are in the hole.
The three cats are on the roof.
The four dogs are near the house.
The five boys and six mothers are in the house.
But the farm is IN A MESS!
Exercises
I Read and number.根据短文内容,给下列句子排序。
() The dogs are chasing after the cats.
() The mice are in the kitchen.
() The mothers are chasing after the boys.
() The cats are chasing after the mice.
() The boys are chasing after the dogs.
Ⅱ.Read and choose.根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。
() 1. Two mice are eating in the kitchen.
A. fish B. rice C. grapes
() 2. There are mothers on the farm.
A. five B. six C. seven
() 3. The dogs are the house at last.
A. on B. in C. near
Ⅲ.Read and write.根据短文内容,回答问题。
1. How many cats are there in the story?
There are .
2. How many dogs are there in the story?

Word Bank
mess /mes/ n. 混乱 kitchen /'kɪtʃɪn/ n. 厨房 chase /tʃeɪs/ v. 追逐
yard /jɑːd/ n. 院子 field /fiːld/ n. 田野 hole /həʊl/ n. 洞
roof /ruːf/ n. 屋顶

I. 3 1 5 2 4
II. 1. B 2. B 3. C
*III. 1. three 2. There are four. / Four.

【分析】
这是一篇图文结合的基础英语阅读理解题，所有考点都属于细节类考察，解题思路清晰易懂：
1. 排序题先提取每个题干的核心动作，回到原文定位事件出现的先后顺序，依次标注序号即可；
2. 选择题直接用题干关键词匹配原文原句，找到对应内容就能选出正确答案；
3. 问答题定位原文对应数量的描述，直接提取相关信息填写即可，不需要额外拓展推理。
【解析】
Ⅰ. Read and number 排序题
逐一定位每个事件在原文的出现顺序：
1. 首个出现的事件是"Two mice are eating rice in the kitchen"，对应题干"The mice are in the kitchen"，为第1个事件；
2. 第二个出现的事件是"Three cats are chasing after the mice in the house"，对应题干"The cats are chasing after the mice"，为第2个事件；
3. 第三个出现的事件是"Four dogs are chasing after the cats in the yard"，对应题干"The dogs are chasing after the cats"，为第3个事件；
4. 第四个出现的事件是"Five boys are chasing after the dogs in the field"，对应题干"The boys are chasing after the dogs"，为第4个事件；
5. 第五个出现的事件是"Six mothers are chasing after the boys around the farm"，对应题干"The mothers are chasing after the boys"，为第5个事件。
最终排序结果为3 1 5 2 4。
Ⅱ. Read and choose 选择题
1. 原文明确表述"Two mice are eating rice in the kitchen"，对应选B选项rice；
2. 原文明确表述"Six mothers are chasing after the boys around the farm"，对应选B选项six；
3. 原文明确表述"The four dogs are near the house"，对应选C选项near。
Ⅲ. Read and write 问答题
1. 原文提到"Three cats are chasing after the mice in the house"，可知故事里一共有3只猫，填three；
2. 原文提到"Four dogs are chasing after the cats in the yard"，可知故事里一共有4只狗，可以回答There are four. 或者直接写Four.
【答案】
I. 3 1 5 2 4
II. 1. B 2. B 3. C
III. 1. three 2. There are four. / Four.
【知识点】
1. 英语阅读细节定位
2. 基数词识记运用
3. 事件逻辑排序
【点评】
本题是小学低阶英语的情景阅读题，所有考点都可以直接从原文找到对应答案，没有设置干扰项和复杂推理要求，主要考察学生的文本信息抓取能力，同时巩固和动物、动作、数量相关的核心词汇，适合刚接触短篇阅读的学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8