题目内容
8.Thousands of years ago,people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food.Over time,people began to catch the animals and raise them.(36)B(37)A For example,people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily.People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals.Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals'genes.(38)D Each new generation of horses would show more of these chosen characteristics.
Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.This variety didn't exist in the horse population before domestication(驯养).The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds-typically reaching only one meter tall.(39)F Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 300hundred years ago.People bred these heavy,tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.
(40)C For example,horses were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture.Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently.Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time.
A.As people began to tame and ride horses,they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable
characteristics.
B.This was the first step in domestication.
C.The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies.
D.So as the domesticated horses reproduced,they passed the characteristics on to their young.
E.We know that all over the world there are so many horses.
F.With short,strong legs,the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts(矿井)with low ceilings.
G.What do you order your horse to do?
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了人类驯养野马的起源和过程,马的驯养对社会产生了很大的影响.
解答 36.B.推理判断题.根据前文Over time,people began to catch the animals and raise them可知这是驯化的第一步;故选B.
37.A.推理判断题.根据后文For example,people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily可知当人们开始驯服和骑马时,他们选择保留动物那些更可取的特点;故选A.
38.D.推理判断题.根据后文Each new generation of horses would show more of these chosen characteristics可知因此,当驯养的马繁殖时,它们的特征传递给它们的后代;故选D.
39.F.推理判断题.根据后文 Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 300hundred years ago.People bred these heavy,tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads可知这些马有短小但却强壮的腿,能从矿井拉煤;故选F.
40.C.推理判断题.根据后文For example,horses were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture.Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently可知马的驯养对社会产生了很大的影响;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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