今天分享一篇阅读理解，可以在学会动物后进行配套阅读，也可以作为日常的阅读材料。
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这篇阅读的题目是：What a Nose!
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先来读文章:
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1.An elephant's trunk is probably the most useful nose in the world.
大象的鼻子可能是世界上最有用的鼻子。
An elephant's trunk 大象的鼻子
the most useful nose 最有用的鼻子
in the world 世界上
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2.Of course, it is used for breathing and smelling, like most noses are.
当然，它被用来呼吸和闻气味，就像大多数鼻子一样。
is used for 是用来
like most noses are 就像大多数鼻子一样
3.However, elephants also use their trunks like arms and hands to lift food to their mouths.
然而，大象也用象鼻子一样的胳膊和手把食物送到嘴里。
lift food to their mouths 把食物送到嘴里
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4.They suck water into their trunks and pour it into their mouths to get a drink.
它们把水吸进鼻子，然后倒进嘴里喝水。
suck water into their trunks 把水吸进鼻子
pour it into their mouths 倒进嘴里
get a drink 喝水
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5.Sometimes they spray the water on their backs to give themselves a cool shower.
有时他们把水喷在背上，给自己来个冷水澡。
spray the water on their backs 把水喷在他们的背上
a cool shower 冷水澡
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6.An adult elephant can hold up to four oceans of water in its trunk.
一只成年大象的鼻子可以容纳四大洋的水。
An adult elephant 一只成年大象
hold up to 容纳
four oceans of water 四大洋的水
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7.Elephants can use their trunks to carry heavy things, such as logs that weigh up to 600 pounds!
大象能用象鼻搬运重物，比如重达600磅的圆木!
use their trunks 用象鼻
carry heavy things 搬运重物
such as 比如
weigh up to 重达
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8.The tip of the trunk has a little knob on it that the elephant uses like a thumb.
象鼻的顶端有一个小把手，象用它来做拇指。
The tip of the trunk 象鼻的顶端
a little knob 一个小把手
uses like a thumb 用它来做拇指
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9.An elephant can use the 'thumb' to pick up something as small as a coin.
大象可以用“拇指”捡起硬币那么小的东西。
pick up something 捡起东西
as small as a coin 硬币那么小的东西
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10.Trunks are also used for communication.
象鼻也用于交流。
are also used for 也用于
communication 交流
11.Two elephants that meet each other touch their trunks to each other's mouth, kind of like a kiss.
两只大象相遇，用鼻子碰触对方的嘴，有点像接吻。
meet each other 相遇
touch their trunks to each other's mouth 用鼻子碰触对方的嘴
kind of like 有点像
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12.Sometimes a mother elephant will calm her baby by stroking it with her trunk.
有时母象会用象鼻抚摩它的小象，使它平静下来。
a mother elephant 母象
calm her baby 让它平静下来
stroking it with her trunk 用象鼻抚摩它
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13.Can your nose do all those things?
你的鼻子能做所有这些事情吗?
do all those things 做所有这些事情
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再来读一遍完整的文章:
An elephant's trunk is probably the most useful nose in the world. Of course, it is used for breathing and smelling, like most noses are. However, elephants also use their trunks like arms and hands to lift food to their mouths. They suck water into their trunks and pour it into their mouths to get a drink. Sometimes they spray the water on their backs to give themselves a cool shower. An adult elephant can hold up to four oceans of water in its trunk. Elephants can use their trunks to carry heavy things, such as logs that weigh up to 600 pounds! The tip of the trunk has a little knob on it that the elephant uses like a thumb. An elephant can use the 'thumb' to pick up something as small as a coin. Trunks are also used for communication. Two elephants that meet each other touch their trunks to each other's mouth, kind of like a kiss. Sometimes a mother elephant will calm her baby by stroking it with her trunk. Can your nose do all those things?
根据短文,找出主题句和细节。
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主题句MI为：Elephants have very useful noses.
细节句D为:
Elephants use their trunks to greet each other, like giving a kiss.
Elephants use their trunks to give themselves a shower.
Elephants can carry heavy things with their trunks.
Mother elephants calm their babies by stroking them with their trunks.
Elephants use their trunks to eat and drink.
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