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In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music~everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks7 Yes, it's both of the things, but it's also something else: they're elephants.
These musical elephants started at the TECC in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and love them. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.
Richard Lair works for the TECC. He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants. He says some of the animals' paintings are very good. But, in fact, elephants hear better than they see. And so he had an idea: if elephants are smart and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance, the elephants play a number of instruments, including the drums and the xylophone (木琴).
But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They are very creative. Human encourage the animals to play, but the elephants make their own songs; they don't just copy their trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing
1.Where are the unusual group of musical elephants from?
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2.What kinds of music do the elephants play?
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3.What do workers at the TECC encourage elephants to do?
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4.Is Richard Lair fit for his job? Why?
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5.Who are "these artists" mentioned in the last sentence?
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Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to ,” he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had finding words he had to write.
By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday. he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs Scott, Kevin’s English teacher, asked the class to the first draft() of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the , and the note.
Kevin wasn’t when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what said to him. “Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the . I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see a story comes to you.”
That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: “One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the . it looked as if it might rain, so Tom his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind like Tom’s dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down.”
Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name at the top of the page.
1.A. talk about B. worry about C. write about D. care about
2.A. trouble B. fun C. help D. experience
3.A. report B. notice C. letter D. note
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5.A. hand in B. hand out C. take in D. take out
6.A. photos B. maps C. writings D. drawings
7.A. cheerful B. surprised C. scared D. satisfied
8.A. I B. you C. he D. she
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10.A. when B. why C. if D. where
11.A. theatre B. cinema C. bank D. museum
12.A. carried B. lost C. sold D. hid
13.A. looked B. felt C. sounded D. acted
14.A. energetic B. angry C. guilty D. curious
15.A. smoothly B. proudly C. hurriedly D. properly
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