Question

【题目】 Long long ago, here lived a giraffe in the forest. He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (骄傲) and always laughed at others. A monkey decided to teach the giraffe a lesson.

One day, the monkey led the giraffe to a tree. He said to the giraffe, “Look at the tall tree. There’s some lovely fruit growing on the tree, but you wouldn’t be able to pick it.”

The giraffe said. “It is impossible. Just watch me.” He tried to pick the fruit, but it was just out of reach.

“I said you couldn’t reach it, but I can.” said the monkey. Then, the monkey jumped onto the giraffe’s neck. He reached out his arm and picked the fruit.

The monkey said, “We could not do it alone, but we can do it together. So don’t be so proud.”

After that, the giraffe didn’t boast any more. He even became friends with the monkey.

【1】The giraffe was proud because he was the animal.

A.tallestB.strongestC.fastestD.most beautiful

【2】The monkey wanted to give a lesson to the giraffe because it .

A.always laughed at other short animalsB.thought he was the best in the forest

C.wanted to learn how to climb the treeD.was too shy to show his height

【3】What did the monkey ask the giraffe to do?

A.To pick tree leaves.B.To pick the fruit on the tree.

C.To climb the tree.D.To reach the top of the tree.

【4】The word “boast” probably means in Chinese.

A.后悔B.谦虚C.自夸D.道歉

【5】How did the monkey get the fruit from the tree?

A.He got the fruit only by himself.B.The giraffe gave the fruit to him.

C.With the help of other monkeys.D.By standing on the giraffe’s neck.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

短文讲诉了一只因为身高而骄傲自大的长颈鹿，嘲笑其它矮小的动物。后来猴子给它上了一课，它不仅不再自夸，还和猴子成了好朋友。

【1】细节理解题，根据“He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (骄傲) and always laughed at others.他是所有动物中最高的，所以他太骄傲了，总是嘲笑别人。”，故选A。

【2】细节理解题，根据“He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (骄傲) and always laughed at others. A monkey decided to teach the giraffe a lesson.他是所有动物中最高的，所以他太骄傲了，总是嘲笑别人。一只猴子决定给长颈鹿上一课。”，因为它总是嘲笑他人。故选A.

【3】细节理解题，根据“He said to the giraffe, “Look at the tall tree. There’s some lovely fruit growing on the tree, but you wouldn’t be able to pick it.”他对长颈鹿说：看那棵大树。树上长着一些可爱的水果，但你不会摘到的。”，可知猴子是叫长颈鹿摘水果，故选B。

【4】词义猜测题，结合文意长颈鹿以前很骄傲，因为自己很高，但是猴子给它上了一课，所以应该是长颈鹿不再骄傲自大了，故选C。

【5】细节理解题。根据“Then, the monkey jumped onto the giraffe’s neck. He reached out his arm and picked the fruit.然后，猴子跳到长颈鹿的脖子上。他伸手摘水果。”，故选D。