美国学生现代英语文学读本 1

1 THE CAT'S DINNER

Alice said, “Come, cat.

Come to dinner.”

The cat said, “No.

We will find a dinner.”

The cat saw a bird.

The kittens saw it, too.

The bird saw the cat.

It saw the kittens, too.

The bird flew away.

The cat said, “Come kittens!

Come to the barn.”

The cat went to the barn.

The kittens went, too.

The cat saw a mouse.

The mouse saw the cat.

The mouse ran away.

The cat went to the house.

The kittens went, too.

We said, “Come, cat, come!

Come, kittens, come! ”

We gave them milk for dinner.

(Lilian M. Allen)

Word list

kittens: baby cats

barn: a house for farm animals

You Practice

A) Fill in the correct words from the story.

1) The girl's name is A _ _ _ _.

2) For dinner the cat and the kittens had m _ _ _.

3) In the barn, the cat and the kittens saw a m _ _ _ _.

4) The cat and kittens ate dinner in the h _ _ _ _.

5) The bird f _ _ _ away from the cat and kittens.

B) What do you think? Answer the following questions.

1) What are some things that cats like to eat?

2) How many kittens do you think are in the story?

3) What are some animals that might live in a barn?

4) Do you think milk is good to give cats for dinner? Why or why not?

5) Is it better for cats to live in a house or a barn? Why?

C) Word groups—complete these word groups with words from the story.

1) house, apartment, b _ _ _

4) juice, water, m _ _ _

2) children, puppies, k _ _ _ _ _ _

5) breakfast, lunch, d _ _ _ _ _

3) rat, squirrel, m _ _ _ _