四、阅读理解
There is a little elephant in the zoo and
he is only two months old. Now he is walking
with his mother in the zoo. He sees a bird
flying(飞) in the sky here and there. The
little elephant says to his mother, "I want
to fly too. I can see far. It is great." To
learn to fly, the little elephant climbs a tree
but he falls heavily to the ground(地面).
He is very unhappy. Seeing this, the monkey
says, "Little elephant, we all have our own
abilities(能力). I can't fly, but I can sleep
in a tree." The lion says, "I can't fly, but I
can run." The tiger says, "I can't fly, but
I can swim." Little elephant's mother says
to him,"We elephants have great strength
(力气)." The little elephant is happy now.
He has a long nose. He uses his nose to
move(移动) a tree easily.
1. What does the little elephant want to do?
A. He wants to fly.
B. He wants to run.
C. He wants to swim.
D. He wants to walk.
2. What does the underlined word "falls"
mean(意思)?
A. 摔倒 B. 吹走
C. 跑掉 D. 爬行
3. Who can sleep in a tree?
A. The elephant.
B. The lion.
C. The monkey.
D. The tiger.
4. What does the story want to tell us?
A. All the elephants can fly.
B. The lion can do many things.
C. Tigers don't have any abilities.
D. Everyone has his own abilities.

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. D

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节查找、词义猜测、主旨大意三类题型。解题思路为：先通读原文理解大意，再针对每道题的问题定位原文对应内容，结合语境分析选项，逐一得出答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文中小象的表述“I want to fly too”，可知小象的想法是飞，对应选项A。
2. 词义猜测题：前文提到小象爬树，后文描述“falls heavily to the ground（重重地摔到地上）”，结合语境可推断“falls”意为“摔倒”，选A。
3. 细节理解题：原文中猴子明确说“I can sleep in a tree”，因此能在树上睡觉的是猴子，选C。
4. 主旨大意题：故事通过不同动物介绍自身能力，最终点明核心“we all have our own abilities”，即每个人都有自己的能力，对应选项D。
【答案】
1.A 2.A 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题内容贴近生活，语言简单易懂，主要考查学生提取原文信息、猜测词义及归纳主旨的基础阅读能力，适合低年级学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8