题目内容
The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It is also, perhaps, the gentlest, but not 1___
Elephants 2 for a long time --- fifty or Sixty years. They never forget sadness or great happiness. If a female elephant dies, her daughters an6 her granddaughters are 3 for many months.
Elephants live in families -- families of female(母系家族), There will be a few young males --- "baby boys". But they will soon 4 their families when they grow up. An elephant family 5 only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers.
The females stay together a11 their _ 6 . The older ones 7 the young ones. The mother teach their daughters and set a good example. And 8 happens to male elephants? A bull (雄) elephant doesn't often have a friend. He lives 9 . Sometimes the females call a bull. He can 10 them then, but soon his "wives" and sisters send him away again.
1. A. never B. always C. at times D. at all
2. A. live B. work C. sleep D. walk
3. A. excited B. happy C. sad D. angry
4. A. stay with B. leave for C. protect D. leave
5. A. hopes B. keeps C. allows D. serves
6. A. times B. life C. lives D. term
7. A. look at B. look up C. look forward to D. took after
8. A. how B. what C. which D. when
9. A. sadly B. hard C. alone D. strongly
10. A. visit B. beat C. receive D. trouble
1---5 BACDB 6---10 CDBCA
根据对话内容,从下面方框所给的选项中选出合适的句子补全对话,将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
Peter: Hi, Sally. Come and have a look at my photos.
Sally: Are these the photos you took in Africa, Peter?
Peter: 41 Look, this is a wildebeest. It’s an animal in Africa.
Sally: 42
Peter: No, it doesn’t. It only eats grass.
Sally: Are there a lot of animals in Africa?
Peter: 43
Sally: Oh, this photo looks interesting. What are you doing there?
Peter: 44
Sally: Did you have a good time there?
Peter: Of course. 45
A. Yes, there are many. B. Yes, they are. C. I really enjoyed myself. D. Does it eat meat? E. I am riding the elephant. |
Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit (限速)?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk (象鼻) said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear( 矛 ) as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who took hold of the elephant’s tail, insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The last, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water (温水)in the third. Now put your left hand in the hot water. Put your right hand in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it is hot.
【小题1】There were _______ blind man who were trying to tell what an elephant was like in the story.
A.two | B.four | C.five | D.six |
A.heavy | B.thin | C.tall | D.strong |
A.your left hand | B.your right hand | C.the water | D.the bowl |
A.People’s wrong ideas. |
B.People’s different experience. |
C.Simple facts are different sometimes. |
D.People often disagree with each other. |
A.learn from the blind men |
B.not agree about simple facts |
C.never think about simple facts |
D.never decide anything with one side |