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2009年普通高等学校招生统一考试

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightenedLookingdownIimmediately

recognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbankThereIsawMa

Shwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-death

struggleHercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithMaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshe

couldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainst

herhugebodyEverynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway

Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyand

wasgoneMaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk（象鼻）

againsttherockybankThenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewas

abletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock

JustatthismomentshefellbackintotheriverIfshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertain

deathIknewaswellasshedid,thattherewasonespot（地点）whereshecouldgetupthebank

butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf

WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother’sloveMaShwe

hadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring

（吼叫）allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusic.

56．Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw______.

A．thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriver

B．MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherock

C．thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwater

D．MaShwewasholdingthec