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In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music~everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks7 Yes, it's both of the things, but it's also something else: they're elephants.

These musical elephants started at the TECC in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and love them. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.

Richard Lair works for the TECC. He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants. He says some of the animals' paintings are very good. But, in fact, elephants hear better than they see. And so he had an idea: if elephants are smart and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance, the elephants play a number of instruments, including the drums and the xylophone (木琴).

But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They are very creative. Human encourage the animals to play, but the elephants make their own songs; they don't just copy their trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing

1.Where are the unusual group of musical elephants from?

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2.What kinds of music do the elephants play?

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3.What do workers at the TECC encourage elephants to do?

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4.Is Richard Lair fit for his job? Why?

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5.Who are "these artists" mentioned in the last sentence?

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Answer

1.They are from the town of Lampang in northern Thailand.

2.They play many different kinds of music-everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven.

3.They encourage elephants to paint.

4.Yes, because he loves his job and knows a lot about elephants.

5.The elephants.

【解析】本文介绍了在泰国北部有一个非常受欢迎的大象乐队。它们演奏不同种类的音乐，从传统的泰国歌曲到贝多芬乐曲的一切音乐。大象非常聪明，它们也会画画。它们不但会模仿别人，也会创造它们自己的歌曲。

1.根据In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians.可知，这群不同寻常的音乐大象来自泰国北部的拉庞镇，故答案填They are from the town of Lampang in northern Thailand.

2.根据They play many different kinds of music~everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven.可知，大象演奏许多不同种类的音乐，从传统的泰国歌曲到贝多芬的音乐，故答案填They play many different kinds of music-everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven.

3.根据And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.可知，TECC的员工鼓励大象去画画，故答案填They encourage elephants to paint.

4.根据Richard Lair works for the TECC. He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants.可知，Richard Lair适合他的工作，因为他热爱自己的工作，对大象也很了解，故答案填Yes, because he loves his job and knows a lot about elephants.

5.通过对文章最后一段的理解大象们很有创造力，而且大象会创作自己的曲子，他们不是简单复制或模仿他们的训练师或者其他人，现在这个乐队的CDs已经为TECC赚钱了，可知“这些艺术家”指的是“大象”，故答案填The elephants.