文档介绍：2005~2006学年度九年级第一学期期中测评
英语阅读理解复习资料
(A)
Use the clothing labels on the left to answer the questions.

Garment A Garment B
Which garment can be washed in the washing machine?
A. Garment A B. Garment B C. Both A and B D. Neither of them
Which garment is smaller?
A. The same B. Garment A C. Garment B D. we don’t know
Which garment was made in the United States? 
A. Garment A B. Garment B C. Both garments D. Neither of them
(B)
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years.
Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks, and have been used in the forestry industry in Asia for many years.
Elephants use their ears as a cooling system. Blood flows through veins in the ears and as the elephant flaps his ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to cool off other parts. 
There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephants can be identified by the larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds.
The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 8000 pounds. It's easier to identify because of its smaller ears. Most circus elephants are Indian elephants. Another name for the Indian ele