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The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest , 1not always.
Elephants are like us in some ways. They 2 for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can3 things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant 4, her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead 5. Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a6friend.
Elephants are like us, but they’re also7.They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be 8away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family 9 only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.
The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals 10the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And 11 happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must 12the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives13,away from the family, and away from other bulls.
Sometimes the females call a bull. He can 14_them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very 15
family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.
1. A．and B．but C．so D．yet
2. A．play B．work C．live D．sleep
3. A．remember B．practice C．talk D．change
4. A．is hurt B．is caught C．loses D．dies
5. A．head B．legs C．body D．feet
6. A．terrible B．dad C．young D．dear
7. A．different B．same C．special D．popular
8. A．thrown B．sent C．kicked D．posted
9. A．hopes B．keeps C．Allows D．frightens
10. A．look at B．carry out C．look after D．take away
11. A．how B．who C．which D．what
12. A．leave B．stay C．hear D．walk
13. A．sadly B．hard C．alone D．noisily
14. A．visit B．beat C．hide D．receive
15. A．dangerous B．happy C．beautiful D．clever
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— What is ________ animal in the world?
— I think it’s the blue whale.
A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.the biggest
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I saw ___elephant in the street yesterday. It was my first time to see___ biggest animal on land.
A. an; a B. a; a C. an; the D. a; the
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The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant group usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the group help each other when in trouble.
The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female(雌性 ). She travels at the head of the group and the other females and their young follow her. The bull elephants(公象) follow last. When danger comes, the bulls make a circle around the weaker animals
and protect them. The members of the group are friendly to each other. The group will not leave the sick elephants to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole group stops travelling until it gets well. When an elephant is hurt, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the group may be in a trap(陷井). Then the others try to free it.
Elephants give the young special care. They help young animals swim when crossing a river because the young can’t swim well. They work together to save a calf that has walked into a dangerous place.
A female elephant that is going to give birth to her young leaves the group for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as “aunt”. The aunt helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole group protects its newest member.
1.What is a baby elephant called?
A. A calf. B. A group. C. An “aunt”. D. A bull.
2.In time of danger, the bull elephants make a circle around .
A. the enemies (敌人) B. the females C. the weaker animals D. the leader of the group
3.Why does a female elephant take along an “aunt” when she gives birth?
A. The aunt teaches the baby elephant to swim.
B. The aunt takes away the baby elephant to the group.
C. The aunt is the only one that will go with the mother.
D. The aunt tries to protect the female elephant and her baby.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Baby elephants can swim well.
B. The group will leave the sick elephants to die
C. Other elephants always try to free the one in the trap.
D. Most elephant groups have over a hundred members.
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New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8million people live in New York City. Why did so many people come to live in one place?
A look at the city shows us that New York City has a good port（商埠）. The Dutch(荷兰) settlers (new comers) , wanted to use it for business. In 1626, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.
1.Which of the following is the biggest city in the United States?
A. New York B. Washington C. New Amsterdam D. Chicago
2.More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because _______.
A. New York has the largest population in the United St
ates.B. New York is as beautiful as a picture.
C. New York is a developing city.
D. they think it is a good place for business.
3.The underlined word “ took” in Paragraph means ________ in Chinese.
A. 花费 B. 耕耘 C. 占领 D. 测量
4.The United States became an independent country in ________.
A. the sixteenth century
B. the seventeenth century
C. the eighteenth century
D. the nineteenth century
5.From the passage, we can know _________.
A. much about Dutch
B. how the Dutch took New Amsterdam
C. some of the history of New York
D. how the people from different countries come to the USA
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The Biggest Tree
Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is " General Sherman". General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡） of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 meters across and about 35 meters round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 meters high. It began as a tiny seed（小种籽） many years ago. Imagine!（设想） It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.（金字塔） It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD（公元）?
1.The biggest tree in the world is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountain in___.
A. the United States B. China
C. Japan D. France
2. It has been growing for almost ______ years.
A. 400 B. 4,000 C. 40,000 D. 2,000
3. It's as old as _______.
A. a little seed B. the Rocky Mountain
C. the Tai Mountain D. the Pyramids
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The Pacific Ocean is _________ ocean in the world.
A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.the biggest
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Shanghai is one of _______ in the world .
A. more big city B. the biggest city
C. the biggest cities D. the most big city
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Yangtze River is one of ______rivers in the world.
A. big B. bigger
C. biggest D. the biggest
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Shanghai is the biggest city with the largest 1 in the world. It is also the fastest growing city. Its name 2 "on the sea", because it sits on the shores(海滨) of the East China Sea. The city used to be a fishing town, but these days it is not 3 a major financial(金融的) center, it's also 4 for its art and culture.
5 to Shanghai can be taken from the airport to the center in a fast train. The train 6 more than 430 kin/hour. Once you are in the city, you can't miss a popular area along the Huangpu River. Also, Shanghai Museum is a great place. And if you want to try the local 7 , you should go to Yang's Fried Dumplings. You can get some nice dumplings and a bowl of 8 soup for only ¥ 15.
Now Shanghai is getting very "heavy" from all the growth. As a 9 , the city is going down the soft ground. 10 1921, it has gone down for almost two meters.
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