A组(2025·湖州市长兴县期末)

Narrator(旁白): Long ago, elephants had round and short noses. Then one day, there was a curious elephant baby.
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Baby Elephant: Mama, why does a monkey have a long tail?
Mama: Why don’t you ask it?
Baby Elephant: Mama, why does a giraffe have spots?
Mama: Why don’t you ask it?
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Baby Elephant: Mama, why does a turtle have a shell?
Mama: Why don’t you ask it?
Baby Elephant: Mama, what does a crocodile eat for dinner?
Mama:Do not ask it!
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Narrator: The baby walked closer. When he was looking into the crocodile’s open mouth, the mouth closed tight on his nose.
Crocodile: I eat your nose for dinner!
Baby Elephant: Let go!
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Narrator: But the crocodile would not. The baby elephant’s nose stretched(伸展). Finally, the nose became really long.
And that is how the elephant got its trunk.
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()1.(图文理解题)Which picture is the best for Page 2?
A. B. C. D.
()2. Why did the Mama Elephant say “Do not ask it!” on Page 3?
A. She didn’t know what the crocodile eat.
B. She knew the crocodile was dangerous.
C. She wanted the baby to stop talking.
D. She planned to teach the baby a lesson.
()3.(标题归纳题)What can be the name of the picture book?
A. A Baby Elephant and Its Family
B. A Baby Elephant and Its Friends
C. How an Elephant Learned Life Skills
D. How an Elephant Got Its Long Trunk

1.B 2.B 3.D

【分析】
1. 第1题：先明确Page2的文本内容是小象与妈妈的对话，小象询问猴子尾巴、长颈鹿斑点的问题，妈妈均让小象自行询问，因此Page2的场景应为小象和妈妈互动的画面，对比选项，B选项的图片符合该场景，故选择B。
2. 第2题：根据后续内容，小象不听妈妈的话去问鳄鱼吃什么，结果被鳄鱼咬住鼻子，说明妈妈知道鳄鱼很危险，所以才不让小象询问，因此选B。
3. 第3题：整个故事围绕大象的长鼻子由来展开，结尾明确提到“And that is how the elephant got its trunk.”，所以主旨是大象如何获得长鼻子，对应选项D。
【解析】
1. 第1题：Page2的文本场景为小象和妈妈的对话互动，选项中B的图片符合该场景，因此选B。
2. 第2题：后文显示小象询问鳄鱼后被鳄鱼咬住鼻子，说明妈妈知晓鳄鱼危险，故阻止小象询问，选B。
3. 第3题：故事核心是讲述大象长鼻子的由来，结尾点明主题，因此标题选D。
【答案】1.B 2.B 3.D
【知识点】阅读理解、图文理解、主旨归纳
【点评】本题是趣味英语故事阅读题，通过图文结合考查学生的阅读理解能力，涵盖细节理解、推理判断和主旨归纳，贴近学生认知，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6