Question

10．Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute，Indiana．Last year，he taught his students about the world's rain forests．They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food，wood，and medicine．
Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem．Unluckily，rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute!As part of a class project，Myers'students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America．They paid $25 per acre．The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed．The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest．
So last June，Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river．They saw alligators and crocodiles．In the middle of the week，a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest．"The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest．They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at e us，"one of the students said，"It was a great learning experience for all of us，"said Myers．
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants，animals，food，and culture．During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities．They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding，and visited Costa Rica's active volcano．
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids．
36．How much did Myers'students pay for the rain forest they bought？B
   A．￥25                 B．￥75            C．￥80           D．￥2000
37．What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip？C
A．They went into the rain forest．  
B．They bought acres of rain forest．
C．They took a boat ride down a river．   
D．They visited Costa Rica's active volcano．
38．The word"Destruction"in paragraph 2probably means"the process of beingA．"
A．destroyed           B．developed        C．described       D．discovered．
39．When the monkeys saw Myers and his students，theyB
A．felt excited          B．felt angry        C．jumped off the trees    D．left the rain forest
40．The passage mainly shows that Myers and his studentsA
A．did something to protect rain forest
B．wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C．were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D．went to the rain forest for various fun activities．

Answer 1

分析 Mike Myers是美国印第安纳州泰瑞豪特地区Chauncey Rose中学的一名老师．去年他教学生关于世界雨林的知识，他们了解到雨林对我们很重要，因为那里的植物和动物为我们提供食物、木材和药品．
    世界雨林的破坏是一个严重的问题．不幸地是，雨林在以每分钟80英亩的速度在消失．作为班级计划的一部分，Myers的学生在美国中心买了三英亩的雨林，每英亩25美元．他们希望买的这块地能被保护不受破坏．学生们对雨林如此地感兴趣以至于决定更近距离地看看这片雨林．
    所以，去年六月Myers和他的四名学生乘船下河，他们看到了鳄鱼类动物．在一个星期的中间，一个向导带着他们来到雨林．"猴子们不高兴我们来到它们的森林，它们折断小树枝来扔我们．"其中的一名学生说． Myers说，"这对我们所有人来说都是一个很棒的学习经历．"．
    每个学生都选了哥斯达黎加的特别的东西，来学习关于那里的植物、动物、食物和文化．最后几天他们有时间做一些有趣的活动．他们去激流漂流、骑马，参观哥斯达黎加的活火山．Myers希望每年都有这样的旅行，和不同的孩子一起．

解答 36．B 根据短文第二段，Myers的学生在美国中心买了三英亩的雨林，每英亩25美元．可知总共75元，故选B．
37．C 根据短文第三段，去年六月Myers和他的四名学生乘船下河，他们看到了鳄鱼类动物．可知在旅程的开始，他们乘船下河，故选C．
38．A 根据短文第二段，世界雨林的破坏是一个严重的问题．可知Destruction的意思是"破坏"，故选A．
39．B 根据短文第三段"猴子们不高兴我们来到它们的森林，它们折断小树枝来扔我们．"可知猴子对我们的到来感到很生气，故选B．
40．A 综合整篇短文，讲述的是和他的学生们为保护雨林所做的一些事情，故选A．

点评 这是一篇保护环境的短文阅读，里面有一些表示地点的专有名词，对学生来说有一定的难度．做题时可以跳过这些单词，理解文章大意即可．