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（2026·常州市月考）① What will you do if your friends are having a bad day? You might reach out to them and try your best to make them feel better, right? Believe it or not, elephants can do the same thing.
② Some scientists studied 26 elephants between the ages of 3 and 60 years old at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. They spent twelve months watching these elephants carefully. They found that elephants could tell when their friends were unhappy. They even tried to make their friends happy. For example, when some elephants feel unhappy, the others in the family group always try to give them friendly touches. They do it by putting their long, big trunks in each other's mouths. It seems to be a way of saying, “I’m here to help you.” Nearby elephants also make some special noise to calm them down. Sometimes they just stand close to their friends.
③ Scientists also noticed something else. Elephants have feelings like us. They never leave their weak family members behind. When one elephant is hurt, the stronger elephants in the family group always go to take care of him or her.
④ The scientists were surprised by the study. They had never expected that elephants cared about each other so much. Whether elephants are sick or unhappy, they are never left alone. There is always a friend there for them. Only a few animals can do that.
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（2026·常州市月考）① What will you do if your friends are having a bad day? You might reach out to them and try your best to make them feel better, right? Believe it or not, elephants can do the same thing.
② Some scientists studied 26 elephants between the ages of 3 and 60 years old at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. They spent twelve months watching these elephants carefully. They found that elephants could tell when their friends were unhappy. They even tried to make their friends happy. For example, when some elephants feel unhappy, the others in the family group always try to give them friendly touches. They do it by putting their long, big trunks in each other's mouths. It seems to be a way of saying, “I’m here to help you.” Nearby elephants also make some special noise to calm them down. Sometimes they just stand close to their friends.
③ Scientists also noticed something else. Elephants have feelings like us. They never leave their weak family members behind. When one elephant is hurt, the stronger elephants in the family group always go to take care of him or her.
④ The scientists were surprised by the study. They had never expected that elephants cared about each other so much. Whether elephants are sick or unhappy, they are never left alone. There is always a friend there for them. Only a few animals can do that.
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B
)30. What is the structure of the text?答案：30. B 【解析】第①段总领全文，通过人类朋友间的互动引出主题——大象也会安慰同伴；第②和③段分别介绍了科学家在泰国大象自然公园的研究发现：大象能感知并安慰不开心的同伴，以及它们会照顾受伤或虚弱的家庭成员；第④段总结了科学家对大象这种互助行为的惊讶与感慨。因此，本文结构为“总—分—总”。B项结构与之相符。
解析：
【分析】要判断文章结构，需梳理每段的核心内容：第①段以人类安慰朋友的日常引出大象也有类似互助行为，属于总述；第②段讲大象感知并安慰不开心同伴的研究，第③段讲大象照顾虚弱成员的发现，这两段是分述的具体内容；第④段总结科学家对大象互助行为的感慨，属于总结。因此文章结构为“总—分—总”，对应选项B。
【解析】第①段总领全文，通过人类朋友间的互动引出“大象也会互助”的核心话题，为总述；第②段介绍大象能感知同伴不开心并主动安慰的研究发现，第③段介绍大象不会抛弃虚弱成员的另一研究结果，这两段是分述的具体内容；第④段总结科学家对大象互助行为的惊讶与感慨，为总结。综上，文章结构是“总—分—总”，选项B符合该结构。
【答案】B
【知识点】语篇结构分析
【点评】本题考查对英语语篇结构的理解，需梳理各段落的逻辑关系，区分总述、分述、总结部分，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】第①段总领全文，通过人类朋友间的互动引出“大象也会互助”的核心话题，为总述；第②段介绍大象能感知同伴不开心并主动安慰的研究发现，第③段介绍大象不会抛弃虚弱成员的另一研究结果，这两段是分述的具体内容；第④段总结科学家对大象互助行为的惊讶与感慨，为总结。综上，文章结构是“总—分—总”，选项B符合该结构。
【答案】B
【知识点】语篇结构分析
【点评】本题考查对英语语篇结构的理解，需梳理各段落的逻辑关系，区分总述、分述、总结部分，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6