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【題目】 Long long ago, here lived a giraffe in the forest. He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (驕傲) 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.謙虛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】

短文講訴了一只因為身高而驕傲自大的長頸鹿，嘲笑其它矮小的動物。后來猴子給它上了一課，它不僅不再自夸，還和猴子成了好朋友。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (驕傲) and always laughed at others.他是所有動物中最高的，所以他太驕傲了，總是嘲笑別人�！�，故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (驕傲) and always laughed at others. A monkey decided to teach the giraffe a lesson.他是所有動物中最高的，所以他太驕傲了，總是嘲笑別人。一只猴子決定給長頸鹿上一課。”，因為它總是嘲笑他人。故選A.

【3】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“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.”他對長頸鹿說：看那棵大樹。樹上長著一些可愛的水果，但你不會摘到的�！�，可知猴子是叫長頸鹿摘水果，故選B。

【4】詞義猜測題，結(jié)合文意長頸鹿以前很驕傲，因為自己很高，但是猴子給它上了一課，所以應(yīng)該是長頸鹿不再驕傲自大了，故選C。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Then, the monkey jumped onto the giraffe’s neck. He reached out his arm and picked the fruit.然后，猴子跳到長頸鹿的脖子上。他伸手摘水果�！�，故選D。