Question

【题目】 Do you want to be a volunteer? _______ this past winter vacation, I attended an SSP volunteer trip to Hua Xin, Thailand (泰国华欣). It was a beautiful seaside town. At the elephant base, my fellow volunteers and I saw many old and sick Asian elephants. Our task was_______ them.

_______ we arrived at the base, we had learned what Asian elephants eat— fruits, sticky rice (糯米), the skin of corn (玉米) and the bark (树皮) of banana trees. After we had prepared these special foods for the elephants, we tried to feed them. We stood still (站着不动) outside the elephant cage. The elephants came over to get food using their trunks (象鼻). _______, I felt very nervous. Would the elephants hurt me? But it turned out that the elephants were very docile (温顺的). They took food from my hand gently（温柔地）. How lovely they were! One of the elephants took food only from me. I guess it probably liked me_______ than others.

After lunch, it was_______for the elephants to take a bath. Three volunteers needed to work _______ to bathe an elephant. One stood in the middle to hold the hose (水龙带), and the other two brushed the two sides of the animal. It _______ that the elephants enjoyed their baths very much.

We also helped to clean the _______ living areas. Through this volunteer trip, I found that Asian elephants were very lovely. I hope ________ of us can help to protect them and learn to live in harmony with nature.

【1】A.InB.DuringC.AtD.On

【2】A.takes careB.takes care ofC.to take care ofD.took care of

【3】A.WhenB.AfterC.AsD.Before

【4】A.At firstB.At lastC.At leastD.At most

【5】A.muchB.moreC.manyD.a lot

【6】A.changeB.yearC.timeD.turn

【7】A.upB.togetherC.withD.alone

【8】A.lookedB.likedC.soundsD.seemed

【9】A.elephant’sB.elephantsC.elephants’D.elephants’s

【10】A.allB.bothC.neitherD.none

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

文章讲述了作者去泰国华欣做志愿者的故事。在大象基地，作者给大象喂食物，清洗大象和大象住的地方。作者呼吁人们保护大象，学会和大自然相处。

【1】句意：在上个寒假期间，我参加了去泰国华欣SSP志愿者旅行。

考查介词。in在，通常用于年、月、季节等；during在……期间；at在，通常用于某一点钟；on在，通常用于具体的某一天或上下午晚上有修饰词时；根据this past winter vacation上个寒假，可知是“在寒假期间”；故选B。

【2】句意：我们的任务是照顾它们。

考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构，可知这里是动词作表语，所以用不定式结构；故选C。

【3】句意：在我们到达基地之前，我们学习了大象吃什么。

考查介词辨析。when当……时候；after在……之后；as当……时候；before在……之前；根据we had learned what Asian elephants eat我们学习了大象吃什么，因为是去照顾大象，所以应该是去之前学习；故选D。

【4】句意：开始的时候我感觉非常紧张。

考查介词短语。at first开始；at last最后；at least至少；at most最多；根据Would the elephants hurt me? But it turned out that the elephants were very docile (温顺的).大象会伤害我吗？但是大象很温顺，可知是“开始的时候紧张”；故选A。

【5】句意：我猜它也许更喜欢我。

考查副词比较级。much许多；more更多；many许多；a lot很，非常；根据than可知用比较级，like more更喜欢；故选B。

【6】句意：午饭后到了大象洗澡的时间了。

考查名词辨析。change变化；year年；time时间；turn转动；根据句意和it’s time for sb. to do sth.到了某人做某事的时间了；故选C。

【7】句意：三个志愿者需要一起工作来洗一头大象。

考查副词。up向上；together一起（副词）；with和……一起（介词）；alone独自；根据One stood in the middle to hold the hose (水龙带), and the other two brushed the two sides of the animal.一个人站在中间拿着水龙头，其他两个人刷大象的两边，可知是三个志愿者一起工作，这里用副词修饰动词work；故选B。

【8】句意：好像大象非常享受它们的洗浴。

考查动词辨析。looked看；liked喜欢；sounds听起来；seemed好像；根据句意和it seems that好像……；故选D。

【9】句意：我们也帮着清洗大象住的地方。

考查名词复数和所有格。elephant’s大象的（单数）；elephants大象；elephants’大象的（复数）；elephants’s错误表达；根据areas可知用复数形式，根据句子结构，可知用名词所有格修饰；故选C。

【10】句意：我希望我们所有的人能帮着保护它们学会和大自然和平相处。

考查不定代词。all所有的（三者或三者以上）；both两个都；neither 两个都不；none没有一个（三者或三者以上）；根据句意可知用all of us；故选A。