1. (2023七下·长兴月考) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。

A farmer had four lambs (羊羔). One was black, and the other three were white. The black lamb was friendly to the others. But the white lambs often laughed at him. They thought he was ugly (丑陋的). The farmer did not like him, either. He gave bad food to the black lamb.

One winter morning, the four lambs went out to eat grass. They went far away from home. In the afternoon, it began to snow. It was such a heavy snow that the ground was all white soon. They couldn't find their way home.

When the farmer found that the lambs were not at home, he went out to look for them. There was snow everywhere. It was difficult for him to find his lambs. Suddenly, he saw something black. He went to it. Oh, it was his black lamb! And the white lambs were there, too. The farmer was very excited. He said happily, "Thanks to the black lamb, I can find you!"

1. （1） The farmer gave bad food to ________.

   A . the black lamb B . the white lambs C . all the lambs D . his black dog
3. （2） The lambs couldn't find their way home because ________.

   A . it was raining hard B . the ground was full of snow C . the wind was blowing hard D . they didn't want to go back home
5. （3） What can we learn from the story?

   A . Appearance (外表) is the most important in our life. B . A friend in need is a friend indeed. C . Don't tell a person by his appearance. D . Many hands make light work.