備戰2022年中考英語考前時事熱點話題閱讀+題型專練熱點02認識大象及其生活習性一、閱讀理解1Doyouknowelephants?Theyarebiganimalsintheworld.Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.Itiscalledatrunk.Theelephantcanuseitstrunktodomanythings.Itstrunkislikeahand.Withitstrunk,anelephantcanpickupa270kgtree.Elephantsalsohavebigearsandteeth.Someelephantscanworkforpeople.InIndia,elephantslivewithpeopleandtheyhelppeoplecarryheavythings.Peoplearekindtothem.Elephantshavefeelings(感情)likepeople.Ifanelephantdies,itsfamilymemberswillfeelsad.Somepeoplegointotheelephants'house.Iftheelephantsdon'tlikethem,theymayhatethemandtheywilldrivethemoutoftheirhouse.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trunk〞meaninthepassage?A.樹干 B.象鼻 C.牙齒 D.大象2.Accordingtothepassage，wecanknowthatelephantshavebig______.A.earsandeyes B.earsandteeth C.eyesandteeth D.eyesandnoses3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Anelephantcanpickupa2，700kgtree. B.Elephantsneverworkforpeople.C.Therearen'tanyelephantsinChina. D.SomeelephantslivewithpeopleinIndia.4.Yougointotheelephants'house.Iftheelephantsdon'tlikeyou，theymay______.A.welcomeyoutotheirhouse B.feelhappytoseeyouC.playwithyou D.driveyououtoftheirhouse【答案】1.B2.B3.D4.D【解析】本文主要向我們介紹了世界上最大的動物——大象。并介紹了大象與人的關系并告訴我們大象也是有情緒的。1.詞義猜想題。題干問“劃線詞trunk是什么意思〞，根據前文“Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.〞可知，一只大象有一個又長又大的鼻子。應選B。2.細節理解題。題干問“根據文章我們可以知道大象有大的什么〞，根據文中“Anelephanthasgotalongandbignose.〞、“Elephantsalsohavebigearsandteeth.〞可知，大象有大的鼻子、耳朵和牙齒，應選B。3.推理判斷題。題干問“根據文章，下面哪一個是對的〞，根據文中“InIndia，elephantslivewithpeople〞可知，在印度大象和人們住在一起。應選D。4.細節理解題。題干問“你進入大象的房子，如果大象不喜歡你，它會怎么做〞，根據文章最后一句話“Iftheelephantsdon'tlikethem,theymayhatethemandtheywilldrivethemoutoftheirhouse.可知，如果大象不喜歡他們，大象可能討厭他們并且會把他們趕出自己的房子，應選D。2WearestudentsfromThailand,andwewanttosavetheelephants.TheelephantisoneofThailand’ssymbols.Ourfirstflaghadawhiteelephantonit.Thisisasymbolofgoodluck.Elephantsaresmartanimals.Theycanplaysoccerormusic.Theycanalsodrawverywell.Peoplesaythat“anelephantneverforgets.〞Elephantscanwalkforalongtimeandnevergetlost.Theycanalsorememberplaceswithfoodandwater.Thishelpsthemtolive.Butelephantsareingreatdanger.Peoplecutdownmanytreessoelephantsarelosingtheirhomes.Peoplealsokillelephantsfortheirivory.Todaythereareonlyabout3,000elephants(overonehundredthousandin1987).Wemustsavethetreesandnotbuythingsmadeofivory.RememberthatMarch13thisTaiElephantDay.5.Whatisasymbolofgoodluck?A.Thailand. B.Theelephant.C.Thewhiteelephant. D.TheflagofThailand6.Whathelpstheelephanttolive?A.Playingsoccer. B.Drawingpictures.C.Foodandwater. D.Goodmemory.7.Whydopeoplekillelephants?A.Fortrees. B.Forivory. C.Forhomes. D.Forfood.8.Howmanyelephantshavediedinthepastthirtyyears?A.About3000. B.About7,000. C.About97,000. D.About100,000.9.Whatcanwedotoprotecttheelephants?A.RememberTaiElephantDay. B.Givethemfoodandwater.C.Stayawayfromtheelephants. D.Stopbuyingthingsmadeofivory.【答案】5.C6.D7.B8.C9.D【解析】大象是泰國的象征，它們是非常聰明的動物，有著非常好的記憶力。但是由于人們砍伐樹木、獵殺大象獲取象牙，現在大象的數量大大減少了，因此我們要保護大象。5.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中“Ourfirstflaghadawhiteelephantonit.Thisisasymbolofgoodluck.〞可知，白色大象是好運的象征。應選C。6.細節理解題。根據短文第二段中“Theycanalsorememberplaceswithfoodandwater.Thishelpsthemtolive.〞可知，大象有好的記憶力，它們能記住有食物和水的地方，這可以幫助他們生存。應選D。7.細節理解題。根據短文第二段中“Peoplealsokillelephantsfortheirivory.〞可知，人們殺死大象是為了獲取它們的象牙。應選B。8.細節理解題。根據短文第二段中“Todaythereareonlyabout3,000elephants(overonehundredthousandin1987).〞可知，現在只有3,000頭大象，在1987年有100,000頭，少了97,000頭。應選C。9.細節理解題。根據短文第二段最后“Wemustsavethetreesandnotbuythingsmadeofivory.〞可知，我們必須保護大象，不要購置象牙制品。應選D。3TheElephantHerdTheElephantislovelyanditisverybig.Ithastwobigearsandalongnose.Ithasfourstronglegsanditcanhelppeopledomanythings,suchaswateringtheflowerswithitsnoseandcarryingheavythingsandsoon.Theelephantisanotheranimalthatlivesingroups.Anelephantherd(群)usuallyhasfromtwentytofortymembers.Theelephantsintheherdusuallydependononeanotherforhelpwhentheyareintrouble.Theleaderofthegroupisusuallyawiseandstrongfemale(雌性的).Shetravelsattheheadoftheherdandtheotherfemalesandtheiryoungchildrenfollowher.Themaleelephantsfollowlast.Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacircle(圈)aroundtheweakeranimalsandprotectthem.Themembersoftheherdareloyal(忠誠的)tooneanother.Asickelephantisnotleftbehindtodie.Ifanelephantissick,thewholeherdstopstravelinguntilitgetswell.Whenanelephantishurt,twootherswalkonbothsidesofitandsupportitwiththeirbodies.Amemberoftheherdmaybecaughtinatrap(陷阱).Thentheotherstrytohelpit.Anelephantherdisjustlikeafamilyofourpeople.Elephantslovetheyounginthegroupandgivethemspecialcareandlove.Forexample,theyhelpyounganimalsstayafloat(漂浮著)whentheherdcrossesariver.Theyworktogethertohelpachildgettothesafetywhenitgoestoadangerousplace.Thewayelephantsloveandcaretheyoungstersislikeours.Whenafemaleelephantgivesbirthtoheryoungbaby,shewillgooutoftheherdandsheusuallyleavestheherdforashorttime.However,shetakesanotherfemalealongtoactas“aunt〞.Theauntstandsbesideandhelpsthemotherwithhernew-bornbaby.Inthisway,thewholeherdprotectsitsnewestmember.That’stheelephantherd.Doyoulikeit?10.Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacirclearound_________toprotectthem.A.thefemaleelephants B.theweakerelephantsC.theleaderoftheelephants D.thestrongerelephants11.Thewriterprobablyagrees_________.A.sickelephantsareusuallyleftbehindtodieB.babyelephantscan’tswimwellintheriverC.elephantsalwaysgivetheoldonesspecialcareD.mostelephantherdshaveoverahundredmembers12.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Elephantsliketolivealonesothemaleonesarestrong.B.Manyyoungelephantsdiewhentheycrossriversingroups.C.Elephantscanhelpeachotherintimewhentheyareintrouble.D.Thefemaleelephantleavestheherdforeveraftershehasbabies.【答案】10.B11.B12.C【解析】本文講述了大象很可愛，它有兩只大耳朵和一個長鼻子。它有四條強壯的腿，它可以幫助人們做很多事情，如用它的鼻子澆花和搬運重物等。大象是另一種群居動物。象群中的大象遇到麻煩時，通常會互相幫助。10.細節理解題。根據“Whenthedangercomes,themaleelephantsformacircle(圈)aroundtheweakeranimalsandprotectthem.〞可推測出當危險來臨時，公象會在弱小的動物周圍圍成一圈，保護它們，應選B。11.推理判斷題。根據“Forexample,theyhelpyounganimalsstayafloat(漂浮著)whentheherdcrossesariver.〞當象群過河時，它們幫助年幼的動物保持漂浮狀態，可推測出小象在河里游泳不太好，應選B。12.推理判斷題。根據“Theelephantsintheherdusuallydependononeanotherforhelpwhentheyareintrouble.〞可推測出象群中的大象遇到困難時通?；ハ嘁揽恳詫で髱椭瑧xC。二、完型填空1Myfavoriteanimalsareelephants.Elephantsare13livinganimalsonland.Therearetwokindsofelephants--Africanelephantsand14elephants.AfricanelephantsarelargerthanIndianelephants,andtheyhave15ears.Elephantshavetoeat16becausetheyaresobig.Oneelephantcaneatbetween10017,000pounds18grassinaday!Theycanlivefor60--70years.Therearenobonesinthebackof19feet,onlyfat.Elephantswalkontiptoe.Theycanmovequietlyandwalkinthemud20.Elephantsgrowtusks.Thetusksarelargeteeththatstickoutof21mouths.Sometimes,hunterskillelephants22thetusks.Peopleusethetuskstomakebeautifulthingsandpianokeys.13.A.thebigger B.thebiggest C.bigger D.biggest14.A.Africa B.African C.India D.Indian15.A.muchlarger B.thelargest C.largest D.large16.A.alotof B.many C.alot D.lotsof17.A.to B.or C.about D.and18.A.of B.about C.on D.to19.A.elephants’ B.elephants C.elephant's D.elephant20.A.hard B.hardly C.easily D.easy21.A.our B.their C.its D.his22.A.get B.getto C.toget D.getting【答案】13.B14.D15.A16.C17.D18.A19.A20.C21.B22.C【解析】13.根據句意，大象是陸地上最大的動物，應選B14.由后文的AfricanelephantsarelargerthanIndianelephants得知15.由文中句意可知，非洲大象的耳朵比印度大象的大，故用比擬級16.由文中句意可知，大象吃的非常多，用來修飾eat的只能用alot，其他排除17.between…and…在兩者之間18.of有屆與之意，只能吃到一百到一千千克的草用of19.大象不只一只，用復數形式，名詞所有格以s結尾，只加’不加s20.easily安然的、悠然的他們散步很悠然21.他們的牙齒在他們的嘴里，應用their他們的22.動詞不定式作的狀語，由文中句意可知，獵人殺大象主要是為了大象的象牙2Doyouwanttobeavolunteer?23thispastwintervacation,IattendedanSSPvolunteertriptoHuaXin,Thailand(泰國華欣).Itwasabeautifulseasidetown.Attheelephantbase,myfellowvolunteersandIsawmanyoldandsickAsianelephants.Ourtaskwas24them.25wearrivedatthebase,wehadlearnedwhatAsianelephantseat—fruits,stickyrice(糯米),theskinofcorn(玉米)andthebark(樹皮)ofbananatrees.Afterwehadpreparedthesespecialfoodsfortheelephants,wetriedtofeedthem.Westoodstill(站著不動)outsidetheelephantcage.Theelephantscameovertogetfoodusingtheirtrunks(象鼻).26,Ifeltverynervous.Wouldtheelephantshurtme?Butitturnedoutthattheelephantswereverydocile(溫順的).Theytookfoodfrommyhandgently〔溫柔地〕.Howlovelytheywere!Oneoftheelephantstookfoodonlyfromme.Iguessitprobablylikedme27thanothers.Afterlunch,itwas28fortheelephantstotakeabath.Threevolunteersneededtowork29tobatheanelephant.Onestoodinthemiddletoholdthehose(水龍帶),andtheothertwobrushedthetwosidesoftheanimal.It30thattheelephantsenjoyedtheirbathsverymuch.Wealsohelpedtocleanthe31livingareas.Throughthisvolunteertrip,IfoundthatAsianelephantswereverylovely.Ihope32ofuscanhelptoprotectthemandlearntoliveinharmonywithnature.23.A.In B.During C.At D.On24.A.takescare B.takescareof C.totakecareof D.tookcareof25.A.When B.After C.As D.Before26.A.Atfirst B.Atlast C.Atleast D.Atmost27.A.much B.more C.many D.alot28.A.change B.year C.time D.turn29.A.up B.together C.with D.alone30.A.looked B.liked C.sounds D.seemed31.A.elephant’s B.elephants C.elephants’ D.elephants’s32.A.all B.both C.neither D.none【答案】23.B24.C25.D26.A27.B28.C29.B30.D31.C32.A【解析】文章講述了作者去泰國華欣做志愿者的故事。在大象基地，作者給大象喂食物，清洗大象和大象住的地方。作者呼吁人們保護大象，學會和大自然相處。23.句意：在上個寒假期間，我參加了去泰國華欣SSP志愿者旅行?？疾榻樵~。in在，通常用于年、月、季節等；during在……期間；at在，通常用于某一點鐘；on在，通常用于具體的某一天或上下午晚上有修飾詞時；根據thispastwintervacation上個寒假，可知是“在寒假期間〞；應選B。24.句意：我們的任務是照顧它們?？疾榉侵^語動詞。根據句子結構，可知這里是動詞作表語，所以用不定式結構；應選C。25.句意：在我們到達基地之前，我們學習了大象吃什么?？疾榻樵~辨析。when當……時候；after在……之后；as當……時候；before在……之前；根據wehadlearnedwhatAsianelephantseat我們學習了大象吃什么，因為是去照顧大象，所以應該是去之前學習；應選D。26.句意：開始的時候我感覺非常緊張。考查介詞短語。atfirst開始；atlast最后；atleast至少；atmost最多；根據Wouldtheelephantshurtme?Butitturnedoutthattheelephantswereverydocile(溫順的).大象會傷害我嗎？但是大象很溫順，可知是“開始的時候緊張〞；應選A。27.句意：我猜它也許更喜歡我?？疾楦痹~比擬級。much許多；more更多；many許多；alot很，非常；根據than可知用比擬級，likemore更喜歡；應選B。28.句意：午飯后到了大象洗澡的時間了?？疾槊~辨析。change變化；year年；time時間；turn轉動；根據句意和it’stimeforsb.todosth.到了某人做某事的時間了；應選C。29.句意：三個志愿者需要一起工作來洗一頭大象?？疾楦痹~。up向上；together一起〔副詞〕；with和……一起〔介詞〕；alone單獨；根據Onestoodinthemiddletoholdthehose(水龍帶),andtheothertwobrushedthetwosidesoftheanimal.一個人站在中間拿著水龍頭，其他兩個人刷大象的兩邊，可知是三個志愿者一起工作，這里用副詞修飾動詞work；應選B。30.句意：好似大象非常享受它們的洗浴。考查動詞辨析。looked看；liked喜歡；sounds聽起來；seemed好似；根據句意和itseemsthat好似……；應選D。31.句意：我們也幫著清洗大象住的地方。考查名詞復數和所有格。elephant’s大象的〔單數〕；elephants大象；elephants’大象的〔復數〕；elephants’s錯誤表達；根據areas可知用復數形式，根據句子結構，可知用名詞所有格修飾；應選C。32.句意：我希望我們所有的人能幫著保護它們學會和大自然和平相處?？疾椴欢ù~。all所有的〔三者或三者以上〕；both兩個都；neither兩個都不；none沒有一個〔三者或三者以上〕；根據句意可知用allofus；應選A。三、短文填空TheelephantisthelargestanimaltowalkonE33..Anelephantcancarryaloadof1,200pounds〔磅〕.Theyeat300poundsoffoodaday.Anelephantbabycanweigh200poundsatb34..Elephantscanliveupto70years.Elephantscanbetrainedtocarrylogsw35.theirtrunks〔象鼻〕,andhavebeenusedtoworkforpeopleinAsiaformanyyears.Elephantsusetheirearsasacoolingsystem.Bloodflowst36.veins(靜脈)intheearsandastheelephantflaps(拍擊)hisears,thebloodcoolsandflowsthroughhisbodytoc37.offotherparts.Therearetwok38.ofelephants:theAfricanelephantandtheI39.elephant.Africanelephantscanbeidentified(識別)bythelargerears.TheAfricanelephantisalittletallerthantheIndianelephantandweighsasm40.as12,000pounds.TheIndianonegrowsupto9feett41.,andweighsupto8,000pounds.It’seasytoidentifybecauseofitss42.ears.Mostcircus(馬戲團)elephantsareIndianelephants.Another