【解析】
1. 根据短文第一段“The cat learnt the skills quickly, and the tiger was always behind. Later, the tiger had to learn from the cat”可知老虎要向猫学习的原因。
2. 从第一段“finally, the tiger could also run, jump, roll (滚), grasp (抓), tear (撕碎) and strike (击) as well as the cat.”可找到老虎学到的技能。
3. 由第二段“The tiger decided to kill the sleeping cat as a before-dinner snack.”可知老虎的想法。
4. 根据第二段“In the blink of an eye (一眨眼的工夫), he jumped onto a nearby tall tree and climbed to the top branch.”可知猫的做法。
5. 结合划线句和短文内容，可知猫很聪明，早就防备着老虎，没有把所有技能都教给老虎。
【答案】
1. Because the cat learnt the skills quickly while the tiger was always behind.
2. The skills of running, jumping, rolling, grasping, tearing and striking.
3. Killing the sleeping cat as a before-dinner snack.
4. He jumped onto a nearby tall tree and climbed to the top branch.
5. The cat is smart because he watched out for the tiger.(答案合理即可)
【知识点】
细节信息提取、推理判断、记叙文阅读
【点评】
这篇记叙文通过虎猫的故事，考查学生从文本中提取关键信息以及根据文本内容进行合理推理的能力，解题时需仔细研读原文，找准对应内容。
【难度系数】
0.6
