Question

【题目】Today, nearly 400 animals are listed as threatened or endangered animals in the United States. Many are at risk of becoming extinct or disappearing permanently. Unless efforts to save these vulnerable(易受攻击的) animals succeed, many of the country's greatest creatures will be lost forever. From the facts listed, guess which animals are endangered. Click on the picture to find out more about each of these animals in trouble.

American Crocodile

●American crocodiles are about 12 feet long. They live on land and in shallow water, swamps and marshes.

●American crocodiles like to float in the water with only their eyes and noses above the water surface.

●American crocodiles eat mostly small animals, which they grab with their strong jaws and sharp teeth.

●American crocodiles lay eggs. They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves, or bury them in the sand.

●Some crocodiles help their young hatch, and then carry them to the water in their mouth.

Habitat

Southern Florida, Mexico, Central and South American, Caribbean islands.

Why It's Endangered

Overhunted for its skin and habitat destruction.

Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

●Bighorn sheep can weigh as much as 280 pounds and stand about 3 feet tall.

●They live in dry, desert mountain ranges, near rocky cliffs.

●Bighorn sheep eat grass, twigs and leaves.

●Male sheep are called rams and can be recognized by their huge, brown horns. The horns curl back over the ears, down，and up past the cheeks.

●They live in herds or groups. The male sheep with the biggest horns are usually in charge. Male horns can weigh as much as 30 pounds.

●Males will use their massive horns to fight. The fights can last as long as 24 hours.

●Females are called ewes. They are smaller than rams and have shorter, smaller horns.

Habitat

Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico.

Why It's Endangered

Loss of habitat, hunting illegally, drought and disease.

【1】Where can the article be found according to the passage?

A．Newspaper. B．Website.

C．Student book. D．Magazine.

【2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the description about American crocodiles?

A．American crocodiles live on land and in swamps and marshes.

B．American crocodiles hide their eggs under leaves, or bury them in the sand.

C．American crocodiles grab small animals with their strong jaws and sharp teeth.

D．American crocodiles like to float with their eyes and nose below the water surface.

【3】Where can we find both American crocodiles and Bighorn sheep according to the passage?

A．Southern Florida. B．California.

C．Mexico. D．West Texas.

【4】Rams make use of their massive horns to ________.

A．master the herds B．show their beauty

C．fight with others D．hunt for food

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析:这篇文章讲述越来越多的动物处于易受攻击或者是灭绝、消失的危险境地中，作者就美国鳄鱼和半岛大角羊这两种正处于危险中的动物来介绍更多有关他们的信息。

【1】细节理解题。从文中第一段Click on the picture to find out more about each of these animals in trouble.点击这图片找出关于这些处于困境中动物的更多信息。从click点击可以看出，这篇文章是在网站上的。故选B。

【2】细节推断题。排除法。在介绍的American Crocodile部分：选项A，从第一句话，They live on land and in shallow water, swamps and marshes.他们居住在陆地和浅水地，沼泽湿地。故A正确；选项B，从第四句话，They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves, or bury them in the sand.他们把蛋藏在细枝和树叶下面，或者把他们埋在沙里面。故B正确；选项C，从第三句话American crocodiles eat mostly small animals, which they grab with their strong jaws and sharp teeth.美国鳄鱼大多数吃小动物，他们用强硬的嘴和锋利的牙齿抓取小动物。故C正确；选项D，从第二句话American crocodiles like to float in the water with only their eyes and noses above the water surface. 美洲鳄喜欢浮在水里只将他们的眼睛和鼻子露出水面。不是below,故D不正确。故选D。

【3】细节分析题。从American Crocodile的Habitat，Southern Florida, Mexico, Central and South American, Caribbean islands.可知鳄鱼的栖息地在佛罗里达州南部、 墨西哥、 中美洲和南美洲，加勒比群岛。从Peninsular Bighorn Sheep的Habitat，Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico. 可知大角羊的栖息地是在内华达州和加利福尼亚州到德克萨斯州西部和南进入到墨西哥。故在墨西哥都可以找到这两种动物，故选C。

【4】细节分析题。从Peninsular Bighorn Sheep的Males will use their massive horns to fight. The fights can last as long as 24 hours. 雄性羊会使用他们巨大的尖角去战斗。战斗可以持续长达 24 小时。故选C。