五、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Stephen is an 8 - year - old boy from Canada. He went on a trip with his 1 last year. They went to Africa. Stephen loved the trip a lot because he rode a big elephant there.
The elephant was very tall and strong. Even his dad had to 2 to see the elephant's face. People could sit on the elephant's 3, and then the elephant took them around.
At first, Stephen was a little afraid of the elephant because he thought it looked 4. But when Dad asked Stephen if he wanted to ride the elephant, he said yes.
Then Dad gave some 5 to the owner of the elephant, so Stephen could ride the elephant. He climbed a special ladder (梯子) and sat on the elephant's back. Stephen was so 6 that he could look down at Dad's head. He could also see the top of the elephant's head. Slowly, the elephant began to 7. It flapped (拍打) its ears. Stephen thought it was very 8. 9 riding the elephant, Dad asked Stephen, "Do you like it?"
"Yes!" said Stephen. "The elephant is very cute. It has a cute head and a pair of cute ears. It walked in an interesting 10. It isn't scary at all. I like the elephant and also the beautiful sights from its back."

() 1. A. friend
B. dad
C. uncle
D. cousin
() 2. A. look up
B. look at
C. look down
D. look around
() 3. A. ears
B. nose
C. head
D. back
() 4. A. lovely
B. beautiful
C. scary
D. short
() 5. A. gifts
B. money
C. books
D. cards
() 6. A. strong
B. heavy
C. high
D. low
() 7. A. run
B. jump
C. dance
D. walk
() 8. A. interesting
B. boring
C. terrible
D. noisy
() 9. A. Before
B. After
C. If
D. Because
() 10. A. room
B. street
C. way
D. road

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. C

1. 后面提到“Even his dad...”可以推测出他是和爸爸一起旅行的，所以选 B。
2. 因为大象很高，所以爸爸要抬头看大象的脸，“look up”表示“抬头看，仰望”，符合语境。“look at”只是表示看；“look down”是向下看；“look around”是环顾四周，都不符合，所以选 A。
3. 根据常识以及后文“sat on the elephant's back”可知人们是坐在大象的背上，所以选 D。
4. 前文说“a little afraid”，说明他觉得大象看起来吓人，“scary”符合，“lovely”可爱的，“beautiful”美丽的，“short”短的，均不符合，所以选 C。
5. 根据常识，要骑大象应该给大象的主人钱，“money”符合，“gifts”礼物，“books”书，“cards”卡片，都不合适，所以选 B。
6. 坐在大象背上能俯视爸爸的头，说明很高，“high”符合，“strong”强壮的，“heavy”重的，“low”低的，都不符合，所以选 C。
7. 大象开始走动，“walk”符合，“run”跑，“jump”跳，“dance”跳舞，都不符合语境，所以选 D。
8. 后文提到大象走路有趣，所以 Stephen 觉得有趣，“interesting”符合，“boring”无聊的，“terrible”糟糕的，“noisy”吵闹的，都不对，所以选 A。
9. 应该是骑完大象后爸爸问他感受，“after”符合，“before”之前，“if”如果，“because”因为，都不合适，所以选 B。
10. “in an interesting way”表示以一种有趣的方式，这里说大象走路的方式有趣，“way”符合，“room”房间，“street”街道，“road”道路，都不准确，所以选 C。