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【题目】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Elephants practice altruism (利他主义). An Indian elephant called Chandrasekharan lifted poles off a truck as it moved along, and placed them in 1 . When Chandrasekharan came to one hole dug in the ground, he 2 to put the pole in. 3 , the owner checked and discovered a dog sleeping in it. Only when the dog was 4 would Chandrasekharan put the pole in. This sort of 5 is typical of elephants.
Elephants really do have long 6 . Elephants eat an incredible variety of foods and need to cover large distances to get it. They need to know 7 to go at what time of year. They learn this and 8 it. They also have 9 communication and societies. They need to remember all the different individuals' 10 and smells so as to be socially adept(精通的). The old saying, “An elephant never 11 ,” is fairly true.
I once had a love-hate relationship with an elephant in Zimbabwe in 1991. Every day I'd 12 out of the front gate and an elephant would attack my vehicle. And every day I'd rev(加速) my engine and 13 the door and tell him to get away and then we would go our 14 ways. Every single day this happened without 15 . If other vehicles came and went he would 16 them and then go for mine.
One day I went out in a(n) 17 vehicle, stopped nearby and watched for a while. The wind changed, and he caught my smell. 18 , he recognized me as usual.
More recently it has been 19 that spindle neurons(纺锤体神经元)play an important role in the development of 20 behavior. Spindle neurons are found in the brains of humans, great apes, dolphins and elephants.
(1)A.holes B.bags C.trucks D.houses
(2)A.pretended B.refused C.began D.tried
(3)A.Suddenly B.Fortunately C.Sadly D.Eventually
(4)A.beaten B.fed C.gone D.buried
(5)A.relationship B.work C.expression D.behavior
(6)A.memories B.stories C.noses D.teeth
(7)A.whether B.where C.when D.why
(8)A.remember B.choose C.enjoy D.show
(9)A.close B.complex C.direct D.happy
(10)A.tastes B.numbers C.names D.voices
(11)A.stops B.hesitates C.forgets D.returns
(12)A.just B.walk C.run D.drive
(13)A.paint B.open C.hit D.repair
(14)A.easy B.separate C.proper D.familiar
(15)A.failure B.pain C.help D.patience
(16)A.protect B.attack C.ignore D.follow
(17)A.old B.expensive C.large D.different
(18)A.At first B.Of course C.By the way D.On the contrary
(19)A.found B.understood C.recorded D.recommended
(20)A.anxious B.terrible C.intelligent D.strange

【答案】(1)、A
(2)、B
(3)、D
(4)、C
(5)、D
(6)、A
(7)、B
(8)、A
(9)、B
(10)、D
(11)、C
(12)、D
(13)、C
(14)、B
(15)、A
(16)、C
(17)、D
(18)、B
(19)、A
(20)、C

【解析】本文讲述的是大象记忆力非常强,从来不会忘记。

(1)A考查名词。A. holes洞,空;B. bags包;C. trucks卡车;D. houses房子。把它们放在洞里。故选A。

(2)B考查动词。A. pretended假装;B. refused拒绝;C. began开始;D. tried尝试。最后它拒绝把杆子放在洞里。故选B。

(3)D考查副词。A. Suddenly突然;B. Fortunately幸运地;C. Sadly伤心地;D. Eventually 最后。最后它拒绝把杆子放在洞里。故选D。

(4)C考查动词。A. beaten打败;B. fed喂;C. gone去;D. buried掩埋。 只有当狗走了的时候他才把杆子放在里面。故选C。

(5)D考查名词。A. relationship关系;B. work工作;C. expression表情;D. behavior行为。这种行为是大象特有的。故选D。

(6)A考查名词。A. memories记忆;B. stories故事;C. noses鼻子;D. teeth牙齿。大象确实有很久的记忆。故选A。

(7)B考查连词。A. whether是否;B. where哪里;C. when什么时候;D. why为什么。它们需要知道一年的什么时候去哪里。where to go,故选B。

(8)A考查动词。A. remember记得;B. choose选择;C. enjoy喜爱;D. show展示。他们了解这个,并记得它。故选A。

(9)B考查形容词。A. close密切的;B. complex复杂的,综合的;C. direct直接的;D. happy高兴的。它们也有复杂的交流和社会。故选B。

(10)D考查名词。A. tastes品味;B. numbers号码,数字;C. names名字;D. voices声音。他们需要记住所有同类的不同的声音。故选D。

(11)C考查动词。A. stops停止;B. hesitates犹豫不决;C. forgets忘记;D. returns归还。一头大象从来不会忘记。故选C。

(12)D考查动词。A. just刚才;B. walk散步;C. run跑;D. drive驾驶。每天我开车走出前门,总有一头大象攻击我的车。故选D。

(13)C考查动词。A. paint绘画;B. open打开;C. hit打击;D. repair 修理。我加速我的发动机,撞击门,警告他走开。故选C。

(14)B考查形容词。A. easy容易的;B. separate分离的,分开的;C. proper正确的,合适的;D. familiar 熟悉的。然后我们各走各的路。故选B。

(15)A考查名词。 A. failure失败;B. pain痛苦;C. help帮助;D. patience耐心。每一天,这一切都会发生。也就是没有失败过。故选A。

(16)C考查动词。A. protect保护;B. attack攻击;C. ignore忽视;D. follow跟随。如果其他的车来了又走了,他总是跟着他们,然后找我的车。故选C。

(17)D考查形容词。A. old老的;B. expensive昂贵的;C. large大的;D. different 不同的。一天,我换了一辆不同的车,停在那里,看了一会儿。故选D。

(18)B考查词组。A. At first起初,开始;B. Of course当然可以;C. By the way 顺便说一下;D. On the contrary 正相反。他闻到了我的味道,像平常一样认出了我。故选B。

(19)A考查动词。A. found发现;B. understood明白;C. recorded记录;D. recommended推荐。最近发现纺锤体神经元在智力行为开发上起着重要作用。故选A。

(20)C考查形容词。A. anxious焦虑的;B. terrible可怕的;C. intelligent理解力强的;D. strange奇怪的。最近发现纺锤体神经元在智力行为开发上起着重要作用。故选C。

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