I spent my first month in Japan living on this tiny island in Ehime prefecture called Yugejima. Have a listen and see what you think :) 

April in Tokyo

#1: 弓削島、愛媛

建议同学们先听，如果有听不懂的地方再看文本。
 听完后，看下面的问题，你能做对吗？请把答案写下来告诉我，我会为你批改 
1）小壁虎为什么要去借尾巴？
      A.它的尾巴被蛇咬断了           B.它羡慕别人的尾巴
      C.它觉得自己的尾巴难看        D.它的尾巴被老黄牛咬断了
2）老黄牛要用尾巴干什么？
     A.走路     B.赶走苍蝇    C.保持平衡       D.抓痒
3）小燕子为什么不借尾巴给小壁虎？
      A.它不喜欢小壁虎     B.它的尾巴太大了   
     C.它也没有尾巴       D.没有尾巴它很难飞
4）根据这段话，可以知道什么？ 
    A.小壁虎没有尾巴了              B.妈妈借给小壁虎尾巴
    C.小壁虎能长出新的尾巴          D.小壁虎的尾巴可以掌握方向


文本：
小壁虎在墙角捉蚊子，一条蛇咬住了它的尾巴。小壁虎一挣，挣断尾巴逃走了。
　　没有尾巴多难看啊！小壁虎想去借一条尾巴。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到小河边。他看见小鱼在河里摇着尾巴游来游去。小壁虎说：“小鱼姐姐，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”小鱼说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴拨水呢。”小壁虎告别了小鱼，又向前爬去。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到大树上。他看见老黄牛在树下甩着尾巴吃草。小壁虎说：“黄牛伯伯，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”老黄牛说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴赶苍蝇呢。”小壁虎告别了老黄牛，又向前爬去。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到屋檐下。他看见燕子在空中摆着尾巴飞来飞去。小壁虎说：“燕子阿姨，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”燕子说：“不行啊，我飞的时候，要用尾巴掌握方向呢。”
　　小壁虎借不到尾巴，心里很难过。他爬呀爬，爬回家里找妈妈。小壁虎把借尾巴的事告诉了妈妈。妈妈笑着说：“傻孩子，你转过身子看看。”小壁虎转身一看，高兴地叫起来：“我长出一条新尾巴啦！”

   

    

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