8 Read and choose. 情景对话：小老鼠正在寻找大象。请读一读，选一选，完成下面的对话吧！
A. No, I don’t.
B. Let me climb a tree.
C. Are you an elephant?
D. You’re smaller than me.
E. You are bigger than any other animal on land.
(A little mouse doesn’t know what an elephant looks like.)
Little mouse: Mum, do you know elephants?
Mother mouse: 1. You can go out to explore.
(The little mouse goes out to look for an elephant. He meets an ant.)
Little mouse: 2. Are you an elephant?
Ant: No, I am not. An elephant is bigger than you.
(Then the little mouse meets a rabbit.)

Little mouse: You’re bigger than me. 3.
Rabbit: No, I am not. An elephant is much bigger than me.
(The little mouse walks on. He sees four big “trees”.)
Little mouse: 4. Then I can see where the elephant is.
Elephant: Hi, little mouse! I’m the elephant. Now, you see me.
Little mouse: Oh! 5.

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. E

【分析】
本题是情景对话补全题，需结合上下文语境、对话逻辑，匹配合适的句子完成对话。先通读整个故事，明确小老鼠找大象的过程，再逐一分析每个空的前后内容，选择对应选项。
【解析】
1. 第一空：小老鼠问妈妈“do you know elephants?”，对应do开头的一般疑问句，答语用“No, I don’t.”，故选A。
2. 第二空：小老鼠遇到蚂蚁，蚂蚁比老鼠小，小老鼠说“You’re smaller than me.”，接着问“Are you an elephant?”，符合逻辑，故选D。
3. 第三空：小老鼠遇到兔子，兔子回答自己不是大象，说明小老鼠问的是“你是大象吗？”，对应选项C，故选C。
4. 第四空：小老鼠看到大象的腿像大树，想爬树找大象，对应选项B“Let me climb a tree.”，故选B。
5. 第五空：小老鼠看到大象后，感叹大象比陆地上其他动物都大，对应选项E，故选E。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.E
【知识点】情景对话补全、形容词比较级、一般疑问句
【点评】本题结合趣味故事考查日常对话运用，需结合上下文逻辑选择句子，贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5