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【題目】 I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Mashwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Mashwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Mashwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot(地點) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.

While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Mashwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.

【1】The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw _______.

A.the calf was about to fall into the river

B.Mashwe was placing the calf on the rock

C.the calf was washed away by the rising water

D.Mashwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

【2】How did Mashwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

A.By putting it on a safe spot.B.By pressing it against her body.

C.By taking it away with her.D.By carrying it on her back.

【3】How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

A.It was a great comfort.B.It was a sign of danger.

C.It was a call for help.D.It was a musical note.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Mother’s Love.B.A Brave Act.

C.A Deadly River.D.A Matter of Life and Death.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了母象馬什韋在湍急的水流中奮力救下幼崽，并且頑強求生給幼崽莫大安慰的感人故事。

【1】題意：作者到河岸的那一刻，他看到了__________。

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第1段Mashwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body可知，母象馬什韋正用身體擋著湍急的河水，并讓她的幼崽也緊貼著她的身體。D選項Mashwe was holding the calf against the rushing water“馬什韋在湍急的水流中將幼崽緊緊托住”符合題意，故選D。

【2】題意：馬什韋是如何設(shè)法把她的幼崽從湍急的水流中救出來的？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第2段Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock可知，馬什韋費了很大的勁，才用象鼻將幼崽放置到了一個狹窄的巖石架狀物上，避免了幼崽被水沖走。A選項By putting it on a safe spot“把它放在安全的地方”符合題意，故選A。

【3】題意：小象對母象的吼叫感覺如何？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)原文第4段Mashwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music可知，母象馬什韋一邊吼叫著一邊沖向?qū)Π兜陌哆叄�她的吼叫聲對于自己的幼崽而言就像天籟之音，這里并不是指音樂，而是一種極大的安慰，她對生存的渴望給幼崽帶來了安全感。A選項It was a great comfort“這是一種極大的安慰”符合題意，故選A。

【4】題意：本文的最佳標題是什么？

最佳標題。通讀全文可知，本文主要說的是母象馬什韋在湍急的水流中奮力救下幼崽，并且頑強求生給幼崽莫大安慰的故事，救下幼崽和頑強求生兩件事都展現(xiàn)了母象馬什韋的母愛，故本文的標題也應與母愛有關(guān)。A選項A Mother’s Love“母愛”符合題意，故選A。