①Elephants are the biggest land animals alive today. We have worked with elephants for a long time, but there are still many misunderstandings about elephants.

②Some people think that elephants will run away if they see a mouse. This is untrue, in fact, elephants have such poor eyesight that they would not usually see a mouse, even if one came very near them.

③ “Elephants never forget.” is another fallacy(谬论). No evidence suggests that elephants have better memories than any other animals.

④Finally, there is the myth(神话) that when the time comes for an elephant to die, it goes to some kind of elephant graveyard(墓地), but no one has ever found such a graveyard. What elephants probably do when they are old and sick is finding a cave and staying in it, so they will be safe until they either get better or die.

⑤In Thailand, when the country was still called Siam, if someone found a white elephant, they gave it to the king because it was rare. The king had no choice but to keep the animal and feed it, even though it had no use for him. From this practice we get the expression, “a white elephant”, which means something that is not useful to us.

1.Elephants are not afraid of mice because mice______________.

A.are afraid of elephants B.never attack elephants

C.are too small for elephants to see D.never go into caves

2.According to the passage, which of the following sentence is right?

A.Elephants are the biggest animals alive today.

B.An elephant’s memory is the worst.

C.In Thailand, if someone found a white elephant, they must look after it themselves.

D.In Siam, if someone found a white elephant, it was given to the king.

3.The passage is about______________.

A.white elephants B.myths of elephants

C.how elephants hurt people D.the history of elephants

4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(Para(自然段)1=①, Para. 2=②, Para. 3=③, Para. 4=④, Para 5=⑤)

A.①②,③④,⑤ B.①;②③;④⑤

C.①;②③④;⑤ D.①②;③;④⑤

Children World Fun's International Short Story Contest(比赛)is held twice a year, which provides a chance for school students around the world to show their writing skills Certain money is given to the winners as a prize. Besides, the most Call For Entries popular stories will be shown on our website: www. childrenworldfun. com.

Date: June 5, 2020- June25, 2020

Contest Rules:

The contest is open to young people all over the world.

The list of winners will be found on 15th July, 2020 on this website.

All winning and popular stories will be shown.

The story has to be written in English.

The topic of the short story is your choice.

Drawings, photos are not allowed.

The contest will be in three groups, and the length of the story is different from group to group:

Group

Age

Length of story

Sub-junior

7—9 years

at least 300 words

Junior

10—12 years

at least 500 words

Senior

13—16 years

at least 700 words

There will be three winners in each group.

If you want to get more information, surf the website:www. childrenworldfun. com.

1.You can take part in the contest on _____________.

A.June 2, 2020 B.June 15, 2020 C.July 2, 2020 D.July 15, 2020

2.The contest is held to _______________.

A.show writing skills B.collect popular stories

C.provide English learning D.find the best student

3.Which is right according to the passage?

A.The contest is held once a year. B.700 words are needed if you are 12.

C.The story has to be written in English. D.There will be three winners in the contest.

4.Who may be interested in the contest?

A.Children who are good at writing stories. B.Artists who have new paintings.

C.Students who want to learn English. D.People who like taking photos.

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