Question

【题目】 Elephants are the largest land animals alive today. African elephants live in family groups called herds (群). All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other. The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant. She is the matriarch (族长). A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants. The other elephants follow (跟随) the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger.

Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants, and also learn from life. Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old. Elephants are smart animals with long memories (记忆力). In the dry season, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past. The herd will follow her there. She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast-moving river.

Other animals don’t usually attack (攻击) elephants. However, a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby. If this happens, the adult (成年的) elephants circle around the baby elephants. The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks (象鼻). The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd. She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger. Then she leads her herd and attacks the enemy in a big cloud of dust (灰尘).

【1】What do you know about the elephant herd?

A.There are not any father elephants in a herd.

B.A herd may have eight to 100 elephants.

C.Only the matriarch of the herd looks after baby elephants.

D.All the elephants in the herd take turns (轮流) to look for water.

【2】Long memories help elephants to ________.

A.choose their matriarchB.fight against their enemies

C.communicate (交流) with each otherD.find water and cross the river

【3】Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies?

A.To keep their babies safe.B.To welcome their friends.

C.To attack their enemies.D.To help their babies to learn.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

大象是陆地上体型最大的动物，它们通常过着群居的生活，在象群里互相照顾。这篇短文给我们介绍了关于大象的一些常识。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段“A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants.”可知，一个象群里大象的数量少的有八头，多的有100头。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Elephants are smart animals with long memories (记忆力). In the dry season, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past. She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast-moving river.”可知，大象有很长的记忆力，这可以帮助它们找到水，还可以帮助小象穿过急流。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文最后一段“However, a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby. If this happens, the adult (成年的) elephants circle around the baby elephants.”可知，当狮子攻击生病的大象或小象时，成年大象就会把小象围起来，这样做是为了保护小象。故选A。