"Where\’s Papa going with the ax?"said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
"Out to the hog house," replied Mrs.Arable."Some pigs were born last night."
"I don\’t see why he needs an ax,"continued Fern,who was only eight.
"Well," said her mother," one of the pigs is a runt.It\’s very small and weak,and it will never amount to anything.So your father has decided to do away with it."
"Do away with it?" shrieked Fern. "You mean kill it?Just because it\’s smaller than the others?"
Mrs.Arable put a pitcher of cream on the table. "Don\’t yell,Fern!" she said. "Your father is right.The pig would probably die anyway."
Fern pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors.The grass was wet and the earth smelled of springtime.Fern\’s sneakers were sopping by the time she caught up with her father.
"Please don\’t kill it!" she sobbed. "It\’s unfair."
Mr.Arable stopped walking.
"Fern," he said gently,"you will have to learn to control yourself."
"Control myself?"yelled Fern."This is a matter of life and death,and you talk about controlling myself." Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father\’s hand.

（1）When did this story take place? ______
A.In the morning.
B.At noon.
C.In the afternoon.
D.At night.
（2）How did Fern first feel when she knew that her father went to the hog house with an ax? ______
A.Angry.
B.Sad.
C.Bored.
D.Confused.
（3）Why did Fern\’s father decide to do away with the newly-born pig? ______
A.Because he would kill it for selling its meat.
B.Because it might be too weak to be alive.
C.Because it was difficult to raise a little pig.
D.Because he only wanted the bigger pigs.
（4）What does the underlined word "sopping" probably mean? ______
A.Dirty
B.Wet
C.Special
D.Comfortable
（5）What can we infer（推断） from the last paragraph? ______
A.Life is as important as death.
B.Fern needed to be self-controlled.
C.Fern tried hard to save the little pig.
D.Fern\’s father didn\’t care about life.