Question

【題目】

Elephants are the largest terrestrial(陸地的) animals. For a long time，they are very helpful. They carry big trees，take people from place to place，and are even used in wars.

Some people think it's not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact，that's wrong. Sometimes，a needle(針) can also be very dangerous for the elephant.

People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong，too. In fact，elephants have very poor eyesight，so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them. If a person has a good memory，people will say that he has an elephant memory. However，up to now，no study shows that elephants have a better memory than any other animal.

People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die，they will hide themselves in a so－called “elephant graveyard”．Often，hunters try to find such places to get ivories(象牙)，but few people really find places like that. In fact，when elephants are old or get sick，they will stay in deep and secret caves until they get better or die.

【1】Elephants can help people a lot EXCEPT______.

A. to carry heavy trees

B. to help people build houses

C. to carry people to different places

D. to help people fight in the war

【2】Why do some people think it isn't easy to hurt an elephant?

A. Because the elephant is too big.

B. Because people can't get close to it.

C. Because the elephant can kill people.

D. Because its skin is thick and hard.

【3】What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “graveyard”？

A. A place for hiding dead bodies.

B. A place for animals to play in.

C. A place with yards and flowers.

D. A place where elephants are safe.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Elephants are afraid of mice.

B. Elephants have very poor memory.

C. Elephants cannot see very clearly.

D. Elephants never go to caves.

【5】What is the main idea of this article?

A. Elephants are man's best friends.

B. Different countries have different elephants.

C. Elephants are the world's biggest terrestrial animals.

D. Some of our ideas about elephants are not right.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】大象是陸地上最大的動物，它可以幫助人們做很多事情。但是有很多關(guān)于大象的觀點其實都是錯誤的，這篇短文給我們介紹了這些錯誤的觀點和真實的情況是什么樣的。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中For a long time， they are very helpful. They carry big trees， take people from place to place， and are even used in wars.可知，大象是非常有幫助的，它可以搬運大的樹木、帶人們從一個地方到另一個地方、甚至在戰(zhàn)爭中使用。因此A、C和D三個選項都提到了，沒有提到幫助人們修建房子。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段中Some people think it's not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard可知，一些人認為傷害大象是不容易的，因為它的皮很厚、很硬。由此可知應(yīng)選D。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞所在的句子People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die，they will hide themselves in a so－called “elephant graveyard”可知，當大象要死去的時候，他們會把他們自己藏在所謂的“大象的墳?zāi)埂崩�。因�?/span>graveyard是死去的大象所在的地方，因此應(yīng)選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文中In fact，elephants have very poor eyesight，so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them.可知，大象的視力是很差的，故C是正確的。

【5】主旨大意題。這篇短文中給我們介紹了陸地上最大的動物—大象，我們有很多關(guān)于大象的說法都是錯誤的，如Some people think it's not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact，that's wrong.、People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong，too、However，up to now，no study shows that elephants have a better memory than any other animal、In fact，when elephants are old or get sick，they will stay in deep and secret caves until they get better or die等等。因此D選項符合文意。