三、阅读理解
第一节
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
A

()21. What are many animals afraid of according to the passage?
A. Water. B. Noises. C. Light. D. Cold.
()22. What can you use to plan your route around the zoo?
A. A map. B. A book. C. A watch. D. A photo.
()23. How many rules are there in the zoo?
A. Four. B. Six. C. Eight. D. Ten.

21.B 22.A 23.C

B
A little elephant got popular online. Her name is Molly.
On 20 March, 2016, an elephant was born at a zoo. She was cute and people liked her very much. When she was 1 year old, the zoo had a big birthday party for her. And she got her name Molly. She was happy living with her mum there.
But in 2018, Molly left her mum. The zoo took her to another place. After that, life was hard for her. She had to learn drawing, dancing and many other things. If she didn't do well, people would beat（打） her. There were many wounds on her body. She was not happy at all.
Seeing that, many kind people wanted to save her. They took pictures and put them online. They wished to take her back home. Some stars also joined them to help Molly.
Luckily, Molly went back home to live with her mum on 16 May, 2022.
We are happy about the news. Animals are our friends. We should love and protect them.
()24. The underlined word “wounds” means “” in Chinese.
A. 装饰
B. 道具
C. 伤口
D. 泥土
()25. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Molly was a smart elephant
B. Molly missed her mother.
C. Molly could do many things.
D. Molly lived a hard life.
()26. Why does the writer write this passage?
A. To tell us an interesting story about an elephant.
B. To teach us how to fight against bad people.
C. To tell us to love and protect animals.
D. To teach us how to save animals in danger.

24.C 25.D 26.C