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Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawella is an orphanage for baby elephants that have been found abandoned in the wild.There are 60 small elephants on the site and they are fed, trained and cared for by the orphanage. If you visit Pinnawella during feeding time, you may be given the opportunity to bottle-feed an elephant during your Sri Lanka holiday. Bathing time is also popular with visitors and accompanying a baby elephant to a nearby river is a wonderful experience.

Colombo Zoo

After seeing an elephant in the wild, seeing one in the zoo may seem a little uninspiring; however this is one for the children.The Colombo Zoo is famous for its elephant shows，where six Indian elephants do all kinds of tricks，from playing the music instruments to shooting basketballs with their trunks.

Wasgamuwa National Park

Wasgamuwa National Park is located in the town of Mahiyangana, an ancient city and important site in the Buddhist religion.It is one of the best places to see wild elephants in their natural habitats(栖息地)and is closest to six other national parks.The park and nearby area also provide ample bird watching opportunities.

Yala National Park

Yala is the largest national park in Sri Lanka and home to the majority of the islands wildlife，including Indian elephants and rare leopards.Arranging a tour here is the best way to spot an elephant，and if you're particularly lucky you may also spy a leopard lying lazily around on an overhanging tree branch.

Maduruoya National Park

This Park has a huge reservoir and if you get up before sunrise，you may spot some elephants playing about in the large expanse of water. You can also ride an elephant through the dense forests, which is perhaps one of the strangest forms of transportation to use on your Sri Lanka holidays.

1.Which place should visitors go to if they want to have closer contact with elephants?

A．Maduruoya National Park

B．Wasgamuwa National Park

C．Colombo Zoo

D．Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage

2.According to the author，Colombo Zoo________.

A．actually causes harm to elephants

B．can bring pleasure to children

C．has a good way to protect elephants

D．is not inspiring at all

3.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．Wasgamuwa National Park is the best place to watch birds

B．Yala National Park has nothing special to watch

C．visitors can watch birds in Yala National Park

D．a leopard can climb up trees and stay there

4.What may cause the tourists' curiosity in Maduruoya National Park?

A．The huge reservoir which has a large expanse of water.

B．The beautiful and charming scene of sunrise.

C．Riding elephants through the dense forests.

D．A group of elephants playing in the water.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇旅游广告，属于应用文文体。

1.D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句you may be given the opportunity to bottle-feed an elephant during your Sri Lanka holiday.可知，你将有机会亲自给大象们喂食，可以近距离的接触它们。选D。

2.B 推理判断题。根据Colombo Zoo中介绍的可知：尽管这个地方不那么令人鼓舞，但是对于孩子却是一个好去处，故选B。

3.D推理判断题。根据Yala National Park中“the largest national park in Sri Lanka and home to the majority of the islands wildife，including Indian elephants and rare leopards.”可知A项错误；根据Wasgamuwa National Park中第二句话可以推知B项错误；Yala National Park中没提到鸟，故C项错误；根据Yala National Park中最后一句话，可知D项正确。

4.根据Maduruoya National Park的最后一句可知骑在大象身上穿过茂密的森林可以引起游客的好奇心，故选C。

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