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令学利网 学科网原针，让李司更客易！ JP.ZXXK.COM 学科网精品频道全力推荐 专题04阅读理解BC+七选五+短文改错必练(2) 阅读理解 B (2023秋.辽宁沈阳-高三校联考期末)At22,I'd been working as a zookeeper at Perth Zoo for just over a year.I'd been working with crocodiles,but I'd always loved elephants.They were such intelligent animals.So,as soon as the job came up to care for them,I jumped at the opportunity. The pair,Tricia and Tanya,both aged around 14,were wary (of me at first.They even started roaring at me on the first night I locked them up in their enclosure ()and Tricia tried to pin me against a wall!But I'd spent long enough working with animals to know you should never show any weakness."I'm not afraid of you two,"I told them in a loud voice.Over the following weeks.they started warming to me,so I introduced some games.I'd get them to run after me around the yard,screaming at the top of their lungs.I'd also hide from them in the blind spot directly behind their ears.Tricia turned out to be a real gentle giant.Soon every time I walked into the enclosure,she'd be sniffing (me all over,flapping her ears and trying to pull me close with her trunk.We'd formed a close bond. It was hard saying goodbye when my wife and I moved to Darwin."I'll miss you,"I told them,rubbing their trunks.Years passed and I worked with a lot of different animals in wildlife parks.But I never forgot about Tricia and Tanya. When I turned 72.my family decided to book a breakfast with the elephants at Perth Zoo for a family celebration."You wouldn't believe it,but Tricia's still there,"my brother-in-law told me."She'll be celebrating her 60th birthday!"More than four decades had passed since I worked with Tricia.I wondered if she'd remember me.I was excited when we left our home in Bakers Hill,WA.for the special breakfast.My brother-in-law had told them about our history,so Tricia's keeper,Kirsty,invited me into the enclosure.I got teary when I saw her. "Happy birthday!Do you miss me?I asked.I was overjoyed when Tricia started flapping her ears and sniffing