趣味阅读
The little horse crosses the river
小马过河（淮安淮安区改编）
主题: 人与自我/乐学善学 难度星级: ★★★☆☆ 用时: /8分钟 KEY→D29
One day, Mother Horse asks the little horse to carry the wheat to the mill. The little horse is excited.
The little horse comes to a river. He doesn't know if he can cross it. He feels worried.

He asks Uncle Cow and the squirrel, but they give him different answers. He wants to give up.
He goes back home and tells his mother. Mother Horse asks him to try it by himself. He knows what to do next.

At last, the little horse finds the river is just right for him. He feels good.
词汇积累
squirrel /'skwɪrəl/ /'skwɜːrəl/ n. 松鼠 by himself 独自；靠他自己
一、Read and complete the sentences. 根据绘本内容，完成句子。
1. The little horse is very when Mother Horse asks him to carry the wheat.
2. He comes to the river and feels because he doesn't know how deep the river is.
3. At last, the little horse feels .
二、开放表达 Think and answer. 想一想，回答问题。
What can we learn from the story?

一、1. excited 2. worried 3. good
二、We shouldn't only listen to others. We should think and try by ourselves.（答案不唯一）

【分析】首先通读绘本内容，明确题目要求：第一部分需根据原文完成句子，解题时要定位原文对应语句提取答案；第二部分为开放题，需结合故事主旨总结感悟。先读小题，再回到原文找对应信息，开放题围绕故事核心（亲自尝试、独立思考）作答即可。
【解析】一、1. 定位原文[插图1]中“The little horse is excited.”，可知小马被要求运小麦时很兴奋，故填excited。2. 定位原文[插图2]中“He comes to a river...He feels worried.”，可知小马到河边因不知河水深浅感到担心，故填worried。3. 定位原文[插图5]中“He feels good.”，可知最后小马感觉很好，故填good。二、结合故事中小马听了牛和松鼠的不同说法，最终自己尝试才知晓河水深浅的经历，总结出不要只听他人、要独立思考尝试的道理，答案不唯一，符合主旨即可。
【答案】一、1. excited 2. worried 3. good；二、We shouldn't only listen to others. We should think and try by ourselves.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题结合经典故事《小马过河》改编，属于英语趣味阅读题，既考查学生从原文提取关键信息的能力，又引导学生感悟故事蕴含的道理，题型基础且兼具开放性，适合小学阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6