Question

 

 

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 husbands 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, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and 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 so 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 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】短文大意: 这篇短文中的大象因为想念女主人，就自己跑去女主人家，最后让这对夫妇重归于好。

1.根据Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home.描述，可知选C。

2.联系下文It went to the woman’s home. 描述，可知此处指的是它从这个家庭消失了，故选A，逃跑。

3.根据第二段Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. 描述，推理可知这头像是想念这个女主人，故选B。

4.根据最后一段On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. 描述，可知选B。

5.这篇短文主要讲述了一头通人性的大象让一对吵架的夫妇重归于好的故事，故选D。