A mom has taken to Facebook in hopes that someone has seen the precious elephant memento(纪念物) she lost during her family’s trip to Disney World.

In her post, Liz Atkinson described the missing item as an elephant toy with a small bag on his back. Inside the small bag was a smaller bag filled with her 7-year-old son’s ashes(骨灰). “Our son, Gabryel passed away before we could make it to Disney,” Liz explained. “For his birthday this year we took our surviving son, Sebastyan, on the trip. Gabryel was given this elephant in the NICU. He slept with it every night and since his passing my husband and I have had it in our bed with us. His name is Bruce.”

“The trip was a bit busy with 3 different cities and hotels and sad feelings came back at some point with all of the emotions, making me really struggle with simple memory tasks,” the post continued. Liz has specified some of the locations where she believes they may have lost track of Bruce the elephant. “Sebastyan is distraught and my husband and I feel ashamed,” the mom said. “I struggle with the idea of being a nurse and not being able to save my son — I’ve lost him and now I’ve lost some of his ashes… there’s no worse feeling for a mom.”

On the bright side, Liz’s Facebook post has been getting a lot of attention. She even said that some volunteers have been pinning (别上) photos of Bruce everywhere in the hopes that someone has seen him. “People I have never met have spent so much time helping — they’ve spent hours searching,” she said. “There are not enough ‘thank yous’ for everyone.”

1.What can we know about the elephant memento?

A It was bought by Liz Atkinson.

B It was in the NICU at the present time.

C It was brought to many countries.

D It means a lot to the family.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“Inside the small bag was a smaller bag filled with her 7-year-old son’s ashes.”和倒数第二句的“He slept with it every night and since his passing my husband and I have had it in our bed with us.”可知，这个毛绒大象玩具里面装着她儿子的骨灰，并且她儿子生前每晚都带着它睡觉，自从他去世后，这对夫妇就一直把它放在床上，因此这个玩具对这家人意义重大。故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “distraught” mean?

A Energetic.

B Upset.

C Determined.

D Active.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“my husband and I feel ashamed”可知，Gabryel的骨灰丢了使得他兄弟Sebastyan也很伤心。故选B。

3.What can we know from the last paragraph?

A People are trying to help Liz find Bruce.

B Volunteers will soon find the missing elephant.

C Not many people read Liz’s Facebook post.

D Bruce is seen by a volunteer in Disney World.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“some volunteers have been pinning (别上) photos of Bruce everywhere in the hopes that someone has seen him”以及“People I have never met have spent so much time helping”可知，人们在帮她寻找这个大象玩偶Bruce。故选A。

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A Woman Struggled With The Idea Of Being A Nurse.

B Woman Was Having A Family Trip At Disney World.

C Mom Searches For Toy Containing Her Son’s Ashes.

D Mom Lost Her Beloved Son Recently.

解析：选C。C主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文讲了爱荷华州的一位母亲正在寻找在迪斯尼乐园之旅中丢失的装有他儿子骨灰的大象玩具。故选C。