题目内容
18.Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big,tough African elephants running away,a new study says.Beehives (蜂窝)-either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer's crops.In 2002,scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them.Today,Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops.But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms,she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.
Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder.Then she threw a stone into the beehive,which burst into life.Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down.Next,Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a close to each family.
From a distance,Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera.Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds.Out of a total of 17groups,only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees.Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them.When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families,the animals were undisturbed.Even after four minutes,most of the groups stayed in one place.
Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times.She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know,but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers.She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.
60.We know from the passage that elephants may he frightened ofD.
A.loud noises B.some crops
C.video cameras D.angry bees
61.As mentioned in the passage,LucyB
A.works by herself in Africa
B.needs to test more elephant groups
C.has stopped elephants eating crops
D.has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms
62.Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?A
A.To record the sound of bees.
B.To make a video of elephants.
C.To see if elephants would run away.
D.To find out more about the behavior of bees.
63.Which of the following is true according to the passage?C
A.Young elephants ignore African honeybees.
B.Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.
C.Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.
D.Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.
分析 本文是说明文,一项最新的研究表明大象会害怕蜜蜂,为了让农民利用蜜蜂的声音防止大象破坏庄稼,Lucy做了实验,实验表明大象对于蜜蜂的声音是畏惧的,但是为了更有效的证明它的效果,Lucy还要进一步进行研究.
解答 60.D 细节理解题:根据文章第一段的第一个句子:Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big,toughAfrican elephants running away,a new study says.可知大象可能害怕愤怒的蜜蜂的声音.故选D.
61.B 细节理解题:根据文章最后一段的第二行的句子:She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know,but her initial(最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers.可知Lucy需要检测更多的大象群,故选B.
62.A 细节理解题:根据文章第三段的句子:Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya andset up a recorder.Then she threw a stone into the beehive,which burst intolife.可知Lucy向野生蜂窝扔石头,是让它们发疯从而记录下蜜蜂的声音,故选A.
63.C 细节理解题:根据文章第二段的第一句"In 2002,scientist Lucy King and her team found thatelephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them."可知,大象不会靠近有蜜蜂的树;根据倒数第二段的句子"Lucy reported that all the young elephantsimmediately ran to their mothers to hide under them."可知,小象也害怕蜜蜂;根据"When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead ofthe angry bees to many of the same elephant families,the animals wereundisturbed.Even after four minutes,most of the groups stayed in one place."可知,是瀑布的声音让大象呆在同样的地方,不是瀑布,而文章也没有说农民不让Lucy在他们的田地做实验.故选C.
点评 解答细节理解题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案;推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思,又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断,力求从作者的角度去考虑,不要固守自己的看法或观点.
A. | it; that; whose | B. | it; that it takes; whose | ||
C. | it for; that it takes; whose | D. | it; when; that |
Music has always been a great love of mine and,in my 20s,when my(21)sickness was more manageable,I (22)enjoyed ten years as a professional singer in restaurants,playing and singing folk songs.(23)Unfortunatelythat was years ago and times have changed.(24)Now I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago,I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to (25)makeupfor my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).(26)As I needed to sleep in the afternoons,I was limited in my(27)choices.I decided that I would consider(28)goingback to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians,so I was(29)recognized when I went into our local music store.I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of (30)money to get started.And(31)oftenyou find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can (32)actuallyuse.
When I told the owner of the shop about my(33)idea; he gave me a long thoughtful(34)look."This means a lot to you,doesn't it?"he said."Come with me."
He led me (35)through the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand (36)lovingly on his treasure and said,"I have 800karaoke songs in here.You can take your (37)pick and I'll record them for you.That should get you started."
I(38)couldhavecried.Thanking him,I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose(39)theones that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help.
Hiskindness still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra,when I have the chance.
21.A.loneliness | B.sadness | C.tiredness | D.sickness |
22.A.set | B.enjoyed | C.kept | D.shared |
23.A.Gladly | B.Eventually | C.Unfortunately | D.Surprisingly |
24.A.Now | B.Then | C.Sometime | D.Meanwhile |
25.A.add up to | B.make up for | C.get rid of | D.take advantage of |
26.A.If | B.As | C.Though | D.Before |
27.A.movement | B.condition | C.choices | D.positions |
28.A.reaching out | B.living up | C.getting on | D.going back |
29.A.recognized | B.interviewed | C.found | D.invited |
30.A.money | B.time | C.energy | D.knowledge |
31.A.thus | B.once | C.seldom | D.often |
32.A.actually | B.hardly | C.nearly | D.formerly |
33.A.job | B.family | C.idea | D.offer |
34.A.face | B.view | C.look | D.sight |
35.A.over | B.along | C.towards | D.through |
36.A.unhappily | B.lovingly | C.pitifully | D.gratefully |
37.A.pick | B.turn | C.role | D.step |
38.A.had to cry | B.ought to cry | C.should have cried | D.could have cried |
39.A.more | B.the ones | C.few | D.the rest |
40.A.courage | B.devotion | C.kindness | D.trust. |
Travelers have traditionally fought this(30)problemwith sleeping pills or alcohol.There are actually healthier ways that can work just as (31)effectively.
For example,the moment you get on the airplane,start (32)adjustingyour biological block to the destination's time.If it's daytime in your destination,try to stay(33)awake.Walking around the cabin(客舱) can be of help.When it's nighttime,try to sleep.In that case,eat before the flight,(34)oran empty stomach will prevent you from sleeping.These tips will help you start a new (35)cycleof sleep and wakefulness.
28.A.flight | B.change | C.demand | D.climate |
29.A.suffering from | B.working on | C.looking into | D.leading to |
30.A.danger | B.problem | C.waste | D.fear |
31.A.briefly | B.slowly | C.suddenly | D.effectively |
32.A.checking | B.sending | C.adjusting | D.stopping |
33.A.awake | B.alone | C.hungry | D.calm |
34.A.though | B.so | C.whole | D.or |
35.A.understanding | B.cycle | C.research | D.trend. |
A. | the clever of whom | B. | the cleverer of whom | ||
C. | the cleverer of them | D. | the more clever of them |
A. | will teach | B. | teach | C. | are taught | D. | will be taught |