题目内容
6.Easter is still a great day for worship(敬拜),candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs,but every year it gets quite a bit worse for rabbits.And no,not because the kids like to pull their ears.The point is because of weather change,and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five kinds of rabbits in the US.
Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit as an example.It lives on the islands,but it is seriously affected(影响)now by rising sea levels.According to the Center for Biological Diversity,an ocean level rise of 0.9-meter would destroy their living place completely.
The snowshoe hare,on the other hand,has a color problem.Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer,which gives them better cover from predators (捕食者).As the number of days with snow becoming less,more and more rabbits are being left in white fur during the days of both fall and spring,making them an easier mark for predators.
American pikas or rock rabbits might be the first of these species to go die out because of the weather change.Pikas live high in the cool,damp mountains.As global temperatures rise,they would naturally move to higher ground-but they already live on the mountaintops.They can't go any higher.The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their living place heats up.
The volcano rabbit has the same problem.Recent studies have shown that their lower living place has already moved upward about 700meters,but there are not right plants for them to move higher,so they have to stay in the middle.
Native to the US,pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1pound and live in the American West.They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world.Their living places have been destroyed by development.They also live on winter cover,but lesser snowfall is leaving them unprotected.
All of these give new meaning to dressing up in a huge rabbit costume(服装)this Easter.
56.Why does the writer mention Easter at the beginning of the passage?A
A.To raise the problem about rabbits.
B.To remind people of Easter traditions.
C.To show the importance of Easter Day.
D.To discuss the relationship between Easter and rabbits.
57.Why can some rabbits be easily discovered by predators now?B
A.Because they have moved to the places with fewer plants.
B.Because they can hardly live on color cover as before.
C.Because they can't change their color into white.
D.Because they are left to more skillful hunters.
58.What is the problem faced by rock rabbits and volcano rabbits?C
A.They are both affected by less snow.
B.Neither of them can find enough food.
C.Neither of them can move to higher place.
D.They are both affected by rising sea levels.
59.What can you infer from the passage?D
A.Predators are more skillful than before.
B.The weather is getting much hotter now.
C.There will be no rabbit costume for Easter soon.
D.People should care more about the rabbit problem.
分析 每年复活节可爱兔子给大家带来了多少欢乐,然而随着全球温暖趋势的加剧,这种给我们带来的愉悦兔子也不可避免地受到了一定的影响.不久的将来,复活节上兔子的服饰也会因此而有所变化.
解答 56.A 逻辑推理题.根据文章第一段中的…gets quite a bit worse for rabbits和第二段中的And no,not because the kids like…可知,第一段提到复活节的目的是引出下文关于兔子的话题,故答案应为A项.
57.B 逻辑推理题.从第二段可知,受气候变化的影响,兔子们遭遇了困境.另外第三段提到的Lower Keys Marsh rabbit和第四段提到的the snowshoe hare都反映出它们对气候变化的不适应才是造成它们受困的原因,所以答案为B项.
58.C 细节理解题.根据第五段中的..they would naturally migrate(迁移)to higher ground-but they…They can't go any higher.和第六段中的…but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher…可知,这两种兔子濒临灭绝的原因是它们都无法进一步迁移到更高的地方.所以答案为C项.
59.D 推测理解题.从第一段中的…gets quite a bit worse for bunnies以及全文字里行间作者对兔子的遭遇的表述可以看出,作者对有些兔子濒临灭绝的现状是很担心的,很关切的(concerned),即呼吁人们应该多关注兔子的问题.故答案D符合文意.
点评 重点对本文第四段长难句进行分析:Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer,each designed to give them better cover from predators(捕食者).句意:大多数这种兔子会把冬天时的白色皮毛变成夏季的棕色,每一种颜色的变化是为了让他们更好地避免捕食者的发现.designed是非谓语,与其逻辑主语each构成被动关系,故用过去分词作状语.此外由于each和句子主语most of these rabbits不是同一事物,因此这种非谓语结构在语法上被称之为独立主格结构.
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