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【题目】People and animals often enjoy loving relationships with each other. When people adopt domesticated(家养的) animals into their families as pets, animals give humans the blessings of companionship and fun in return. In the wild, animals sometimes carry out dramatic rescues of people in dangerous situations, miraculously(奇迹般地) sensing human needs and jumping in without fear to help.

In 2000, a 6-year-old boy named Elian Conzalez left Cuba on a boat bound for Florida in the United States, but the boat sank and everyone aboard drowned except for Elian and two adults. Elian and the other two survivors held onto inner tuber for 48 hours to try to stay afloat in the sea. After a while, however, Elian began to lose strength, slipping under the water and then grabbing the tube again as he fought to stay alive.

A small group of dolphins noticed Elian struggling and swan over to him to help. The dolphins formed a circle around the inner tube and took turns using their noses to lift Elian until fishermen working in the area discovered and rescued Elian and the two adults who floated nearby. The fishermen reported that, when they discovered Elian, he was repeating a prayer that his mother had taught him before drowning, asking guardian angels to protect him.

Miraculously, the dolphins knew that a child would need more help than adults, so they focused on Elian —and they figured out exactly what needed to be done and cooperated carry out that plan successfully. They made it!

【1】Why did Elian slip off the tube?

A. He was tired out.

B. The dolphins helped him.

C. The two adults pushed him.

D. The tube was too smooth to grab.

【2】How did the dolphins save Elian Conzalez?

A. They informed the fishermen.

B. They formed a circle around him.

C. They supported the inner tube by turns.

D. They stopped Elian slipping under the water.

【3】Which of the following words can be used to describe Elian Gonzalez?

A. Confident and strong.

B. Determined and lucky.

C. Friendly and optimistic.

D. Adaptable and aggressive.

【4】Which could be the best title?

A. Prayer Doing Wonder

B. Elian’s Narrow Escape

C. The Dolphins Who Rescued Elian

D. Animals: Human Being’s Angels

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】动物和人类的关系总是彼此依赖。家养的动物给主人带来了陪伴和乐趣。在野外动物们有时也能营救处于危险的人们。快来看看吧，文章讲到一群海豚营救6岁Elian的故事。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段After a while, however, Elian began to lose strength, slipping under the water.可知，经过48小时海上漂泊后，幸存者Elian因为太累没力气了，所以握不住管子滑入水中。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段The dolphins formed a circle around the inner tube and took turns using their noses to lift Elian until fishermen working in the area discovered得知，海豚们围成一个圈，轮流用鼻子把Elian抬起不让他滑入水中以便渔夫们能发现Elian。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据第二段and then grabbing the tube again as he fought to stay alive.和第三段The dolphins formed a circle around the inner tube and took tums using their noses to lift Elian until fishermen working in the area discovered and rescued Elian得知，Elian能坚持到救援人员的赶到说明他有决心，能得到海豚的帮助说明他很幸运。故选B。

【4】主旨大意题。根据全文语境得知，主要讲述了海豚营救6岁Elian的事情。A. Prayer Doing Wonder祈祷产生奇迹；B. Elian’s Narrow Escape Elian的九死一生；C. The Dolphins Who Rescued Elian海豚营救6岁Elian；D. Animals: Human Being’s Angels动物是人类的天使。文章标题的特点是：短小精悍；涵盖性强，一般要求能覆盖全文，其确定的范围要恰当，既不能太大，也不能太小；精确性强，不能随意改变语言表意的程度及色彩。故选C。