Question

【題目】

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

Three months later, the woman went back to her parents' home after having quarreled (爭吵) with her husband. Soon the elephant refused (拒絕) to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks, the animal disappeared from the house.

It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home.

【1】The woman left her new home_________.

A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa

B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband

D. because she was tired of the large family

【2】The underlined word "disappeared" in the reading means___________.

A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained

【3】After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant__________.

A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her

C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it

【4】How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.

C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.

【5】The writer wrote the story in order to___________.

A. show that elephants are very clever

B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do

D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述一個男的和一個女的結(jié)婚，男的家有一頭大象，這個女的天天喂他，但是有一天，女的因為吵架生氣回了娘家，大象很傷心，有一天，大象獨自去了女方家，這個女的很感動，女子又回到了男方家。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Three months later, the woman went back to her parents' home after having quarreled (爭吵) with her husband可知，女子和丈夫吵架生氣并回了娘家。故選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)It went to the woman's home可知，他從男方家跑到女方家，所以，指的是逃跑，故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Soon the elephant refused (拒絕) to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken可知，大象想念這個女子，很傷心，故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it可知，大象用鼻子觸摸她。故選B。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)The young woman was moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home可知，一頭大象讓吵架的夫妻重歸于好，故選D。