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An anxious mother watched as rescuers freed her baby from a muddy well. After being pulled from the well,the baby joyfully ran to its mom as the rescuers took a break.

It was a difficult and potentially dangerous rescue: the baby was an 8-month-old elephant, and at first its mother thought the humans were trying to harm it. The baby elephant fell into the five-foot-deep well near Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Local people had dug the well for water.

It took 30 minutes to remove the trapped elephant. While Vicki Fishlock of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants made a loud shout to frighten the mother away, two men struggled to get a rope around the baby elephant. Once the rope was in place, Fishlock used her jeep to pull the baby out.

Fishlock recognized Zombe, the mother of the trapped baby elephant,from a mark on her ear. She believes that in the end Zombe realized the humans were trying to help.

“Rescues where the elephant’s family members are around are always stressful, and I'm always happy when everyone is safe,” Fishlock said.“The reunions (团聚) always bring tears to my eyes. The depth of their love for each other is one of the things that make elephants so unusual.”

The very next day, another baby elephant fell into the same well. The 3-month-old's family had been driven away from the area by local people. Once it had been rescued, the Amboseli Trust had to send it to an elephant orphanage (孤儿院) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.

The rescues showed the plight of elephants across Africa. Elephants are fighting to survive, as conflicts between the animals and humans are increasing. Thousands of elephants are also being killed for their tusks. The tusks are sold in Asia, where ivory trinkets are in high demand.

The Amboseli Trust has been studying elephants and trying to help them since 1972. Fishlock said, “We hope this rescue persuades people that elephants are special and deserve to be protected and treasured.”

1.We can learn from the text that _____.

A.Fishlock had seen the baby elephant before

B.The mother elephant was a great help to rescuers

C.the well was dug by local people to trap elephants

D.the mother elephant was unfriendly at first to the rescuers

2.What causes Fishlock to think that elephants are special?

A.Their trust in humans.                    B.The deep love between them.

C.Their great ability to survive.               D.The good communication between them.

3.What did the two baby elephants have in common?

A.They were both 8 months old.              B.They were both rescued by local people.

C.They were both trapped in the same well.     D.They were both reunited with their mothers.

4.The underlined word "plight" in Paragraph 7 probably means“______”.

A.a strong personality                      B.A dangerous situation

C.an annoying habit                       D.a close relationship

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.An elephant rescue                     B.The elephant, an unusual animal

C.An elephant rescue organization            D.Conflicts between humans and elephants

 

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An anxious mother watched as rescuers freed her baby from a muddy well. After being pulled from the well,the baby joyfully ran to its mom as the rescuers took a break.
It was a difficult and potentially dangerous rescue: the baby was an 8-month-old elephant, and at first its mother thought the humans were trying to harm it. The baby elephant fell into the five-foot-deep well near Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Local people had dug the well for water.
It took 30 minutes to remove the trapped elephant. While Vicki Fishlock of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants made a loud shout to frighten the mother away, two men struggled to get a rope around the baby elephant. Once the rope was in place, Fishlock used her jeep to pull the baby out.
Fishlock recognized Zombe, the mother of the trapped baby elephant,from a mark on her ear. She believes that in the end Zombe realized the humans were trying to help.
“Rescues where the elephant’s family members are around are always stressful, and I'm always happy when everyone is safe,” Fishlock said.“The reunions (团聚) always bring tears to my eyes. The depth of their love for each other is one of the things that make elephants so unusual.”
The very next day, another baby elephant fell into the same well. The 3-month-old's family had been driven away from the area by local people. Once it had been rescued, the Amboseli Trust had to send it to an elephant orphanage (孤儿院) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.
The rescues showed the plight of elephants across Africa. Elephants are fighting to survive, as conflicts between the animals and humans are increasing. Thousands of elephants are also being killed for their tusks. The tusks are sold in Asia, where ivory trinkets are in high demand.
The Amboseli Trust has been studying elephants and trying to help them since 1972. Fishlock said, “We hope this rescue persuades people that elephants are special and deserve to be protected and treasured.”
【小题1】We can learn from the text that _____.

A.Fishlock had seen the baby elephant before
B.The mother elephant was a great help to rescuers
C.the well was dug by local people to trap elephants
D.the mother elephant was unfriendly at first to the rescuers
【小题2】What causes Fishlock to think that elephants are special?
A.Their trust in humans. B.The deep love between them.
C.Their great ability to survive. D.The good communication between them.
【小题3】What did the two baby elephants have in common?
A.They were both 8 months old. B.They were both rescued by local people.
C.They were both trapped in the same well. D.They were both reunited with their mothers.
【小题4】The underlined word "plight" in Paragraph 7 probably means“______”.
A.a strong personality B.A dangerous situation
C.an annoying habitD.a close relationship
【小题5】What would be the best title for the text?
A.An elephant rescueB.The elephant, an unusual animal
C.An elephant rescue organizationD.Conflicts between humans and elephants

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    阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是一些图书的信息:

A. 

History has forgotten the shocking cruelties unleashed on the animals of Britain in centuries past. But their grim legacy remains in the language we speak. The rescued dogs, cats, rabbits and horses who live with so many of us today ultimately owe their survival to British reformers, writes Kathryn Shevelow in For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement. These men and women, she writes, “forced the law for the first time to become responsive to the plight of animals.”

B.

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicki Myron with Bret Witter Grand Central Publishing 277 pp. $19.99

C. 

I once interviewed a little girl who lived in a run-down trailer. Her family faced every kind of economic and social deprivation you can imagine, yet she was bright and cheerful with a cherished plan for her adult years.

“I’m going to have a job that has to do with rescuing animals,” she confided in me.

How many of us there must be – we who dream of saving the animals! That means that, potentially, there’s a huge audience for Benjamin Mee’s real-life animal-rescue story We Bought a Zoo.

D. 

"The heartwarming and true story of Wesley, a barn owl, and his human friend and biographer, Stacey O'Brien.  Ms. O'Brien, a biologist, rescued Wesley as an injured owlet,  and this wonderful book reveals insights into owl behavior gained through her 19 years living with Wesley.  Her words say it best:  "He was my teacher, my companion, my child, my playmate, my reminder of God."" 

E.   

A former Wall Street Journal nature columnist and author of the best-selling “Red-Tails in Love,” Winn once again tackles urban wildlife with gusto. Winn’s engaging tales begin with her love of bird watching, but as she trains her binoculars she discovers that she’s not alone in her urban oasis. Through her curiosity for nature, she finds other like-minded people – citizen scientists – whom she befriends. Together they gather at night to identify moths’ wing patterns and watch with fascination the mysterious mating rituals between two slugs hanging from a tree limb.

F. 

It should surprise no one that the best way to preserve nature is to ensure that all of its parts are in place. But the reality is that humans have long been waging a war against large carnivores – lions and tigers and bears, to name but a few. The result, says author William Stolzenburg in this absorbing and delightful work of natural history, is that we have thrown the balance of nature out of whack. The science he presents is not all new, but the scientific perspective Stolzenburg reflects will be fresh and illuminating to many readers. 

 

以下是一些图书的封面。请匹配图书的封面与它们所对应的信息。

1.2.3.

We Bought a Zoo By

Benjamin Mee Weinstein Books, 261 pp., $24.95

 

 

Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife By Marie Winn Farrar, Straus and Giroux 320 pp. $25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement Henry Holt and Co. 352 pp. $27.50

 

 

 

 
                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.5.

Where the Wild Things Were By William Stolzenburg Bloomsbury 304 pp. $24.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien

$13.80   Used & New from: $12.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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An anxious mother watched as rescuers freed her baby from a muddy well. After being pulled from the well,the baby joyfully ran to its mom as the rescuers took a break.

It was a difficult and potentially dangerous rescue: the baby was an 8-month-old elephant, and at first its mother thought the humans were trying to harm it. The baby elephant fell into the five-foot-deep well near Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Local people had dug the well for water.

It took 30 minutes to remove the trapped elephant. While Vicki Fishlock of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants made a loud shout to frighten the mother away, two men struggled to get a rope around the baby elephant. Once the rope was in place, Fishlock used her jeep to pull the baby out.

Fishlock recognized Zombe, the mother of the trapped baby elephant,from a mark on her ear. She believes that in the end Zombe realized the humans were trying to help.

“Rescues where the elephant’s family members are around are always stressful, and I'm always happy when everyone is safe,” Fishlock said.“The reunions (团聚) always bring tears to my eyes. The depth of their love for each other is one of the things that make elephants so unusual.”

The very next day, another baby elephant fell into the same well. The 3-month-old's family had been driven away from the area by local people. Once it had been rescued, the Amboseli Trust had to send it to an elephant orphanage (孤儿院) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.

The rescues showed the plight of elephants across Africa. Elephants are fighting to survive, as conflicts between the animals and humans are increasing. Thousands of elephants are also being killed for their tusks. The tusks are sold in Asia, where ivory trinkets are in high demand.

The Amboseli Trust has been studying elephants and trying to help them since 1972. Fishlock said, “We hope this rescue persuades people that elephants are special and deserve to be protected and treasured.”

56. We can learn from the text that _____.

A. Fishlock had seen the baby elephant before

B. The mother elephant was a great help to rescuers

C. the well was dug by local people to trap elephants

D. the mother elephant was unfriendly at first to the rescuers

57. What causes Fishlock to think that elephants are special?

A. Their trust in humans.                              B. The deep love between them.

C. Their great ability to survive.                     D. The good communication between them.

58. What did the two baby elephants have in common?

A. They were both 8 months old.                   B. They were both rescued by local people.

C. They were both trapped in the same well.   D. They were both reunited with their mothers.

59. The underlined word "plight" in Paragraph 7 probably means“______”.

A. a strong personality                                B. A dangerous situation

C. an annoying habit                                      D. a close relationship

60. What would be the best title for the text?

A. An elephant rescue                                    B. The elephant, an unusual animal

C. An elephant rescue organization                  D. Conflicts between humans and elephants

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第二节  信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

    阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是一些图书的信息:

History has forgotten the shocking cruelties unleashed on the animals of Britain in centuries past. But their grim legacy remains in the language we speak. The rescued dogs, cats, rabbits and horses who live with so many of us today ultimately owe their survival to British reformers, writes Kathryn Shevelow in For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement. These men and women, she writes, “forced the law for the first time to become responsive to the plight of animals.”

B

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicki Myron with Bret Witter Grand Central Publishing 277 pp. $19.99

I once interviewed a little girl who lived in a run-down trailer. Her family faced every kind of economic and social deprivation you can imagine, yet she was bright and cheerful with a cherished plan for her adult years.

“I’m going to have a job that has to do with rescuing animals,” she confided in me.

How many of us there must be – we who dream of saving the animals! That means that, potentially, there’s a huge audience for Benjamin Mee’s real-life animal-rescue story We Bought a Zoo.

"The heartwarming and true story of Wesley, a barn owl, and his human friend and biographer, Stacey O'Brien.  Ms. O'Brien, a biologist, rescued Wesley as an injured owlet,  and this wonderful book reveals insights into owl behavior gained through her 19 years living with Wesley.  Her words say it best:  "He was my teacher, my companion, my child, my playmate, my reminder of God."" 

E  

A former Wall Street Journal nature columnist and author of the best-selling “Red-Tails in Love,” Winn once again tackles urban wildlife with gusto. Winn’s engaging tales begin with her love of bird watching, but as she trains her binoculars she discovers that she’s not alone in her urban oasis. Through her curiosity for nature, she finds other like-minded people – citizen scientists – whom she befriends. Together they gather at night to identify moths’ wing patterns and watch with fascination the mysterious mating rituals between two slugs hanging from a tree limb.

It should surprise no one that the best way to preserve nature is to ensure that all of its parts are in place. But the reality is that humans have long been waging a war against large carnivores – lions and tigers and bears, to name but a few. The result, says author William Stolzenburg in this absorbing and delightful work of natural history, is that we have thrown the balance of nature out of whack. The science he presents is not all new, but the scientific perspective Stolzenburg reflects will be fresh and illuminating to many readers. 

以下是一些图书的封面。请匹配图书的封面与它们所对应的信息。

61                         62                     63

We Bought a Zoo By

Benjamin Mee Weinstein Books, 261 pp., $24.95

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