Question

【题目】

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

Three months later, the woman went back to her parents' home after having quarreled (争吵) with her husband. Soon the elephant refused (拒绝) to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks, the animal disappeared from the house.

It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home.

【1】The woman left her new home_________.

A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa

B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband

D. because she was tired of the large family

【2】The underlined word "disappeared" in the reading means___________.

A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained

【3】After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant__________.

A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her

C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it

【4】How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.

C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.

【5】The writer wrote the story in order to___________.

A. show that elephants are very clever

B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do

D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述一个男的和一个女的结婚，男的家有一头大象，这个女的天天喂他，但是有一天，女的因为吵架生气回了娘家，大象很伤心，有一天，大象独自去了女方家，这个女的很感动，女子又回到了男方家。

【1】细节理解题。根据Three months later, the woman went back to her parents' home after having quarreled (争吵) with her husband可知，女子和丈夫吵架生气并回了娘家。故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据It went to the woman's home可知，他从男方家跑到女方家，所以，指的是逃跑，故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据Soon the elephant refused (拒绝) to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken可知，大象想念这个女子，很伤心，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it可知，大象用鼻子触摸她。故选B。

【5】主旨大意题。根据The young woman was moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home可知，一头大象让吵架的夫妻重归于好，故选D。