Question

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 . When Chandrasekharan came to one hole dug in the ground, he to put the pole in. , the owner checked and discovered a dog sleeping in it. Only when the dog was would Chandrasekharan put the pole in. This sort of is typical of elephants.

Elephants really do have long . Elephants eat an incredible variety of foods and need to cover large distances to get it. They need to know to go at what time of year. They learn this and it. They also have communication and societies. They need to remember all the different individuals’ and smells so as to be socially adept(精通的). The old saying, “An elephant never ,” is fairly true.

I once had a love-hate relationship with an elephant in Zimbabwe in 1991. Every day I’d out of the front gate and an elephant would attack my vehicle. And every day I’d rev(加速) my engine and the door and tell him to get away and then we would go our ways. Every single day this happened without . If other vehicles came and went he would them and then go for mine.

One day I went out in a(n) vehicle, stopped nearby and watched for a while. The wind changed, and he caught my smell. , he recognized me as usual.

More recently it has been that spindle neurons(纺锤体神经元)play an important role in the development of 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

Answer 1