摘要:Did Tara a good time on school trip?

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  Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey.Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.

  Reporter:What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

  Chris:Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India.I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.

  Reporter:What did you do next?

  Chris:I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people.I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家)for help.He taught me how to ride an elephant.He also helped me find an elephant.

  Reporter:How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

  Chris:Not too long.I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.

  Reporter:Can you tell me about the journey?

  Chris:Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later.We were going to Sonepur in northern India.There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily.And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away.It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

  Reporter:Did you have any problems on your journey?

  Chris:Yes, a few.But nothing serious.On the third day, Tara hurt her foot.Btu that got better quickly.Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

  Reporter:What happened when you reached Sonepur?

  Chris:My plan was to sell Tara.But I was very fond of her.I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market.I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India.I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them.I was very sad to say goodbye.

(1)

Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from _________.

[  ]

A.

a visit to a zoo

B.

an elephant expert from India

C.

the photos of elephant

D.

an old friend who lived in India

(2)

The elephant expert told Chris _________.

[  ]

A.

when to buy an elephant

B.

how to feed an elephant

C.

where to sell his elephant

D.

how to ride an elephant

(3)

Chris decided to go to Sonepur because _________.

[  ]

A.

it is a very interesting place

B.

he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C.

elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D.

it would take only a short time to get there

(4)

When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, _________.

[  ]

A.

he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B.

he visited some shopkeepers

C.

he sold Tara to a national park

D.

he decided to take Tara home with him

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  Chris Jones recently finished a very unusual journey.Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in south London and he told her all about the trip.

  Reporter:What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant, Chris?

  Chris:Well, it all started 2 years ago when I was planning a trip to India.I visited a photographic(摄影)exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on a elephant.

  Reporter:What did you do next?

  Chris:I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant.I needed an elephant trained to carry people.I didn’t know anything about elephants.So I asked an expert(专家)for help.He taught me how to ride an elephant.He also helped me find an elephant.

  Reporter:Can you tell me about the journey?

  Chris:Well, I bought a female elephant called Tara for about $6000.We set off from New Delhi a week later.We were heading to Sonepur in northern India where there is a big elephant market and I could sell Tara easily.And what a ride!Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1,200 km away.The journey took us 64 days!

  Reporter:Did you have any problems on your journey?

  Chris:Yes, a few.But nothing serious.On the third day, Tara hurt her foot.But that got better quickly.Also there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

  Reporter:What happened when you reached Sonepur?

  Chris:My plan was to sell Tara.But by now I was very fond of her.I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market.By chance(碰巧),I met some people who wanted an elephant for their national park.I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them.I was very sad to say goodbye.

(1)

Chris got the idea to travel around India on an elephant from ________.

[  ]

A.

a visit to an Indian zoo

B.

an elephant expert from India

C.

some photos of elephants

D.

an old friend who lived in India

(2)

Chris decided to travel to Sonepur because ________.

[  ]

A.

it is a very interesting place

B.

elephants can't be sold anywhere else

C.

he would be able to sell Tara there easily

D.

it would only take 64 days to travel there

(3)

When Chris arrived at Sonepur market, he ________.

[  ]

A.

realized that he didn’t really want to sell Tara

B.

visited a national park

C.

sold Tara to a national park

D.

decided to take Tara home with him.

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With a hat by his feet,a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said," I ' m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.  That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "
Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply  10 people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.
 There is always a better way !

【小题1】
A.eggsB.coinsC.toysD.pencils
【小题2】
A.gotB.lostC.tookD.dropped
【小题3】
A.onB.offC.backD.around
【小题4】
A.askedB.beganC.hopedD.continued
【小题5】
A.howB.whatC.whoseD.which
【小题6】
A.putB.foundC.changedD.cleaned
【小题7】
A.usualB.simpleC.differentD.dangerous
【小题8】
A.asB.soC.forD.but
【小题9】
A.signsB.menC.boysD.lessons
【小题10】
A.toldB.tookC.helpedD.ordered
【小题11】
A.bagB.hatC.pocketD.basket
【小题12】
A.foodB.songsC.beautyD.pictures
【小题13】
A.becauseB.unlessC.beforeD.though
【小题14】
A.aboutB.withC.fromD.except
【小题15】
A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth

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