四、阅读理解
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When a young elephant is born, it stands quickly on its feet. It drinks milk from its mother for a few years. The mother elephant teaches it how to use its nose. She teaches it many things. 1
Elephants travel a lot. Sometimes they have to cross rivers. A young elephant can be washed away by a river, or it can get into a hole (洞). 2 it becomes an orphan (孤儿). Sometimes a young elephant becomes an orphan because its mother is killed. In the wild, a young elephant needs its mother. Because it can't live without its mother. If a young elephant lives alone (独自地), 3
Some people help to take care of these orphan elephants in parks. 4 They take care of these elephants in a park until (直到……为止) the orphan elephants can take care of themselves. Then, the keepers take the elephants back to the wild. The keepers need to teach the young elephants how to feed. To make the young elephants more comfortable, the keepers put their noses on a quilt. In the wild, young elephants will go under their mothers when it is too hot. 5
Orphan elephants are so clever that they won't forget where they live and who take care of them.

A. When a young elephant gets lost and can't find the mother elephant,
B. And she is very patient (耐心的) with the baby elephant.
C. it may face many dangers or get sick.
D. They are called keepers.
E. In the park, the keepers put an umbrella over them.

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