二、完形填空(10 分)
Mishak can't fully open his eyes when he prepares warm milk. Like other people looking after babies, he is 1. It is 5:30 a.m., and he doesn't have much sleep. Mishak is a keeper from an elephant rescue (救援) centre. People love elephants. They are useful and cute. 2, many elephants meet problems, so they need rescuing. For one thing, hunters kill elephants for their ivory (象牙). For another, people build homes and plant fields where elephants used to live. Hungry elephants walk into the villages to look for 3. They often cause serious damage (损失), so farmers kill them. 4, adult elephants often leave their babies behind.
When a baby elephant 5 its mother, it's in great danger. This is because it depends on its mother. 6 its mother's milk, the baby may die. Research also shows that if the mother elephant dies, the baby elephant often becomes sad and ill.
The centre's job is to raise these baby elephants and send them back to the 7 step by step. Keepers take turns to look after the baby elephants, so an elephant won't depend on one of them too much. Then keepers take the elephants into the forest. This is a(n) 8 part of the process (过
程
) because the elephants can learn how to 9 on its own. When an elephant is four and doesn't need milk any more, keepers move it to the forest. This makes elephants become brave. It often takes them eight to ten years 10 they get used to (适应) the forests.
(
C
) 1. A. nervous
B. down
C. tired
D. shy
(
A
) 2. A. However
B. Finally
C. Luckily
D. Moreover
(
D
) 3. A. life
B. time
C. water
D. food
(
B
) 4. A. In this way
B. As a result
C. By the way
D. At first
(
A
) 5. A. loses
B. helps
C. saves
D. follows
(
C
) 6. A. By
B. For
C. Without
D. As
(
D
) 7. A. zoo
B. space
C. quiet
D. wild
(
C
) 8. A. easy
B. fast
C. important
D. strange
(
B
) 9. A. move
B. survive
C. relax
D. sleep
(
D
)10. A. while
B. after
C. when
D. before
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二、完形填空(10分)
米沙克准备热牛奶时,眼睛都没法完全睁开。和其他照顾宝宝的人一样,他很____。现在是早上5点30分,他没怎么睡觉。米沙克是一家大象救援中心的饲养员。人们喜爱大象,它们既有用又可爱。____,很多大象遇到了问题,所以它们需要被救援。一方面,猎人猎杀大象以获取象牙。另一方面,人们在大象曾经生活的地方建造房屋、开垦农田。饥饿的大象会走进村庄寻找____。它们常常造成严重的损失,所以农民会杀死它们。____,成年大象常常会丢下自己的幼崽。
当一头小象____它的妈妈时,它就会陷入极大的危险之中。这是因为它依赖妈妈。____妈妈的乳汁,幼崽可能会死亡。研究还表明,如果母象死亡,小象常常会变得悲伤且生病。
该救援中心的工作是养育这些小象,然后逐步把它们送回____。饲养员们轮流照顾小象,这样大象就不会太依赖其中某一个饲养员。之后饲养员会把大象带到森林里。这是这个过程中____的一部分,因为大象可以学习如何独自____。当一头大象长到四岁且不再需要乳汁时,饲养员会把它转移到森林里。这会让大象变得勇敢。它们通常需要八到十年的时间____能适应森林。
( )1. A. 紧张的 B. 沮丧的 C. 疲倦的 D. 害羞的
( )2. A. 然而 B. 最后 C. 幸运地 D. 此外
( )3. A. 生命 B. 时间 C. 水 D. 食物
( )4. A. 用这种方法 B. 结果 C. 顺便说一下 D. 首先
( )5. A. 失去 B. 帮助 C. 拯救 D. 跟随
( )6. A. 通过 B. 为了 C. 没有 D. 作为
( )7. A. 动物园 B. 空间 C. 安静的地方 D. 野外
( )8. A. 容易的 B. 快速的 C. 重要的 D. 奇怪的
( )9. A. 移动 B. 生存 C. 放松 D. 睡觉
( )10. A. 当……的时候(强调同时) B. 在……之后 C. 当……的时候(强调时间点) D. 在……之前