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The blind men and the elephant
盲人摸象（苏州吴江）
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There were three blind men. They lived in the small village(村庄). One day, their neighbour brought an elephant to the village. People in the village all went to see the elephant. The blind men also wanted to know what an elephant looked like.1.
The first man touched the leg. “It’s thick(粗的) and round,” he said. “2. ”
The second man touched the body. He laughed at the first man. “No, you’re wrong,the second man said. “It’s tall and strong.3. ”
The third man came up. He touched the tail. “No, both of you are wrong,” the third man said. “It’s long and thin,” he said. “4. ”
Every man had his own(自己的) idea. They started quarrelling. Then their neigh- bour came over. “You’re all wrong,” he said. “5. None(没有人) of you knows what an elephant looks like.” Now the blind men knew why they were wrong. They had to touch the whole elephant to know what it looked like.
词汇积累
neighbour /'neɪbə(r)/ n. 邻居
quarrel /'kwɒrəl/ /'kwɑːrəl/ v. 争吵
逻辑推理 Read and choose. 根据文章内容，选择正确选项填入文章中(有一项多余)。
A. The elephant looks like a trunk(树干).
B. Each of you touches only one part of the elephant.
C. The elephant looks like a snake.
D. The elephant is too big.
E. The elephant looks like a wall.
F. They wanted to touch the elephant.

1. F 解析 前文提到“The blind men also wanted to know what an elephant looked like.”，结合常识可知，盲人认识事物是通过触摸，选项F符合情境。
2. A
3. E
4. C
5. B 解析 后文提到邻居说“None of you knows what an elephant looks like.”，所以这里是在解释原因，选项B符合情境。