江西省横峰县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第8周周练试题

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1、2016-17学年度下学期周练（第8周）高二年级英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。ATheelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety・Thatdidn

2、，tstopthee1ephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry・ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.ParbatiBarua"sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk・Healsotaughtherthedange

3、rousartoftheelephantround-uphowtocatchwiIdelephants.Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldlife."Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisan

4、adventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase・”shesays・ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun."Mywork,”shesays,“istorescuemanfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.”AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.Tncreasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:formanyyear

5、s,illegalhuntershaveattackeditemditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmal1piecesofland.Itisnowfightingback・Whoneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.TheworkofanelephanttameralsoinvoIvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttam

6、erwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.“Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans.”shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!28.ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto・A.

7、getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafeC・sendthembacktothejungleD・maketheangryelephantstame29.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool,・A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC・shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD・shewastaughthowtohunttiger

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