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Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV .We may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bears, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return(作为回报) for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return.
Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops(收割庄稼) and even drive trains.
小题1:Elephant scan be used to do some heavy jobs because ____.
A. they can eat a lot   B. they are very heavy, too    C. they are very strong
小题2:Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because ____.
A. they are good at running    B. they are very kind and friendly to people
C. they are brave enough to get the strangers(陌生人)and thieves away from the house
小题3:Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if ____.
A. they have enough food to eat
B. if they are sent to school
C. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them
小题4:____ can be trained to work for us.
A. Only a few animals       B. A lot of animals        C. Few animals
小题5:Many scientists are working hard to ____.
A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trains
B. make monkeys guard houses like dogs
C. make bears get in crops
       
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A

试题分析:短文大意:能让动物为我们工作吗?一些科学家认为,动物有一天可能会做一些简单的工作。他们说,在电影或电视上。我们可以看到大象,猴子,狗,熊,或其他动物做很多事情。科学家们说,许多不同的动物做一些简单的工作,如果他们知道他们会得到一些吃的东西。当然,我们知道,狗可以被用来看家,大象可以用来做一些很重的工作。我们还可以教动物在工厂里工作。
小题1:细节理解题。根据常识大象是非常强壮的,所以可以训练他们做繁重的工作,因此选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据常识狗可以成为其主人看家是因为他们可以让陌生人和盗贼远离主人家,所以选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第一段末The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return.可知选C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文内容可知许多动物经过训练后可以为人们工作。所以选B。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文最后一句and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops(收割庄稼) and even drive trains.可知选A。
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