The Eskimo doesn’ t seem to care much about the welfare of his dogs because ().
A. he is naturally cruel to animals
B. he thinks of them as workers rather than peers
C. he dislikes his quarrelsome dogs
D. his dogs can endure extreme cold
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It is also, perhaps, the gentlest, but not (41) . Elephants (42) for a long time--fifty or sixty years. They never forget great sadness or great happiness. A female elephant dies, her daughters and her granddaughters are (43) for many months. Elephants live in families--families of females (母系家族). There will be a few young males--" baby boy". But they will soon (44) their families when they grow up. An elephant family (45) only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers. The females stay together all their (46) . The older ones (47) the younger ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example. And (48) happens to male elephants A bull (雄) elephant doesn’t often have a friend. He lives (49) . Sometimes the females call a bull. He can (50) them then, but soon his "wives" and sisters send him away again.
A. beat
B. visit
C. receive