Question

Most elephants are grey. Only a few are     . It’s difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white     , they feel excited.

Long ago, a white elephant was     to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very good one. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On its way to the king, the white elephant attracted （吸引） many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”

All the people liked the cute elephant. Some gave it     to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat on the elephant’s head.

Then the elephant came before the king. At last the king saw the white elephant. The king   it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.

A．grey     B．white     C．red

【小题２】A．elephant    B．king     C．street

【小题３】A．swept    B．painted    C．taken

【小题４】A．dishes    B．water     C．food

【小题５】A．asked    B．gave     C．built

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文大意：很久以前，一只白象被带到国王前。只有国王能拥有一只白象，而且大象肯定是最好的。人们想看一看这个动物。在路上，白象吸引了许多人，他们跑到街上大喊“白象来了！”所有的人喜欢可爱的大象，一些人给它水喝，别人对大象唱歌。一个男孩把红帽子戴到大象的头上，然后大象来到国王面前。最后国王看到白象，国王亲自给他起了一个名字，大象从金盘子吃东西，开始了新生活。

1.B考查名词及语境的理解。句意： 多数大象是灰色的，只有一些是白色的。grey灰色的，white白色的，red红色的。根据It’s difficult to see a white elephant很难看到一只白象，可知选B

【小题２】A考查名词及语境的理解。句意：当人们发现一只白象，感觉非常激动。elephant大象，king国王，street 街道。根据It’s difficult to see a white elephant.很难看到一只白象，可知选A

【小题３】C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：很久以前，一只白象被带到国王前。swept 打扫，painted 涂，taken拿走。根据Only the king could have a white elephant.只有国王能拥有一只白象，可知是大象被献给了国王，故选C

【小题４】B考查名词及语境的理解。句意：一些人给它水喝。dishes盘子，water水，food食物。根据to drink喝，可知选B

【小题５】B考查动词及语境的理解。句意：国王亲自给他起了一个名字。asked问，gave给，built建造。根据a name一个名字，可知是国王给大象起名字，可知选B

考点：故事类短文。