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15．Recently I went to the Tsavo National Park in northern Kenya for a film．We set off early for a distant waterhole．A huge elephant，covered with dry mud，drank calmly and deeply．He might have traveled 50km to reach the water．He wasn't going to hurry now．He'd drink a while and then rest in the shade，and then drink again-or so we thought．What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away．Then he suddenly fell down．Within minutes he was dead．
We called animal doctor Jeremiah Poghon immediately．He removed the head of a poisoned arrow from the elephant's body，and let out over 100liters of pus（脓）-the result of the elephant's meeting with a poacher（偷猎者） months before．
Today's poacher shoots from a blind．He fires an arrow，covered with poison，into the body of an elephant．If the poacher is lucky，the elephant might die in an hour or two； if not，he might have to follow the elephant for days before it dies．Often the arrow head fails to kill the elephant at once-it doesn't mean that the poison won't finally kill the elephant，but it will be a slow death．Living in Tsavo through these times，I could see the results of poaching from time to time．
When I think about the death of that elephant，what stays with me is the extraordinary silence after the shocking sound of his body hitting the ground．I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil，some animals would benefit-but I couldn't escape the feeling that with the death of such a large animal，the world seemed a poorer and emptier place．
21．While filming near the waterhole，the author and his teamD．
A．knew the elephant was injured
B．found the elephant acted violently
C．tired their best to save the elephant
D．thought the elephant was in good condition
22．Further examination showed that the dead elephantA．
A．had suffered a lot
B．had wounds all over it
C．had drunk some deadly water
D．had had a good fight with a poacher
23．How does the author feel when thinking about the elephant's death？C
A．Embarrassed．
B．Funny．
C．Upset．
D．Relieved
24．Why did the author write the text？B
A．To introduce African elephants．
B．To show the cruelty of poaching．
C．To describe his filming experience．
D．To ask readers to protect wild animals．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：本文讲的是作者通过描述目睹一头大象因为被偷猎者的毒箭射中而痛苦死亡的情景，展示了偷猎者的残忍．

解答 21．D  推理判断题．根据第一段中的"A huge elephant，covered with dry mud，drank calmly and deeply．He might have traveled 50 km to reach the water．He wasn't going to hurry now．He'd drink a while and then rest in the shade，and then drink again-or so we thought．"，可知他们以为大象很正常．故选D．
22．A 推理判断题．根据第二段中的"…let out over 100 litters of pus （胺）-the result of the elephants meeting with a poacher（偷猎者） months before．"，可知这头大象曾经遭受了很大的痛苦．故选A．
23．C 推理判断题．根据最后一段中的"When I think about the death of that elephant，what stays with me is the extraordinary silence after the shocking sound of his body hitting the ground．I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil，some animals would benefit-but I couldn't escape the feeling that with the death of such a large animal，the world seemed a poorer and emptier place．"，可知当想到大象的死亡时，作者感到很不安．故选C．
24．B 写作意图题．本文作者通过描述目睹一头大象因为被偷猎者的毒箭射中而痛苦死亡的情景，展示了偷猎者的残忍．故选B．

点评 本篇考查人物故事类阅读理解．这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考的题材，难度较小，要求考生通读全文，把握大意，在此基础上还要结合文章上下文及题目要求做出正确的选择．