Tuesday 阅读理解
主题: 动物天地
语篇类型: 说明文
词数: 117
难度:
建议用时: 6分钟
答案页码: P22
文章音频
Elephants are amazing animals on Earth. They are huge and clever. Also, they have rich feelings.
Elephants feel sad when their family or friends die (死). Unlike other animals, they seem to understand death (死亡). They show their sadness in many special ways.
• *When elephants find the bones (骨头) or the body of a dead elephant, they often touch them or it gently with their trunks (象鼻) and feet.
• Sometimes elephants stay quietly near the dead body for a long time.
• Elephants cover the dead body with soil, leaves or branches. This may be a way to show respect (尊重) or protection (保护).
• When a member dies, the other elephants become quiet and sad.
These behaviours show deep feelings among elephants.
1 Elephants often touch the bones or the body of a dead elephant with their .


2 Which of the following is NOT right?
A. Elephants are huge and clever.
B. Only old elephants understand death.
C. Elephants have deep feelings for each other.
D. Sometimes elephants stay near the dead body for a long time.
3 The underlined word “cover” means “” in Chinese.
A. 代替
B. 守住
C. 覆盖
D. 触碰
4 Where can we read this passage?
A. In a storybook.
B. In a science newspaper.
C. In a sports book.
D. In a maths book.
词汇卡片
huge /hju:dʒ/ adj. 巨大的
难句分析
＞ When elephants find the bones or the body of a dead elephant, they

1. A 细节理解题。由方框内第一条 When elephants find the bones or the body of a dead elephant, they often touch them or it gently with their trunks and feet. 可知，大象常用象鼻和脚轻轻触碰死去同伴的尸骨或遗体。
2. B 细节理解题。由第二段第二句 Unlike other animals, they seem to understand death. 可知，文中并未限定只有年老的大象才懂得死亡，故B项表述错误。
3. C 词义猜测题。由下文 ...with soil, leaves or branches. This may be a way to show respect or protection. 以及常识可推知，为了表达尊重或保护，大象会用泥土、树叶或树枝遮盖死去的大象。由此可猜测，cover 意为“覆盖”。
4. B 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了大象的生活习性，属于科普内容，可在科学报纸上读到，故答案为 B。