Question

One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.

Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”

“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”

“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.

The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

1.What is the old man doing?

A. He is giving some meat to the young man.

B. He is selling an elephant.

C. He is looking at an elephant.

D. He is finding the bad ears of the elephant.

2.The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.

A. he never saw an elephant before

B. He wants some meat

C. he want to help the old man

D. he wants to find the bad ears

3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A. The old man sells the elephant.

B. The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it.

C. The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

D. The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant.

4.The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

A. presents     B. money        C. food       D. meat

5.How does the young man look at the elephant?

A. Quickly.     B. Carefully.      C. Fast.      D. Happily.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事说的是一个老人在卖一头大象，一个年轻人仔细观察了大象。老人以为他看出了大象耳朵的毛病，许诺他如果他不说出来，就给他肉。其实那个年轻人根本没有看出大象的毛病，他只是以前没见过大象，所以才仔细的看看。

1.B 细节理解题。根据短文的开头One day an old man is selling a big elephant可知，这个老人正在卖一头大象。故选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据故事的开头和结尾Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.可知，一个年轻人很仔细的看着这头大象，原来是因为他以前从没有见过大象，他想仔细的看看大象的样子。故选A。

3.C推理判断题。根据After the old man sells the elephant可知A说的正确；根据Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it可知B是对的；根据I didn’t find the bad ears,可知D是正确的。根据After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat可知，在卖掉大象后，那个老人给了那个年轻人一些肉，因此C说的不对，选C。

4.D 细节理解题。 根据短文中Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.可知，那个老人对年轻人说，在他卖掉大象之前，什么都不要说，这样他就会给那个年轻人一些肉。由此可知选D。

5.细节理解题。根据短文的开头A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.可知，那个年轻人很慢地看着大象，也就是很仔细的看，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。