C
In the forest, there is an elephant and a monkey. They're friends, but one day they want to know who is stronger (更壮的). One of them says, "Who can get apples over there, who is stronger."
There's a river over there. The monkey says, "I can't swim." The elephant says, "I can swim. Please sit on my back." They go across the river. The apple trees are very high. The elephant can't reach(够得着) the apples. The monkey climbs(爬) up a tree and gets many apples.
Now they know they should help each other.
()11. The elephant and the monkey want to know .
A. who is smarter
B. who is higher
C. who can swim
D. who is stronger
()12. can't swim.
A. The elephant
B. The monkey
C. The big animals
D. The small animals
()13. can't reach the apples.
A. The elephant
B. The monkey
C. The high animals
D. The short animals
()14. At last the monkey goes across the river with the help of .
A. the elephant
B. the monkey
C. an animal
D. a boat
()15. From the story we can learn that we should .
A. learn from the elephant
B. learn from the monkey
C. A and B
D. help each other

11.D 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.D

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路是先通读短文掌握大意，再针对每个小题的关键词定位原文对应内容，逐一匹配选项得出答案。具体来说，第11题定位“想知道谁更强壮”的表述；第12题找“不会游泳”的主体；第13题找“够不到苹果”的对象；第14题找猴子过河的帮助者；第15题提炼故事主旨。
【解析】
11. 根据短文第一段“but one day they want to know who is stronger”，可知大象和猴子想知道谁更强壮，对应选项D。
12. 根据短文第二段“The monkey says, 'I can't swim.'”，可知猴子不会游泳，对应选项B。
13. 根据短文第二段“The elephant can't reach the apples”，可知大象够不到苹果，对应选项A。
14. 根据短文第二段大象说“I can swim. Please sit on my back.”，可知猴子在大象的帮助下过河，对应选项A。
15. 根据短文最后一句“Now they know they should help each other”，可知故事告诉我们要互相帮助，对应选项D。
【答案】11.D 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题是一篇简单的英语寓言类阅读，题目以基础细节考查为主，最后一题考查主旨理解，整体难度低，适合巩固阅读基础能力。
【难度系数】0.9