In July，little Helen always goes to see her grandfather. He lives on the farm. On the farm, there are many kinds of   41    , such as cows, dogs, cats and sheep. She likes to play with them   42    they can make her happy.
 On the farm, there is also a little   43    . It has no mother and it   44    plays with other animals. It often   45    around alone. This is why Helen likes it. Helen likes it so much that many times she   46    the elephant how sorry she feels for it and she loves it very much. Gradually it became very   47    to Helen. When it sees Helen, it will    48    up to her like a dog. Sometimes Helen sits on the ground reading and the elephant stands by her. Her grandfather wonders why the elephant likes her so much. Helen’s answer is that she loves it.
 Helen is   49    . We should love and protect animals. They are our good   50    .
41. A. birds        B. animals       C. people         D. fishes
42. A. because      B. so           C. unless         D. or
43. A. cat          B. panda        C. cow           D. elephant
44. A. often        B. never        C. sometimes      D. usually
45. A. climbs       B. jumps        C. flies           D. walks
46. A. asks         B. notices       C. tells           D. watches
47. A. cold         B. quiet         C. friendly        D. rude
48. A. look         B. run          C. get            D. cheer
49. A. right         B. wrong       C. true            D. kind

体裁

记叙文

话题

动物和植物

词数

169

50. A. teachers      B. students      C. enemies        D. friends
 
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是小海伦在她爷爷的农场里结识了一头孤僻的幼象，她们成为非常亲密的朋友的故事。故事告诉我们应该爱护动物。
41. B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在农场里，有各种动物，比如奶牛、狗、猫和绵羊。such as列举的名词提示用animal表示“动物”。故选B。
42. A 考查连词的用法辨析。上文“她喜欢和它们一起玩”和下文“它们能让她开心”存在因果关系，用because引导原因状语从句。故选A。