Question

What fun the animals’ party was! The zebras did a great job with the decorations．The lions and giraffes put together delicious food．No one knew music like the forest birds．The bears made clever posters to spread the news to all the animals．

When the talent shows began, one of the monkeys hurried out to the dance floor．He was a dancing fool! The birds played some lively music．When the music stopped, the animals clapped and shouted．The monkey returned to his table．Friends gathered around to shake his hand and praised （赞美） about his skills．

The elephant saw all the attention the monkey was getting．He wanted some attention for himself．“I can dance too,” he told himself．“I will show these animals what I can do!”

The elephant hurried out to the dance floor．He started to dance．It was not pretty．The elephant knocked over the table that held the wine bowl!

“Give up your dance!” a gorilla called．

“What are you doing?” cried three frogs．“Stop it!”

The other animals shouted．They were sad about the elephant for making a mess! They chased （赶） him off the dance floor and away from the party．

The bears shook their heads and said, “One should never try to be what one is not．”

1.The _____________ did the decorations for the party．

A．zebras         B．monkeys

C．lions D．giraffes

2.What did the bears do for the party?

A．Danced．               B．Prepared the food．

C．Played the music．      D．Made posters to spread the news．

3.How did the animals like the monkey’s dance?

A．Wonderful．  B．Foolish．

C．Just so-so．D．Amazing．

4.What did the elephant learn?

A．Try before you trust others．

B．Don’t always play jokes on others．

C．Try to please all the others．

D．Don’t try to be what you’re not．

5.The writer writes the story to _____________．

A．take part in a party

B．teach us a lesson

C．make us happy

D．tell us about a talent show

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文告诉我们动物们举行了一次聚会。斑马为晚会做了装饰，熊为晚会制作海报以传播这条消息。晚会上猴子的舞蹈很精彩，大象也想像猴子一样结果搞得一团糟。这个故事以教给我们一个教训：一个人永远不应该试图成为所不能成为的。

1.。根据文章中The zebras did a great job with the decorations．可知，故选A。

2.制作海报以传播这条消息。根据The bears made clever posters to spread the news to all the animals．熊制作了聪明的海报以把这条消息传给所有的动物，故选D。

3.们觉得猴子的舞蹈怎么样？精彩的。根据He was a dancing fool!他是一个舞蹈迷，故选A。

4.不要试图成为你成为不了的。根据The bears shook their heads and said, “One should never try to be what one is not．熊摇着头说：“一个人永远不应该试图成为所不能成为的，故选D。

5.主旨大意题。作者写这个故事以教给我们一个教训。通读全文及根据The bears shook their heads and said, “One should never try to be what one is not．故选B.

考点：故事类短文阅读。