A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home.
小题1:The woman left her new home ______.
A.to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa
B.to see if the elephant would follow her
C.because she was angry with her husband
D.because she was tired of the large family小题2:The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.
A.ran away
B.lost
C.hid
D.remained小题3:After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______.
A.returned to the forest
B.was sad because it missed her
C.went to look for a new home
D.was sick because nobody fed it小题4:How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?
A.It waved its trunk and smiled.
B.It touched her with its trunk.
C.It touched her and cried.
D.It waved its trunk and ran around her.小题5:The writer wrote the story in order to______.
A.show that elephants are very clever
B.tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C.show that women care more for animals than men do
D.tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
题目分析:这篇短文中的大象因为想念女主人,就自己跑去女主人家,最后让这对夫妇重归于好。
小题1:根据Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home.描述,可知选C。
小题2:联系下文It went to the woman’s home. 描述,可知此处指的是它从这个家庭消失了,故选A,逃跑。
小题3:根据第二段Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. 描述,推理可知这头像是想念这个女主人,故选B。
小题4:根据最后一段On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. 描述,可知选B。
小题5:这篇短文主要讲述了一头通人性的大象让一对吵架的夫妇重归于好的故事,故选D。
点评:本文浅显易懂,层次分明,学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文,一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文,根据短文中心总结出正确答案。