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I am a five-year-old elephant. When I was a baby, I lived in the wild with my parents. But some
hunters killed my mother, and they caught me. They sold me to this circus(马戏团) and a train carried
me here.
I was born in a large family. My mother was the head of the family. As you might know, when a
female is born into the family, she never leaves.
Closely and happily, we travelled together, ate together, played together, and slept togeth
er. When I was
in the family, my mother and my sisters looked after me carefully. I played happily with all the other
elephants. Now, I miss them.
You enjoy watching my wonderful tricks. To make you laugh, I have to perform(表演) eight hours a
day. But you may ask yourself, "How did they make that elephant stand on his head?" I never stood on
his head in the wild. I don't enjoy any of the tricks. I perform tricks because
they make me do this or that. And still I hear you want to see me because you love me, you say. But you are thinking about yourself
what you want, what you like. Please think about me. If you love me, give me what I need. I need to be
free, and to be with my family. And you can watch me on videos, DVDs and Web pages.
1.Where was the elephant born?
A. In a zoo
B. In a circus
C. In the wild
D. In somebody's family
2. How is the elephant's mother?
A. She is in the circus now.
B. She is still in the wild now.
C. She is the head of her family now.
D. She died years ago.
3. What does the underlined (有画线的) word "they" mean?
A. The elephant's family members.
B. The children who watch the tricks.
C. The other animals in the circus.
D. The people in the circus.
4. What does the elephant want?
A. The children's love
B. To live with his family in the wild
C. To perform tricks
D. To travel in a train
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The elephant enjoys making children happy.
B. Children love to see elephants in zoos or circuses.
C. People don't think much about how the elephant feel.
D. It's good to watch elephants on videos, DVDs and Web pages.
