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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空, 使短文意思完整。每個選項僅使用一次。

A. Although B. Noiselessly C. As a result D. Sometimes

E. prefer to stay F. keep away from G. become silent, watchful and suspicious

H. As soon as I. will never see J. However

There are wild elephants in Malaysia, Thailand and several other countries but most people

【1】them. Elephants dislike the hot sun. They 【2】 in the cool shelter of the jungle, coming out at night to feed on the vegetation on the fringe of the jungle.

【3】they are big animals, elephants can move silently when necessary. When there are no hunters（獵人）near them, elephants often make a lot of noise. They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily. But as soon as hunters appear, the elephants 【4】. A big bull elephant stretches out（伸展）his sensitive trunk and moves it round slowly, searching for the scent of his enemy. His large ears protrude from the side of his head and he listens for the slightest sound. 【5】he detects（察覺）any danger, the bull taps on the ground with his trunk. Tonk! Tonk! This is the danger signal（信號）.【6】the elephants disappear into the protection of the jungle.

【7】an elephant will attack（攻擊）human beings, particularly if it is defending（保護）its young or it has been wounded. An angry elephant can trample an enemy to death or pick him up with his trunk and smash his hated enemy on the ground. Sometimes hungry elephants damage

（毀壞）crops but usually they 【8】 human beings. In recent years, poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks.【9】 , many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory.【10】, elephants are still in danger of disappearing completely from many countries where they have lived peacefully for thousands of years.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】I

【2】E

【3】A

【4】G

【5】H

【6】B

【7】D

【8】F

【9】C

【10】J

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述野生大象的生活習(xí)性、遇到危險的反應(yīng)以及如今野生大象變得越來越少，我們應(yīng)該保護他們。如今大象在許多地方都能夠很安全地生活著，但是仍然有完全消失的危險。

【1】句意“在馬來西亞、泰國以及一些其他的國家有野生大象，但是大部分人仍然看不到他們”。根據(jù)句意可知，表示馬來西亞、泰國和其他的國家有許多的大象，but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，表示“我們看不到他們”，故選I。

【2】句意“他們更喜歡待在叢林中涼爽的遮蓋物里”。根據(jù)Elephants dislike the hot sun可知，大象不喜歡熱的太陽，所以他們更喜歡待在涼爽的這個物里，故選E。

【3】句意“盡管大象是大的動物，但是他們在必要時能夠安靜地移動”。根據(jù)句意可知，大象大，本應(yīng)該發(fā)出很大的聲音，但是他們在必要時也會安靜地移動，表示讓步，although盡管，故選A。

【4】句意“但是獵人一出現(xiàn)，大象就變得安靜的、警惕的和多疑的”。根據(jù)They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily可知，他們撕碎嫩竹筍并且大聲地吃，一旦獵人出現(xiàn)，他們就安靜了、變得警惕和多疑，故選G。

【5】句意“公象一察覺到任何危險就用他的象鼻拍打地面”。根據(jù)句意可知，譯為“一察覺到危險”，as soon as一……就，故選H。

【6】句意“大象在叢林的保護下悄無聲息地消失了”。根據(jù)全文可知，當(dāng)遇到危險時，公象用鼻子敲打地面，然后大象悄無聲息地離開�？瘴挥诰涫�，用副詞，noiselessly悄無聲息地，故選B。

【7】句意“有時，一個大象會攻擊人類，特別是當(dāng)它正在保護他的孩子或者他受傷時”。根據(jù)Sometimes hungry elephants damage（毀壞）crops but usually they ___8___ human beings可知，大象通常都會遠離人類，但是有時會攻擊人類，所以空處譯為“有時”，且空位于句首，開頭字母要大寫，故選D。

【8】句意“有時饑餓的大象會毀壞莊稼，但是通常他們都遠離人類”。根據(jù)句意可知，他們會破壞莊稼但是他們都是遠離人類的。keep away from遠離，故選F。

【9】句意“因此，許多國家已經(jīng)禁止交易象牙制品”。根據(jù)In recent years, poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks可知，在非洲，偷獵者獵殺大量的大象來獲得象牙，因此，許多國家禁止交易象牙制品。as a result因此，故選C。

【10】句意“然而，大象在許多國家和平地生活了幾千年，但它們?nèi)杂型耆�消失的危險”。根據(jù)many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory可知，許多國家通過禁止交易象牙制品來保護大象，然而他們?nèi)杂型耆�消失的危險�？涨昂涂蘸蟊硎巨D(zhuǎn)折，且根據(jù)空后的逗號可知，用however然而，故選J。