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【題目】閱讀理解
Animals are our good friends. Some are active and others are quiet. But do you know anything about the clever animals in the world? Just have a look!

Animals	Interesting facts
	Kelly is an African elephant. Now she is 19 years old. She lives in the zoo. Kelly has produced more than 100 paintings since last year. She has made over $3,500 for the zoo. Newspaper reporters wrote about Kelly, and then people went to buy her pictures.
	Nana is a clever black and white dog in England. He can do many things just like a human. He can walk on two legs and close the door. Also, he is able to get things for his master, such as newspapers and the TV remote control. What's more, he can sleep and use the quilt very well. No games are difficult for him!
	Koko is a 44—year—old chimpanzee. He has lived with human for tens of years and can “talk” to humans with his hands. He can do simple gestures* and that helps people to understand him.

（1）How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
D.Five.
（2）Where does Kelly come from?
A.America
B.Australia
C.Africa.
D.Austria
（3）How do Koko talk with humans?
A.By using eyes
B.By painting.
C.By writing
D.By using hands
（4）What CAN'T Nana do according to the passage?
A.wash clothes
B.play ball games
C.get newspaper for his master
D.walk on two legs
（5）The passage tells us about some animals in the world.
A.active
B.quiet
C.expensive
D.clever

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
（5）D
【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了三個非常聰明的動物，有會畫畫的大象Kelly、會做很多事的小狗Nana和會用手勢跟人“交談”的黑猩猩Koko。
(1)考查細節(jié)理解。瀏覽這三篇短文或觀察每篇短文中的圖片可知，這篇短文里提到了三種動物，分別是大象、狗和黑猩猩。故應(yīng)選B。
(2)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一篇短文中的”Kelly is an African elephant“可知，Kelly是一頭非洲的大象，所以她來自非洲。故應(yīng)選C。
(3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三篇短文中的”He has lived with human for tens of years and can ‘talk’ to humans with his hands.“可知，Koko可以用他的手跟人來“交談”。由此可知應(yīng)選D。
(4)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二篇短文中的”He can walk on two legs and close the door. Also, he is able to get things for his master, such as newspapers and the TV remote control. What's more, he can sleep and use the quilt very well. No games are difficult for him! “可知，娜娜會做很多事，如用兩條腿走路、為主人拿東西，還會做游戲。文章中沒有提到他會洗衣服，故應(yīng)選A。
(5)考查主旨大意。這篇短文給我們介紹了三個非常聰明的動物，有會畫畫的大象Kelly、會做很多事的小狗Nana和會用手勢跟人“交談”的黑猩猩Koko。這些動物的共同特征是聰明，故應(yīng)選D。