Long ago, in a forest, a couple of sparrows lived happily in their nest on top of a tall tree. They were filled with excitement for the arrival of their little ones, as the female sparrow had recently laid several eggs.

    On an exceptionally warm summer’s day, an elephant became uncontrollable because of the heat. He charged through the woods, breaking trees in his way. Unluckily, he also destroyed the tree where the sparrows had built their nest. All of the eggs were crushed upon impact. Despite escaping to ensure their own safety, the sparrows were sad. The mother sparrow cried out loud for her broken eggs.

    Upon hearing the cries, a woodpecker (啄木鸟) approached to comfort her. “Please don’t weep, dear sparrow. There is no use in crying over what has happened. But if you want, we can find a way to teach that elephant a lesson!” The female sparrow said, “Yes, please help me!” The woodpecker thought for a moment and said, “I have a friend, the fly. She is clever. Let’s ask for her help.”

    Then the sparrow and the woodpecker flew to the fly. Upon hearing their story, the fly agreed to assist. “We also need my friend, the frog,” said the fly, “He’s very wise. Together, we can defeat the elephant.”

    When they all met the frog, he listened to the whole story and came up with a great plan. “Here’s what we’ll do,” the frog said. “Fly, you will buzz around the elephant’s ear to distract him. As he closes his eyes, the woodpecker will peck his eyes and make him blind. I will sit near a hole and croak (呱呱地叫) loudly when the elephant searches for water. He will think there is a pond nearby, and when he follows my voice, he will fall into the hole.”

    They all agreed and teamed up. The fly buzzed the elephant’s ear, the woodpecker made him blind, and the frog led him to the hole. The elephant fell in.

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1.1. What happened to the sparrows’ nest?

A It was blown away by the wind.

B It was destroyed by an elephant.

C It fell down because of heavy rain.

D It was taken away by another bird.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“Unluckily, he also destroyed the tree where the sparrows had built their nest.”不幸的是，他还破坏了麻雀筑巢的那棵树可知，麻雀的巢被大象毁坏了。故选B。

2.2. Who first came to comfort the mother sparrow?

A The frog.

B The fly.

C The woodpecker.

D The elephant.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的“Upon hearing the cries, a woodpecker approached to comfort her.”听到哭声后，一只啄木鸟走过来安慰她，由此可知，啄木鸟是第一个来安慰母麻雀的。故选C。

3.3. If Jack wants to match the animals (①②③) with their tasks (a, b, c), which of the following is right? ①the fly ②the woodpecker ③the frog a. to make the enemy blind b. to distract the enemy c. to lead the enemy into a hole

A ①-b, ②-a, ③-c

B ①-a, ②-b, ③-c

C ①-b, ②-c, ③-a

D ①-c, ②-b, ③-a

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，苍蝇围绕大象的耳朵嗡嗡作响以分散其注意力，啄木鸟啄大象的眼睛使其失明，青蛙通过大声呱呱叫引导大象掉进洞里。故选A。

4.4. What was the outcome of the animals’ plan against the elephant?

A The elephant learned a lesson and left the forest.

B The animals failed to teach the elephant a lesson.

C The animals decided to forgive the elephant.

D The elephant fell into the hole as planned.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，动物们的计划成功了，大象按照计划掉进了洞里。故选D。