2018届高考英语大一轮复习领航...

2018届高考英语大一轮复习领航...

课时规范训练(九)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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A goat sent to a Russian animal park as live prey(猎物)for a tiger has instead made friends with the big cat.

Amur the tiger and Timur the goat now sleep in the same area in an animal park in the city of Vladivostok.They eat and play together in the snow and this week even head-butted(用头撞)each other for fun.

The story of the unusual friendship has touched hearts in Russia,with the animal park releasing regular updates on the pair.The park plans to install video cameras in their living area.

Staff at the park said the tiger,which has been given live animals to hunt and eat twice a week for three years,did not touch the goat when it entered the living area last month because the goat did not show any fear.

“No one had taught the goat to be afraid of tigers，”the park said to an AFP reporter.

Zoo chief Dmitry Mezentsev described the unlikely friendship as nothing short of a miracle.He said the staff realized the tiger would not touch the goat after the two had spent three days together.

Timur now sleeps inside the shelter where Amur previously slept,while the tiger spends the night on its roof.

They meet up in the morning to walk around，with the goat usually following the tiger.Over the past few days they have begun playing together and running after each other.

On Wednesday,Timur challenged Amur，hitting him with his

horns(角)．

“The tiger accepted the goat's challenge，”the animal park said.

“He pushed his fore head against Timur's horns,and the friends butted heads for five seconds without fighting,after which,Amur calmly went to lie in the sun on the hill.”

The tiger has also attempted to teach the goat how to catch prey and has recently taken a great interest in a block of salt given to Timur.

Amur is now being fed live rabbits for lunch，“out of respect for goats，”said Mezentsev.

1．Why was the goat sent to the Russian animal park?

A．Because it was a rare species.

B．Because its habitat had been destroyed.

C．Because it was intended to be food for a tiger.

D．Because it was going to be trained there.

2．How did people find out about the story of Amur and Timur?

A．From a report from AFP.

B．From a staff member of the animal park.

C．From visitors who happened to hear about it.

D．From the information released by the animal park.

3．What is Mezentsev's opinion on the friendship between Amur and Timur?

A．He can't believe it is true.

B．He thinks it is nothing special.

C．He considers it an amazing thing.

D．He thinks it is unlikely to last long.

4．What can we learn from the text?

A．The goat was afraid of the tiger at first.