Question

【題目】Baby elephant repaying her lifesaver

There’s a saying about elephants that goes, “elephants never forget.” A recent online video holds____ to this saying, as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.

The five-year-old elephant was named Kham La. The man she “____” is Darrick Thomson, her trainer.

Darrick____to Kham La while he was in a rushing river of Elephant Nature Park, Thailand. Kham La ____to her favorite person and immediately offered her trunk when she got close to Darrick. To further ____ him from the rushing water, Kham La blocked it by putting up her left leg. Darrick ____ her trunk when Kham La attempted to bring him to safety.

____ Darrick wasn’t in danger. He pretended to be ____ to show people the close band he had formed with Kham La. The close band was formed when Darrick saved Kham La from the ____meihods used on baby elephants for tourist attractions.

“Kham La was in a really____ way when she came to us,” explained Darrick, “She had been tied up and ____ to have cruel training known as ‘crushing’ to prepare her for work. We ____ her and helped her to recover. She became really ____ to me. I went in the river to show just how close our ____is. If you show warmth and kindness to them, they’ll ____ you well, too.”

“Crushing” is a ____ method used on baby elephants. They are beaten ____ they obey their trainers.

“She’s now a(n) ____ young elephant. The video shows just how close she is to me and it’s an important lesson to be kind to ____. This really goes to show that an elephant truly never ____!” Darrick added.

【1】A. necessary B. true C. special D. possible

【2】A. fought B. invited C. saved D. visited

【3】A. called out B. pointed out C. handed out D. reached out

【4】A. rode B. flew C. rushed D. floated

【5】A. Separate B. control C. lift D. protect

【6】A. held on to B. kept up with C. look notice of D. broke away from

【7】A. Hopefully B. Finally C. Gradually D. Actually

【8】A. escaping B. researching C. drowning D. arguing

【9】A. useless B. cruel C. unusual D. scientific

【10】A. bad B. different C. easy D. strange

【11】A. encouraged B. allowed C. forced D. reminded

【12】A. followed B. freed C. accepted D. rewarded

【13】A. important B. nice C. helpful D. close

【14】A. relationship B. career C. concern D. service

【15】A. rescue B. influence C. treat D. judge

【16】A. fanning B. training C. working D. acting

【17】A. since B. even if C. unless D. so that

【18】A. happy B. unlucky C. naughty D. careless

【19】A. friends B. classmates C. strangers D. animals

【20】A. settles B. forgets C. ignores D. changes

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】C

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【16】B

【17】D

【18】A

【19】D

【20】B

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【1】B 考查形容詞。由as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.可知最近的一個網(wǎng)絡(luò)視頻支持了這一說法的真實。necessary 必要的，true 真實的，special特殊的， possible可能的。

【2】C考查動詞。由as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.可知小象救得這個人叫Darrick Thomson。fought打架， invited邀請， saved 救助， visited拜訪。

【3】A 考查動詞短語。當Darrick掉入湍急的河水中時，他向Kham La大聲叫喚。 called out 大聲叫喚， pointed out 指出， handed out分發(fā)， reached out伸出。

【4】C 考查動詞。Kham La向他最喜歡的人沖去，并且在靠近Darrick的時候，伸出了它的長鼻子。 rode 騎，flew 飛， rushed 趕赴，floated漂浮。

【5】D 考查動詞。為了進一步保護他免于受到湍流河水的沖擊，Kham La 抬起它的左腿阻攔。Separate 分離，control 控制，lift 舉起， protect保護。

【6】A 考查固定短語。Darrick 緊緊抓住Kham La 的象鼻。held on to緊緊抓住， kept up with 趕得上， took notice of注意到，broke away from突然逃跑（離開）。

【7】D 考查副詞。由He pretended to be ___8___ to show people the close band he had formed with Kham La. 可知事實上，Darrick 并沒有處于危險中。Hopefully 有希望地， Finally 最后，Gradually 逐步地，Actually實際上。

【8】C 考查動詞。由as a baby elephant saved a man from drowning.可知他假裝溺水。escaping 逃跑，researching 研究， drowning 溺水， arguing爭吵。

【9】B 考查形容詞。由She had been tied up and ___11___ to have cruel training known as ‘crushing’ to prepare her for work. 可知訓(xùn)練小象的方法非常殘忍。Useless無用的， cruel 殘忍的， unusual 尋常的， scientific科學(xué)的。

【10】A 考查形容詞。由We ___12___ her and helped her to recover. 可知Kham La 剛來的時候，狀態(tài)不好。bad 壞的，different 不同的， easy容易的， strange奇怪的。

【11】C 考查動詞。它被綁起來，被強迫做殘忍的訓(xùn)練。encouraged 鼓勵， allowed 允許，forced強迫， reminded提醒。

【12】B 考查動詞。我們使它自由，并且?guī)椭�它恢�?fù)。followed 跟隨， freed 使自由， accepted 接受，rewarded獎勵。

【13】D 考查形容詞。由I went in the river to show just how close our ___14___is. 可知這里，意思是它真的和我很親密。important重要的， nice 美好的，helpful 有幫助的，close親密的。

【14】A考查名詞。我去河里就是為了表明我們的關(guān)系有多親密。 relationship關(guān)系， career 事業(yè)，concern關(guān)心， service服務(wù)。

【15】C 考查動詞。如果你給它們溫暖和友好，它們也會對你很好。rescue營救， influence 影響， treat 對待， judge判斷。

【16】B 考查名詞。由They are beaten ___17___ they obey their trainers.可知“Crushing” 是一種用來訓(xùn)練小象的方法。fanning鋪開，training 訓(xùn)練，working 工作，acting演戲。

【17】D 考查連詞。它們被打，所以它們服從于他們的訓(xùn)象員。Since因為， even if 即使，unless除非， so hat所以。

【18】A 考查形容詞�，F(xiàn)在它是一頭快樂的小象。happy快樂的， unlucky 不幸的， naughty 淘氣的， careless粗心的。

【19】D 考查名詞。它是很重要的一課，告訴我們對待動物要友善。friends 朋友， classmates 同學(xué)， strangers 陌生人，animals動物。

【20】B 考查動詞。由There’s a saying about elephants that goes, “elephants never forget.”可知這里意思是大象真的從不遺忘。 settles 解決， forgets忘記，ignores 忽視，changes改變。