The baby elephant, Sheila, was moved out of Belfast Zoo because of fears she might be hit by bombers (轰炸机) during the Belfast Blitz (闪电战) of 1941.
She was one of the lucky ones. A lot of the animals were killed because of fears they might run away and attack people during the bombing. They included a tiger, a black bear, a wolf, and two polar bears.
But Sheila was walked down the road by zoo-keepers to a nearby house where a woman took her in and kept her in her backyard for several months until the bombing was over.
No one knows the woman's name and the zoo knows her only as “the elephant angel”. As the zoo celebrates its 75th birthday, people have decided to try to find the elephant's saver. Mark Challis is the manager of Belfast Zoo. He explained a bit more about Sheila's story.
“Well, we know that Sheila spent some time living with a lady near to the zoo and we have one sweet photo, you can see it on our zoo website.”
“In the photo you can see the elephant with the lady in her back garden and that's almost all we know. So we're just trying to find more information and we are not even sure if the lady is alive today, but maybe her relatives or somebody will recognize the back of that house and we can fill in some details on this story.”
Once the bombing was over, Sheila went back to the zoo and lived for another quarter of a century. She died of a skin disease in 1966.
1.What happened to those unlucky animals in the zoo before the bombing?
A.They were taken to a safe place .
B.They started to attack people.
C.They were killed.
2.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph Three?
A.The zoo keepers walked the elephant to a nearby house.
B.A lady walked the elephant and kept her in the backyard.
C.The elephant run away and a lady found her finally.
3.What information do people have about “the elephant angel”?
A.She owned a zoo website.
B.She used to live close to the zoo.
C.She is still alive.
4.Why was the photo posted on the website?
A.To attract more visitors to the zoo.
B.To celebrate the zoo's birthday.
C.To find “the elephant angel”.
5.What caused the elephant's death?
A.A kind of illness. B.An accident. C.A bombing.
Calvin waited outside Trudy's bedroom. Then it happened a scream, a very loud scream. Calvin ran to his room and threw himself into bed.
He heard Mama coming down the hall.
“Did you do this?” his mother asked. Calvin looked out from under the covers. His mother stood over him, holding a rubber spider.
“Do what?” he asked.
“You put that thing in my bed,” Trudy told him, stepping out from behind Mama.
“Don't think that just because it's your birthday you can get away with something like this,” Mama scolded (责骂).
“You do want your present, don't you?” That swept the smile off Calvin's face.
“Course I do,” he said.
“Then you apologize(道歉)”
Calvin dropped his head. “Sorry Trudy,” he muttered (嘟囔)
“Here,” Mama said. “Happy birthday.” At the breakfast table she handed Calvin an envelope. Inside were tickets to the show of Lomax the Magnificent, the world. famous magician. “You've got two tickets there,” Mama said, “and I know someone who'd rally love to go along.”She smiled at Trudy,
“You don't mean here, do you?” Calvin asked, eyeing his little sister.
“Well, that would be really nice. But those tickets are yours. If you want to ask somebody.” Calvin didn't wait for his mother to finish. He rushed out of the house to call Rodney, his pal next door, that the two of them were going to see Lomax the Magnicent.
1.Who screamed at the beginning?
A.Calvin. B.Calvin's sister. C.Calvin's friend.
2.Calvin apologized to Trudy__________.
A.unwillingly B.truly C.happily
3.Calvin received his present__________.
A.in the dining room B.in his bed C.inside the theatre
4.Calvin's mother wanted Calvin to__________.
A.ask his friend to the show
B.find out what his friend thought
C.do what she thought was right
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A.Trudy's Spider B.Mother's Tickets C.Calvin's Birthday
