The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds（磅）. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years.
Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks（象鼻）, and have been used in the forestry industry in Asia for many years.
Elephants use their ears as a cooling system. Blood  flows through veins (静脉) in the ears and as the elephant flaps (拍击) his ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to cool off other parts.
There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephants can be identified(识别) by the larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds.
The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 8,000 pounds. It’s easy to identify because of its smaller ears. Most circus (马戏团) elephants are Indian elephants. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
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【小题1】Elephants can live up to _______ years.
【小题2】Elephants use their _______ as a cooling system.
【小题3】There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the ______ elephant.
【小题4】The ________ of the African elephant is as much as 12,000 pounds.
【小题5】It’s not ________to identify the Indian elephant from its smaller ears.

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The elephants the largest animal walking on Earth．An elephant can carry aloud Of 1。200 pounds． 1             Elephants can be trained to Carry logs(圆木)with their trunks． 2        There are two kinds of elephants：the African elephant and the Indian elephant． African elephants can be identified(识别)by the larger ears． 3         Another Name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant． The greatest threat(威胁)to elephants is the ivory(象牙)trade．From 1979 to 1989 was a bad time for African elephants． 4                In 1989 an international agreement Limited(限制)the trade in ivory，protecting elephants from being killed，but elephants are still Being killed for ivory． 5              Don’t even buy anything that looks like ivory!

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E．They also use their trunks for drinking water，bathing，eating and communicating．

British people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K.

Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee  in London . Bobby suggested  they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.

Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.

Making it work：The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.

Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

1.What kind of company do these people run?

A．Travel.            B．Tea.              C．Coffee.           D．Hotel.

2.What relationship is between Sarha and Bobby?

A．Teacher and student.                    B．Sister and brother.

C．Doctor and patient.                      D．Mother and son.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Sahar’s trip to America.

B．Sahar’s wonderful life story.

C．The American – style coffee shop

D．The success of a family business

.British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sarah and Bobby Green, became young millionaires when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the UK.

Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea.

Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap (空缺) in the market.” In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.

Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has ￡30 million a year.

Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It ! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

【小题 1】What kind of company do they run?

A. A fast-food restaurant.                  B. A tea shop.  

C. A coffee shop.                       D. A big hotel.

【小题 2】Where are their Coffee Republic shops?

A. All over the UK.                     B. All over the US.

C. In central London.                       D. In New York.

【小题 3】Which of the following information is mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. Sarah was not interested in Bobby’s idea.

   B. British people never drank coffee before 1995.

   C. Sarah’s best-selling book is about how to make coffee.

   D. Sarah found a business chance while doing the research.

【小题 4】What is the passage mainly about?

   A. Sarah’s life story.                      B. Sarah’s weekend trip.

   C. The American-style coffee.            D. The success of a family business.

【小题 5】 Where may this passage come from?

A. In a scientific report.                  B. In a newspaper.

C. In a sports magazine.               D. In a novel.

The elephants the largest animal walking on Earth．An elephant can carry aloud Of 1,200 pounds． 1.         Elephants can be trained to Carry logs(圆木)with their trunks．

2.        There are two kinds of elephants：the African elephant and the Indian elephant． African elephants can be identified(识别)by the larger ears．3.    Another Name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.The greatest threat(威胁)to elephants is the ivory(象牙)trade．From 1979 to 1989 was a bad time for African elephants．4.         In 1989 an international agreement Limited(限制)the trade in ivory，protecting elephants from being killed，but elephants are still Being killed for ivory．5.      Don’t even buy anything that looks like ivory!

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A．They eat 300 pounds of food a day．

B．Please don’t ever buy anything made from ivory!

C．About 70，000 wild elephants were killed for ivory each year．

D．Indian elephants are easier to identify because of their smaller ears．

E．They also use their trunks for drinking water，bathing，eating and communicating．