A. it was a clever mouse B. it was a male mouse C. it was ready to help the female mouse no matter what happened D. it could sense the gentle press that made the female mouse squeak 参考答案:C 答案解析:[解析] 根据第二段后半部分内容可知,听到母老鼠的叫声,公老鼠就穿过管道到达母老鼠所在的另一端。故本题答案为C。