首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle. The former m
Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle. The former m
admin
2010-06-30
58
问题
Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle. The former method simply consists of setting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him. Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at later stage may well turn into a man-killer. The gentle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many years of loyal service.
The first essential in elephant training is it assigns to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one master just as dogs do; and are capable of a considerable degree of personal auction. There are even stories of half trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pained to death when by some unavoidable circum stance they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme case must probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training.
The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years, for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away. But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man, and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages. The captive elephant, still roped to tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear. Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food. The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid if two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced. It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothing particular alarming is happening to its companions. When it is eating normally, its own training begins. The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point. Two assistants, mounted on tamed elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant. This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as" Ho f My son", or" Ho ! My father", according to the age and sex of the captive. The elephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions. These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
A mature elephant is only subjected to training when______.
选项
A、it is with other elephants
B、the mahout has established a good relationship with it
C、the animal is feeding normally
D、it needs to be controlled with a sharp pointed stick
答案
C
解析
推理判断题。第二段中讲,因为成年象不易驯服,它们会由于愤怒和恐惧而拒绝进食所以只有当它进食正常了,训练才能开始正常进行。所以选项C是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ZRJd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscuss?
ThoughPaulisdisabled,hemanagedtomovearoundinthehouse.
ThoughPaulisdisabled,hemanagedtomovearoundinthehouse.
Thebestestimateofhumanity’secologicalfootprintsuggeststhatitnowexceedstheEarth’sregenerativecapacitybyaround20
Oneofthemostalarmingthingsaboutthecrisisintheglobalfinancialsystemisthatthewarningsignshavebeenouttherefo
Surgeonswillsoonbeabletoentertheeyetocarryoutoperations—atleastinavirtualsense.Techniquesderivedfromvirtual
Surgeonswillsoonbeabletoentertheeyetocarryoutoperations—atleastinavirtualsense.Techniquesderivedfromvirtual
Surgeonswillsoonbeabletoentertheeyetocarryoutoperations—atleastinavirtualsense.Techniquesderivedfromvirtual
随机试题
颌架
吲哚美辛的化学结构为
下列不属于褥疮诱发因素的是()。
宏观经济管理的手段不包括()。
某股份制商业银行2018年年末资产余额为9341亿元,贷款余额为5657亿元,资本净额为628亿元,核心资本为528亿元,加权风险资产余额为5515亿元,存贷比为73.11%,中央银行规定的法定存款准备金率为17%。该行如果要进一步提高资本充足率,可通
甲公司2017年1月1日以3000万元的价格购入乙公司30%有表决权的股份,对乙公司具有重大影响,另支付相关费用10万元。购入时乙公司可辨认净资产的公允价值为11000万元(与账面价值相等)。乙公司2017年实现净利润600万元。假定不考虑其他因素,该投资
企业每一会计期间的利息资本化金额不应当超过当期相关借款实际发生的利息金额。()
对未成年学生的法制教育负有直接责任的是()。
一切历史冲突的根源在于()。
ItwasabeautifulsummerdayandIwastakingawalkinthedowntownareaofMadrid.WhenIturnedastreet【C1】______Iheardth
最新回复
(
0
)