1. (2023八下·合肥月考) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Once, there lived a hen (母鸡). She had five kids. She also had three friends: a duck, a cat and a dog. They all lived happily together. One day, the hen found a wheat seed (小麦种子). "Hey, who wants to help me plant this seed?" she asked.

"Not me." the duck said. "Nor can I." the cat said. "I'm afraid not." the dog said.

"All right. I will do it by myself." the hen said. She planted the seed and watered it. Wow! It grew quickly and yielded lots of wheat. "Hi! Who wants to help me harvest the wheat?" the hen asked.

"Not me." the duck said. "Nor can I." the cat said. "I'm afraid not."the dog said.

"Fine. I will do it by myself." the hen said. She worked all day long. By evening, she had two big bags full of wheat.

"Hello friends! Who wants to help me grind (磨碎) this wheat?" she asked. Once again, all three of her friends refused.

"I see that I will have to grind this by myself. I will make flour (面粉) and bake bread!" she said. The next day she baked delicious bread.

"Hello! Who would like to eat some bread with me?" she asked.

"I want to!" the duck said. "Me too!" the cat said. "I'd like some as well." the dog said.

"None of you can have a bite! I worked hard in the field and you were at home. " the hen replied.

1. （1） The hen's friends didn't help her plant the seed, probably because ________.

   A . they thought it was too tiny (微小的) B . they didn't want to work C . they wanted to keep the seed instead D . they didn't know how to plant seeds
3. （2） What does the underlined word "yielded" mean?

   A . 生产 B . 大喊 C . 放置 D . 种植
5. （3） What would happen in the end?

   A . The hen and her kids had a great meal that day. B . The hen and her friends had a great meal that day. C . The dog had bread with the hen in the end. D . The duck had bread with the hen and her children.
7. （4） What is the best title of the passage?

   A . The hen grew wheat. B . Share with friends. C . The hen's good friends. D . No pains, no gains.