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. Apart from any moral considerations this is a
stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later
stage may well turn 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 to assign 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 affection. There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have A. two techniques used for training elephants B. the unhuman method used in training elephants C. how to train the elephant D. through the tough method we cannot train the elephant successfully 更多"16-20 Two main techniques"的相关试题: [单项选择]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. Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn 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 to assign 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 affection. There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pained to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases must proba A. can have unpleasant consequences later B. is the most effective method available C. increases the time it takes to train the animal D. ensures loyal service for years to come [单项选择]16-20
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