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【題目】 An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river. They were disputing which was the better animal。

"Look at my strength, "said the elephant. "I can pull up a tree, roots and all, with my trunk"

“Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine, "replied the crocodile. "No knife or tooth can cut through it.”

Just as they were coming to blows, a lion happened to pass.

"My dear friends !" said the King of all animals, going up to them. "Let me know the cause of your disagreement。”

“Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal? "cried both at once.

Certainly, "said the lion, pointing across the river. "Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall?”

“Yes! "replied the beasts.

“Well, then, "continued the lion, " go and get it, and bring it to me, and I shall be able then to decide between you.”

Upon hearing this, off they started,, The crocodile, being used to the water, reached the opposite side of the river first, and was soon standing beside the wall.

Here he waited till the elephant came up. The elephant, seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal, raised his long trunk, and took down the hat quite easily.

They then made their way together back again across the river. The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast-moving crocodile in the water and became careless. When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch, the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom The crocodile noticed the accident, so down he dived, and brought it up in his huge mouth. They then returned, and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet. The King took it up, and turning to the elephant, said:

“You, because of your size and trunk, were able to reach the hat on the wall but, having lost it, you were unable to get it back. And you, said the lion to the crocodile, "although unable to reach the hat, were able to dive for it and save it. You are both wise and able in your own ways. One is no better than the other.”

【1】The underlined word"disputing"in Paragraph I means________.

A.playingB.quarrelling

C.complainingD.deciding

【2】What did the crocodile think was best about himself?

A.His big mouthB.His strong skin

C.His swimming skillD.His dangerous teeth

【3】How did the lion deal with the animals disagreement?

A.He ordered them to fight.B.He made a quick decision.

C.He suggested a competitionD.He asked them to describe themselves

【4】What caused the elephant to drop the hat?

A.The hat got wet in the river.B.He hit a floating tree

C.He was trying to swim too fastD.He wanted to fight the crocodile

【5】How were the elephant and the crocodile able to complete their task?

A.By working togetherB.planning carefully

C.By sharing their ideasD.By listening to the lion

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文主要講述大象和鱷魚爭(zhēng)論誰(shuí)更好時(shí)，獅子讓他們?nèi)ツ煤訉?duì)岸的金屬帽，最后做出公正的評(píng)判，兩者各有所長(zhǎng)，應(yīng)該通力合作。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。playing玩；quarrelling爭(zhēng)吵，爭(zhēng)論；complaining抱怨；deciding決定。根據(jù)從句“which was the better animal”及下文“Look at my strength, "…"No knife or tooth can cut through it. ”可判斷，大象和鱷魚在爭(zhēng)論哪一個(gè)更好。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)““Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine, "replied the crocodile. "No knife or tooth can cut through it.” ”可知，鱷魚認(rèn)為刀子和牙齒都不能割穿他的皮膚，他強(qiáng)壯的皮膚是最好的。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)獅子說的話“Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall? ”及“" go and get it, and bring it to me, and I shall be able then to decide between you.” ”可判斷，獅子建議大象和鱷魚進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)比賽。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast-moving crocodile in the water and became careless. When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch, the elephant dropped the hat…”可知，大象試圖追上鱷魚游得非�？�，他被迫轉(zhuǎn)身防止撞上一個(gè)漂流的樹枝時(shí)，帽子掉了。故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段獅子說的話可知，大象因?yàn)樗�的體型和鼻子能夠到帽子，但是丟了卻不能把它再拿回來(lái)。鱷魚盡管不能夠到帽子，但是能潛水并且拿到它。由此說明大象和鱷魚各有所長(zhǎng)，能完成任務(wù)的最好方式是合作。故選A。