A greedy (贪婪的) mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He got in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full and was very happy.

Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. But he could not. His belly (肚子) was full. He tried again. But it was of no use. The mouse started crying.

A rabbit was passing by. He heard the mouse and asked, “Why are you crying, my friend?” The mouse explained, “I made a small hole and came into the basket to eat the corn. Now I am not able to get out through that hole.” The rabbit said, “It is because you ate too much. Wait till your belly shrinks.” With these words, the rabbit left.

The mouse fell asleep in the basket. The next morning his belly became normal. But he wanted to eat some more corn. He forgot all about getting out of the basket. So he ate the corn and his belly was really big again. After eating, the mouse remembered that he had to leave. But obviously, he could not. So he thought, “Oh! Now I will go out tomorrow.”

The cat was the next passer-by. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He caught him.

1.What was the basket full of?

A Corn.

B Pizza.

C Water.

D Candy.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“A greedy mouse saw a basket full of corn.”可知，篮子里面是玉米。故选A。

2.Why did the mouse start crying?

A Because he had a stomachache.

B Because he couldn’t come out.

C Because he didn’t have any friend.

D Because there was no food left.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“He tried to come out through the small hole.”和第六句“But it was of no use.”可知，他试图从那个小孔里钻出来，但是他不能。因此老鼠开始哭了。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “shrinks” mean?

A Becomes bigger.

B Goes hungry.

C Becomes smaller.

D Goes wrong.

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据前面的“His belly was full.”和后面的“The next morning his belly became normal.”可知，他吃完食物后肚子很鼓，不能从小洞里钻出来，第二天他的肚子恢复正常了，因此兔子建议他等到肚子变小了再出去。故选C。

4.Who did the mouse meet at last?

A Another mouse.

B A farmer.

C A rabbit.

D A cat.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The cat was the next passer-by. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He caught him.”可知，老鼠最后碰到的是猫。故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A The Hungry Cat.

B The Big Basket.

C The Greedy Mouse.

D The Small Hole.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要描述了一只贪婪的老鼠发现篮子里面全是玉米，迅速钻进了篮子里，因为三番五次肚子吃的太鼓出不了篮子，最后被猫吃了的故事，这只老鼠是贪婪的，因此“贪婪的老鼠”符合文意。故选C。