A Play: Four Butterflies(蝴蝶)
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white.  They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it’s raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and
dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let’s play and dance again.
小題1: How many butterflies are there in the garden? ______
A．One butterfly.B．Two butterflies.
C．Three butterfliesD．Four butterflies
小題2:What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain? ______
A．They are flying.B．They are dancing.
C．They are playing a game.D．They are staying under the leaves.
小題3:Whom do the butterflies ask for help? ______
A．Green Tree.B．Rose.
C．Green Tree and Rose.D．Green Tree, Rose and Grandpa Sun.
小題4:Who helps the butterflies at last? ______
A．Rose.B．Grandpa Sun.
C．Rain.D．Dark clouds.
小題5:What is the main idea of the play? ______
A．Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.
B．The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.
C．Grandpa often helps others.
D．A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了四只蝴蝶的劇本�；▓@中的這四只蝴蝶在大雨時(shí)彼此不為自己的利益而拋棄其他人，這才是真正的友誼。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Look! There are four butterflies in the garden.可知共有四只蝴蝶，故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.描述，可知四只蝴蝶正在花園里做游戲時(shí)開(kāi)始下起了雨。故選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一二節(jié)的描述可知他們向綠樹(shù)和玫瑰請(qǐng)求了幫助，故選C.
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)劇本的第三節(jié)可知太陽(yáng)公公最后幫助了他們。故選B
小題5:主旨大意題。根據(jù)劇本的情節(jié)可知四只蝴蝶在困難時(shí)不離不棄，這才是真正的友誼。故選D。
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