Question

There is an elephant and a monkey. They’re friends. But one day they want to know who is stronger. One of them says, “Who can get apples over there, who is stronger.”
There is a river over there. The monkey says, “I can’t swim.” The elephant says, “I can swim. Please sit on my back.” They go across the river. The apple trees are very tall. The elephant can’t reach the apples. The monkey climbs up the tree and gets many apples.
Now they know they should help each other.
【小题1】The elephant and the monkey want to know ______.

A．who is smarter	B．who is higher
C．who can swim	D．who is stronger

【小题2】______ can’t swim.

A．The elephant	B．The monkey
C．The big animals	D．The small animals

【小题3】______ can’t reach the apples.

A．The elephant	B．The monkey
C．The high animals	D．The short animals

【小题4】At last the monkey goes across the river with the help of ______.

A．the elephant

B．the monkey

C．an animal

D．a boat

【小题5】From the story we should _______.

A．learn from the elephant	B．learn from the monkey
C．A and B	D．help each other

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】A
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一只猴子和一只大象通过互相帮助，最后吃上苹果的故事。从而告诉我们每个人都有自己的长处，只有互相帮助才能取得成功。
【小题1】根据But one day they want to know who is stronger.可知选D。
【小题2】根据The monkey says, “I can’t swim.”可知选B。
【小题3】根据The elephant can’t reach the apples.可知选A。
【小题4】根据The elephant says, “I can swim. Please sit on my back.” They go across the river. 可知选A。
【小题5】根据Now they know they should help each other.可知选D。
考点：关于一只猴子和一只大象的说明文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。