2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（44）及答案阅读理解I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down ，I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down，it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mothers love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.【文章大意概括】本文讲述了一只大象的母爱。正是这伟大的母爱使得大象一次次冒着生命的危险在洪水中救小象。1. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw_.A. the calf was about to fall into the riverB. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC. the calf was washed away by the rising waterD. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water【详解剖析】事实细节题。根据第一段第三句There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water.可知D项正确。【最佳选项】D2. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?A. By putting it on a safe spot.B. By pressing it against her body.C. By taking it away with her.D. By carrying it on her back.【详解剖析】事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.可知母象把小象放在了一个安全地点。【最佳选项】A3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring?A. It was a great comfort.B. It was a sign of danger.C. It was a call for help.D. It was a musical note.【详解剖析】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句.roaring all the time，but to her calf it was music.可推出选A。【最佳选项】A4. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Mothers LoveB. A Brave ActC. A Deadly RiverD. A Matter of Life and Death【详解剖析】主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段第一句While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mothers love.可知：是伟大的母爱使得大象一次一次地冒着生命的危险救小象。【最佳选项】AA few years ago I had an “ aha！” moment regarding handwriting.I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.It was a very important event in the computerization of life a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.As a child visiting my fathers office, I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of“ RFW”All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen.I dont buy it.I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16thcentury Italy. That may sound impossibly grandas if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.【文章大意概括】由于一次无法辨认同事字迹的经历，作者意识到了电脑技术对传统的亲笔书写方式的冲击，不过作者希望书法能够得到保存。1. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting?A. He had worked with his colleague long enough.B. His colleagues handwriting was so beautiful.C. His colleagues