Question

    Once there was a young camel who asked his mother many questions, as all children naturally do.

“Mother, why do we have a hump（驼峰）on our backs?” he asked.

His mother replied, “My child, these humps prevent hunger and thirst as we go on long journeys through the dry desert. We store water inside our humps to cool our thirst.”

“But mother, why do we have long eyelashes（睫毛）?”he continued.

“Oh, son. those are to keep the sand in the desert from hurting our eyes during sandstorms. This protection allows us to continue traveling,”his mother answered patiently.

“And what about our strange feet?” he asked.

“They stop our legs from sinking（沉）into the soft sand. This lets us walk more easily and quickly,”his mother replied.

The child thought some more. Then he said: “I see. So the hump is to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eyelashes protect our eyes from the desert. So then why are we in this zoo?”

Choose the best choice according to what you read.

1.What are the humps used to do ?

A.They are very beautiful.

B.They are used to prevent hunger and thirst.

C.They are used to carry food.

2.The camels have long eyelashes, don’t they?

A.Yes, they do. B.Yes, they are. C.No, they don’t.

3.Why are the camels’ feet strange?

A.Because they are big and strong.

B.Because they can stop their legs from sinking into the soft sand.

C.Because they have four feet.

4.Where are the two camels now?

A.They are in the river.

B.They are in the desert.

C.They are in the zoo.

5.Is the mother camel patient?

A.She is patient. B.Yes, she is. C.No, she isn’t.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

本文讲述了小骆驼询问母亲身上的驼峰，长睫毛和脚的用处，听完了母亲的回答后，他反问母亲，既然驼峰，长睫毛和脚都是在沙漠中有用处，为什么他们现在是在动物园而不是在沙漠里。

1.

细节理解题。根据My child, these humps prevent hunger and thirst as we go on long journeys through the dry desert，可知，驼峰是为了防止饥饿和口渴。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据“But mother, why do we have long eyelashes（睫毛）?”及Oh, son. those are to keep the sand in the desert from hurting our eyes during sandstorms，可知，骆驼是有长睫毛的，原句是一个反意疑问句，反意疑问句的回答要与实际情况相符，且问句中用的是助动词do，所以答语是Yes, they do，故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据“And what about our strange feet?” he asked及They stop our legs from sinking into the soft sand，可知，骆驼奇怪的脚是为了防止它们的腿陷入松软的沙子里，故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据So then why are we in this zoo，可知，小骆驼和母亲现在在动物园里。故选C。

5.

细节理解题。根据“Mother, why do we have a hump（驼峰）on our hacks?” he asked…his mother replied，可知，小骆驼连续问了母亲三个问题，目前她都一一解答了，由此可见，小骆驼的母亲是很有耐心的。原句是个一般疑问句，肯定回答用Yes。故选B。