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Cao Chong weighed an elephant
Cao Chong was the son of Cao Cao.
One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant. Cao Cao wanted to find out the weight of the elephant.
“What a huge animal it is! Can anyone tell me how to weigh it?” he asked the crowd around him.
“Can we get a large scale?” 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 lead the elephant onto a boat. As the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went lower into the water. Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. The elephant was then taken off the boat and the boat was filled with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat.
Cao Chong then weighed the rocks. He added up the weight of all the rocks and said, “This is the weight of the elephant.”
Cao Cao was very happy with his son. “My son is very clever, isn’t he?” he said. Everyone agreed.
1. 梳理故事情节，完成以下表格。
2. 谈谈你对曹冲的看法，并结合曹冲的言行说明理由。
I think Cao Chong was
Cao Chong weighed an elephant
Cao Chong was the son of Cao Cao.
One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant. Cao Cao wanted to find out the weight of the elephant.
“What a huge animal it is! Can anyone tell me how to weigh it?” he asked the crowd around him.
“Can we get a large scale?” 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 lead the elephant onto a boat. As the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went lower into the water. Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. The elephant was then taken off the boat and the boat was filled with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat.
Cao Chong then weighed the rocks. He added up the weight of all the rocks and said, “This is the weight of the elephant.”
Cao Cao was very happy with his son. “My son is very clever, isn’t he?” he said. Everyone agreed.
1. 梳理故事情节，完成以下表格。
2. 谈谈你对曹冲的看法，并结合曹冲的言行说明理由。
I think Cao Chong was
smart
(adj.) because he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it
.答案
1. Exposition（开端）Sun Quan sent a huge elephant to Cao Cao as a present. Cao Cao wanted to know its weight, but there was no scale large enough and he didn't want to kill the elephant.
Rising action（发展）Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. He asked soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat and drew a line on the side of the boat to mark the water level.
Climax（高潮）The elephant was taken off the boat. Then the boat was filled with rocks until the water reached the same mark. Cao Chong weighed all the rocks.
Resolution（结局）He added up the weight of all the rocks and that was the weight of the elephant. Cao Cao praised Cao Chong for his intelligence.
2. I think Cao Chong was smart because he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it.
Rising action（发展）Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. He asked soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat and drew a line on the side of the boat to mark the water level.
Climax（高潮）The elephant was taken off the boat. Then the boat was filled with rocks until the water reached the same mark. Cao Chong weighed all the rocks.
Resolution（结局）He added up the weight of all the rocks and that was the weight of the elephant. Cao Cao praised Cao Chong for his intelligence.
2. I think Cao Chong was smart because he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it.
解析
【分析】
本题围绕“曹冲称象”的故事，分为情节梳理和人物评价两部分。解题时需先定位原文对应段落，结合表格的情节阶段（开端、发展、高潮、结局），提取原文细节完成填空；评价部分需结合曹冲的做法，用合适的形容词说明理由。
【解析】
1. 情节梳理填空：
Exposition（开端）：根据原文“One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant.”可知第一个空填huge elephant；根据“no one could find a scale large enough”可知第二个空填scale；根据“I don’t want to kill it”可知第三个空填kill。
Rising action（发展）：根据“Cao Chong asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat”可知前两个空分别填lead、onto；根据“Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went”可知后两个空填line、water level。
Climax（高潮）：根据“The elephant was then taken off the boat”可知第一个空填was taken off；根据“the boat was filled with rocks”可知第二个空填rocks；根据“until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat”可知第三个空填mark；根据“Cao Chong then weighed the rocks”可知第四个空填weighed。
Resolution（结局）：根据“He added up the weight of all the rocks”可知第一个空填added up；根据“Cao Cao was very happy with his son... praised Cao Chong for his intelligence”可知第二个空填praised。
2. 人物评价：结合曹冲用巧妙方法称象且不伤害大象的做法，形容词填smart，理由填“he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it”。
【答案】
1. Exposition：huge elephant；scale；kill
Rising action：lead；onto；line；water level
Climax：was taken off；rocks；mark；weighed
Resolution：added up；praised
2. smart；he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it
【知识点】
阅读理解（情节梳理）、词汇运用、人物评价
【点评】
本题依托经典故事“曹冲称象”，既考查学生对文本细节的把握能力（情节梳理），又考查语言表达能力（人物评价），贴近学生熟悉的内容，能引导学生从故事中学习智慧，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
本题围绕“曹冲称象”的故事，分为情节梳理和人物评价两部分。解题时需先定位原文对应段落，结合表格的情节阶段（开端、发展、高潮、结局），提取原文细节完成填空；评价部分需结合曹冲的做法，用合适的形容词说明理由。
【解析】
1. 情节梳理填空：
Exposition（开端）：根据原文“One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant.”可知第一个空填huge elephant；根据“no one could find a scale large enough”可知第二个空填scale；根据“I don’t want to kill it”可知第三个空填kill。
Rising action（发展）：根据“Cao Chong asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat”可知前两个空分别填lead、onto；根据“Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went”可知后两个空填line、water level。
Climax（高潮）：根据“The elephant was then taken off the boat”可知第一个空填was taken off；根据“the boat was filled with rocks”可知第二个空填rocks；根据“until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat”可知第三个空填mark；根据“Cao Chong then weighed the rocks”可知第四个空填weighed。
Resolution（结局）：根据“He added up the weight of all the rocks”可知第一个空填added up；根据“Cao Cao was very happy with his son... praised Cao Chong for his intelligence”可知第二个空填praised。
2. 人物评价：结合曹冲用巧妙方法称象且不伤害大象的做法，形容词填smart，理由填“he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it”。
【答案】
1. Exposition：huge elephant；scale；kill
Rising action：lead；onto；line；water level
Climax：was taken off；rocks；mark；weighed
Resolution：added up；praised
2. smart；he used a boat and rocks to weigh the elephant without killing it
【知识点】
阅读理解（情节梳理）、词汇运用、人物评价
【点评】
本题依托经典故事“曹冲称象”，既考查学生对文本细节的把握能力（情节梳理），又考查语言表达能力（人物评价），贴近学生熟悉的内容，能引导学生从故事中学习智慧，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
