Quick Reference Index（索引）

MUSEUMS	454-469	MAPS	517-528
ANIMALS	493-496	NATIONAL PARKS	747-749
ART	480-481	COUNTIRES	529-615
BOOKS,BESTSELLERS	476	PASSPORTS	142-144
DISCOERIES AND INVENTIONS	336-338	SPORTS	884-978
ENVIRONMENT	80-101	PLANTS	108-109

(   ) 1. Where can you find the information on elephants?
A. On Pages 454-469.               B. On Pages 108-109.
C. On Pages 747-749.               D. On Pages 493-496.
(   ) 2. One who likes surfing can find the information about how to surf on Pages ______.
A. 80-101        B. 476      C. 884-978        D. 517- 528
(   ) 3. If you are interested in Thomas Edison, you may search ______.
A. DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS        B. SPORTS
C. PLANTS                                 D.MAPS

 

 

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home.

1.The woman left her new home ______.

A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa

B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband

D. because she was tired of the large family

2.The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.

A. ran away                          B. lost                           C. hid                           D. remained

3.After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______.

A. returned to the forest                                        B. was sad because it missed her

C. went to look for a new home                            D. was sick because nobody fed it

4.How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

A. It waved its trunk and smiled.                           B. It touched her with its trunk.

C. It touched her and cried.                                   D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.

5.The writer wrote the story in order to______.

A. show that elephants are very clever

B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do

D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again

 

Tanzania （坦桑尼亚）has a lot of animals, like lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos（河马）and so on. Every year, many people in the world travel to this country in Africa to watch the animals. But do you know how they travel?

By boat-We can often see many people in a boat, enjoying the beautiful things along a river or a lake, and they can also enjoy the hippos and other animals.
By hot-air balloon（热气球）–In the early morning, when the sun （太阳）is starting to rise, a large hot-air balloon is also starting its tour. Taking a hot-air balloon is very exciting to most of the tourists. You can watch all the animals there. Elephants are drinking water, giraffes are eating leaves and so on. After some time, the balloon can land（着陆）in a place where the waiters would give people a delicious breakfast. But you need to know that taking a hot-air balloon is very expensive. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour’s trip.
【小题1】In Tanzania.           People travel by          to watch the animals.

A．most; boat

B．most; bus

C．some; boat

D．some; boat

【小题2】People can          from          windows.

A．watch dangerous animals; big	B．play with the animals; big
C．watch dangerous animals; small	D．play with the animals; small

【小题3】 people usually start to tour          by hot-air balloon.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．in summer	D．in winter

【小题4】 How much should a person pay for two hour’s trip?

A．200 dollars

B．400 dollars

C．600 dollars

D．800 dollars

【小题5】 From this article, we can know.

A．Tanzania is in North America

B．there are four ways for us to breakfast if you travel by bus.

C．you can enjoy a delicious breakfast if you travel by bus.

D．traveling by hot-air balloon is very expensive.

Quick Reference Index（索引）

MUSEUMS	454-469	MAPS	517-528
ANIMALS	493-496	NATIONAL PARKS	747-749
ART	480-481	COUNTIRES	529-615
BOOKS,BESTSELLERS	476	PASSPORTS	142-144
DISCOERIES AND INVENTIONS	336-338	SPORTS	884-978
ENVIRONMENT	80-101	PLANTS	108-109

(   ) 1. Where can you find the information on elephants?

A. On Pages 454-469.               B. On Pages 108-109.

C. On Pages 747-749.               D. On Pages 493-496.

(   ) 2. One who likes surfing can find the information about how to surf on Pages ______.

A. 80-101        B. 476      C. 884-978        D. 517- 528

(   ) 3. If you are interested in Thomas Edison, you may search ______.

A. DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS        B. SPORTS

C. PLANTS                                 D.MAPS