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【题目】Baby elephant repaying her lifesaver

There’s a saying about elephants that goes, “elephants never forget.” A recent online video holds____ to this saying, as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.

The five-year-old elephant was named Kham La. The man she “____” is Darrick Thomson, her trainer.

Darrick____to Kham La while he was in a rushing river of Elephant Nature Park, Thailand. Kham La ____to her favorite person and immediately offered her trunk when she got close to Darrick. To further ____ him from the rushing water, Kham La blocked it by putting up her left leg. Darrick ____ her trunk when Kham La attempted to bring him to safety.

____ Darrick wasn’t in danger. He pretended to be ____ to show people the close band he had formed with Kham La. The close band was formed when Darrick saved Kham La from the ____meihods used on baby elephants for tourist attractions.

“Kham La was in a really____ way when she came to us,” explained Darrick, “She had been tied up and ____ to have cruel training known as ‘crushing’ to prepare her for work. We ____ her and helped her to recover. She became really ____ to me. I went in the river to show just how close our ____is. If you show warmth and kindness to them, they’ll ____ you well, too.”

“Crushing” is a ____ method used on baby elephants. They are beaten ____ they obey their trainers.

“She’s now a(n) ____ young elephant. The video shows just how close she is to me and it’s an important lesson to be kind to ____. This really goes to show that an elephant truly never ____!” Darrick added.

【1】A. necessary B. true C. special D. possible

【2】A. fought B. invited C. saved D. visited

【3】A. called out B. pointed out C. handed out D. reached out

【4】A. rode B. flew C. rushed D. floated

【5】A. Separate B. control C. lift D. protect

【6】A. held on to B. kept up with C. look notice of D. broke away from

【7】A. Hopefully B. Finally C. Gradually D. Actually

【8】A. escaping B. researching C. drowning D. arguing

【9】A. useless B. cruel C. unusual D. scientific

【10】A. bad B. different C. easy D. strange

【11】A. encouraged B. allowed C. forced D. reminded

【12】A. followed B. freed C. accepted D. rewarded

【13】A. important B. nice C. helpful D. close

【14】A. relationship B. career C. concern D. service

【15】A. rescue B. influence C. treat D. judge

【16】A. fanning B. training C. working D. acting

【17】A. since B. even if C. unless D. so that

【18】A. happy B. unlucky C. naughty D. careless

【19】A. friends B. classmates C. strangers D. animals

【20】A. settles B. forgets C. ignores D. changes

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】C

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【16】B

【17】D

【18】A

【19】D

【20】B

【解析】本文通过讲述一只小象知恩图报的故事，说明了我们人类要善待动物。

【1】B 考查形容词。由as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.可知最近的一个网络视频支持了这一说法的真实。necessary 必要的，true 真实的，special特殊的， possible可能的。

【2】C考查动词。由as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.可知小象救得这个人叫Darrick Thomson。fought打架， invited邀请， saved 救助， visited拜访。

【3】A 考查动词短语。当Darrick掉入湍急的河水中时，他向Kham La大声叫唤。 called out 大声叫唤， pointed out 指出， handed out分发， reached out伸出。

【4】C 考查动词。Kham La向他最喜欢的人冲去，并且在靠近Darrick的时候，伸出了它的长鼻子。 rode 骑，flew 飞， rushed 赶赴，floated漂浮。

【5】D 考查动词。为了进一步保护他免于受到湍流河水的冲击，Kham La 抬起它的左腿阻拦。Separate 分离，control 控制，lift 举起， protect保护。

【6】A 考查固定短语。Darrick 紧紧抓住Kham La 的象鼻。held on to紧紧抓住， kept up with 赶得上， took notice of注意到，broke away from突然逃跑（离开）。

【7】D 考查副词。由He pretended to be ___8___ to show people the close band he had formed with Kham La. 可知事实上，Darrick 并没有处于危险中。Hopefully 有希望地， Finally 最后，Gradually 逐步地，Actually实际上。

【8】C 考查动词。由as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.可知他假装溺水。escaping 逃跑，researching 研究， drowning 溺水， arguing争吵。

【9】B 考查形容词。由She had been tied up and ___11___ to have cruel training known as ‘crushing’ to prepare her for work. 可知训练小象的方法非常残忍。Useless无用的， cruel 残忍的， unusual 寻常的， scientific科学的。

【10】A 考查形容词。由We ___12___ her and helped her to recover. 可知Kham La 刚来的时候，状态不好。bad 坏的，different 不同的， easy容易的， strange奇怪的。

【11】C 考查动词。它被绑起来，被强迫做残忍的训练。encouraged 鼓励， allowed 允许，forced强迫， reminded提醒。

【12】B 考查动词。我们使它自由，并且帮助它恢复。followed 跟随， freed 使自由， accepted 接受，rewarded奖励。

【13】D 考查形容词。由I went in the river to show just how close our ___14___is. 可知这里，意思是它真的和我很亲密。important重要的， nice 美好的，helpful 有帮助的，close亲密的。

【14】A考查名词。我去河里就是为了表明我们的关系有多亲密。 relationship关系， career 事业，concern关心， service服务。

【15】C 考查动词。如果你给它们温暖和友好，它们也会对你很好。rescue营救， influence 影响， treat 对待， judge判断。

【16】B 考查名词。由They are beaten ___17___ they obey their trainers.可知“Crushing” 是一种用来训练小象的方法。fanning铺开，training 训练，working 工作，acting演戏。

【17】D 考查连词。它们被打，所以它们服从于他们的训象员。Since因为， even if 即使，unless除非， so hat所以。

【18】A 考查形容词。现在它是一头快乐的小象。happy快乐的， unlucky 不幸的， naughty 淘气的， careless粗心的。

【19】D 考查名词。它是很重要的一课，告诉我们对待动物要友善。friends 朋友， classmates 同学， strangers 陌生人，animals动物。

【20】B 考查动词。由There’s a saying about elephants that goes, “elephants never forget.”可知这里意思是大象真的从不遗忘。 settles 解决， forgets忘记，ignores 忽视，changes改变。