One day an out of work mimic(滑稽演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as

One day an out of work mimic(滑稽演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd，a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mimic that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mimic a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mimic accepts.
So the next morning the mimic puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it's a great job. He can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimic. However，eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires of just swinging on wires. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience，he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition(隔离物)，and dangles from the top to the lion's cage. Of course，this makes the lion very angry，but the crowd loves it.
At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mimic a raise for being such a good attraction. Well，this goes on for some time－the mimic keeps taunting the lion，the crowds grow larger，and his salary keeps going up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the angry lion he slips and falls. The mimic is terrified.
The lion gathers itself and prepares to attack. The mimic is so scared that he begins to run round and round the cage with the lion close behind. Finally，the mimic starts screaming and yelling，“Help me，help me！”But the lion is quick and attacks. The mimic soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says，“Shut up，you idiot！Do you want to get us both fired？”
【小题1】The mimic visits the zoo to .A．take care of the dying gorillaB．beg some money from the zoo keeperC．ask for a job thereD．perform and earn some money there【小题2】The zoo keeper offers the mimic a job to act as the gorilla because .A．it is more expensive to hire a real gorillaB．the real gorilla died but the keeper does not want to lose its visitorsC．he likes the mimic's performanceD．he wants to help the mimic who is out of work【小题3】What does the mimic feel about the new job at first?A．He likes it because he has enough freedom in the job.B．He likes it but he prefers to working as a mimic.C．He doesn't like it for people do not respect him.D．He doesn't like it because he gets little pay.【小题4】The mimic climbs to the lion's cage because .A．he finds it more interesting to climb the cageB．he wants to play with the lionC．he wants to attract the attention of his audienceD．he has never seen a lion before【小题5】What does the passage mainly tell us?A．The mimic and his jobB．The mimic and his successC．The actor and the mimicD．The mimic and his animalsD

(答案→)D 解析：本文叙述了一位滑稽演员和他的工作的经历。一位失业的滑稽演员在动物园扮演大猩猩来赚钱。为了引起观众的注意，他爬到狮子的笼子上，结果不小心掉到了笼子里。当他正在害怕被狮子吃掉时，狮子说话了。原来狮子也是人假扮的。【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段的One day an out of work mimic(滑稽演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. 可知这个滑稽演员去动物园的目的是像表演节目来挣钱。故选D。【小题2】推理判断题。根据第一段的The zoo keeper explains to the mimic that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. 可知最受欢迎的大猩猩已经死了，动物园的饲养员担心动物园的人数下降，因此让滑稽演员来扮演大猩猩。故选B。【小题3】推理判断题。根据第二段的He discovers that it's a great job.He can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimic. 可知滑稽演员觉得他可以自由自在，因此认为这份工作有趣。故选A。【小题4】推理判断题。根据第二段的Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience，he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition可推测他爬到狮子的笼子上是想引起观众的注意。故选C。【小题5】主旨大意题。根据全文都是围绕着这个滑稽演员在动物园工作的经历，可概括出本文主要叙述了滑稽演员和他的工作。故选A。

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