Question

The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest ,   1 not always.

Elephants are like us in some ways. They   2  for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can  3  things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant   4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead   5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a  6 friend.

Elephants are like us, but they’re also  7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be   8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family   9  only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.

The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals   10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And   11  happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must   12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives  13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.

Sometimes the females call a bull. He can   14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very   15   

family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.

1.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．yet

2.                A．play           B．work           C．live  D．sleep

3.                A．remember      B．practice        C．talk D．change

4.                A．is hurt          B．is caught        C．loses D．dies

5.                A．head           B．legs            C．body D．feet

6.                A．terrible         B．dad            C．young    D．dear

7.                A．different        B．same           C．special   D．popular

8.                A．thrown         B．sent           C．kicked    D．posted

9.                A．hopes          B．keeps          C．Allows    D．frightens

10.               A．look at         B．carry out       C．look after  D．take away

11.               A．how           B．who           C．which D．what

12.               A．leave          B．stay           C．hear  D．walk

13.               A．sadly          B．hard           C．alone D．noisily

14.               A．visit           B．beat           C．hide  D．receive

15.               A．dangerous      B．happy          C．beautiful  D．clever

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了大象的家庭生活,那就是只有雌象才能生活在家庭里面,而公象在成年后必须离开家庭,独自生活.

1.联系上下文,可知前后是转折关系,故选B,但是.

2.联系下文描述,可知此处指的是他们活得时间很长,故选C,居住,生活.

3.联系后一句描述,可知此处指的是他们能很好的记住东西.故选A,记得.

4.联系下文They stay with the dead描述,可知此处指的是一头母象死了.故选D,死亡.

5.联系前文描述,可知此处指的是死去的大象的尸体.故选C,身体.

6.形容词吧辨析. A. 可怕的;B. 坏的;C. 年轻的;D. 亲爱的.结合语境可知此处指的是亲爱的朋友.故选D.

7.联系前一句描述,可知此处指的是,但是他们也不一样.故选A,不同的.

8.联系下文描述,可知此处指的是他们会很快被送走.故选B,送.

9.动词辨析. A. 希望;B. 保留,维持;    C. 允许;D.使惊吓.联系前文描述,可知此处指的是大象的家庭只认可它的女性家庭成员,故选C.

10.结合语境可知此指的是成年象照顾小象,故选C.

11.联系下文,可知此处指的是,公象发生了什么事?故选D,什么.

12.联系下文描述,可知此处指的是,他们必须离开家庭.故选A.

13.联系上下文可知此处指的是它独自生活,,故选C.

14.联系上下文,可知此处指的是,然后他就可拜访他们.故选A.

15.联系上文描述,可知此处指的是雌象们过着幸福的家庭生活.故选B,幸福的.

考点：关于大象的生活的说明文