Question

An old scientist recently made several tests with different animals to find out which was cleverer than other animals.

In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole(锁孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.

1.The scientist did the test to see ____________.

A. if the monkey would steal (偷) the food

B. if the monkey would look for the food

C. if the monkey was cleverer than other animals

D. if some boxes were inside other boxes

2. In one test the scientist put a monkey __________.

A. into a small box

B. into several small boxes

C. into a box where there was some food

D. in a room

3. After the scientist left the room, the monkey_________.

A. began to eat food

B. began to look for food

C. looked at the scientist through the keyhole

D. came into the boxes one after another

4.The scientist_______________.

A. got down on his knees and waited outside the door

B. got down on his knees and heard with his ears

C. left the room for a long time

D. looked at the monkey through the keyhole with his eyes

5.To the scientist’s surprise ______________.

A. the monkey got down on its knees

B. the monkey came out of the room

C. the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

D. the monkey put its eye to the keyhole

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了科学家做实验来证明那种动物比别的动物聪明；科学家把一只猴子放在房间里，观察他们多久能找到食物。

1.细节理解题。从第一段的句子，find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.可知是看看哪种动物比别的动物聪明，故选C

2.细节理解题。根据文章中In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes可知，在一个测试中科学家把一些猴子放在一个房间里。故选D。

3.细节理解题。从第二段的句子，The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole. 可知猴子通过钥匙孔看科学家。故选C

4.细节理解题。根据文章中Then he got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole(锁孔)..可知，科学家通过钥匙孔看这猴子。故选D。

5.主旨大意题。从第二段的句子，To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey.可知使科学家惊讶的是，猴子朝钥匙孔看，故选D

考点：实验观察类短文阅读。