Question

　　People in India, Africa, and Malaysia like the mongoose． It is small -- about sixteen inches long - and fierce． But it is easily tamed and makes a good pet． The mongoose is useful, too． It kills poisonous snakes． At first, the mongoose stays out of reach of the snake． This angers the snake． The snake strikes again and again． At last it tires． Then the mongoose jumps swiftly． It kills the snake by biting it on the back of the head． Then it eats the snake． The mongoose also kills rats and other creatures harmful to man．

1 ．The mongoose can be found in _______．

A． Africa B． Australia C． Alabama

2．A mongoose makes a good pet because it is_______．

A．small and fierce　　B． easily tamed C． found in India

3．The mongoose is useful because it_______．

A．eats snakes B．kills rats　　 C．Both A and B

4．Which happens last?

A．The snake strikes．　　B．The snake gets angry．

C．The mongoose bites the snake．

5．The mongoose is_________．

A． quickB． slow　　 C． lazy

6．People like the mongoose because it_______．

A．eats insects B．kills harmful creatures C．Both A and B

Answer 1

答案：A;B;C;C;A;B
解析：

此题测试原因的小题较多，要在改写过程中探究深层含义，如：6．People like the mongoose because it 及其选项B． kills harmful creatures 之和等于原文 The mongoose is useful, too． It kills poisonous snakes……．The mongoose also kills rats and other creatures harmful to man ．的改写。

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