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【题目】(Reuters) — A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.

Over the years, more than 400 people have said they saw the half-man, half-ape (半猿) Yeren in a remote, mountainous area of the central province of Hubei, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

Expeditions (探险) in the 1970s and 1980s found hair, a footprint, and a sleeping nest suspected of belonging to the Yeren, but there has been no conclusive proof, the report added.

Witnesses describe a creature that walks upright and is more than 2 meters tall with grey, red or black hair all over its body, Xinhua said.

Now the Hubei Wild Man Research Association is looking for volunteers from around the world to join them on another expedition to look for the Yeren.

“We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process,” Luo Baosheng, vice president of the group, told Xinhua.

But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money, so there is no timetable yet for when they may start, the report added.

China is no stranger to cryptozoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. For example, Tibetans have long talked about the existence of the Yeti (喜马拉雅雪人), or “Abominable Snowman”, in the high mountains of their snowy homeland.

【1】What the volunteers for this expedition need most is _____.

A. experience B. enthusiasm

C. confidence D. devotion

【2】The timetable for starting the trip depends on _____.

A. the number of explorers

B. government’s support

C. the finance

D. local people’s guiding

【3】According to the text, the underlined word “cryptozoology” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. the study of mysterious animals

B. the study of human beings

C. dangerous expeditions

D. tourism industry

【4】What would be the best title for this text?

A. Volunteers for an expedition needed

B. Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot

C. International cooperation in finding wild man

D. Yeren appeared in Hubei again

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：中国科学家和探索者正在寻求国际帮助，寻找中国的Bigfoot。

【1】D推理判断题。根据第六段We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process, 我们希望团队成员投入, 在这个过程中将会有很多的辛勤工作,故选D。

【2】C推理判断题。根据第七段But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money,但是首先这团队将不得不提出大约10 million yuan，正与公司和其他机构获得钱，即依赖于财政。故选C。

【3】A词义猜测题。根据最后一段前两句China is no stranger to cryptozoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. 中国对传奇并不陌生。这里有许多关于神秘的故事,这样的恶魔生物在偏远地区。即对神秘动物的研究。故选A。

【4】B主旨大意题。根据第一段A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.

一群中国科学家和探索者正在寻求国际帮助，组织一次对中国的Bigfoot的新探索。故选B。