Sour grapes
酸 葡萄
One day, a fox was hungry. She wanted to look for
some food. She saw some grapes on the vines.

The fox was very happy. "I like grapes. How nice they

are! They must be sweet and juicy. I want to eat them!"
she said.
She jumped and jumped, but the grapes were too
high. She couldn't get the grapes.

The fox said, "I don't like grapes. They're sour."

词汇积累
vine /vaɪn/ n. 葡萄藤 juicy /'dʒuːsi/ adj. 多汁的
Read and choose.
()1. The fox was looking for .
A. grapes B. fruit C. food
()2. The fox wanted to eat the grapes, so she .
A. ran and ran B. jumped and jumped C. went away
()3. The grapes were too .
A. high B. low C. far
()4. The fox went away because .
A. she wasn't hungry B. she couldn't get the grapes
C. the grapes were not good
()5. The moral of the article is "".
A. 狐狸不喜欢葡萄 B. 葡萄不好吃 C. 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

酸 葡 萄
[译文]一天,一只狐狸饿了。她想找些食物。她
看见一些葡萄在葡萄藤上。
狐狸非常高兴。“我喜欢葡萄。它们多好啊！
它们一定又甜又多汁。我想吃它们!”她说。
她跳啊跳,但葡萄太高了。她够不到葡萄。
狐狸说:“我不喜欢葡萄。它们是酸的。”
[答案]1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C

【分析】
这是一篇经典寓言故事类的阅读理解题，解题思路如下：
1. 先通读全文，熟悉故事内容，了解狐狸找食物、发现葡萄、尝试够葡萄、最后说葡萄酸的整个过程。
2. 逐个分析题目，回到原文中寻找对应的关键句子，通过匹配细节信息确定答案：
第1题找狐狸寻找的对象，定位原文描述狐狸饥饿后的行为语句；
第2题找狐狸为吃葡萄做的动作，定位原文中狐狸尝试够葡萄的动作描写；
第3题找葡萄的状态，定位原文中描述葡萄位置的语句；
第4题找狐狸离开的原因，结合原文中狐狸够不到葡萄的情节判断；
第5题理解故事寓意，结合狐狸前后态度的变化总结故事传达的道理。
【解析】
1. 根据原文第一句“She wanted to look for some food.”可知，狐狸在寻找食物，故选C。
2. 从原文“She jumped and jumped, but the grapes were too high.”可知，狐狸为了吃到葡萄跳了又跳，故选B。
3. 原文明确提到“the grapes were too high”，说明葡萄位置太高，故选A。
4. 因为“She couldn't get the grapes.”，狐狸无法得到葡萄，所以离开了，故选B。
5. 故事中狐狸够不到葡萄就说葡萄酸，对应的寓意是“吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸”，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C
【知识点】
小学英语阅读理解、寓言故事理解、细节信息查找
【点评】
本题选取经典寓言《酸葡萄》，既考查学生对英语文章细节信息的捕捉能力，又引导学生理解寓言背后的道理。题目设置贴合原文内容，难度适中，有助于提升学生的阅读理解能力和对寓意类文本的感悟能力。
【难度系数】
0.8