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【题目】Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.

“ Millions of animals die each year on the U. S. roads, ” the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots , an endangered wild cat, exist in the U. S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.

“Eco-passages" may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. “ These ecopassages can be extremely useful，so that wildlife can avoid road accidents ,” said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.

But do animals actually use the eco-passages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an eco-passage that went under a highway. This showed that the lions used the passage.

Builders of eco-passages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders (火蜥蜴)and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.

The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal over-pass ！

【1】The writer uses the example of "ocelots" to show that __________.

A. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents

B. the driving conditions have improved greatly

C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work

D. wild animals have become more dangerous

【2】From the passage, we know an eco-passage is __________.

A. an underground path for cars

B. a fence built for the safety of the area

C. a path for animals to cross the road

D. a bridge for animals to get over a river

【3】When the writer says that animals seem "to be catching on" , he means __________.

A. animals begin to realize the danger on the road

B. animals begin to learn to use eco-passages

C. animals are crossing the road in groups

D. animals are becoming safer

【4】The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when they are traveling because __________.

A. wild animals may cause danger

B. wild animals may jam the road

C. they may kill the animals

D. they may see wild animals on eco-passages

【5】This passage is written to __________.

A. protect the endangered animals

B. call on drivers to be careful when they see animals on the road

C. introduce a new way to help protect wild animals

D. tell us the main reason for the killing of animals in the U. S.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

【1】 推理判断题。考查论点与论据的关系，根据第三段，作者举豹猫的例子是为了说明每年数百万的动物死在路上，故答案A是正确的。

【2】事实细节题。根据第四段的解释可知，eco-passage指的是专门为动物通过马路而设立的通道，故答案选C。

【3】猜测词义题。生态通道的建造者通过在通道上或四周植树使得通道看上去像一个很自然的区域，接着下句说不少动物使用了这种通道，故答案选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，游客或司机在有野生动物的区域的时候，环顾四周可能会发现通道上有野生动物，故答案选D。

【5】主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了建造生态通道保护野生动物，因此主要是介绍了一种保护野生动物的新方法，故答案选C。