Question

【题目】David, a French priest(牧师)of thirty-six, was sent to China by the church in 1872.He did well in the natural and social science besides his religious activities(宗教活动)。He was also very interested in the rare wild animals and plants in China.

On May 4th, 1879, after searching half a month in the western part of Baoxing, Sichuan the hunters hired(雇用)by David succeeded in bringing him a "black-and-white bear". "The bear is extremely lovely", he wrote in his diary excitedly. Meanwhile, he felt it might be a new species (物种)never discovered by scientists.

He then decided to send it to Paris for a further study. Unfortunately the poor "black-and white" bear died of Jolts(颠簸)of the mountain roads and the climatic (气候)change. He had to send its pelt (皮毛)to the National Museum in Paris for display (展览)。In fact, the so-called "black-and white" bear was neither a bear nor a cat. After a complete study, Milla Edwards, head of the museum, judged that it was a new species. He gave the "giant panda".

The discovery made the world excited and Baoxing was also made famous for "home of the giant panda"

【1】【1】From the passage we can see that David mainly came to China to ____.

A. learn Chinese science and history B. look for a panda for church

C. do something on religion(宗教) D. study the wild animals and plants in China

【2】【2】The word "rare" in this passage means ____.

A. very hard to find B. worth no money C. easy to find D. running very fast

【3】【3】The first giant panda was caught ____.

A. by David, a French priest B. quite by accident

C. with a lot of difficulty D. after the hunters followed it for half a month

【4】【4】Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. The giant panda died when it was on display.

B. David had never seen a giant panda before.

C. Milla was sure the animal was neither a bear nor a cat.

D. The discovery made the world excited with interest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】【1】C

【2】【2】A

【3】【3】B

【4】【4】A

【解析】

【1】【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段可知，他来中国主要是为了进行与宗教有关的活动。故选C。

【2】【2】A 词义猜测题。rare是“稀有的、珍稀”的意思，而且可以根据全文进行推测，故选A。

【3】【3】B 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，那些猎人是很偶然的抓到大熊猫的。故选B。

【4】【4】A细节理解题。 Unfortunately the poor “black-and white” bear died of Jolts (颠簸) of the mountain roads and the climatic (气候) change.根据这句可知，大熊猫是在路上死的，所以A错误。