四、阅读理解(A)
A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves．The small even can help the great．To this effect he tells the following simple story．An ant was drinking at a small stream and suddenly fell in. She made great efforts to reach the bank，but made no progress at a11．The poor ant，almost exhausted，was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her．