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　　Tex Clark was the top man at the zoo. He liked to watch the animals in the zoo. He liked to watch the children, too. One day he saw a big boy. Tex ran over and said, “Come with me,”He pulled the big boy over to the elephants' pen.

　　Tex picked up a stick. He waved it in front of a big elephant. “Up, Jo-Jo ! ”he shouted. Up went the elephant's big head. Up went one big front leg and then the other. The elephant stood on her hind legs. Her trunk was high in the air.

　　“Lie down ! ”Tex shouted to Jo-Jo. He pointed to the boy, “Pick him up, Jo-Jo ! ”Then he said to the boy,“Don't be afraid. She won't hurt you. ”

　　The big elephant put her trunk around the boy. She carried him high into the air and put him down on her head.

　　Of course the boy was afraid. But then he looked around. What a way to see the zoo! He looked down into the monkeys' cage. Down at the tigers. Down at the lions. And everyone was looking at him!

　　The boy went to the zoo again and again. He didn't go just for an elephant ride. He helped feed the animals. He helped clean the cages. Not many boys did that like him.

　　Tex stayed at the zoo for the rest of his life.

　　“I'll tell you why I work here,”he often said. “I love animals. I love children too. Where do you find both animals and children? At the zoo, of course. ”

1．The elephant's name was ________.

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2．Tex asked the elephant to ________.

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A．throw the boy into the air

B．carry the boy out of the zoo

C．put the boy on Tex's head and then on the ground

D．carry the boy high into the air and put him down on her head

3．The boy went to the zoo again and again because ________.

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A．he only wanted to see the elephant

B．he wanted to see Tex Clark

C．he wanted to help feed the animals and go for an elephant ride

D．he wanted to play with the elephant and some other animals

4．Tex Clark liked to work at the zoo because ________.

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A．he could see animals and children every day

B．he could work shorter hours

C．he could play with the elephant

D．he could feed the animals with the boy

According to some predictions, human beings will die out in 2012. Nearly all people think it’s impossible, but there are some more earthquakes in recent years.

Animals can predict the weather or other natural events. It may sound strange, but farmers living in the countryside think so. For hundreds of years , they have observed animals.

“Animals ’ behavior can be connected to future weather conditions or events.” They say. For example, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories don’t have scientific evidence( 根据 ) at all. Scientists, however, are beginning to take another look at some of these ideas.

A Japanese earthquake researcher named Kiyoshi Shimamura noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquake hit. Then he did research on twelve public health centers in Kobe, Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquake . He got some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake:  treatment for animals’ bites had increased . In fact, aggressive(侵略的)behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly , jumped 60 percent.

There are also other changes in animals’ behavior before the earthquake. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups , but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected . These animals’ behavior suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.

1.What would cows behave before a rainstorm?

A．Running          B．Biting             C．Lying down        D．Sleeping

2.What do dogs begin to do just before an earthquake?

A．They leave their homes.                  B．They hurt people.

C．They lie down in grass.                   D．They stay together in large groups.

3.Which of the following animals behave strangely before an earthquake according to this passage?

A．Fish              B．Cows             C．Pigs              D．All of the above.

4.In Kiyoshi Shimamura’s investigation(调查)，before the big earthquake, treatment for animals’  bites had _________.

A．disappeared       B．increased         C．been the same as before.  D．never changed.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Natural events and animals’ actions.

B．What animals do during earthquakes

C．Many earthquakes of Japan.

D．Some stories about animals.

 

According to some predictions, human beings will die out in 2012. Nearly all people think it’s impossible, but there are some more earthquakes in recent years.
Animals can predict the weather or other natural events. It may sound strange, but farmers living in the countryside think so. For hundreds of years , they have observed animals.
“Animals ’ behavior can be connected to future weather conditions or events.” They say. For example, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories don’t have scientific evidence( 根据 ) at all. Scientists, however, are beginning to take another look at some of these ideas.
A Japanese earthquake researcher named Kiyoshi Shimamura noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquake hit. Then he did research on twelve public health centers in Kobe, Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquake . He got some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake:  treatment for animals’ bites had increased . In fact, aggressive(侵略的)behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly , jumped 60 percent.
There are also other changes in animals’ behavior before the earthquake. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups , but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected . These animals’ behavior suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.
【小题1】What would cows behave before a rainstorm?

A．Running

B．Biting

C．Lying down

D．Sleeping

【小题2】What do dogs begin to do just before an earthquake?

A．They leave their homes.	B．They hurt people.
C．They lie down in grass.	D．They stay together in large groups.

【小题3】Which of the following animals behave strangely before an earthquake according to this passage?

A．Fish

B．Cows

C．Pigs

D．All of the above.

【小题4】In Kiyoshi Shimamura’s investigation(调查)，before the big earthquake, treatment for animals’  bites had _________.

A．disappeared

B．increased

C．been the same as before.

D．never changed.

【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Natural events and animals’ actions.

B．What animals do during earthquakes

C．Many earthquakes of Japan.

D．Some stories about animals.