One day long ago, some sailors (水手) set out to sea. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey.

When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey was sure that he would die. Suddenly a dolphin (海豚) appeared and picked him up.

They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin’s back. The dolphin asked the monkey, “Do you know this place?” The monkey replied, “Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I am actually a prince?”

Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, “Well, well, so you are a prince! Now you can be a king!” The monkey asked, “How can I be a king?” As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, “That is easy. As you are the only creature (生物) on this island, you will naturally be the king!”

1.What caused the monkey to fall into the sea?

A A storm.

B A fire.

C A wind.

D A fight.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship.”可知，当他们远在海上时，一场可怕的风暴掀翻了他们的船。故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “They” mean?

A Sailors and the prince.

B The monkey and sailors.

C The dolphin and sailors.

D The dolphin and the monkey.

解析：选D。D词意指代题。根据划线单词前面的“the monkey was sure that he would die. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up.”可知，猴子确信他会淹死，突然一只海豚出现了，把他救了起来，他们（猴子和海豚）很快就到了岛上。故选D。

3.Did the monkey know the king of the island?

A Yes, he did.

B No, he didn’t.

C Yes, he was.

D No, he wasn’t.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句的“Knowing that no one lived on the island”可知，岛上没有人居住，根本没有什么国王，所以猴子并不认识国王。故选B。

4.How many people lived on the island?

A 0.

B 1.

C 2.

D 3.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。最后一段第一句的“Knowing that no one lived on the island”可知，岛上没有人居住。故选A。

5.The passage above is most probably __________.

A a business plan

B a travel guide

C a science report

D a short story

解析：选D。D推理判断题。本文主要讲了猴子随主人出海遇难获得海豚帮助的故事，是一则短故事。故选D。