三、阅读理解
Elephants are the largest living animals on land. For a long time, they are very helpful. They carry big trees, take people from place to place, and are even used as "living tanks(坦克)" in wars. People work with elephants for ages, but they do not know elephants well enough. People don't think it's easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact, that's wrong. Sometimes, even though its skin is thick—up to 2.5cm, a needle can also be very dangerous for the elephant.
People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong too. In fact, elephants have very poor eyesight, so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them. If a person has a good memory, people will say that he has an elephant memory. But up to now, no study shows that elephants have a better memory than other animals.
People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die, they will hide themselves in a so-called "elephant graveyard(墓地)". Often, hunters try to find such places to get ivory(象牙), but few people really find places like that. In fact, when elephants are old or get sick, they will stay in deep and secret caves until they get better or die.
()1. According to the passage, elephants DON'T ______.
A. carry heavy trees
B. help people build houses
C. carry people to different places
D. help people fight in the war
()2. Which of the following is TRUE about elephants?
A. Elephants are afraid of mice.
B. Elephants have very poor memory.
C. Elephants cannot see very clearly.
D. Elephants never go to caves.
()3. What will elephants do when they get sick?
A. Go to see a doctor.
B. Ask other animals for help.
C. Ask humans for help.
D. Stay in deep caves by themselves.
()4. What does this article mainly tell us?
A. Some of our ideas about elephants are not correct.
B. Different countries have different elephants.
C. Elephants are the world's biggest living land animals.
D. Elephants are man's best friends.

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A

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### 三、阅读理解
大象是陆地上现存最大的动物。长期以来，它们非常有帮助。它们搬运大树，载人往返各地，甚至在战争中被用作“活坦克”。人类与大象合作了很长时间，但对大象的了解还不够深入。人们认为大象不容易受伤，因为它的皮肤又厚又硬。事实上，这种看法是错误的。有时，即使它的皮肤厚达2.5厘米，一根针对大象来说也可能非常危险。
人们说大象害怕老鼠。这也是错误的。事实上，大象的视力很差，所以即使老鼠离它们很近，它们通常也看不见。如果一个人记忆力很好，人们会说他有“大象般的记忆力”。但到目前为止，没有研究表明大象的记忆力比其他动物更好。
人们还认为，当大象生命走到尽头时，它们会把自己藏在一个所谓的“大象墓地”里。通常，猎人试图找到这样的地方来获取象牙，但很少有人真的找到这样的地方。事实上，当大象年老或生病时，它们会待在幽深隐秘的洞穴里，直到康复或死亡。
（ ）1. 根据文章，大象不会______。
A. 搬运沉重的树木
B. 帮助人们建造房屋
C. 载人去不同的地方
D. 帮助人们在战争中作战
（ ）2. 关于大象，以下哪项是正确的？
A. 大象害怕老鼠。
B. 大象的记忆力很差。
C. 大象看不太清楚。
D. 大象从不去洞穴。
（ ）3. 大象生病时会怎么做？
A. 去看医生。
B. 向其他动物求助。
C. 向人类求助。
D. 独自待在幽深的洞穴里。
（ ）4. 这篇文章主要告诉我们什么？
A. 我们对大象的一些看法是不正确的。
B. 不同的国家有不同的大象。
C. 大象是世界上最大的陆地现存动物。
D. 大象是人类最好的朋友。