My elephant adventures began in 1984 when, with our one-year-old daughter, my husband and I crossed the jungle in a jeep, slicking behind a lorry for comfort and company. The elephants standing like watchers on either side of the forest highway had us praying for our safety. One elephant made loud noise and angrily pawed (抓) the ground, warning us off. We raced away before they could attack.
It was wise to keep elephants at a distance. We heard stories of tourists whose jeeps were overturned, and a couple of photographers were killed because they moved too close. Elephants are misleading animals. They give people an impression of being quiet and kind, so tourists think it’s safe to picnic in the jungle (丛林). Yet angry elephants have knocked them down in seconds before they could take off.
Elephants might make life unpredictable and dangerous. It’s difficult for inexperienced environmentalists to even, begin to grasp this reality. I’ve heard city people say “ We humans are encroaching (侵害) on their forests.” But what’s the solution?
When a poor farmer borrows heavily to plant a crop, he’ll do anything to protect it His life depends on it Elephants ruining an about-to-be-harvested com field cannot expect to be welcomed like special guests. The battle between beast and farmer is violent.
Experts are working on solutions to human-elephant conflicts (冲突). Some are sure to fail to like the plans to build electric fences around human settlements. Elephants rapidly figure them out and come in, around and over them.
There are more questions than answers, for sure. But as my husband said, “More people die in car accidents every single day, in every city on the earth. But they won’t take cars off the roads, will they?” So we need to seek practical ways of preventing elephant accidents.
88. What is the writer’s purpose in writing Paragraph 1?
A.To tell readers her family’s experience of elephant adventure. |
B.To show readers elephants are angry and dangerous, |
C.To introduce the topic of the whole passage. |
D.To describe how her family keep away from elephants. |
89. Why do tourists think it is safe to picnic in the jungle?
A.They think elephants are quiet and kind. |
B.They haven’t heard the stories of elephant killing people. |
C.They like elephants too much. |
D.They think they can race away in seconds. |
90. What does a poor farmer do to protect his crop?
A.Welcome elephant like special guests. | B.Fight with elephants for his harvest. |
C.Stop planting crops. | D.Depend on elephants for his life. |
91. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A.It is a good idea to build electric fences around human settlements. |
B.It is impossible to find a solution to settle human-elephant conflict. |
C.We should first reduce car accidents to prevent elephant accidents. |
D.It is our duly to protect elephants rather than kill them. |