When elephants retire, many head for the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn. They arrive one by one, but they tend to live out their lives two-by-two. "Every elephant that comes here searches out someone that she then spends most all of her time with," says sanctuary co-founder Carol Buckley. It's likely having a best girlfriend, Buckley says - "Somebody they can relate to, they have something in common with."

Debbie has Ronnie. Misty can't live without Dulary. Those are pachyderm-pachyderm pairs. But perhaps the closest friends of all are Tarra and Bella. Tarra, an 8,700 pound Asian elephant; Bella, a stray dog, are closest friends.

Bella is one of more than a dozen stray dogs that have found a home at the sanctuary. Most want nothing to do with the elephants and vice versa. But not this odd couple. "Bella knows she's not an elephant. Tarra knows she's not a dog," Buckley adds. "But that's not a problem for them." "When it's time to eat they both eat together. They drink together. They sleep together. They play together," Buckley says.

Tarra and Bella have been close for years — but no one really knew how close they were until recently. A few months ago Bella suffered a spinal cord injury. She couldn't move her legs, couldn't even wag her tail. For three weeks the dog lay motionless up in the sanctuary office. And for three weeks the elephant held vigil: 2,700 acres to roam free, and Tarra just stood in the corner, beside a gate, right outside that sanctuary office. "She just stood outside the balcony - just stood there and waited," says Buckley. "She was concerned about her friend." Then one day, sanctuary co-founder Scott Blais carried Bella onto the balcony so she and Tarra could at least see each other.

"Bella's tail started wagging. And we had no choice but to bring Bella down to see Tarra," Blais says.

They visited like that every day until Bella could walk. Today, their love — and trust — is stronger than ever. Bella even lets Tarra pet her tummy - with the bottom of her enormous foot. They harbor no fears, no secrets, no prejudices. Just two living creatures who somehow managed to look past their immense differences.

Take a good look at this couple, human beings. Take a good look at the world. If they can do it — what's our excuse?

1.The underlined part “Those are pachyderm-pachyderm pairs.” in Para. 2 means ______.

A. both of the pairs are elephants.

B. both of the pairs look strange.

C. animals there have different kinds of friends.

D. they are friends of the same kind.

2.The last paragraph infers that _____________.

A. different animals can become closest friends.

B. people should learn something from each other.

C. people all over the world should cooperate.

D. People all over the world should become the closest friends.

3.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Unlikely friends. B. Lasting friendship.

C. Unselfish love. D. Magic nature.

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文主要講述了在一家大象收容所里，一只大象和一只狗成了親密無間的好朋友。作者感嘆到“動物們都能知道和平相處，何況我們?nèi)祟惸�？�?/p>

1.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線部分的前句Debbie has Ronnie. Misty can't live without Dulary.可知它們彼此是好朋友。根據(jù)后句的轉(zhuǎn)折詞but提到大象和狗成為好朋友，它們是不同類的，可以推測出Those are pachyderm-pachyderm pairs指的是它們是同類的朋友。故D正確。

2.2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，作者在告誡人類：既然不同的動物能成為好朋友，我們?nèi)祟悶槭裁淳筒荒苣兀课覀優(yōu)槭裁床粓F(tuán)結(jié)起來幫助我們的地球呢？故C正確。

3.主旨大意題。本文主要描述的是一只大象和一只狗之間的友誼，在我們?nèi)祟惪磥硎遣豢赡艿模鼈兇_實是最親密的朋友。故A正確。

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