An elephant, who accidentally fell into a dry...

An elephant, who accidentally fell into a dry, 25-foot deep well in Northeast India, lived to see another day thanks to the quick-thinking rescuers' scientific knowledge. The chain of events unfolded early in the morning on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, when citizens of Amliya toli village, in the state of Jharkhand, awoke to the cries of the trapped animal and called the forest department for help.

When the rescuers arrived, they instantly realized that pulling out the huge animal, which seemed to be about 30 years old, was not a practical idea. Fortunately , the forest department officials had been paying attention in their science class and were well aware of the Archimedes' principle. The physics law of buoyancy(浮力)，which explains how ships stay afloat, states that when a body is partially or fully immersed in a liquid, it experiences an apparent loss in weight that is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the part of the body in the liquid.

In this case, that meant filling the well with enough water to displace the elephant's weight. It took the three motorized pumps over three hours to add the hundreds of gallons needed to enable the heavy animal to float up to the surface. However, it was well worth the effort. A heart-warming video shows the villagers cheering as the animal, using the makeshift ramp (斜坡)dug by the rescue team, pulls itself out of the well and walks away to safety in the nearby forest.

1.Who first found the trapped elephant?

A.Some scientists. B.Forest rescuers.

C.Nearby villagers. D.The forest department officials.

2.How did the rescuers feel about pulling out the elephant?

A.Impossible. B.Challenging. C.Secure. D.Realistic.

3.What does the underlined word “immersed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Broken. B.Covered. C.Stuck. D.Dampened.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.An Elephant Trapped in the Water

B.Villagers Used Water to Save Animals

C.Forest Rescuers Invented a New Technique

D.An Elephant Saved by the Archimedes' Principle

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One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dried up well. The animal cried  16 for hours as the farmer tried to 17  what to do. Finally, he decided that the animal was 18 , the well needed to be covered up, and19  the donkey just wasn’t worth the 20 , so he invited his neighbors to 21 and help him bury the donkey in the well. They all held shovels (铲) and begin to shovel22   into the well. At first, the donkey 23   what was happing and24   cried pitifully. Then, to everyone’s  25  , he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked 26 into the well and was 27  at what he saw. 28 each shovel load of dirt that hit his back, the donkey 29 something surprising. He shook it off and took a step up! As the farmer’s neighbors  30 to shovel dirt 31  the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. The donkey stepped 32  over the edge of the well! As with the donkey, 33  is going to shovel dirt 34  you, all kinds of dirt. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, by never giving 35  .

1.A. happily           B. hardly        C. sadly           D. greatly

2.A. carry out        B. think out         C. leave out       D. watch out

3.A. young             B. small           C. old     D. large

4.A. rescuing         B. killing         C. selling        D. buying

5.A. money            B. effort         C. praise         D. time

6.A. come around     B. come over    C. come down   D. come to

7.A. stone     B. earth          C. dirt             D. soil

8.A. realized          B. found         C. heard         D. saw

9.A. again     B. ever           C. never         D. once

10.A. joy       B. amazement    C. disappoint ment    D. excitement

11.A. off       B. down          C. up      D. over

12.A. astonished        B. sorry         C. worried D. angry

13.A. With             B. As      C. For              D. On

14.A. did       B. had             C. made          D. considered

15.A. began          B. stopped C. started      D. con tinued

16.A. at the top of     B. on top of       C. at the foot ofD. in front of

17.A. luckily          B. successfullyC. hard               D. easily

18.A. life       B. world         C. time             D. work

19.A. off     B. on      C. up               D. down

20.A. up       B. away           C. in      D. out

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A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). When the other frogs saw 1.________a deep pit it was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as ________2.________ (die) . The two frogs didn't listen to the others and tried to jump out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs heard what the other frogs ________3.________ (say) and gave up, so he died.

The other frog went on jumping as hard as he could ________4.________(get) out. Once again, the other frogs cried at him and told him  to stop and just allow ________5.________ to die, but he jumped even ________6.________(hard) and finally made himself out. When he was out, the other frogs said, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog explained to them that ________7.________was wrong with his hearing. He thought they were encouraging him ________8.________whole time.

There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone ________9.________ is down can lift him or her up and help them make it ________10.  the day, while bad words can rob another of the spirit to go on in difficult times. Be careful of what you say.

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A group of frogs （青蛙）were traveling through the woods. And two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn't listen and tried to jump out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs heard what the other frogs were saying and gave up, so he died.

The other frog went on jumping as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs cried at him and told him to stop and just allow himself to die. He jumped even harder and finally made himself out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog explained to them that something was wrong with his hearing. He thought they were encouraging him the whole time.

There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift him or her up and help them make it through the day. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words—anyone can speak bad words that rob another of the spirit to go on in difficult times. But an encouraging word can go such a long way.

【写作内容】　 1. 用约30个词概括上面这篇文章的内容。

2. 以约120个词就“语言的力量”发表你的看法和感受，内容包括：

(1) 语言在现实生活中的正负面影响；

(2)举一个发生在你或你认识的人身上的例子，说明语言的正或负面的影响；

(3) 日常生活中，我们应该如何利用好语言，让语言产生积极的影响。

【写作要求】　　 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，

但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

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Alice fell into a very deep hole on a sunny afternoon, her fantasy visit to the fairyland ______．

A． breaking off　　     B． kicking off　     C． taking off　     D． showing off

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阅读下面材料，用不多于1个单词的正确形式填空

Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out what to do 1. it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he 2. (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.

Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help 3. . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 4. (pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at 5. he saw.

Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 6. (amaze) . It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 7. the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.

Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 8. well and ran off happily!

When life sometimes 9. ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just 10. never giving up!

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阅读下面材料，用不多于1个单词的正确形式填空（每小题1.5分，15小题；30分）

Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out what to do 1. it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he 2. (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.

Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help 3. . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 4. (pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at 5. he saw.

Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 6. (amaze) . It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 7. the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.

Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 8. well and ran off happily!

When life sometimes 9. ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just 10. never giving up!

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡响应的位置上。

Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out what to do1.it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he 2.(think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.

Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help 3.. They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried4. (pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the fanner looked down into the well and was astonished at 5. he saw.

Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something6.(amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.7.the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.

Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 8.well and ran off happily!

When life sometimes 9.( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of the deepest well just10. never giving up!

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Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict (冲突). It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.

One morning, a man with a carpenter's toolbox came for some work.　 The elder brother said, “I just have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek (河沟). My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer (推土机) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8­foot­high fence, in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I'll try to do a job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother went downtown.

At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other work for you，” said the elder brother. “I'd love to stay on，”　 the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”

1.What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?

A. They lived a poor life.

B. They lived in peace.

C. They never spoke to each other.

D. They lived on the same farm.

2.It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.

A. unwilling to obey the farmer

B. fond of building bridges

C. unable to build a fence

D. willing to help others

3.The best title for this passage is ________.

A. A Fine Piece of Work

B. A Carpenter

C. A Conflict Between Two Brothers

D. Two Brothers

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.

B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.

C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter's work.

D. The carpenter planned to build an 8­foot­high fence as asked to.

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Once upon a time two brothers who lived on neighbouring farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious one in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed .

Then the long cooperoration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.

One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days’ work" he said. "Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there I could help with. Could I help you?"

"Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you. Look across the creek(河沟) at that farm. That's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow（草地） between us and he took his bulldozer（推土机） to the river levee（堤） and now there is a creek between us. Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I'll go him one better. I want you to build me a fence — an 8-foot fence — so I won't need to see his place or his face any more. Cool him down , anyhow."

The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. I'll be able to do a job that pleases you."

The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing, and hammering.

About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped.

There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge — a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work — and his younger brother, was coming across, his hand spread out ..

"You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done."

The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other projects for you," said the older brother.

"I'd love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but, I have many more bridges to build."

1..  What was the life for the two brothers before the conflict ?

A. They live a poor , miserable life .

B. They were friendly neighbours ,helping each other .

C. They never speak to each other .

D. They live together as one family.

2..  The underlined word “spite” in paragraph 4 probably means ______________.

A. try to please                     B. make angry on purpose

C. laught at                         D. look down upon

3...Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

A. The younger brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek .

B. After the conflict John was angry with his younger brother.

C. At first the carpenter planned to build an 8-foot fence as John asked him to.

D. The two brothers made peace at last .

4..  The best title for this passage is _______________.

A. A Fine Piece of Work                    B. A Clever Carpenter

C. A Conflict between Two Brothers         D. Two Brothers

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