16．Here comes a story that many years ago a man arrived at a village in India to catch monkeys so he could sell them to zoos．The monkeys，however，were very clever and every sort of trap he set failed．A young boy watched the man's pathetic efforts and laughed．
The man said，"If you can catch me a monkey，I'll give you．That was a huge amount of money then．"
The boy went to his home and took a clay pot with a narrow neck．He placed a few nuts around the pot and put lots of nuts inside．He then tied the pot to a tree and told the man，"We should have a rest in a few hours．Let's wait in the village．The monkey will call us when he is ready．"
Certainly enough，a band of monkeys soon discovered the nuts and the pot．One slipped his hand in the pot and grabbed a handful of nuts，but he couldn't pull his hand out of the narrow opening of the pot because his fist（拳頭） was clenched．The monkey feared and started making loud noises．Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand．
The boy and the man heard the noises and the boy got a big strong bag．As they approached the monkeys they all ran away except the one with its hand in the pot．The boy grabbed the monkey and the pot．The man was amazed and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap，"Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so hard to get it out？"
The boy laughed and said，"The monkey could have easily got his hand back out and escaped，but he would have had to let go of the nuts in the pot and he just wasn't willing to let go．They never are．"
What lessons can be learned from this story？Do people sometimes trap themselves by holding onto things that they should let go？Do you？
25．What does the underlined word"clenched"in the 4th paragraph probably mean？D
A．quickly pushed
B．lightly pulled
C．tightly fastened
D．closely held
26．Why couldn't the monkey pull his hand out of the pot？The reason lies in thatB．
A．the pot's neck was too narrow
B．the monkey wouldn't let go of the nuts
C．the monkey's fist was too big
D．the nuts in the pot were too delicious
27．Which of the statement is NOT true according to the story？A
A．The boy just played a trick on the man．
B．The monkeys were too clever to be trapped．
C．The boy was helpful．
D．The boy could ask for 2from the man．
28．What might be the best title of this passage？C
A．the monkey and the boy
B．the boy and the pot
C．the monkey and the pot
D．the man and the pot．
分析 本文通過一個捉猴子的故事，告訴我們有時候，我們不放棄某種東西反而會使我們受困．
解答 25．答案是D．詞義猜測題，One slipped his hand in the pot and grabbed a handful of nuts，but he couldn't pull his hand out of the narrow opening of the pot 可知那只猴子的手不能成功地從罐子了拉出來，because his fist（拳頭） was cleaned．因為手緊握著沒有松開堅果所致，所以猜測cleaned的意思是"緊握"的意思，所以答案是D．
26．答案是B．根據(jù)文中句子"but he would have had to let go of the nuts in the pot and he just wasn't willing to let go．They never are．"可見那只猴子不愿放棄堅果松開手是原因，所以答案是B．
27．答案是A，細節(jié)理解題，那個男孩不是在作弄那個男子，而是在幫助他；那個男子曾許下諾言"If you can catch me a monkey，I'll give you That was a huge amount of money then"抓住猴子會給他一筆錢，所以答案是A．
28．答案是C．主旨大意題，本文講述"猴子不放手堅果反而被罐子所困"的故事，告訴我們在生活中該放棄某些東西的時候就要放棄，所以答案是C．
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