Question

【題目】Monkeys are clever, but they are very greedy (貪婪的) as well. They have suffered (吃虧) a lot because of this. But they never change this way.

In India, people use monkeys’ greed to catch them. Do you know how they can catch monkeys? Here are some instructions.

Make a hole（洞）in a big pumpkin. The hole must be just right—not too big or too small.

Put some jujubes (棗) in the hole.

Leave the pumpkin under a tree. Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree.

Hide yourself and watch the monkeys.

When you leave, the monkeys come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside. When it touches the jujubes, it will clench (攥緊) some of them in its hand. So it isn’t able to take its fist (拳) out of the hole. You can’t come close at this time. Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin? Don’t worry. It seems it likes the pumpkin better than its life. It will run with the pumpkin, clenching its fist more tightly. Finally, people can catch it easily.

【1】What does “this” refer to(指的是) in the first paragraph?

A. clever B. lively C. greedy D. naughty

【2】“The hole must be just right” means it is ________.

A. big enough for the monkey to put its hand in B. smaller than a monkey’s hand

C. bigger than a monkey’s fist D. bigger than a monkey’s hand but smaller than its fist

【3】Seeing the hole in the pumpkin, a monkey will ________.

A. be interested B. be afraid

C. run away at once D. throw the pumpkin away

【4】Which of the following is true?

A. Indians often catch the monkeys in this way.

B. As soon as the monkey comes to the pumpkin, it will eat it at once.

C. As soon as the monkey comes to the pumpkin, you can run to catch it.

D. In India, monkeys like pumpkins very much.

【5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A. We should catch monkeys in this way. B. One mustn’t be greedy.

C. We should protect monkeys. D. Think of another way to catch monkeys.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】這篇短文給我們介紹的是印度人利用猴子貪婪的特性來捕捉他們，通過這個(gè)故事作者是想要告訴我們不要貪婪，否則會吃虧。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的開頭Monkeys are clever, but they are very greedy (貪婪的) as well. They have suffered (吃虧) a lot because of this.可知，猴子很聰明，也很貪婪，這句話說他們吃虧，因此this指的是他們的貪婪，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文意Do you know how they can catch monkeys? Here are some instructions.可知，這里介紹的是捕捉猴子的方法。再根據(jù)下文When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside. When it touches the jujubes, it will clench (攥緊) some of them in its hand. So it isn’t able to take its fist (拳) out of the hole.，當(dāng)猴子看到洞的時(shí)候，他們會好奇里面有什么，所以伸手去找；當(dāng)他們拿了里面的棗的時(shí)候，他們會攥緊棗，這樣他們的拳頭就不能從洞里出來。由此可知，這個(gè)洞剛剛好應(yīng)指的是猴子的手能伸進(jìn)去，拳頭出不來。故應(yīng)選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文中When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside.可知，當(dāng)猴子看到南瓜上的洞的時(shí)候，他們不知道里面有什么，于是就伸手去找，這說明他們對這個(gè)洞是非常感興趣的，故應(yīng)選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段中In India, people use monkeys’ greed to catch them.可知，這里介紹的是印度人利用猴子的貪婪來捕捉他們的方法，故A選項(xiàng)是正確的。根據(jù)When you leave, the monkeys come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside可知B和C不對；D選項(xiàng)說的是猴子非常喜歡南瓜，其實(shí)并不是喜歡南瓜，只是他們太貪婪，不愿意放手。故D不對。

【5】主旨大意題。這篇短文講述的是在印度人們利用猴子貪婪的特性來抓住他們，通過這個(gè)故事作者是想要告訴我們不要貪婪，否則會吃虧。故應(yīng)選B。