5. Why did the young man look at the elephant slowly and carefully?

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C

Last year an important man came to visit us. He is Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin was born in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, in 1952. He came to office in 2000. Four years later, he was again the president.

Putin does a good job making Russia great. People say that he is serious and capable(有能力的). But young Putin wasn’t a top student at all. His student’s book and diary from 40 years ago show this. At a time when the top mark was five, Putin got three for maths and science. His art was even worse, only two. He sometimes forgot to finish his maths homework. Once he forgot to wear school uniform. His teacher had to ask him to get out of the classroom. But Putin did very well in the moral class(品德课). He always got full marks. He also showed a strong love of Russia at an early age.

4. What did the old man give to the young man?

3. What was the matter with the elephant?

2. What did the old man ask the young man not to do?

1. What was the old man doing?

5. From the above passage we may infer(推断)that 　　　　　 .

A. the American was cheated 　　　　 B. the young man was fooled

C. the shop owner lost a watch　　　　　　　 D. the young man was a thief

B

One day an old man was selling a big elephant. A young man came to the elephant and began to look at it slowly and carefully. The old man went to him and said, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, and then I’ll give you some meat.” “All right,” said the young man. After the old man sold the elephant, he gave the young man some meat and said, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?” “I didn’t find the bad ears.” said the young man. “Then why did you look at the elephant slowly and carefully?” asked the old man. The young man answered, “Because I had never seen an elephant before, and I wanted to know what it looked like.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

4. The rich man paid the watch for 　　　　　 .

A. five hundred dollars　　　　　　　　　 B. only a hundred dollars

C. ten dollars　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about a hundred dollars

3. The young man 　　　　　　 the rich man saw him stealing the watch.

A. didn’t know　　　　 B. thought　　　 C. knew　　　　　　　　 D. asked

2. 　　　liked the nice-looking watch very much.

A. The rich man　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The young man　　　　

C. The owner of the shop　　　　　　　 D. The rich man’s friend

1. The rich man was from 　　　　 　.

A. England　　　　　　　 B. America　　　　　　 C. London　　　　　　 D. American