1. (2023八下·宝安期末)  阅读单选

In the morning, Dorothy and the Scarecrow（稻草人）found some water, and Dorothy washed. "You have brains, and you can think. That's wonderful. " said the Scarecrow.

Suddenly, they heard a shout from the trees near the house and they all ran out of the house to look. 

They saw a man by a big tree, with an axe in his hand. He was made of tin. He stood very still. And he shouted "Help!" again and again.

"What can I do for you?" asked Dorothy.

"I can't move," said the Tin Man （锡人）. "Please oil me. There's an oil-can in my house. "

At once Dorothy ran back to the house and found the oil-can. Then she carefully oiled the Tin Man. Slowly, he began to move, first his head, and then his arms and legs. 

"Thank you," the Tin Man said. "I feel better now. " He put down his axe. "I went out in the rain, you see, and water is very bad for a tin body. By the way, where are you going?"

Dorothy told him about the Wizard of Oz（奥兹魔法师）. "I want to go back to Kansa, and the Scarecrow wants some brains," she said.

The Tin Man was very interested. "Can the Wizard give me a heart, do you think? I have no heart, so I can't love, or feel. . . I would very much like to have a heart. "

"Come with us," said the Scarecrow.

"Yes," said Dorothy. "And then you can ask the Wizard for help, too. "

So the three friends walked along the yellow brick road. 

1. （1） Who was the man by a tree, taking an axe in his hand?

   A . Dorothy. B . The Scarecrow. C . The Tin Man. D . The Wizard of Oz.
3. （2） What do we know from the underlined sentence "He stood very still. "?

   A . He couldn't move. B . He was very quiet. C . He was so helpful. D . He felt quite lonely.
5. （3） What is the right order of the following events? 

   ①Dorothy oiled the Tin Man carefully. 

   ②The Tin Man thanked Dorothy again and again. 

   ③Dorothy ran back to the house and found the oil can. 

   ④The Tin Man began to move his head, arms and legs. 

   ⑤The Tin Man shouted "Help!"again and again.

   A . ①②③④⑤ B . ⑤③①④② C . ①④⑤③② D . ⑤④①③②
7. （4） Why did the Scarecrow want some brains?

   A . Because he wanted to move. B . Because he wanted to think. C . Because he wanted to feel. D . Because he wanted to love.
9. （5） What would probably happen next in the story?

   A . The three friends would live in the Tin Man's house happily ever after. B . The three friends would take their trip to Oz without any difficulty. C . The three friends wouldn't ask the Wizard of Oz for help. D . The three friends would go to visit the Wizard of Oz.