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【題目】 Long ago, when animals could talk, the camel had antlers and a long, thick, beautiful tail. So the camel was very proud of himself and he always showed off his beautiful and magnificent antlers to the others.

One day, the camel went to drink at the nearby river. A deer came then out of the woods, bowed to him, and said rather sadly:“I was invited to a party tonight, but how can I go there with such a bare forehead? Even if it is just for one hour, I wish to go with such beautiful antlers as yours. Dear friend, could you lend me your antlers for tonight? I’ll return them tomorrow, when you come here to drink.”

The camel, though he was a little vain, had a good heart and took pity on the poor deer’s bald head. So he took his antlers off and gave them to the deer, saying, “Well, tomorrow when I come to drink, you must return them to me.”

The deer quickly took the antlers and disappeared into the woods. On his way, he met a horse and told him how he had got his antlers.

The horse, who had also been invited to the party, thought he would like to find a nice body decoration, too. He then went to the camel and asked him to give him his tail. The kind-hearted camel trusted the horse and gave him his tail.

The next day, the camel went to the meeting point as agreed. While waiting, he was drinking water and stretching his neck to see if the deer and the horse would come. But none of them showed up. Many days and years have passed since then, and the poor camel has still not got back his antlers or his tail.

Because he drank too much water while awaiting the deer and the horse, the camel has got a hump full of water; and because he stretched his neck gazing long and hard for the deer and the horse, his neck has grown long.

The horse kept his tail but, whenever he sees the camel in the distance, he runs away.

As to the deer, he also kept his antlers, but he has to change them every year because the luck of having antlers did not belong to him but to the camel, and he only got them by betraying the camel.

【1】What does “antlers” mean in the passage?

A.鬃毛B.蹄C.角D.駝峰

【2】How did the camel get his hump in the story?

A.The camel exchanged his antlers with the hump of the horse.

B.He drank too much water while waiting.

C.After fighting with the deer and the horse, he got injured.

D.He got it as a present from the deer and the horse.

【3】All the following words can describe the camel EXCEPT_____________ .

A.vainB.kind-heartedC.proudD.clever

【4】The RIGHT order of the following sentences might be_____________ .

①Once, the camel had a beautiful tail and antlers.

②The horse was invited to a party and borrowed the tail from the camel.

③The camel lent antlers to the deer.

④The camel went to the meeting point. Neither the deer nor the horse showed up.

⑤The camel had a hump full of water and a long neck.

A.①④⑤③②B.①③②⑤④C.①②③④⑤D.①③②④⑤

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文主要講很久之前駱駝?dòng)薪呛臀舶�，但是由于熱心，將角借給了鹿，將尾巴借給了馬，但是他們?cè)僖矝](méi)有還回來(lái)。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中I was invited to a party tonight, but how can I go there with such a bare forehead? Even if it is just for one hour, I wish to go with such beautiful antlers as yours.我今晚被邀請(qǐng)去參加一個(gè)聚會(huì)，但是我怎么能光著額頭去呢?”即使只有一個(gè)小時(shí)，我也愿意和你這樣美麗的鹿角一起去�？芍�，antlers是鹿角，所以本題選擇C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Because he drank too much water while awaiting the deer and the horse, the camel has got a hump full of water因?yàn)樵诘却�鹿和馬的時(shí)候喝了太多的水，駱駝背上有一個(gè)裝滿水的駝峰可知，本題選擇B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Many days and years have passed since then, and the poor camel has still not got back his antlers or his tail.許多天過(guò)去了，許多年過(guò)去了，可憐的駱駝仍然沒(méi)有得到他的鹿角或他的尾巴�？芍�，他被騙了，說(shuō)明他并不聰明，所以這里選擇D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Long ago, when animals could talk, the camel had antlers and a long, thick, beautiful tail…，So he took his antlers off and gave them to the deer…，The kind-hearted camel trusted the horse and gave him his tail…，But none of them showed up.…，Because he drank too much water while awaiting the deer and the horse, the camel has got a hump full of water…，很久以前，當(dāng)動(dòng)物會(huì)說(shuō)話的時(shí)候，駱駝?dòng)幸粚?duì)鹿角，還有一條又長(zhǎng)又粗又漂亮的尾巴……所以，駱駝把鹿角取了下來(lái)，給了鹿……善良的駱駝信任了馬，給了它尾巴……但是他們都沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)……駱駝在等鹿等馬的時(shí)候喝了太多的水，駝峰里都是水，可知，本題選擇D。