英语阅读理解求助二
Thesafestandmostcommonlypracticedmethodofkillingelephantsistospearthemfromtrees.Thespearusedhasabladetwelveincheslongandthreeincheswideandastrongshaftthreeorfourfeetlong.Armedwiththisweapon,thehunterwaitsinatreeoverlookinganelephanttrailorwaterholeand,assistedbygravity,plungesthespearintothebackofthepassingbeast,aimingforthespacebetweentheshoulderblades.Awell-placedspearwilldropanelephantwithinahundredyards,butadmittedlythespearisoftenplacedveryinaccurately(asaresultoftheweapon'sheavinessandvariouselementsofchance),sothattheelephanthastobefollowed,sometimesfordays,untilitdies.
Afewenergetictribespracticethefarmoredangerousmethodofsurroundingandspearingtheelephantontheopenplain.Thisrequiresthirtytofiftymen,eacharmedwithtwoorthreethrowingspears.Themenfirstchoosealonebullorcutoneoutfromaherd;thenonemandancesinfronttoattracttheelephant'sattentionwhileothersthrowspearsviolentlyfromtheelephant'sflank(腰窝).Screaminginfury,theelephantchargesinonedirectionafteranother,alwaystobedivertedbymorespears.Soonhebecomestiredandbewilderedwhilefreshspearmenconstantlyappeartokeephimwheelingandturning.Finally,weakenedbyexhaustionandlossofbloodfromhismanywounds,theelephantsinkstohisknees,whereuponaboldhunterwillrunandthrustaspearintotheanimal'sheart.
16.Toahunterinatree,theelephant'smostvitalspotwouldseemtobe_____.
A)hisheartB)betweentheshoulderblades
C)thebrainD)hisflank
17.Itisdifficultforthehunterinatreetohithistargetaccuratelybecause_____.
A)hisweaponishardtohandleB)heisnotveryskillful
C)elephantsaretooswiftforthehuntersD)thetreesaretootall
18.Theauthorofthisselection_____.
A)doesnotrevealthewayhefeelsaboutkillingelephants
B)feelsthatspearingelephantsfromtreesisacruelpractice
C)feelsthatspearingelephantsfromtreesisadangerouspractice
D)bothBandC
19.Spearingelephantsfromtreesisrelativelysafebecause_____.
A)elephantsaremildanimalsB)theeleph