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1、丰城中学校本资料江西省丰城中学2016-2017学年上学期高三周练试卷英语（实验班、零班）命题：倪黎新审题：倪黎新2016-08-12第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ARecentlyIwenttotheTsavoNationalParkinnorthernKenyaforafilm.Wesetoffearlyforadistantwaterhole.Ahugeelephant,coveredwithdrymud,drankcalmlyanddeeply.Hemighthav

2、etraveled50kmtoreachthewater.Hewasn’tgoingtohurrynow.He’ddrinkawhileandthenrestintheshade,andthendrinkagain－orsowethought.Whatactuallyhappenedwasthathedrankdeeplyandsteppedaway.Thenhesuddenlyfelldown.Withinminuteshewasdead.WecalledanimaldoctorJeremiahPoghonimmediately.Heremovedtheheadofapoisonedarro

3、wfromtheelephant’sbody,andletoutover100litersofpus(脓)－theresultoftheelephant’smeetingwithapoacher(偷猎者)monthsbefore.Today’spoachershootsfromablind.Hefiresanarrow,coveredwithpoison,intothebodyofanelephant.Ifthepoacherislucky,theelephantmightdieinanhourortwo;ifnot,hemighthavetofollowtheelephantfordaysb

4、eforeitdies.Oftenthearrowheadfailstokilltheelephantatonce－itdoesn’tmeanthatthepoisonwon’tfinallykilltheelephant,butitwillbeaslowdeath.LivinginTsavothroughthesetimes,Icouldseetheresultsofpoachingfromtimetotime.WhenIthinkaboutthedeathofthatelephant,whatstayswithmeistheextraordinarysilenceaftertheshock

5、ingsoundofhisbodyhittingtheground.Itooksomecomfortfromtheknowledgethatasthedeadbodyreturnedtothesoil,someanimalswouldbenefit－butIcouldn’tescapethefeelingthatwiththedeathofsuchalargeanimal,theworldseemedapoorerandemptierplace.1.Whilefilmingnearthewaterhole,theauthorandhisteam__________.A.knewtheeleph

6、antwasinjuredB.foundtheelephantactedviolentlyC.tiredtheirbesttosavetheelephantD.thoughttheelephantwasingoodcondition2.Furtherexaminationshowedthatthedeadelephant______.A.hadsufferedalotB.hadwoundsalloveritC.haddrunksomedeadlywaterD.资源库hadhadagoodfightwithapoacher3.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenthinkingabo

7、uttheelephant’sdeath?A.Embarrassed.B.Funny.C.Upset.D.Relieved4.Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?A.TointroduceAfricanelephants.B.Toshowthecrueltyofpoaching.C.Todescribehisfilmingexperience.第10页共10页丰城中学校本资料A