閱讀理解- 人類與動物的和諧發展

　　鏈接1．（2024全國卷1）

　　Honey(蜂蜜) from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.

　　e honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蠟) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this max, which is deep inside the bee’s nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person ad it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

　　Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

　　【考點】說明文

　　【文章大意】短文介紹了一種特別的鳥類，它獲取食物的方式與其他鳥類不同。

　　56. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

　　A. It's small in size.

　　B. It's hidden in trees.

　　C. It's covered with wax.

　　D. It's hard to recognize.

　　56.【答案】B

　　【試題解析】從短文第1段可知，蜂巢高高掛在樹上，以至于難以發現。因此，正確答案為B選項。

　　【難度】容易

　　57. What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A. A bee.

　　B. A bird.

　　C. A honey seeker.

　　D. A beekeeper.

　　57.【答案】C

　　【試題解析】短文劃線詞前面提到，這種鳥能夠把尋找蜂蜜的動物或者人引到有蜂巢的地方。由此來判斷，C選項與劃線詞的意思相符。因此，正確答案為C選項。

　　【難度】一般

　　58. The honey guide is special in the way_·

　　A. it gets its food

　　B. it goes to church

　　C. it sings in the forest

　　D. it reaches into bees' nests

　　鏈接2. （2024重慶卷）

　　In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren “, John Keynes, economist, rewrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs ,which are indeed what other have , and relative needs ,which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (無止境的) this is not true of absolute

　　Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending id decided by the super- iority He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this derive as the only source of demands

　　Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the den almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.

　　There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality. For example, Porsche famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the mark Priced at over $120,000,it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 200 the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.

　　【試題解析】短文第段提到“He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (無止境的) this is not true of absolute”。由此可知，C選項內容與此相符。因此，正確答案為C選項。

　　【難度】一般

　　73. What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?

　　A. They want to show their superiority

　　B. They find specialty important to meals

　　C. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.

　　D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.

　　73.【答案】D

　　【試題解析】短文第3段提到“The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.”。由此可知，這對夫婦出去就餐的只是改善一下。在四個選項中，D選項內容與此相符。因此，正確答案為D選項。

　　【難度】一般

　　74.What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A. Understanding.

　　B. Increase

　　C. Difference

　　D. Study

　　74.【答案】B

　　【試題解析】根據短文，人們對于質量的需要呈上升的趨勢，由此可推測劃線詞的詞義與B選項的詞義相符。因此，正確答案為B選項。

　　【難度】一般

　　75. The author of the passage that ______.

　　A. absolute needs have no limits

　　B. demands for quality are not insatiable

　　C. human desires influence ideas of quality

　　D. relative needs decide most of our spending

　　75.【答案】A

　　【試題解析】瀏覽全文，短文主要探討的是絕對需要無止境，A選項與此相符。因此，正確答案為A選項。

　　·專項訓練Many animal and plant species have become extinct and many more are in critical danger.

　　Dodo

　　The flightless Dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It lived off fruit fallen from the island's trees and lived unthreatened until humans arrived in 1505. The easily controlled bird .The population of Dodos rapidly decreased and last one was killed in 1681.

　　Rhinos

　　The Rhino（犀牛）horn is a highly priced item for Asian medicine. This has led to the animal being hunted in its natural habitat. Their numbers have rapidly decreased in the last 50 years, and the animals remain under constant threat from poachers（偷獵者）.

　　The Giant Panda

　　The future of the World Wildlife Fund's symbol is far from certain. As few as 1000 remain in the wild． ③The Chinese government has set up 33 panda reserves to protect these beautiful animals and made poaching them punishable with 20 years in prison.

　　Whales

　　The International Whaling Commission is fighting to ensure the survival of the whale species. Despite the fact that one-third the world's oceans have been declared whale sanctuaries（保護區）, 7 out of 13 whale species remain endangeredTigers

　　The last 100 years has seen a 95% reduction in the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5000 and 7000 and the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers are already extinct. The South China tiger is precariously close to disappearing, with only 20 to 30 still alive. Like the Rhino horn, tigers’ bones and organs are sought after for traditional Chinese medicines. These items are traded illegally along with tiger skins.

　　B. The panda's black and white patched coat

　　C. The Rhino horn and tigers’ bones and organs

　　D. The Dodo’s delicious meat

　　4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. The number of South China tigers has reached crisis point.

　　B. Many animals are threatened with extinction as a result of human activity.

　　C. People hunt for the endangered animals for high profit.

　　D. The Whale is the representing mark for the World Wildlife Fund．

　　. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. What caused the animals to go extinct?

　　B. Animal are different

　　C. Weak Animals

　　D.

　　Extinct Animals

　　B

　　At the beginning of the 20th century there were more than a million lions worldwide. Today there are less than 30,000 in the wild. The remaining lions are increasingly thre

　　One man said that in the past, when a lion killed cattle, they killed it on the spot. And now, after the start of the program, the Masai see the lion population growing. Since 2003, only four lions have been killed here. 1. What is this passage mainly about? A. The wildlife in the world. B. Lions and the Masai. C. The reason why lions are killed. D. The living ways of the Masai. 2. What is the aim of the Predator Compensation Program? A. To protect people in the wild. B. To help the Masai protect their farms and cattle. C. To protect lions only. D. To protect the wildlife. 3. Masai tribesmen killed lions before 2003 _______. A. because lions were dangerous for people there B. because dead lions were worth a lot of money C. because they wanted lions’ meat? D. because they wanted to protect their farms and cattle 4. According to the passage, why haven’t Masai tribesmen killed many lions since 2003? A. Because lions don’t eat their cattle any more. B. Because they will be fined if they kill lions there. C. Because if a lion kills their cattle, they will be paid for the dead animals from the fund. D. Because there are less than 30,000 lions in the wild now. 5. What do you think of the Masai? A. Reasonable.???B. Cruel.?? C. Poor.?? D. Stupid.

　　C

　　It was windy and cold when a store owner was sticking a sign above his door that

　　The store owner countered, "You really don't want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.'

　　⑤On hearing this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the store

　　owner and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well myself and the little puppy will need someone who understands!”

　　1. Why does the shop owner stick the sign?

　　A. To advertise all his goods.

　　B. To attract little children.

　　C. To warn about the danger of dogs.

　　D. To keep the wind out.

　　2.Why did the boy become excited when he knew the dog was lame'?

　　A. Because he could buy it at a low price.

　　B. Because he didn't have enough money for a good one.

　　C. Because he had the similar disability .

　　D. Because he found a partner to share his sadness.

　　3. If the boy bought the dog , he would pay for it _________.

　　A. in 15 months

　　B. in 3 months

　　C. in 1 year

　　D. at that time

　　4. The underlined word “countered” can be replaced by _________

　　A. agreed

　　B. insisted

　　C. calculated

　　D. disproved5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. The store owner was cheating the boy by selling him a disabled dog.

　　B. The boy was glad to hear that he could get dog for free.

　　C. The little dog would be happy with the care of the boy.

　　D. The writer told us a sad story about the disabled.

　　·答案速遞

　　A 篇： 1. A 推測題。從文章中的“flightless, lived off fruit fallen from the trees, easily controlled”等這些詞中可推測出Dodo鳥缺少保護自己的能力。

　　. D 細節歸納題。根據文章第二段的“The population of Dodos rapidly decreased and last one was killed in 1681”一句可判斷Dodo是滅絕的動物之一，再根據最后一段中的“The Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers are already extinct”一句可得出其他幾種。

　　. C 細節理解題。文章的第三段和最后一段提到“犀牛角和虎骨及器官”有很高的藥用價值。

　　. D判斷題。從第四段中的“The future of the World Wildlife Fund's symbol is far from certain. ”一句可得出“世界野生動物基金”的圖案標記是“大熊貓”，而不是“鯨”。

　　. B

　　主旨大意題。本文主要講的就是瀕臨滅絕的幾種動物，因此答案為D。

　　B 篇1. B。通讀全文可知，因為獅子經常吃掉Masai人的牲口，所以Masai人殺死獅子從而導致獅子的數量減少，在“捕食性動物補償計劃”實施之后，Masai人得到了補償所以不再殺害獅子，所以文章主要是關于Masai人與獅子之間的關系。 . D。本文雖然主要談論了“捕食性動物補償計劃”怎樣保護獅子，但該計劃并非只是為了保護獅子。第四段中的 We’re trying to find ways in which the wildlife will become something useful to them. 說明“捕食性動物補償計劃”是為了保護所有野生動物的。 D；而由Just as he expected, soon a little boy appeared by the store owner’s sign.也能印證掛牌子的作用是“吸引兒童來買寵物”，故選B。

　　2. C。孩子聽到這個小狗是個殘疾，結合自己的經歷和遭遇，他好像找到了自己的知己，由此孩子感到了自己的責任和理解幫助它的義務，由此感到興奮。文章最后也揭示了孩子這一心理活動。

　　3. A。由于孩子只帶了$2.50，而小狗的價格在文章開始時就提到了，每只$10，既然孩子要全價買下來，那當時是不能付清的；他答應每月還50 cents，那剩下的$7.5還要15個月就能簡單的推算出來了。

　　4. D。根據文章的語境，尤其是店主在此說的話，表明他不相信也不愿意讓孩子買這只小狗，選項中只有disproved表示“反駁”。

　　5. C。選項對包括作者在內的四個人物的行為做了推斷。店主一再申明該寵物是個殘疾，并不想賣給他，所以沒有欺騙孩子；孩子不愿意被送給這個禮物，所以排除B；這個故事敘述了孩子天真、友善的動人故事，并沒有重點描述孩子和小狗的殘疾與痛苦，所以不是什么悲慘的故事。而通過孩子的話語和行為我們可以推斷孩子十分喜愛和同情小狗，他也十分理解它的痛苦，因此肯定會很好的照料它，因此選C。

　　·黃金表達①It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. 據報道，北美的保守派們討論了關于狼群的危害和好處。

　　②One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be wilderndss n. 荒野The mother told her child to chew food.這位母親告訴她的孩子要細嚼食物。eserve n. 保護區

　　This area was once a wildlife reserve.該地區曾是一個野生動物保護區。recariously adv. 不穩定地

　　A soldier leads life precariously.軍人過著非常危險的生活。romote v. 促進，提升

　　The organization works to promote friendship between nations.該組織旨在促進各國之間的友誼。eveal v.展示，顯示

　　The rising curtain revealed a countryside scene.幕啟時展現一幅農村景象。race n.支柱，支架

　　The little girl had braces on her teeth. 這個小女孩牙齒上戴著矯正器。