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2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练热点02认识大象及其生活习性一、阅读理解1Doyouknowelephants?Theyarebiganimalsintheworld.Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.Itiscalledatrunk.Theelephantcanuseitstrunktodomanythings.Itstrunkislikeahand.Withitstrunk,anelephantcanpickupa270kgtree.Elephantsalsohavebigearsandteeth.Someelephantscanworkforpeople.InIndia,elephantslivewithpeopleandtheyhelppeoplecarryheavythings.Peoplearekindtothem.Elephantshavefeelings(感f青)likepeople.Ifanelephantdies,itsfamilymemberswillfeelsad.Somepeoplegointotheelephantshouse.Iftheelephantsdontlikethem,theymayhatethemandtheywilldrivethemoutoftheirhouse.1. Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtrunkmeaninthepassage?A.树干B.象鼻C.牙齿D.大象Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthatelephantshavebig.A.earsandeyesB.earsandteethC.eyesandteethD.eyesandnosesWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Anelephantcanpickupa2,700kgtree.B.Elephantsneverworkforpeople.C.TherearentanyelephantsinChina.D.SomeelephantslivewithpeopleinIndia.2. Yougointotheelephants1house.Iftheelephantsdontlikeyou,theymay.A.welcomeyoutotheirhouseB.feelhappytoseeyouC.playwithyouD.driveyououtoftheirhouse2WearestudentsfromThailand,andwewanttosavetheelephants.TheelephantisoneofThailandssymbols.Ourfirstflaghadawhiteelephantonit.Thisisasymbolofgoodluck.Elephantsaresmartanimals.Theycanplaysoccerormusic.Theycanalsodrawverywell.Peoplesaythat“anelephantneverforgets.Elephantscanwalkforalongtimeandnevergetlost.Theycanalsorememberplaceswithfoodandwater.Thishelpsthemtolive.Butelephantsareingreatdanger.Peoplecutdownmanytreessoelephantsarelosingtheirhomes.Peoplealsokillelephantsfortheirivory.Todaythereareonlyabout3,000elephants(overonehundredthousandin1987).Wemustsavethetreesandnotbuythingsmadeofhave15ears.Elephantshavetoeat16becausetheyaresobig.Oneelephantcaneatbetween10017,000pounds18grassinaday!Theycanlivefor6070years.Therearenobonesinthebackof19feetonlyfat.Elephantswalkontiptoe.Theycanmovequietlyandwalkinthemud20Elephantsgrowtusks.Thetusksarelargeteeththatstickoutof21mouths.Sometimes,hunterskillelephants22thetusks.Peopleusethetuskstomakebeautifulthingsandpianokeys.13.A.thebiggerB.thebiggestCbiggerD.biggest14.A.AfricaB.AfricanC.IndiaD.Indian15.A.muchlargerB.thelargestC.largestD.large16.A.alotofB.manyC.alotD.lotsof17.A.toB.orC.aboutD.and18.A.ofB.aboutC.onD.to19.A.elephants9B.elephantsC.elephantsD.elephant20.A.hardB.hardlyC.easilyD.easy21.A.ourB.theirC.itsD.his22.A.getB.gettoC.togetD.getting【答案】13.B14.D15.A16.C17.D18.A19.A20.C21.B22.C【解析】根据句意，大象是陆地上最大的动物，故选B13. 由后文的AfricanelephantsarelargerthanIndianelephants得矢口由文中句意可知，非洲大象的耳朵比印度大象的大，故用比较级14. 由文中句意可知，大象吃的非常多，用来修饰eat的只能用alot,其他排除between.and.在两者之间18.of有届与之意，只能吃到一百到一千千克的草用of大象不只一只，用复数形式，名词所有格以s结尾，只加，不加s19. easily安然的、悠然的他们散步很悠然他们的牙齿在他们的嘴里，应用their他们的20. 动词不定式作的状语，由文中句意可知，猎人杀大象主要是为了大象的象牙Doyouwanttobeavolunteer?23thispastwintervacation,IattendedanSSPvolunteertriptoHuaXin,Thailand（泰国华欣）.Itwasabeautifulseasidetown.Attheelephantbase,myfellowvolunteersandIsawmanyoldandsickAsianelephants.Ourtaskwas24them.25wearrivedatthebase,wehadlearnedwhatAsianelephantseatfruits,stickyrice（糯米），theskinofcorn（玉米）andthebark（树皮）ofbananatrees.Afterwehadpreparedthesespecialfoodsfortheelephants,wetriedtofeedthem.Westoodstill（站着不动）outsidetheelephantcage.Theelephantscameovertogetfoodusingtheirtrunks（象鼻）.26,Ifeltverynervous.Wouldtheelephantshurtme?Butitturnedoutthattheelephantswereverydocile（温顺的）.Theytookfoodfrommyhandgently（温柔地）.Howlovelytheywere!Oneoftheelephantstookfoodonlyfromme.Iguessitprobablylikedme27thanothers.Afterlunch,itwas28fortheelephantstotakeabath.Threevolunteersneededtowork29tobatheanelephant.Onestoodinthemiddletoholdthehose（水龙带），andtheothertwobrushedthetwosidesoftheanimal.It30thattheelephantsenjoyedtheirbathsverymuch.Wealsohelpedtocleanthe31livingareas.Throughthisvolunteertrip,IfoundthatAsianelephantswereverylovely.Ihope32ofuscanhelptoprotectthemandlearntoliveinharmonywithnature.23.A.InB.DuringC.AtD.On24.A.takescareB.takescareofC.totakecareofD.tookcareof25.A.WhenB.AfterC.AsD.Before26.A.AtfirstB.AtlastC.AtleastD.Atmost27.A.muchB.moreC.manyD.alot28.A.changeB.yearC.timeD.turn29.A.upB.togetherC.withD.alone30.A.lookedB.likedC.soundsD.seemed31.A.elephantsB.elephantsC.elephants,D.elephantss32.A.allB.bothC.neitherD.none【答案】23.B24.C25.D26.A27.B28.C29.B30.D31.C32.A【解析】文章讲述了作者去泰国华欣做志愿者的故事。在大象基地，作者给大象喂食物，清洗大象和大象住的地方。作者呼吁人们保护大象，学会和大自然相处。21. 句意：在上个寒假期间，我参加了去泰国华欣SSP志愿者旅行。考查介词。in在，通常用于年、月、季节等；during在期间；at在，通常用于某一点钟；on在，通常用于具体的某一天或上下午晚上有修饰词时；根据thispastwintervacation上个寒假，可知是“在寒假期间”;故选B。22. 句意：我们的任务是照顾它们。考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构，可知这里是动词作表语，所以用不定式结构；故选C。23. 句意：在我们到达基地之前，我们学习了大象吃什么。考查介词辨析。when当时候；after在之后；as当时候；before在之前；根据wehadlearnedwhatAsianelephantseat我们学习了大象吃什么，因为是去照顾大象，所以应该是去之前学习；故选D。24. 句意：开始的时候我感觉非常紧张。考查介词短语。atfirst开始；atlast最后；atleast至少；atmost最多；根据Wouldtheelephantshurtme?Butitturnedoutthattheelephantswereverydocile（温顺的）.大象会伤害我吗？但是大象很温顺，可知是“开始的时候紧张”；故选A。25. 句意：我猜它也许更喜欢我。考查副词比较级。much许多；more更多；many许多；alot很,非常；根据than可知用比较级,likemore更喜欢；故选B。26. 句意：午饭后到了大象洗澡的时间了。考查名词辨析。change变化；year年；time时间;turn转动;根据句意和ifstimeforsb.todosth.lj了某人做某事的时间了；故选C。27. 句意：三个志愿者需要一起工作来洗一头大象。考查副词。叩向上；together一起（副词）；with和一起（介词）；alone独自；根据Onestoodinthemiddletoholdthehose（水龙带）,andtheothertwobrushedthetwosidesoftheanimal.一个人站在中间拿着水龙头，其他两个人刷大象的两边，可知是三个志愿者一起工作，这里用副词修饰动词work；故选B。28. 句意：好像大象非常享受它们的洗浴。考查动词辨析olooked看；liked喜欢；sounds听起来；seemed好像；根据句意和itseemsthat好像；故选Do29. 句意：我们也帮着清洗大象住的地方。考查名词复数和所有格。elephanfs大象的（单数）;elephants大象；elephants9大象的（复数）;elephants9s错误表达；根据areas可知用复数形式，根据句子结构，可知用名词所有格修饰；故选C。30. 句意：我希望我们所有的人能帮着保护它们学会和大自然和平相处。考查不定代词。all所有的（三者或三者以上）；both两个都；neither两个都不；none没有一个（三者或三者以上）；根据句意可知用allofus；故选A。三、短文填空TheelephantisthelargestanimaltowalkonE33.Anelephantcancarryaloadof1,200pounds（磅）.Theyeat300poundsoffoodaday.Anelephantbabycanweigh200poundsatb34.Elephantscanliveupto70years.Elephantscanbetrainedtocarrylogsw35.theirtrunks（象鼻），andhavebeenusedtoworkforpeopleinAsiaformanyyears.Elephantsusetheirearsasacoolingsystem.Bloodflowst36.veins（静月永）intheearsandastheelephantflaps（拍击）hisears,thebloodcoolsandflowsthroughhisbodytoc37.offotherparts.Therearetwok38.ofelephants:theAfricanelephantandthe139.elephant.Africanelephantscanbeidentified（识别）bythelargerears.TheAfricanelephantisalittletallerthantheIndianelephantandweighsasm40.as12,000pounds.TheIndianonegrowsupto9feett41，andweighsupto8,000pounds.Itseasytoidentifybecauseofitss42ears.Mostcircus（马戏团）elephantsareIndianelephants.AnothernamefortheIndianelephantistheAsianelephant.【答案】Earth31. birthwith32. throughcool33. kindsIndian34. muchtall35. smaller【解析】本文介绍的是大象。大象是地球上最大的动物。大象能载1200磅的重量。它们一天吃300磅的食物。象的婴儿出生时能重200磅。大象可以活70年。大象用耳朵作为冷却系统。血液流经身体冷却降温其他部分。大象有两种：非洲象和印度象。非洲大象可以通过大耳朵来识别。非洲象长到10英尺高，重达12000磅。印度象长到9英尺高，重达8000磅。因为它的耳朵小，所以很容易辨认。印度象的另一个名字是亚洲象。33. 句意：大象是地球上最大的行走动物。由语境和首字母提示可知，用eartho这里是专有名词，因此大写。onEarth在地球上。故填：Eartho句意：象的婴儿出生时能重200磅。由语境和首字母提示可知，用birthoatbirth指出生。故答案为birth。34. 句意：大象可以训练成用鼻子搬木头，而且在亚洲已经为人们工作很多年了。由语境和首字母提示可知,用withowiththeirtrunks用它们的鼻子。故填：with。35. 句意：血液流过耳朵的静脉，当大象拍打耳朵时，血液冷却并流过它的身体以冷却其他部位。由语境和首字母提示可知，用througho血液在静脉里流动用介词througho故答案为through。36. 句意：血液流过耳朵的静脉，当大象拍打耳朵时，血液冷却并流过他的身体以冷却其他部位。由语境和首字母提示可知，用coolo由句子Elephantsusetheirearsasacoolingsystem.可知，大象用耳朵作为冷却系统。因此当血液流过耳朵的静脉，血液冷却并流过他的身体以冷却其他部位。用cool“使冷却”的意思。故填：coolo句意：有两种大象：非洲象和印度象。由句子theAfricanelephantandtheIelephant.可知，这句话是说明了大象的种类，结合首字母提示可知，用kindo词汇two,说明kind用复数。故答案为kinds。37. 句意：有两种大象：非洲象和印度象。结合首字母提示可知，用Indiano由句子theAfricanelephantandtheIelephant.可知，这里列举了两种大象。一种是非洲象。另一种是印度象。故填：Indiano38. 句意：非洲象比印度象高一点，重12000磅。结合语境和首字母提示可知,用muchoasmuchas“和一样多”的意思。asas中间用形容词或副词的原级。故答案为much。39. 句意：印度象长到9英尺高时，重达8000磅。结合语境和首字母提示可知，用talkgrowsupto9feettall指长到9英尺高。因此答案为：talL句意：因为耳朵小，所以很容易辨认。结合语境和首字母提示可知，用small。结合句子Africanelephantscanbeidentified（识别）bythelargerears.非洲象可以通过大耳朵识别。那么本句话就是说印度象的耳朵较小。故填：smalleroivory.RememberthatMarch13thisTaiElephantDay.3. Whatisasymbolofgoodluck?A.Thailand.B. Theelephant.C. Thewhiteelephant.D.TheflagofThailand4. Whathelpstheelephanttolive?A.Playingsoccer.B. Drawingpictures.D.Goodmemory.C. Foodandwater.5. Whydopeoplekillelephants?A. Fortrees.B. Forivory.C. Forhomes.D. Forfood.6. Howmanyelephantshavediedinthepastthirtyyears?A.About3000.B.About7,000.C.About97,000.D.About100,000.7. Whatcanwedotoprotecttheelephants?A. RememberTaiElephantDay.B. Givethemfoodandwater.C. Stayawayfromtheelephants.D. Stopbuyingthingsmadeofivory.TheElephantHerdTheElephantislovelyanditisverybig.Ithastwobigearsandalongnose.Ithasfourstronglegsanditcanhelppeopledomanythings,suchaswateringtheflowerswithitsnoseandcarryingheavythingsandsoon.Theelephantisanotheranimalthatlivesingroups.Anelephantherd（群）usuallyhasfromtwentytofortymembers.Theelephantsintheherdusuallydependononeanotherforhelpwhentheyareintrouble.Theleaderofthegroupisusuallyawiseandstrongfemale（雌f生的）.Shetravelsattheheadoftheherdandtheotherfemalesandtheiryoungchildrenfollowher.Themaleelephantsfollowlast.Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacircle（圈）aroundtheweakeranimalsandprotectthem.Themembersoftheherdareloyal（忠诚的）tooneanother.Asickelephantisnotleftbehindtodie.Ifanelephantissick,thewholeherdstopstravelinguntilitgetswell.Whenanelephantishurt,twootherswalkonbothsidesofitandsupportitwiththeirbodies.Amemberoftheherdmaybecaughtinatrap（陷阱）.Thentheotherstrytohelpit.Anelephantherdisjustlikeafamilyofourpeople.Elephantslovetheyounginthegroupandgivethemspecialcareandlove.Forexample,theyhelpyounganimalsstayafloat（漂浮着）whentheherdcrossesariver.Theyworktogethertohelpachildgettothesafetywhenitgoestoadangerousplace.Thewayelephantsloveandcaretheyoungstersislikeours.Whenafemaleelephantgivesbirthtoheryoungbaby,shewillgooutoftheherdandsheusuallyleavestheherdforashorttime.However,shetakesanotherfemalealongtoactasaunt”.Theauntstandsbesideandhelpsthemotherwithhernew-bornbaby.Inthisway,thewholeherdprotectsitsnewestmember.Thatstheelephantherd.Doyoulikeit?8. Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacirclearoundtoprotectthem.A. thefemaleelephantsB.theweakerelephantsC.theleaderoftheelephantsD.thestrongerelephants9. Thewriterprobablyagrees.A. sickelephantsareusuallyleftbehindtodiebabyelephantscantswimwellintheriverB. elephantsalwaysgivetheoldonesspecialcaremostelephantherdshaveoverahundredmembers10. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A. Elephantsliketolivealonesothemaleonesarestrong.B. Manyyoungelephantsdiewhentheycrossriversingroups.C. Elephantscanhelpeachotherintimewhentheyareintrouble.D. Thefemaleelephantleavestheherdforeveraftershehasbabies.二、完型填空1Myfavoriteanimalsareelephants.Elephantsare13livinganimalsonland.TherearetwokindsofelephantsAfricanelephantsand14elephants.AfricanelephantsarelargerthanIndianelephants,andtheyhave15ears.Elephantshavetoeat16becausetheyaresobig.Oneelephantcaneatbetween10017,000pounds18grassinaday!Theycanlivefor6070years.Therearenobonesinthebackof19feet,onlyfat.Elephantswalkontiptoe.Theycanmovequietlyandwalkinthemud20Elephantsgrowtusks.Thetusksarelargeteeththatstickoutof21mouths.Sometimes,hunterskillelephants22thetusks.Peopleusethetuskstomakebeautifulthingsandpianokeys.13.A.thebiggerB.thebiggestCbiggerD.biggest14.A.AfricaB.AfricanC.IndiaD.Indian15.A.muchlargerB.thelargestC.largestD.large16.A.alotofB.manyC.alotD.lotsof17.A.toB.orC.aboutD.and18.A.ofB.aboutC.onD.to19.A.elephants,B.elephantsC.elephantsD.elephant20.A.hardB.hardlyC.easilyD.easy21.A.ourB.theirC.itsD.his22.A.getB.gettoC.togetD.getting2Doyouwanttobeavolunteer?23thispastwintervacation,IattendedanSSPvolunteertriptoHuaXin,Thailand（泰国华欣）.Itwasabeautifulseasidetown.Attheelephantbase,myfellowvolunteersandIsawmanyoldandsickAsianelephants.Ourtaskwas24them.25wearrivedatthebase,wehadlearnedwhatAsianelephantseatfruits,stickyrice（糯米），theskinofcorn（玉米）andthebark（树皮）ofbananatrees.Afterwehadpreparedthesespecialfoodsfortheelephants,wetriedtofeedthem.Westoodstill（立占着不动）outsidetheelephantcage.Theelephantscameovertogetfoodusingtheirtrunks（象鼻）.26,Ifeltverynervous.Wouldtheelephantshurtme?Butitturnedoutthattheelephantswereverydocile（温顺的）.Theytookfoodfrommyhandgently（温柔地）Howlovelytheywere!Oneoftheelephantstookfoodonlyfromme.Iguessitprobablylikedme27thanothers.Afterlunch,itwas28fortheelephantstotakeabath.Threevolunteersneededtowork29tobatheanelephant.Onestoodinthemiddletoholdthehose（水龙带），andtheothertwobrushedthetwosidesoftheanimal.It30thattheelephantsenjoyedtheirbathsverymuch.Wealsohelpedtocleanthe31livingareas.Throughthisvolunteertrip,IfoundthatAsianelephantswereverylovely.Ihope32ofuscanhelptoprotectthemandlearntoliveinharmonywithnature.23.A.InB.DuringC.AtD.On24.A.takescareB.takescareofC.totakecareofD.tookcareof25.A.WhenB.AfterC.AsD.Before26.A.AtfirstB.AtlastC.AtleastD.Atmost27.A.muchB.moreC.manyD.alot28.A.changeB.yearC.timeD.turn29.A.upB.togetherC.withD.alone30.A.lookedB.likedC.soundsD.seemed31.A.elephantsB.elephantsC.elephants5D.elephantss32.A.allB.bothC.neitherD.none三、短文填空TheelephantisthelargestanimaltowalkonE33.Anelephantcancarryaloadof1,200pounds（磅）Theyeat300poundsoffoodaday.Anelephantbabycanweigh200poundsatb34.Elephantscanliveupto70years.Elephantscanbetrainedtocarrylogsw35.theirtrunks（象鼻），andhavebeenusedtoworkforpeopleinAsiaformanyyears.Elephantsusetheirearsasacoolingsystem.Bloodflowst36.veins（静脉）intheearsandastheelephantflaps（拍击）hisears,thebloodcoolsandflowsthroughhisbodytoc37offotherparts.Therearetwok38ofelephants:theAfricanelephantandthe139.elephantAfricanelephantscanbeidentiAed（识另ij）bythelargerears.TheAfricanelephantisalittletallerthantheIndianelephantandweighsasm40.as12,000pounds.TheIndianonegrowsupto9feett41，andweighsupto8,000pounds.Itseasytoidentifybecauseofitss42ears.Mostcircus（马戏团）elephantsareIndianelephants.AnothernamefortheIndianelephantistheAsianelephant.2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练热点02认识大象及其生活习性一、阅读理解1Doyouknowelephants?Theyarebiganimalsintheworld.Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.Itiscalledatrunk.Theelephantcanuseitstrunktodomanythings.Itstrunkislikeahand.Withitstrunk,anelephantcanpickupa270kgtree.Elephantsalsohavebigearsandteeth.Someelephantscanworkforpeople.InIndia,elephantslivewithpeopleandtheyhelppeoplecarryheavythings.Peoplearekindtothem.Elephantshavefeelings（感f青）likepeople.Ifanelephantdies,itsfamilymemberswillfeelsad.Somepeoplegointotheelephantshouse.Iftheelephantsdontlikethem,theymayhatethemandtheywilldrivethemoutoftheirhouse.1. Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtrunkmeaninthepassage?A. 树干B.象鼻C.牙齿D.大象Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthatelephantshavebig.A. earsandeyesB.earsandteethC.eyesandteethD.eyesandnosesWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A. Anelephantcanpickupa2,700kgtree.B.Elephantsneverworkforpeople.C.Therearen*tanyelephantsinChina.D.SomeelephantslivewithpeopleinIndia.2. Yougointotheelephants*house.Iftheelephantsdontlikeyou,theymay.A. welcomeyoutotheirhouseB.feelhappytoseeyouC.playwithyouD.driveyououtoftheirhouse【答案】l.B2.B3.D4.D【解析】本文主要向我们介绍了世界上最大的动物大象。并介绍了大象与人的关系并告诉我们大象也是有情绪的。1. 词义猜测题。题干问“划线词trunk是什么意思”，根据前文Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.,可知，一只大象有一个又长又大的鼻子。故选B。2. 细节理解题。题干问“根据文章我们可以知道大象有大的什么”，根据文中Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.”、Elephantsalsohavebigearsandteeth.”可知，大象有大的鼻子、耳朵和牙齿，故选B。3. 推理判断题。题干问根据文章，下面哪一个是对的，根据文中“InIndia,elephantslivewithpeople99可知，在印度大象和人们住在一起。故选D。4. 细节理解题。题干问“你进入大象的房子，如果大象不喜欢你，它会怎么做”，根据文章最后一句话“Iftheelephantsdontlikethem,theymayhatethemandtheywilldrivethemoutoftheirhouse.可矢口，如果大象不喜欢他们，大象可能讨厌他们并且会把他们赶出自己的房子，故选D。WearestudentsfromThailand,andwewanttosavetheelephants.TheelephantisoneofThailandssymbols.Ourfirstflaghadawhiteelephantonit.Thisisasymbolofgoodluck.Elephantsaresmartanimals.Theycanplaysoccerormusic.Theycanalsodrawverywell.Peoplesaythat“anelephantneverforgets.Elephantscanwalkforalongtimeandnevergetlost.Theycanalsorememberplaceswithfoodandwater.Thishelpsthemtolive.Butelephantsareingreatdanger.Peoplecutdownmanytreessoelephantsarelosingtheirhomes.Peoplealsokillelephantsfortheirivory.Todaythereareonlyabout3,000elephants(overonehundredthousandin1987).Wemustsavethetreesandnotbuythingsmadeofivory.RememberthatMarch13thisTaiElephantDay.5. Whatisasymbolofgoodluck?A.Thailand.B. Theelephant.C. Thewhiteelephant.D. TheflagofThailand6. Whathelpstheelephanttolive?A.Playingsoccer.B. Drawingpictures.D.Goodmemory.C. Foodandwater.7. Whydopeoplekillelephants?A.Fortrees.B. Forivory.C. Forhomes.D. Forfood.8. Howmanyelephantshavediedinthepastthirtyyears?A.About3000.B.About7,000.C.About97,000.D.About100,000.9. Whatcanwedotoprotecttheelephants?A.RememberTaiElephantDay.B. Givethemfoodandwater.C. Stayawayfromtheelephants.D.Stopbuyingthingsmadeofivory.【答案】5.C6.D7.B8.C9.D【解析】大象是泰国的象征，它们是非常聪明的动物，有着非常好的记忆力。但是由于人们砍伐树木、猎杀大象获取象牙，现在大象的数量大大减少了，因此我们要保护大象。3. 细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Ourfirstflaghadawhiteelephantonit.Thisisasymbolofgoodluck?9可知，白色大象是好运的象征。故选C。4. 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中“Theycanalsorememberplaceswithfoodandwater.Thishelpsthemtolive”可知，大象有好的记忆力，它们能记住有食物和水的地方，这可以帮助他们生存。故选D。5. 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中“Peoplealsokillelephantsfortheirivory.”可知，人们杀死大象是为了获取它们的象牙。故选B。6. 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Todaythereareonlyabout3,000elephants（overonehundredthousandin1987）.”可知，现在只有3,000头大象,在1987年有100,000头，少了97,000头。故选C。7. 细节理解题。根据短文第二段最后“Wemustsavethetreesandnotbuythingsmadeofivory.”可知，我们必须保护大象，不要购买象牙制品。故选D。3TheElephantHerdTheElephantislovelyanditisverybig.Ithastwobigearsandalongnose.Ithasfourstronglegsanditcanhelppeopledomanythings,suchaswateringtheflowerswithitsnoseandcarryingheavythingsandsoon.Theelephantisanotheranimalthatlivesingroups.Anelephantherd（群）usuallyhasfromtwentytofortymembers.Theelephantsintheherdusuallydependononeanotherforhelpwhentheyareintrouble.Theleaderofthegroupisusuallyawiseandstrongfemale（雌，性的）.Shetravelsattheheadoftheherdandtheotherfemalesandtheiryoungchildrenfollowher.Themaleelephantsfollowlast.Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacircle（圈）aroundtheweakeranimalsandprotectthem.Themembersoftheherdareloyal（AU诚的）tooneanother.Asickelephantisnotleftbehindtodie.Ifanelephantissick,thewholeherdstopstravelinguntilitgetswell.Whenanelephantishurt,twootherswalkonbothsidesofitandsupportitwiththeirbodies.Amemberoftheherdmaybecaughtinatrap（陷阱）.Thentheotherstrytohelpit.Anelephantherdisjustlikeafamilyofourpeople.Elephantslovetheyounginthegroupandgivethemspecialcareandlove.Forexample,theyhelpyounganimalsstayafloat（漂浮着）whentheherdcrossesariver.Theyworktogethertohelpachildgettothesafetywhenitgoestoadangerousplace.Thewayelephantsloveandcaretheyoungstersislikeours.Whenafemaleelephantgivesbirthtoheryoungbaby,shewillgooutoftheherdandsheusuallyleavestheherdforashorttime.However,shetakesanotherfemalealongtoactasaunt.Theauntstandsbesideandhelpsthemotherwithhernew-bornbaby.Inthisway,thewholeherdprotectsitsnewestmember.Thafstheelephantherd.Doyoulikeit?8. Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacirclearoundtoprotectthem.A.thefemaleelephantsB.theweakerelephantsC.theleaderoftheelephantsD.thestrongerelephants9. Thewriterprobablyagrees.A. sickelephantsareusuallyleftbehindtodiebabyelephantscantswimwellintheriverB. elephantsalwaysgivetheoldonesspecialcaremostelephantherdshaveoverahundredmembers10. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A. Elephantsliketolivealonesothemaleonesarestrong.B. Manyyoungelephantsdiewhentheycrossriversingroups.C. Elephantscanhelpeachotherintimewhentheyareintrouble.D. Thefemaleelephantleavestheherdforeveraftershehasbabies.【答案】10.B11.B12.C【解析】本文讲述了大象很可爱，它有两只大耳朵和一个长鼻子。它有四条强壮的腿，它可以帮助人们做很多事情，如用它的鼻子浇花和搬运重物等。大象是另一种群居动物。象群中的大象遇到麻烦时，通常会互相帮助。10. 细节理解题。根据“Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacircle（圈）aroundtheweakeranimalsandprotectthem.,可推测出当危险来临时，公象会在弱小的动物周围围成一圈，保护它们，故选B。11. 推理判断题。根据“Forexample,theyhelpyounganimalsstayafloat（漂浮着）whentheherdcrossesariver.”当象群过河时，它们
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