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Narrator: Long ago, elephants had round and short noses. Then one day, there was a curious baby elephant.
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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: But the baby was curious. He went down to the river where he saw a crocodile.
Baby Elephant: Crocodile, what do you eat for dinner?
Crocodile: Come closer. I shall tell you my secret!
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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 elephant noses for dinner!
Baby Elephant: Let go!
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Narrator: But the crocodile would not. The baby elephant's nose stretched. Finally, the nose became really long. And that is how the elephant got its trunk.
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()24.Which picture is the best for Page 2?

()25.Why did the Mama Elephant say “Do not ask it!” on Page 3?
A.Because she didn't know what the crocodile eats.
B.Because she knew the crocodile was dangerous.
C.Because she wanted the baby to stop talking.
D.Because she planned to teach the baby a lesson.
()26.Which 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 Learnt Life Skills
D.How an Elephant Got Its Long Trunk

24.B 25.B 26.D

【分析】
本题包含三道英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容、图片信息及故事主旨逐一解答：
1. 第24题需匹配Page2的内容与对应图片，Page2中小象向妈妈提问关于动物的问题，涉及猴子相关内容，对应含大象和猴子的图片B；
2. 第25题需分析妈妈不让问鳄鱼的原因，结合故事后续小象被鳄鱼咬住鼻子的情节，可知妈妈知道鳄鱼危险；
3. 第26题需确定书名，故事核心是大象长鼻子的由来，对应选项D的标题。
【解析】
24题：Page2的对话延续了小象向妈妈提问不同动物特征的内容，其中涉及猴子的相关问题，选项B的图片包含大象和猴子，符合该页内容，故选B；
25题：故事后续讲述小象不听妈妈劝阻去询问鳄鱼，结果被鳄鱼咬住鼻子，说明妈妈知晓鳄鱼的危险性，因此不让小象询问，故选B；
26题：整个故事围绕小象的鼻子被鳄鱼拉长，最终形成长象鼻的过程展开，选项D的标题准确概括了故事主旨，故选D。
【答案】
24.B 25.B 26.D
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，考查学生对原文细节、情节及主旨的理解能力，需结合原文内容与图片信息作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5