题目内容
18.Twelve years ago,a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco,California,visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.In one area of the rainforest,he watched a bird flying through the trees.The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him.But weeks later,back home,Rhett Butler got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited.That experience led Rhett Butler to begin writing a book about rainforests and threats to their existence.But he did not publish the book.Instead,in 1999,he used his research for the book to create a website.The site is Mongabay.Com.His purpose was to inform the public about tropical rainforests.But the subject quickly developed.As a former businessman,he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.
The popularity of Mongabay.Com attracted advertisers.Small ads on the site pay for its operations.Mongabay.Com has grown and led to other sites.For example,there is a site for children which is called kids.Mongabay.Com.Another one,WildMadangascar.org,is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place.
To keep his website going,he travels around the world on several major trips each year.His working tools are a laptop computer,cameras and sometimes diving equipment.He often calls on experts for information.For example,he interviewed Alison Jolly,a top experts on lemurs(狐猴).He interviewed Rodney Jackson,a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.
Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers,students and teachers.In April,Time.Com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.
36.What's the main idea of the passage?D
A.How Rhett Butler made his website popular.
B.Rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.
C.How Rhett Butler protected rare animals.
D.Rhett Butler and his website.
37.Rhett Butler didn't publish his book about rainforests becauseA.
A.he wanted to use the information to create a website
B.he didn't want to become a writer
C.the book was not about rainforest protection
D.making websites earns more money than writing books
38.Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay.Com?B
A.It was set up in 1999.
B.Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.
C.At least two related websites grew from it.
D.It attracted many advertisers.
39.To keep his website going,Rhett ButlerC.
A.kept visiting the rainforest
B.raised rare snow leopards
C.traveled around and interviewed experts
D.made a great number of advertisements
40.We can learn from the passage thatA.
A.Mongabay.Com was loved by researchers as well as students
B.kids.Mongabay.Com.has many stories written by kids
C.Wild Madagascar.org is better known than Mongabay.Com
D.Rodney Jackson was once a businessman.
分析 本文主要介绍Rhett Butler为了保护热带雨林,创建了Mongabay网站.为了更新和丰富网站知识,他旅游世界,拜访专家.最终使得Mongabay网站成为研究者,学生和老师网上一个最喜欢的地方.
解答 36--40 DABCA
36.D 主旨大意题.本文主要介绍Rhett Butler及他如何创建Mongabay网站,及为了更新和丰富网站知识,他旅游世界,拜访专家.故选D.
37.A 细节理解题.根据第二段But he did not publish the book.Instead,in 1999,he used his research for the book to create a website可知,他使用他所获得的研究来创办一个网站.故选A.
38.B 细节理解题.根据第二段Instead,in 1999,he used his research for the book to create a website可知,A项正确;根据第三段For example,there is a site for children which is called kids.Mongabay.Com.Another one,WildMadangascar.org,is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place可知,C项正确;根据第三段The popularity of Mongabay.Com attracted advertisers可知,D项正确.唯独B项没有提到.故选B.
39.C 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段To keep his website going,he travels around the world on several major trips each year…He often calls on experts for information可知,为了更新网站和丰富网站,他旅游世界,拜访专家.故选C.
40.A 推理判断题.根据最后一段Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers,students and teachers可知,Mongabay网站的故事使它成为研究者,学生和老师网上一个最喜欢的地方.故选A.
点评 人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一.这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类.这两类阅读材料一般较长,即词数多,而且命题也较多,特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多.在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂,题目不好做的感觉.因此,在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上,注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系,细节与主题的关系,用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等,这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点.至于事实细节题的解答,同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.
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