Question

【题目】

Elephants are the largest terrestrial(陆地的) animals. For a long time，they are very helpful. They carry big trees，take people from place to place，and are even used in wars.

Some people think it's not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact，that's wrong. Sometimes，a needle(针) can also be very dangerous for the elephant.

People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong，too. In fact，elephants have very poor eyesight，so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them. If a person has a good memory，people will say that he has an elephant memory. However，up to now，no study shows that elephants have a better memory than any other animal.

People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die，they will hide themselves in a so－called “elephant graveyard”．Often，hunters try to find such places to get ivories(象牙)，but few people really find places like that. In fact，when elephants are old or get sick，they will stay in deep and secret caves until they get better or die.

【1】Elephants can help people a lot EXCEPT______.

A. to carry heavy trees

B. to help people build houses

C. to carry people to different places

D. to help people fight in the war

【2】Why do some people think it isn't easy to hurt an elephant?

A. Because the elephant is too big.

B. Because people can't get close to it.

C. Because the elephant can kill people.

D. Because its skin is thick and hard.

【3】What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “graveyard”？

A. A place for hiding dead bodies.

B. A place for animals to play in.

C. A place with yards and flowers.

D. A place where elephants are safe.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Elephants are afraid of mice.

B. Elephants have very poor memory.

C. Elephants cannot see very clearly.

D. Elephants never go to caves.

【5】What is the main idea of this article?

A. Elephants are man's best friends.

B. Different countries have different elephants.

C. Elephants are the world's biggest terrestrial animals.

D. Some of our ideas about elephants are not right.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】大象是陆地上最大的动物，它可以帮助人们做很多事情。但是有很多关于大象的观点其实都是错误的，这篇短文给我们介绍了这些错误的观点和真实的情况是什么样的。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中For a long time， they are very helpful. They carry big trees， take people from place to place， and are even used in wars.可知，大象是非常有帮助的，它可以搬运大的树木、带人们从一个地方到另一个地方、甚至在战争中使用。因此A、C和D三个选项都提到了，没有提到帮助人们修建房子。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Some people think it's not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard可知，一些人认为伤害大象是不容易的，因为它的皮很厚、很硬。由此可知应选D。

【3】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die，they will hide themselves in a so－called “elephant graveyard”可知，当大象要死去的时候，他们会把他们自己藏在所谓的“大象的坟墓”里。因此graveyard是死去的大象所在的地方，因此应选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据短文中In fact，elephants have very poor eyesight，so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them.可知，大象的视力是很差的，故C是正确的。

【5】主旨大意题。这篇短文中给我们介绍了陆地上最大的动物—大象，我们有很多关于大象的说法都是错误的，如Some people think it's not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact，that's wrong.、People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong，too、However，up to now，no study shows that elephants have a better memory than any other animal、In fact，when elephants are old or get sick，they will stay in deep and secret caves until they get better or die等等。因此D选项符合文意。