阅读理解
Raccoons (浣熊) are very cute. It seems that they are always wearing a mask. Actually, they are also quite clever.
Not long ago, some scientists tested a group of raccoons. In the test, they showed the raccoons a cylinder (圆筒状容器). There was food on the top of the water in the cylinder. But the food was too low for the raccoons to get.
The scientists showed the raccoons how to put stones into the water to raise the water level. Only two of the eight raccoons in the study repeated what they did. Does this mean raccoons are not clever enough?
Not at all! In fact, the other raccoons proved (证明) themselves to be creative. Some of them climbed onto the cylinder. They shook it back and forth until it tipped over (倾倒). At last they got the food inside. The others also had new ways to get the food.
From the test, we can see that the raccoons are not only clever, but also creative!
() 1. Where did the scientists put the food?
A. Beside the cylinder.
B. Under the cylinder.
C. Above the cylinder.
D. In the cylinder.
() 2. Why couldn't the raccoons get the food at first?
A. Because they couldn't reach the food in the cylinder.
B. Because the scientists didn't let them get the food.
C. Because they weren't interested in the food.
D. Because they weren't clever enough.
() 3. According to the passage, the underlined word “creative” in paragraph 4 means “” in Chinese.
A. 有用的
B. 强壮的
C. 创新的
D. 灵活的
() 4. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. The raccoons like to eat all kinds of food.
B. The raccoons are clever and creative.
C. The raccoons like cylinders.
D. The raccoons are born for tests.
Raccoons (浣熊) are very cute. It seems that they are always wearing a mask. Actually, they are also quite clever.
Not long ago, some scientists tested a group of raccoons. In the test, they showed the raccoons a cylinder (圆筒状容器). There was food on the top of the water in the cylinder. But the food was too low for the raccoons to get.
The scientists showed the raccoons how to put stones into the water to raise the water level. Only two of the eight raccoons in the study repeated what they did. Does this mean raccoons are not clever enough?
Not at all! In fact, the other raccoons proved (证明) themselves to be creative. Some of them climbed onto the cylinder. They shook it back and forth until it tipped over (倾倒). At last they got the food inside. The others also had new ways to get the food.
From the test, we can see that the raccoons are not only clever, but also creative!
() 1. Where did the scientists put the food?
A. Beside the cylinder.
B. Under the cylinder.
C. Above the cylinder.
D. In the cylinder.
() 2. Why couldn't the raccoons get the food at first?
A. Because they couldn't reach the food in the cylinder.
B. Because the scientists didn't let them get the food.
C. Because they weren't interested in the food.
D. Because they weren't clever enough.
() 3. According to the passage, the underlined word “creative” in paragraph 4 means “” in Chinese.
A. 有用的
B. 强壮的
C. 创新的
D. 灵活的
() 4. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. The raccoons like to eat all kinds of food.
B. The raccoons are clever and creative.
C. The raccoons like cylinders.
D. The raccoons are born for tests.
答案：1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B
解析：
1. 细节理解题。根据原文第二段"In the test, they showed the raccoons a cylinder. There was food on the top of the water in the cylinder."可知食物放在圆筒内部的水面上，对应D选项，排除A（在圆筒旁边）、B（在圆筒下方）、C（在圆筒上方）的错误表述。
2. 细节理解题。根据原文第二段"But the food was too low for the raccoons to get."可知一开始浣熊拿不到食物是因为食物位置太低，它们够不到圆筒里的食物，对应A选项，其余选项均不符合原文内容。
3. 词义猜测题。根据后文描述，剩下的浣熊没有模仿科学家扔石头抬升水位的方法，而是自己想出了摇晃圆筒把它弄倒的新方式获取食物，说明它们很有新意，因此creative的中文含义是“创新的”，选C。
4. 主旨大意题。通读全文，文章最后一段直接点明核心主旨：从测试中我们能发现浣熊不仅聪明，还很有创造力，对应B选项，其余选项均偏离文章核心内容。
2. 细节理解题。根据原文第二段"But the food was too low for the raccoons to get."可知一开始浣熊拿不到食物是因为食物位置太低，它们够不到圆筒里的食物，对应A选项，其余选项均不符合原文内容。
3. 词义猜测题。根据后文描述，剩下的浣熊没有模仿科学家扔石头抬升水位的方法，而是自己想出了摇晃圆筒把它弄倒的新方式获取食物，说明它们很有新意，因此creative的中文含义是“创新的”，选C。
4. 主旨大意题。通读全文，文章最后一段直接点明核心主旨：从测试中我们能发现浣熊不仅聪明，还很有创造力，对应B选项，其余选项均偏离文章核心内容。