Question

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Jambo’s Story

In 1986, a video of a frightening event involving a gorilla (大猩猩) and a boy was watched by millions of people around the world. The video is still popular on the Internet today, changed people’s opinions of gorillas forever.

On 31 August, 1986 a couple took their two young sons to Jersey Zoo. When the family arrived, they went to see the gorillas straight away. The father noticed that the children were too small to see the animals, so he picked up his five-year-old son, Levan, and put him on the top of the wall. Then he turned round to pick up his other son.

When the father turned back, Levan had disappeared. The boy had fallen off the wall, into the gorilla area. The parents looked down and saw that their son was lying on the ground, about four metres below them. He wasn’t moving.

Levan’s father tried to climb down into the wall to save the boy, but he was stopped by the other zoo visitors. Slowly, the gorillas came closer to Levan. A large crowd of people had come to see what was happening. Everyone was shouting. They were scared that gorillas might seriously hurt the boy.

Jambo, a 200kg male gorilla, got to Levan first. He moved carefully around Levan. He softly touched his back. Then he sat down between Levan and the other gorillas. When he saw that a young gorilla had come too close, Jambo stood up and did not let him pass. His message to the other gorillas was clear,”Don’t touch him!” He pulled lightly of Levan’s clothes and after a while Levan opened his eyes and started to cry.

Jambo ran away and his gorilla family followed him. Some time later, zookeepers saved Levan. He had broken several bones in the fall, and had seriously hurt his head, but he was alive. A man had filmed everything and millions of people around the world watched the video on the news.

Jambo! People had always thought that gorillas were dangerous animals, but the video changed their minds. Soon letters, cards and even boxes of bananas arrived for him at the zoo. Jambo died in 1992, but people built a statue (雕像，塑像) at the zoo to remind the world of this wonderful animal.

【1】Is the video still popular on the Internet today?

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【2】How old was Levan in 1986?

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【3】What did Jambo do when a young gorilla had come close to Levan?

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【4】Who saved Levan after Jambo and his gorilla family ran away?

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【5】Why did people build a statue for Jambo at the zoo?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes.

【2】Five years old.

【3】Jambo stood up and did not let him pass.

【4】Zookeepers.

【5】To remind the world of this wonderful animal.

【解析】人們一直認為大猩猩是危險的動物，會傷害人類。1986年拍攝的一段視頻徹底改變的人們對大猩猩的看法。在這段視頻中，一只叫做Jambo的大猩猩保護了一個不幸掉入大猩猩生活區(qū)域的5歲小男孩。為了永遠記住這美好的時刻，人們專門為這只大猩猩雕刻了畫像。

【1】問題：今天，這段視頻在互聯網上還是很受歡迎嗎？根據短文中的句子“The video is still popular on the Internet today, changed people’s opinions of gorillas forever.”可知，今天的這段視頻在互聯網上仍然很受歡迎，永遠改變了人們對大猩猩的看法。故答案為Yes, it is.

【2】問題：Levan 在1986年幾歲？根據短文中的句子“so he picked up his five-year-old son, Levan, and put him on the top of the wall.”可知，Levan當年5歲，故答案為Five years old.

【3】問題：當一個年輕的大猩猩接近Levan時，Jambo做了些什么？根據短文中的句子“When he saw that a young gorilla had come too close, Jambo stood up and did not let him pass.”可知，Jambo站起來，不讓那只年輕的猩猩通過。故答案為Jambo stood up and did not let him pass.

【4】問題：Jambo和他的大猩猩家族跑掉后，是誰救了Levan？根據短文中的句子“Jambo ran away and his gorilla family followed him. Some time later, zookeepers saved Levan.”可知，飼養(yǎng)員救了Levan，故答案為zookeepers.

【5】問題：為什么人們在動物園建造一座Jambo的雕像？根據短文最后一句話“but people built a statue (雕像，塑像) at the zoo to remind the world of this wonderful animal.”可知，人們建造這座雕像的目的是讓人們永遠記住這奇妙的動物世界。故答案為To remind the world of this wonderful animal.