Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 　　Did unicorns ever really exist?This is a question that re-mains unanswered today．Some believe that，like the dragon，the unicorn never existed and was simply an animal from afairy tale or mythology'．Others believe that the unicorn stillexists in remote regions of the earth,and can be seen only bypeople of exceptional virtue and honesty．There are still others who believethat the unicorn was a type of sacred animalthat came to earth from heaven and eventually became a human in order to survive．Someday,they believe,these humans will become unicorns once again．A final point of view isthat．like the dinosaur,unicorns once existed but became extinct．This theory suggests that because the unicom's horn（角）was used as a type of medicine,humans hunted the ani-mal out of existence． 　　Animals such as the narwhal may provide evidence（证据）,or give us a clue,that unicorns once existed on earth．The male narwhal is a huge sea creature that can be found in the Arctic seas．This animal has a single horn,or tusk,that projects from its forehead-similar to that of the unicom．In fact,in the seventeenth century,people often confused（混淆）the narwhal's tusk with the horn of the unicorn．The similarity of the male narwhal to the unicom has led some people to believe that perhaps the unicorn is the narwhal's ancestor,or vice versa（反之亦然）．Although narwhals have also been hunted for centuries,they may have escaped extinction for different reasons:they are only found in certain parts of the world,and are hunted by only a relatively small number ofpeople． (1) Which of the following is not a belief about unicorns mentioned in the reading ________ [　　] A． Unicorns were hunted by humans and became extinct． B． Some humans became unicorns in order to survive． C． Today,only very honest people can see unicorns． D． Unicorns never existed and they were nothing but fairy animals． (2) It's believed,according to the passage,that ________ isrelated to the unicorn． [　　] A． a male sea creature called the narwhal B． a male whale easily found in every part of the oceans C． the dinosaur which has died out completely D． A dragon only found in certain parts of the world (3) The narwhal________ [　　] A． still exists,for nobody have hunted them B． is now extinct like unicorns C． lives in a very cold habitat D． has escaped extinction by traveling to Arctic Oceans (4) We are sure to say that________ [　　] A． the narwhal provides us evidence that the unicorn exists in the present day B． either the unicorn is the narwhal's ancestor or the narwhal is the unicorn's ancestor C． unicorns can only be seen by honest and virtuous people D． the single horn on the unicorn looks like that ofthe narwhal

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．D;
解析：

(1)	细节理解考查。其他选项文中皆提到。
(2)	细节理解题。由最后一段第五句得出。
(3)	细节理解题。由最后一段第二句中the Arctic seas得知。
(4)	细节理解题。由最后一段第四句得出。