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【题目】阅读理解
Mary is an African elephant. Now she is 16 years old.She lives in the zoo. Mary has produced more than 50 drawings since last year. She has made over $2,500 for the zoo. Zoo leaders said Mary first showed the art ability (能力) about 4 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks (痕迹) in the sand with her trunk (象鼻). She rubbed out (抹去) the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. Soon Mary was drawing pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote about Mary, and then people went to buy her pictures. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by drawing.
This is how Mary does the drawing.A zoo worker holds different color paints and Mary touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her chosen color to the brushes in her trunk and Mary begins to paint.
（1）Mary is .
A.a girl
B.a zoo worker
C.a zoo leader
D.an elephant from Africa
（2）She has made over for the zoo.
A.$50
B.$2,500
C.$16
D.$4
（3）Mary first learned to draw pictures .
A.when she was 4 years old
B.to make money
C.in the sand with her trunk
D.when she was 16 years old
（4） wrote about Mary,and then people went to buy her pictures.
A.Newspaper reporters
B.A magazine
C.A history textbook
D.An advertisement
（5）Mary rubbed out the marks she had made in order to .
A.please the visitors
B.make other ones
C.ask for more brushes and paints
D.clean her trunk

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）C
（4）A
（5）B
【解析】文章大意：文章讲述了一头会画画的非洲大象的故事。
（1）考查细节理解题。句意：玛丽是一个——。A. a girl一个女孩； B. a zoo worker 一个动物园的工人； C. a zoo leader 一个动物园的领导； D. an elephant from Africa一头来自非洲的大象。根据Mary is an African elephant，故选D。
（2）考查细节理解题。句意：她为动物园挣了多少钱。根据She has made over $2,500 for the zoo故选B。
（3）考查细节理解题。句意：玛丽第一次学画画———。A. when she was 4 years old 当她4岁时； B. to make money挣钱；C. in the sand with her trunk 用象鼻在沙地里； D. when she was 16 years old当她16岁时。Zoo leaders said Mary first showed the art ability (能力) about 4 years ago.Zoo workers watched her make the marks (痕迹) in the sand with her trunk (象鼻).故选C。
（4）考查细节理解题。句意：谁写关于玛丽的事，然后人们去买画。根据.Newspaper reporters wrote about Mary,and then people went to buy her pictures.故选A。
（5）考查细节理解题。句意：玛丽抹去了她弄的痕迹，是为了———。A. please the visitors 愉悦参观者； B. make other ones创作其他的；C. ask for more brushes and paints 要更多的刷子和涂料； D. clean her trunk清洁它的象鼻。根据She rubbed out (抹去) the marks, then made the new ones.故选B。