三、阅读理解
When your friends are having a bad day, you may go to them and try your best to make them feel better, right? Believe it or not, elephants can do the same thing.
Some scientists studied 26 elephants between the ages of 3 and 60 at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. They find that elephants can know when their friends are not happy. They even try to make their friends happy. For example, when some elephants do not feel happy, the others in the family group always try to give them friendly touches. They do it by putting their long, big trunks (象鼻) in each other’s mouths. Nearby elephants also make some special noise to calm them down. Sometimes, they just stand close to their friends.
Scientists also noticed something else. Elephants have feelings like us. They never leave behind their weak family members. When one elephant is hurt, the stronger elephants in the family group always go to take care of him.
The study surprised the scientists. They never expected (预料) that elephants cared about each other so much. Whether elephants are sick or sad, their friends never leave them alone. Not many animals can do that.
() 1. How many elephants did the scientists study in Thailand?
A. 12.
B. 26.
C. 60.
D. 63.
() 2. If an elephant doesn’t feel happy, its friends may help it by .
① standing close to it
② making special noise
③ giving it friendly touches
A. ①②
B. ②③
C. ①③
D. ①②③
() 3. The underlined phrase “leave behind” in paragraph 3 means “”.
A. care about
B. go away from
C. be willing to help
D. give support to
() 4. Which of the following is the structure (结构) of the passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
() 5. The purpose (目的) of the passage is to .
A. ask people to protect elephants
B. tell people about a study of elephants
C. help people find out why elephants are sad
D. teach people how to help elephants live in the park

1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，共5道小题，分别考查细节查找、信息归纳、词义猜测、文章结构判断和主旨大意理解。解题时需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对各题关键词定位原文，逐一分析选项得出答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第二段第一句“Some scientists studied 26 elephants between the ages of 3 and 60 at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.”可知，科学家研究了26头大象，对应选项B。
2. 信息归纳题：根据第二段内容，大象不开心时，同伴的帮助方式包括：①站在它身边、②发出特殊声音、③用象鼻触碰它（友好触碰），对应①②③，故选D。
3. 词义猜测题：第三段提到大象不会“leave behind”虚弱的家庭成员，后文举例受伤的大象会被照顾，可知“leave behind”意为“抛弃、离开”，对应选项B“go away from”。
4. 文章结构题：通读全文，第一段引出大象能安慰朋友；第二段讲大象安慰同伴的具体行为；第三段讲大象不抛弃虚弱成员；第四段总结研究结果，整体为环形结构，对应选项A。
5. 主旨大意题：文章主要介绍科学家对大象的一项研究，围绕大象的情感与相互关怀展开，目的是告知读者这项研究，对应选项B。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题围绕大象情感展开，涵盖多种阅读题型，需学生具备信息定位、归纳总结等能力，是常见的英语阅读考查题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、补全对话
阅读对话，从方框中选出能填入空格处的最佳选项，有两个多余选项。
Lily: I think having a good friend is really important.
Tom: 1 My best friend is always there when I’m in trouble.
Lily: Sounds great. 2
Tom: He is very honest. 3
Lily: Honesty is really a good quality. What other qualities does he have?
Tom: He also has a great sense of humour. He can always make me laugh.
Lily: 4 It must be fun to be with him.
Tom: Yeah, and we always share our secrets with each other.
Lily: That’s what true friends should do. 5
A. That’s amazing.
B. That’s for sure.
C. He never lies to me.
D. We have a lot in common.
E. What’s your best friend like?
F. How often do you meet your friend?
G. Sharing is also an important part of true friendship.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1.B 2.E 3.C 4.A 5.G

【分析】
首先通读对话，明确话题为“好朋友的品质”，结合上下文语境匹配选项：1处Lily提出有好朋友很重要，Tom需表示赞同；2处Lily在Tom提及朋友的帮助后，询问Tom朋友的情况；3处Tom提到朋友诚实，需补充诚实的具体表现；4处Tom说朋友有幽默感能让他笑，Lily需表达赞叹；5处Tom说他们分享秘密，Lily需总结对应真友谊的内容，据此逐一匹配选项。
【解析】
1. 第一空：Lily表达“有好朋友很重要”，Tom需回应赞同，选项B“That’s for sure.”符合语境；
2. 第二空：Tom提到朋友在困难时帮忙后，Lily询问Tom的朋友是什么样的，选项E“What’s your best friend like?”符合；
3. 第三空：Tom说朋友很诚实，需补充诚实的具体表现，选项C“He never lies to me.”符合；
4. 第四空：Tom说朋友有幽默感总能让他笑，Lily表达赞叹，选项A“That’s amazing.”符合；
5. 第五空：Tom说他们分享秘密，Lily总结对应真友谊的内容，选项G“Sharing is also an important part of true friendship.”符合。
【答案】
1.B 2.E 3.C 4.A 5.G
【知识点】
日常交际用语；补全对话
【点评】
本题围绕“好朋友的品质”这一日常话题设置补全对话，需结合上下文语境和日常口语表达习惯选择选项，考查学生的英语日常运用能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6