四、阅读理解。 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
An old tiger lives in the forest. He does not want to look for food now. He often tells other animals to bring him something to eat.
He sees a monkey and says, “I am hungry. Go to the village and bring me a fat pig.” “Oh, Tiger,” says the monkey, “I cannot do that now. There is another tiger over there. He also wants a fat pig. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I'm afraid of him.” The tiger is angry, and let the monkey bring him to find another tiger. They get on to a bridge on the river. The monkey says, “Look down in the water, and he is looking at you.” The tiger is angry and jumps into the water to eat another tiger.
()1. The old tiger wants .
A. a big pig B. a fat pig C. a thin pig
()2. The monkey is afraid the tiger.
A. from B. of C. about
()3. The monkey and the tiger get to the bridge the river.
A. to; over B. on; on C. in; in
()4. The tiger jumps the water.
A. into B. in C. on

1.B 2.B 3.B 4.A

【解析】
1. 定位原文"He sees a monkey and says, 'I am hungry. Go to the village and bring me a fat pig.'"，可知老老虎想要一只肥猪，对应选项B。
2. 原文直接出现固定搭配"I'm afraid of him"，表示“害怕……”，选B。
3. 定位原文"They get on to a bridge on the river."，可知两个空分别填on和on，对应选项B。
4. 定位原文"The tiger is angry and jumps into the water to eat another tiger."，可知老虎跳进水里，选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.B 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
细节阅读查找
固定介词搭配
短文内容理解
【点评】
本题是小学英语基础阅读理解，所有题目都可以通过定位原文语句直接得出答案，同时考察了常见的介词固定搭配，难度较低，适合巩固基础阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.8

五、每日一谚。
Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。

本题是英语每日一谚题目，考查常用英语谚语的掌握，给出的英文谚语“Failure is the mother of success.”对应的中文意思是“失败乃成功之母”。