4．选A　A项中的"Bedtimes"呼应小标题和下文中的"bedtime"。

　　5．选D　D项内容和上文构成转折关系，用转折连词But连接符合语境，且"getting into bed"与上文相呼应。

第二节 完型填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　An elephant named Bozo was huge but gentle.However, one day Bozo __1__.He almost attacked the man who cleaned his cage, and __2__ children at the circus (马戏团)．So his owner decided to __3__ the giant (巨兽)．

　　 To earn money, the owner held a cruel __4__.He sold tickets to __5__ Bozo's execution (行刑)．On the day, three men rose to aim their guns at the animal.Just before the __6__ was given to shoot, a man stepped out and said to the elephant's owner, "Sir, this is __7__.Bozo isn't a bad elephant."

　　"But he is，" the man argued."We must kill him __8__ he kills someone."

　　"Sir, give me two minutes alone in his cage，" the visitor begged, "and I'll __9__ to you that he isn't a bad elephant."

　　After some moments of discussion, the owner __10__agreed to allow the man in.Before the elephant rushed towards him, the man began to __11__ him.Bozo seemed to immediately __12__ down upon hearing the man's words.After a while, the animal __13__ lifted the man up and carried him around his cage before carefully putting him back at the door.

　　 As the cage door closed __14__ him, the man said to Bozo's owner, "You see, he's a good elephant. His __15__ is that he's an Indian elephant and understands one __16__." He explained Bozo needed someone who could speak his language."Sir, I __17__ that you find someone to come in sometimes and talk to the elephant. If you __18__， you'll have no problems."

　　People also become discouraged and angry when they aren't __19__， but great relationships are formed by people who speak each other's language. When people understand what you understand, you're speaking their language! It's the beginning of true __20__.

　　语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文。一头平时温柔的大象突然变得暴躁起来，为什么呢？因为像人一样，它也需要交流、需要理解。

　　1．A.fled　　　　　　　　　 B．grew

　　C．died D．changed

　　解析：选D　由本空前的"gentle"和本空后的"almost attacked the man"可知，这头大象突然变了。

　　2．A.pleased B．frightened

C．joined D．challenged