六、[文化知识]阅读短文,选择正确的答案。
Someone gave Cao Cao an elephant. The elephant was so big and strong. Cao Cao wanted to know how heavy it was. But nobody could weigh the elephant. Cao Chong was one of Cao Cao’s sons. He was very young. He told his father he could weigh the elephant. Other people laughed at him and didn’t think he could make it. But Cao Chong didn’t care. First, he let the elephant go into a boat. Next, Cao Chong marked the water line on the boat. Then, the elephant came back to the bank and people put the heavy stones in the boat. Finally, Cao Chong weighed all the stones in the boat. In this way, he weighed the elephant. His father was very happy. Cao Chong smiled, “I like reading books. I can learn a lot from books.”
() 1. There were ____ steps to weigh the elephant.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
() 2. Cao Chong’s hobby was ____.
A. drawing
B. reading books
C. weighing elephants
() 3. It is a(n) ____ story.
A. Chinese
B. English
C. American
() 4. From this story, we know ____.
A. the elephant was not big
B. Cao Cao wanted to know the weight of his son
C. reading makes people clever

1. B 解析:根据“First，... Next，... Then，... Finally，...”可知，曹冲称象有四个步骤。 2. B 解析:根据“I like reading books. I can learn a lot from books.”可知，曹冲的爱好是看书。 3. A 解析:《曹冲称象》是中国故事。 4. C 解析:根据“Cao Chong smiled，‘I like reading books. I can learn a lot from books.’”可知，读书可以使人们聪明。

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六、[文化知识]阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
有人送给曹操一头大象。这头大象又大又壮。曹操想知道它有多重。但没人能称出大象的重量。曹冲是曹操的儿子之一。他年纪很小。他告诉他的父亲他能称出大象的重量。其他人嘲笑他，认为他做不到。但曹冲并不在意。首先，他让大象走进一艘船里。接着，曹冲在船上标记了水位线。然后，大象回到岸上，人们把沉重的石头放进船里。最后，曹冲称了船上所有石头的重量。通过这种方法，他称出了大象的重量。他的父亲非常高兴。曹冲笑着说：“我喜欢读书。我能从书中学到很多东西。”
（ ）1. 称大象的重量有____个步骤。
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
（ ）2. 曹冲的爱好是____。
A. 画画
B. 读书
C. 称大象
（ ）3. 这是一个____故事。
A. 中国的
B. 英国的
C. 美国的
（ ）4. 从这个故事中，我们知道____。
A. 大象不大
B. 曹操想知道他儿子的重量
C. 读书使人聪明