阅读理解 (2)

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1、阅读理解Theelephantisthebiggestfourleggedanimalintheworld.Itisalso,perhaps,thegentlest(温顺的),butnotalways!Elephantsarelikeusinsomeways.Theyliveforalongtime―fiftyorsixtyyears.Theycanrememberthingsverywell.Theyneverforgetgreatsadnessorgreathappiness.Ifafemale(雌性的)elephantdies,herdaughtersandhergrandd

2、aughtersaresadformanymonths.Theystaywiththedeadbody.Thentheycarryabitofitawaywiththem.Theyneverforgetadeadfriend.Elephantsarelikeus,buttheyarealsodifferent.Theyliveinfamiliesoffemales.Therewillbeafewyoungmales―afew“babyboys”.Butthefemaleswillsoonsendthemaway.Anelephantfamilykeepsonlyitsdaughter

3、s,mothersanditsgreatgrandmothers.Thefemalesstaytogetherforfifty,sixty...ahundredyears.Theolderanimalslookaftertheyoungerones.Themothersteachtheirdaughtersandsetagoodexample.①Andwhathappenstomale(雄性的)elephants?Well,theyoungmalesstaywiththeirmothersforatime.Thentheymustleavethefamily.Thefemalesju

4、stsendthemaway.Amaleelephantdoesnotoftenhaveafriend.Helivesapartawayfromthefamily,②andoftenawayfromothermaleelephants.Sometimesthefemalescallamaleelephant.Hecanvisitthemthen,andstayforatime.Butsoonhis“wife”andsisterssendhimawayagain.Thefemaleshaveaveryhappyfamilylife.Whatdothemaleelephantsthink

5、aboutit?Wedon'tknow.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.Intheelephantfamily,thereare____.A.femalesand,sometimes,afewyoungmalesB.parentswholivetogetherC.onlybulls（雄性的）withtheirmalefriendsD.parentsandalltheirbabieslivinghappily2.Anadultmaleelephantoften____.A.livestogetherwithhis“wife”B.livesbyhimselfC.hasmanyfemale

6、friendsD.hasmanymalefriends3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheElephantB.TheFourleggedAnimalC.TheFemaleElephantD.TheElephant’sFamily4.Whichoneistrue?A.Elephantsaren’tlikeusinsomewaysB.Theycanrememberthingsverywell.C.Theyalwaysforgetgreatsadnessorgreathappiness.D.Theyounganimalslookafte

7、rtheolderones.