The sun was about to rise on Farmer Tim’s farm.

Chester Chicken woke up the cows with his important news. “The chickens are taking a holiday today,” Chester said. “Is that so?” asked Daisy the cow. “Yes, we worked too hard this week,” Chester said. “You did?” asked Daisy. “Yes! We laid ten eggs this week,” Chester said, “and there are only five of us.” Daisy smiled and nodded her head. Ten was a lot of eggs for five chickens. “Enjoy your day off,” she said.

“But what about us?” the other cows said to Daisy. “We gave Farmer Tim 100 pails (桶) of milk this week. There are only ten of us!” Daisy agreed with the cows too. 100 pails of milk would make a lot of cheese. “But we can’t take a holiday on the same day as the chickens,” Daisy said. “What would Farmer Tim say?”

Daisy and the cows walked on the grass and had their breakfast. “The chickens are taking a holiday,” Daisy told the trees. “And we don’t think it’s fair.” The trees were not happy with this news. “I’ve dropped over 1,000 apples this season,” one said. “And I’ve had a million cherries picked!” said another. The wind blew and the trees put on their angry faces. “We need a holiday more than the chickens!” the trees shouted together.

Then Rowdy Rooster (公鸡) jumped on the fence. He looked up into the sky and began to crow. It was time for the farmer to wake up. But a minute passed and Farmer Tim did not appear. Rowdy called two more times. “Call him again,” the chickens shouted to Rowdy. Rowdy made one last call and this time Farmer Tim woke up. But he didn’t come out and milk the cows, or check on the eggs underneath the chickens. Instead he opened the window and shouted loud enough for everyone to hear: “I worked too hard this week, I say. It’s time I took a holiday!”

1.Why did the chickens take a holiday?

A They felt sick.

B They got new jobs.

C They were too tired.

D They had some plans.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“we worked too hard this week”可知，鸡们非常努力地工作了一周，由此可推知他们感到累了，所以要休假。故选C。

2.How much milk does one cow produce in one day?

A Around ten pails.

B Around seven pails.

C About one hundred pails.

D About one and a half pail.

解析：选D。D数字计算题。根据第三段中的“We gave Farmer Tim 100 pails (桶) of milk this week. There are only ten of us!”本周奶牛们产了100桶奶，一共10头奶牛，则每只奶牛一周产10桶奶，故每只奶牛每天约产1桶半奶。故选D。

3.How do the trees feel about the news?

A They were surprised.

B They were worried.

C They were serious.

D They were mad.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“The wind blew and the trees put on their angry faces.”可知树们很生气。故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “crow” probably mean?

A Wash the face.

B Make loud sounds.

C Do physical exercise.

D Sing wonderful songs.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据最后一段划线单词前文的“Rooster (公鸡)”和后文的“It was time for the farmer to wake up.”可知，公鸡Rowdy跳上篱笆，抬头望着天，开始“啼叫”，是时候叫醒农场主了。故选B。

5.Where can you most probably read this passage?

A On a website about raising animals.

B In a history book for students.

C In a science magazine children.

D In a storybook for children.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文讲述的是一个童话故事，因此最有可能在一本故事书上读到本文。故选D。