Question

One day , an old man was selling a big elephant . A young man came up to the elephant and began to look at it slowly . The old man went up to him and said in his ear .”Don’t say anythig about the elephant before I sell it . Then I will give you some meat . “”All right .”said the young man . After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some met and said :”Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant ?””I didn’t find the bad ears .”said the young man .”Then why do you look at it slowly ?”asked the old man . The young man said :”I never see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.

1.________ the elephant.

A. The young man bought  B. The old man sold

C. The two men sold      D. The young man sold

2.The young man looked at the elephant . He wanted to find _____.

A. its bad ears B. some meat

C. a good elephant D. what it looks like

3.The young man ________.

A.knew the elephant wasn’t good

B. found the bad ears but didn’t tell it .

C. looked after the elephant

D. got some meat

4. 4.We know that ________.

A. the two men were not honest

B. the young man wasn't a bad man

C. the old man was a good man

D. the elephant was a very good one

5.The young man looked at the elephant slowly because he _______.

A. liked elephant

B. wanted to buy it

C. didn’t see any elephant before

D. wanted to help the old man

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲的是一个小笑话，卖象人以为年轻人看出了他的大象有毛病，其实是年轻人从未见过大象而好奇，从而发生了的可笑故事。

1.B细节理解题。根据文中原句an old man was selling a big elephant 可知此题答案是B。

2.D细节理解题。根据文中最后一句and I want to know what it looks like.可知此题答案是D。

3.D细节理解题。根据文中原句After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some meat 可知此题答案是D。

4.B推理判断题。从全文来分析这个卖象的老人不诚实，年轻人并没有什么坏的想法，故选B。

5.

考点：故事类阅读