4. From the passage we can tell that the boy ______.

　 A. was worried that Rick had forgotten him　　 B. was proud of what Rick had done

　 C. was pleased to see Rick　　　　　　　　　 D. wondered where Rick had been

3. You could describe Rick as ______.

　 A. old and friendly　　　 B. old and nervous　　 C. thin and nervous　　 D. thin and friendly

2. Rick and the boy are probably ______.

　 A. brothers　　　　　 B. related　　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　　 D. neighbours

1. On his return , Rick ______.　

　 A. had not changed much　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked very old

　 C. was much thinner than before　　　　　　　　　 D. was wearing different clothes

17、(1分)

　　 The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a magnifying glass (放大镜) when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke.

　　 “Hey ,” said the man in the door. “Remember me?”

　　 “Yes,” the boy said, whispering. “Rick.”

　　 He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes, with a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him

　　 “You knew me,” Rick said. “You hadn’t forgotten.”

　　 “You’re --just the same,” the boy said, and felt much thankful.

　　 He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and grey trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again, sunburnt (晒黑了). After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness.

　　 “Let’s look at you,” Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick, as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes, and deeper lines on his cheeks (面颊), but he looked like--just Rick, lined by sunlight and smiling.

　　 “When I look at you,” he said, “You make me think about me, for we look like each other.”

　　 “Yes,” said the boy, eagerly, “they all think we both look like my grandfather.”

4. The young wife went back to her husband because　　　 .

　 A. she knew he had sent the animal to her B. the elephant had come to look for her

　 C. her parents persuaded her to D. she missed her new home

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

2. The woman left her new home　　　 .

　 A. to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa 　 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

1. 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 reunited a husband and wife

16、(1分)

　　 Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family-his parents his brothers, their wives and children. They family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

　　 Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having quarrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. 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 (感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.