中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 2022年中考真题限时练七 Chris recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary met him at his home in south London and he told her all about the trip. Reporter: What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant, Chris Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photographic （摄影的）exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant. Reporter: What did you do next Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant. Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about USD 6, 000. Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India where there is a big elephant market and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey. Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But by now I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. By chance, I met some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.1. Chris got the idea to travel around India on an elephant from _____.A. a visit to an Indian zooB. an elephant expert from IndiaC. an old friend who lived in IndiaD. a photographic exhibition of elephants2. The elephant expert told Chris _____.A. the price of elephantsB. how to ride an elephantC. where to sell his elephantD. how to feed an elephant3. Chris decided to travel to Sonepur because _____.A. it is a very interesting placeB. elephants can't be sold anywhere elseC. he would be able to sell Tera there easilyD. it would only take 64 days to travel there4. When Chris arrived at Sonepur market, he _____.A. sold Tara to a national parkB. visited a national parkC. realized that he didn’t really want to sell TaraD. decided to take Tara home with him5. The best title for the passage is _____.A. Selling an ElephantB. An Unusual JourneyC. An Exhibition of ElephantsD. How to Ride an Elephant 【词汇积累】complete v. 结束；完成exhibition n. 展览会；展览品suitable adj. 合适的，适宜的词汇运用 从“词汇积累”中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式完成下列各题。1.Did you see the Shakespeare exhibition ... ...
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