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I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment, she felt back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地點) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mother’s love．Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music．

1.The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw ．

A．the calf was about to fall into the river

B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C．the calf was washed away by the rising water

D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

2.How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

A．By putting it on a safe spot．

B．By pressing it against her body．

C．By taking it away with her．

D．By carrying it on her back

3.How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

A．It Was a musical note．

B．It was a sign of danger．

C．It was a call for help.

D．It was a great comfort

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Mother’s Love B.A Brave Act

C.A Deadly River D.A Matter of Life and Death

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了“我”在聽到一頭大象的哭聲后，走近河岸邊的所見：一頭母象為了挽救自己的幼崽，正在與一場兇猛的河水進行生死搏斗。經過她的不懈努力和她終于成功營救了自己的孩子，并奮不顧身地沖向河岸的另一邊。這個故事告訴我們動物之間也有和人一樣的母子真情存在。

1. Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water。意思是：Ma Shwe盡可能的貼近河岸，抓住小象來對抗洪水。這里的her指calf。對照選項可知，答案為D

2. Shwe營救小象的細節(jié)描寫可知，Ma Shwe是在尋找一個安全的地方。文章第二段第三句話I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地點) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf再次說明她是通過小象發(fā)到一個安全的地方來營救小象的。故選A

3. calf was floating and screaming with fear.可知小象一直是處于緊張、害怕的狀態(tài)，知道象媽媽成功的救了自己并來到自己身邊時，它的害怕和緊張情緒在得以平復，對于象媽媽的吼叫也像是音樂一般成為小象的一種撫慰。故選D

4. Shwe在遇到洪水時，奮不顧身的營救自己的孩子的整個過程，體現了偉大的母愛。故選A

考點：考查故事類文章閱讀。