五、任務(wù)型閱讀。(2013，衢州)

　　Chris Jones剛剛結(jié)束了一次不尋常的印度之旅，記者就此對他進行了采訪。以下是采訪的部分內(nèi)容：

　　Reporter：__39__

　　Chris：Well，it all started two years ago when I was planning a trip to India.I visited a photographic(攝影)exhibition of elephants and I realised that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

　　Reporter：What did you do next?

　　Chris：I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant.I needed an elephant trained to carry people.I asked an expert for help.He taught me how to ride an elephant.He also helped me find an elephant.

　　Reporter：__40__

　　Chris：Not too long.I bought a female(母的) elephant called Tara for about USD 6，000.

　　Reporter：__41__

　　Chris：Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later.We were heading to Sonepur in northern India.And what a ride!Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1，200 km away.It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

　　Reporter：__42__

　　Chris：Yes，a few.But nothing serious.On the third day，Tara hurt her foot.But that got better quickly.Also，there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very Wet!

　　請根據(jù)Chris Jones的回答，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯栴}填入第39～42四個空格中。

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　　A.How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

　　B.What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant?

　　C.Did you have any problems on your journey?

　　D.Can you tell me the journey?

　　43.Which is the best title for the trip?__B__

　　A.A fast journey

　　B.An unusual journey

　　C.A sad journey

　　D.An unusual elephant