Question

Mr Smith made many tests (作试验) with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals.

One day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. " How long will it take the monkey to find the food? " Mr Smith said to himself. " Let me wait and see. " He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later， he put his eye to the keyhole (钥匙眼). What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.

1. Mr Smith made tests with __________.

A. different animals

B. the monkey only

C. all the monkeys

D. all of the cleverest animals

2.There was some food in _______ of the small boxes.

A. some    B. none     C. one    D. each

3. What was the monkey doing when Mr Smith was putting his eye to the keyhole?

A. The monkey was eating food.

B. The monkey was looking for food.

C. The monkey was eating on the other side of the door.

D. The monkey was looking at Mr Smith through the keyhole.

4. Mr Smith is a ________.

A. teacher   B. scientist (科学家)

C. doctor  D. farm worker

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述的是史密斯所做的科学研究。史密斯使用不同的动物做实验。其中，猴子是使用过的所有动物中最聪明的动物。

1.A细节理解题。根据第一段“Mr Smith made many tests (作试验) with different animals”可知，史密斯先生使用不同的动物做实验，故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据第二段“In one of the boxes there was some food.”可知，其中一个小盒子里放有一些食物，故选C。

3.D细节理解题。根据“He saw the eye of the monkey. ...and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.”可知，在史密斯通过钥匙孔往里看时，猴子也在看房间外面的史密斯先生，故选D。

4.B推理判断题。A教师；B科学家；C医生；D农场工作人员。根据文中提到的实验可知，史密斯想知道猴子花多长时间找到食物，并不是在动物身上做医学实验，排除C，A、D与题意无关。故选B。

考点：科普类短文阅读