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Nearly two thousand years ago in ancient China, Cao Cao got a birthday present from Sun Quan. It was a huge animal called an elephant. People in the country had never seen it before.
People were interested in the weight of the elephant. One person guessed it must weigh 2,500 kilos. Another person said, “Its legs are like pillars (柱子). I think it must weigh at least 3,000 kilos!” More and more people joined the guessing game. And Cao Cao also wanted to know the weight of it.
“What a huge animal it is! Can anyone tell me how to weigh it?” he asked the crowd (人群) around him.
“Can we get a large scale (秤)?” asked a soldier. However, no one could find a scale large enough.
“Can we cut it up?” asked another soldier.
“No. I don’t want to kill it,” said Cao Cao.
Just then, young Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. “I can weigh the elephant!” he said. “Let me have a try.”
Cao Chong asked some soldiers to drive the elephant onto a big boat in the river. When the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went lower into the water. After Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat where it met the water, the soldiers took the elephant off the boat. Then soldiers put stones on the boat, one by one, until it went down again and water met the line on the boat. Cao Chong then weighed the stones.
He added up the weight of all the stones and said, “This is the weight of the elephant.” What a clever plan! Cao Cao was very happy with his son.
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A. 身高 B. 重量 C. 相貌
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A. A knife and stones. B. A knife and a boat. C. A boat and stones.
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A. Cao Cao got an elephant as a present.
B. People guessed the weight of the elephant.
C. Cao Chong had an idea and weighed the elephant.
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A. Smart. B. Funny. C. Kind.
Nearly two thousand years ago in ancient China, Cao Cao got a birthday present from Sun Quan. It was a huge animal called an elephant. People in the country had never seen it before.
People were interested in the weight of the elephant. One person guessed it must weigh 2,500 kilos. Another person said, “Its legs are like pillars (柱子). I think it must weigh at least 3,000 kilos!” More and more people joined the guessing game. And Cao Cao also wanted to know the weight of it.
“What a huge animal it is! Can anyone tell me how to weigh it?” he asked the crowd (人群) around him.
“Can we get a large scale (秤)?” asked a soldier. However, no one could find a scale large enough.
“Can we cut it up?” asked another soldier.
“No. I don’t want to kill it,” said Cao Cao.
Just then, young Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. “I can weigh the elephant!” he said. “Let me have a try.”
Cao Chong asked some soldiers to drive the elephant onto a big boat in the river. When the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went lower into the water. After Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat where it met the water, the soldiers took the elephant off the boat. Then soldiers put stones on the boat, one by one, until it went down again and water met the line on the boat. Cao Chong then weighed the stones.
He added up the weight of all the stones and said, “This is the weight of the elephant.” What a clever plan! Cao Cao was very happy with his son.
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B
)1. What does the word “weight” mean in the story?A. 身高 B. 重量 C. 相貌
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C
)2. What things did Cao Chong use to weigh the elephant?A. A knife and stones. B. A knife and a boat. C. A boat and stones.
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C
)3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Cao Cao got an elephant as a present.
B. People guessed the weight of the elephant.
C. Cao Chong had an idea and weighed the elephant.
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A
)4. Which is the best word to talk about Cao Chong?A. Smart. B. Funny. C. Kind.
答案
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A
解析
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容解答各小题。第1题需根据上下文猜测词义；第2题定位曹冲称象的工具；第3题概括最后一段主旨；第4题评价曹冲的品质，均需回到原文对应段落提取关键信息。
【解析】1. 词义猜测题：根据原文第二段“People were interested in the weight of the elephant. One person guessed it must weigh 2,500 kilos.”可知，人们对大象的“重量”感兴趣并猜测具体数值，故weight意为“重量”，选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第八段“Cao Chong asked some soldiers to drive the elephant onto a big boat in the water... the soldiers put stones on the boat...”可知，曹冲用船和石头完成称象，选C。
3. 主旨大意题：最后一段主要讲述曹冲想出称象的办法并成功称出大象重量，对应选项C；A为第一段内容，B为第二段内容，均不符合。
4. 推理判断题：曹冲想出巧妙办法解决称象难题，体现他很聪明，选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
【知识点】阅读理解词义猜测、阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解主旨大意
【点评】本文是经典曹冲称象故事改编的英语阅读，题型全面，考查基础阅读能力，适合巩固初中英语阅读技巧。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】1. 词义猜测题：根据原文第二段“People were interested in the weight of the elephant. One person guessed it must weigh 2,500 kilos.”可知，人们对大象的“重量”感兴趣并猜测具体数值，故weight意为“重量”，选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第八段“Cao Chong asked some soldiers to drive the elephant onto a big boat in the water... the soldiers put stones on the boat...”可知，曹冲用船和石头完成称象，选C。
3. 主旨大意题：最后一段主要讲述曹冲想出称象的办法并成功称出大象重量，对应选项C；A为第一段内容，B为第二段内容，均不符合。
4. 推理判断题：曹冲想出巧妙办法解决称象难题，体现他很聪明，选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A
【知识点】阅读理解词义猜测、阅读理解细节理解、阅读理解主旨大意
【点评】本文是经典曹冲称象故事改编的英语阅读，题型全面，考查基础阅读能力，适合巩固初中英语阅读技巧。
【难度系数】0.7
