Question

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment, she felt back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mother’s love．Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music．

1.The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw ．

A．the calf was about to fall into the river

B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C．the calf was washed away by the rising water

D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

2.How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

A．By putting it on a safe spot．

B．By pressing it against her body．

C．By taking it away with her．

D．By carrying it on her back

3.How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

A．It Was a musical note．

B．It was a sign of danger．

C．It was a call for help.

D．It was a great comfort

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Mother’s Love B.A Brave Act

C.A Deadly River D.A Matter of Life and Death

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了“我”在听到一头大象的哭声后，走近河岸边的所见：一头母象为了挽救自己的幼崽，正在与一场凶猛的河水进行生死搏斗。经过她的不懈努力和她终于成功营救了自己的孩子，并奋不顾身地冲向河岸的另一边。这个故事告诉我们动物之间也有和人一样的母子真情存在。

1. Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water。意思是：Ma Shwe尽可能的贴近河岸，抓住小象来对抗洪水。这里的her指calf。对照选项可知，答案为D

2. Shwe营救小象的细节描写可知，Ma Shwe是在寻找一个安全的地方。文章第二段第三句话I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf再次说明她是通过小象发到一个安全的地方来营救小象的。故选A

3. calf was floating and screaming with fear.可知小象一直是处于紧张、害怕的状态，知道象妈妈成功的救了自己并来到自己身边时，它的害怕和紧张情绪在得以平复，对于象妈妈的吼叫也像是音乐一般成为小象的一种抚慰。故选D

4. Shwe在遇到洪水时，奋不顾身的营救自己的孩子的整个过程，体现了伟大的母爱。故选A

考点：考查故事类文章阅读。