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cademies in the Southeast Asia are taught to hold a paintbrush with the tip of their trunks. Initially, the keeper guides the elephant s trunk over the canvas (画布) and offers rewards for good performance. "It only takes a few hours to a day to teach them," said Mia Fineman, an art historian whose book When Elephants Paint is an illustrated history of the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project. 188 1. Ruby was an Asian elephant_____. A. who was sold for a price as high as $ 5,000 B. ho was famous for being the first painting elephant C. hose paintings sold for as high as $5,000 D. ho started painting in the late 1980s. 2. Why did Ruby start painting according to Dick George? A. Because she was seven years old. B. Because she was the first to come to the zoo. C. Because she learned a lot from the goat and the chickens. D. Because she had no elephant partners to play with. 13. How did Ruby paint at the very beginning? A. She used a stick to draw in the dirt. B. She spent much time in the dirt. C. She stimulated herself every day. D. She painted with her keeper s art supplies. 3. To encourage the elephants to paint well, the keeper_____. A. bought them a lot of art supplies B. made them excited at the beginning C. taught them to hold a paintbrush with their trunks D. reinforced the desired behaviors with rewards 4. When Elephants Paint is a book_____. A. on the history of arts B. about the painting elephants in Asia C. explaining how to teach elephants to paint D. chiefly theorizing about elephant art 全文正文为 188 个词,5 个问题 209 个词,总共 397 词.按每分钟 70 个词的速度,限 时在 5 分半钟内完成阅读,再加上 3 分钟选择答案的时间,总共 8 分钟完成此题. 要是限时不能完成怎么办?不要延长时间.无论如何,需要养成快速阅读
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