An anxious mother watched as rescuers freed her baby from a muddy well. After being pulled from the well，the baby joyfully ran to its mom as the rescuers took a break.
It was a difficult and potentially dangerous rescue: the baby was an 8-month-old elephant, and at first its mother thought the humans were trying to harm it. The baby elephant fell into the five-foot-deep well near Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Local people had dug the well for water.
It took 30 minutes to remove the trapped elephant. While Vicki Fishlock of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants made a loud shout to frighten the mother away, two men struggled to get a rope around the baby elephant. Once the rope was in place, Fishlock used her jeep to pull the baby out.
Fishlock recognized Zombe, the mother of the trapped baby elephant，from a mark on her ear. She believes that in the end Zombe realized the humans were trying to help.
“Rescues where the elephant’s family members are around are always stressful, and I'm always happy when everyone is safe,” Fishlock said.“The reunions (團聚) always bring tears to my eyes. The depth of their love for each other is one of the things that make elephants so unusual.”
The very next day, another baby elephant fell into the same well. The 3-month-old's family had been driven away from the area by local people. Once it had been rescued, the Amboseli Trust had to send it to an elephant orphanage (孤兒院) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.
The rescues showed the plight of elephants across Africa. Elephants are fighting to survive, as conflicts between the animals and humans are increasing. Thousands of elephants are also being killed for their tusks. The tusks are sold in Asia, where ivory trinkets are in high demand.
The Amboseli Trust has been studying elephants and trying to help them since 1972. Fishlock said, “We hope this rescue persuades people that elephants are special and deserve to be protected and treasured.”
小題1:We can learn from the text that _____.
A．Fishlock had seen the baby elephant before
B．The mother elephant was a great help to rescuers
C．the well was dug by local people to trap elephants
D．the mother elephant was unfriendly at first to the rescuers
小題2:What causes Fishlock to think that elephants are special?
A．Their trust in humans. B．The deep love between them.
C．Their great ability to survive. D．The good communication between them.
小題3:What did the two baby elephants have in common?
A．They were both 8 months old. B．They were both rescued by local people.
C．They were both trapped in the same well. D．They were both reunited with their mothers.
小題4:The underlined word "plight" in Paragraph 7 probably means“______”.
A．a(chǎn) strong personality B．A dangerous situation
C．a(chǎn)n annoying habitD．a(chǎn) close relationship
小題5:What would be the best title for the text?
A．An elephant rescueB．The elephant, an unusual animal
C．An elephant rescue organizationD．Conflicts between humans and elephants

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：文章通過一次救援大象的過程，可知大象是特殊的動物，因為它們之間的愛，并且現(xiàn)在非洲大象的處境困難，需要救援。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：at first its mother thought the humans were trying to harm it. 可知一開始，大象媽媽對救援的人不友好。選D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：The depth of their love for each other is one of the things that make elephants so unusual.”可知使大象特殊的是它們的愛。選B
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：The very next day, another baby elephant fell into the same well.可知這兩個大象掉到同一個井里。選C
小題4:猜詞題：從后面的句子：Elephants are fighting to survive, as conflicts between the animals and humans are increasing. Thousands of elephants are also being killed for their tusks. The tusks are sold in Asia, where ivory trinkets are in high demand.可知非洲大象處于危險的境地。選B。
小題5:主旨題：從這篇文章的描寫，和最后一段的句子：“We hope this rescue persuades people that elephants are special and deserve to be protected and treasured.”可知這篇文章講的是援救大象。
A
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