题文

阅读短文，选择正确答案。

Elephants are interesting animals with large ears, a long trunk, and short legs. They use their legs to stand and walk. Unlike (不像) lions and tigers, an elephant cannot use its legs to jump or run fast. But elephants do have something that most animals do not have — a trunk!     It is difficult for an elephant to bend (弯曲) down to reach food on the ground because of its short, fat legs. That is why an elephant has a trunk. It uses its trunk to reach food it needs. Without its trunk, an elephant would be helpless.     An elephant uses its trunk as a monkey might use its arms and hands. The elephant can scratch (抓) an itch (痒), pick up a small peanut (坚果) or a piece of popcorn (爆米花), and touch objects with its trunk. An elephant's trunk can even wrap (裹) around a tree and pull it out of the ground. An elephant's trunk also helps it drink water. An elephant can drink as much as 50 gallons (加仑) of water into its trunk. Then the elephant squirts (喷出) the water into its mouth and down its throat (喉咙). An elephant's trunk is very useful!

1. In paragraph 2, helpless means _______.

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A. without help B. with help C. trying to help D. full of help

2. What is one way that the elephant's trunk is like a monkey's hands?

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A. Both have fingers (手指). B. Both squirt water. C. Both can hold food. D. Both have fingernails (指甲).

3. This story mostly tells the reader that elephants ________.

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A. use their short legs to find food B. are stronger than most animals C. drink water once a day D. would be helpless without a trunk

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

答案

1-3: ACD

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读短文，选择正确答案。 Elephants are interesting animals w..”主要考查你对  科教类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

科教类阅读

考点名称：科教类阅读

• 科普类的阅读：
  科普类的阅读理解包含介绍科学知识、社会知识的短文。阅读这类短文时，要以事实为中心进行思考，抓住事物的特征、用途、相互关系等。
  如果是介绍社会现象的文章，要掌握所谈现象的内涵。

• 答题技巧：
  1. 加强整体意识，把握文章的主要内容。在阅读的时候可给段落标上序号，并给重要的句子和
     关键词做上记号，尤其是各段中心句，为答题提供更快捷更多的信息源。
  2. 审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。
  3. 定位阅读，强化对应意识。同时要注意原文利用和自我加工相结合。