The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India . A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse C. elephant tamers are in short supply D. dogs are as powerful as elephants 答案:48-51 BACB E Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives. This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us? Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolatedlives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen. The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own. 查看更多

 

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The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

   Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

   Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.

   But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

   The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to             .

   A. get long lasting excitement              B. keep both man and elephants safe

   C. send them back to the jungle             D. make the angry elephants tame

Before Parbati studied in a boarding school,             .

   A. she spent her time hunting with her father

   B. she learned how to sing love songs

   C. she had already been called an elephant princess

   D. she was taught how to hunt tigers

Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because             .

   A. they are caught and sent for heavy work                

   B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them

   C. they are attacked and their land gets limited

   D. dogs often bark at them and chase them

The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India              .    

   A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks

   B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse

   C. elephant tamers are in short supply

   D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Both Parbati and his father are elephant tamers

B. Parbati spent much time living in the jungle to be an elephant tamer.

C. Devotion makes a great difference to an elephant tamer.

D. Parbati’s work is to rescue both elephants and man.

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The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.

That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

   Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer(驯象师). He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

   Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase." she says.

   But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

   The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans." she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

48. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to             .

   A. get long lasting excitement              B. keep both man and elephants safe

   C. send them back to the jungle             D. make the angry elephants tame

49. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school,             .

   A. she spent her time hunting with her father       

B. she learned how to sing love songs

   C. she had already been called an elephant princess

   D. she was taught how to hunt tigers

50. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge(报复) because __________.

   A. they are caught and sent for heavy work                

   B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them

   C. they are attacked and their land gets limited

   D. dogs often bark at them and chase them

51. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _________.    

   A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks

   B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse

   C. elephant tamers are in short supply

   D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

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Reading comprehension.
     The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke
up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn't stop the elephant.
It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone
suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.
     Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant
before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up-how to catch wild
elephants.
     Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to
boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to
her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days
after the chase," she says.
     But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants,
and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years.
Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the
jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea
garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.
     The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a
day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never
forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat
on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!
1. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to _____.
[     ]
A. get long lasting excitement
B. keep both man and elephants safe
C. send them back to the jungle
D. make the angry elephants tame
2. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, _____.
[     ]
A. she spent her time hunting with her father
B. she learned how to sing love songs
C. she had already been called an elephant princess
D. she was taught how to hunt tigers
3. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because _____.
[     ]
A. they are caught and sent for heavy work
B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them
C. they are attacked and their land gets limited
D. dogs often bark at them and chase them
4. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _____.
[     ]
A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks
B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse
C. elephant tamers are in short supply
D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

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      The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The
elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for
safety.That didn't stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people.The villagers were scared and angry.Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.
Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer.He taught Parbati to ride
an elephant before she could even walk.He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant
roundup--how to catch wild elephants.
     Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle.After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city.But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life."Life in the city is too dull.Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.
     But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun."My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has
been doing for many years.Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal
hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.It is now fighting back.Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to
guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.
     The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion.A good elephant tamer will
spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant."Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them.They are also more loyal than humans." she said, as she
climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal.An elephant princess indeed!
1. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to ________.
A. get long lasting excitement
B. keep both man and elephants safe
C. send them back to the jungle
D. make the angry elephants tame
2. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school,________.
A. she spent her time hunting with her father
B. she learned how to sing love songs
C. she had already been called an elephant princess
D. she was taught how to hunt tigers
3. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because ________.
A. they are caught and sent for heavy work
B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them
C. they are attacked and their land gets limited
D. dogs often bark at them and chase them
4. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India ________.
A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks
B. the manelephant relationship is getting worse
C. elephant tamers are in short supply
D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

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阅读理解
     The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant
woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn't stop
the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and
angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati,the elephant princess.
     Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an
elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant roundup-how
to catch wild elephants.
     Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was
sent to a boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she
went back to her old life. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the
excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.
     But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the
elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for
many years. Increasingly,the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it
and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever
wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle
before they can kill.
     The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend
hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers
and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her
elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!
1. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to________.
A. get long lasting excitement
B. keep both man and elephants safe
C. send them back to the jungle
D. make the angry elephants tame
2. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, ________.
A. she spent her time hunting with her father
B. she learned how to sing love songs
C. she had already been called an elephant princess
D. she was taught how to hunt tigers
3. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because________.
A. they are caught and sent for heavy work  
B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them
C. they are attacked and their land gets limited
D. dogs often bark at them and chase them
4. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India ________.
A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks  
B. the manelephant relationship is getting worse
C. elephant tamers are in short supply
D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

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