Question

Monkeys are clever, but they are very greedy (贪婪的) as well. They have suffered (吃亏) a lot because of this. But they never change this way.

In India, people use monkeys’ greed to catch them. Do you know how they can catch monkeys? Here are some instructions.

Make a hole（洞）in a big pumpkin. The hole must be just right—not too big or too small.

Put some jujubes (枣) in the hole.

Leave the pumpkin under a tree. Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree.

Hide yourself and watch the monkeys.

When you leave, the monkeys come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside. When it touches the jujubes, it will clench (攥紧) some of them in its hand. So it isn’t able to take its fist (拳) out of the hole. You can’t come close at this time. Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin? Don’t worry. It seems it likes the pumpkin better than its life. It will run with the pumpkin, clenching its fist more tightly. Finally, people can catch it easily.

1.What does “this” refer to(指的是) in the first paragraph?

A. clever B. lively C. greedy D. naughty

2.“The hole must be just right” means it is ________.

A. big enough for the monkey to put its hand in B. smaller than a monkey’s hand

C. bigger than a monkey’s fist D. bigger than a monkey’s hand but smaller than its fist

3.Seeing the hole in the pumpkin, a monkey will ________.

A. be interested B. be afraid

C. run away at once D. throw the pumpkin away

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Indians often catch the monkeys in this way.

B. As soon as the monkey comes to the pumpkin, it will eat it at once.

C. As soon as the monkey comes to the pumpkin, you can run to catch it.

D. In India, monkeys like pumpkins very much.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should catch monkeys in this way. B. One mustn’t be greedy.

C. We should protect monkeys. D. Think of another way to catch monkeys.

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.B 【解析】这篇短文给我们介绍的是印度人利用猴子贪婪的特性来捕捉他们，通过这个故事作者是想要告诉我们不要贪婪，否则会吃亏。 1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头Monkeys are clever, but they are very greedy (贪婪的) as well. They have suffered (吃亏) a l...

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