Question

Have you heard of dodos (渡渡鸟)? The dodo was a large bird. But you might not think it was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. It lived happily and safely until humans arrived in 1505. European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, people found it hard to believe it. The Europeans on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island. A few dodos were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. The humans didn’t know how to protect the birds. They caused the dodos’ extinction (灭绝) . This is how the phrase “as dead as a dodo” came. Because they died out completely, dodos became very well-known. It gave humans a big lesson.

 

1. European sailors discovered dodos in ________.

A. 1505 B. 1507

C. 1681 D. 1700

2. Which of the following about the dodo is TURE according to the passage?

A. It was born on the Island of Mauritius and could fly well.

B. It lived a hard life until humans arrived in 1505.

C. Its population became small only because pigs ate them.

D. It was possible for humans to find a dodo on Mauritius Island before 1681.

3. What’s the correct order about dodos?

a. Many people didn’t believe that dodos couldn’t fly.

b. European sailors discovered dodos on the Island of Mauritius.

c. The Europeans and the pigs found dodos very good to eat.

d. Large numbers of dodos were killed on the island.

A. a-b-c-d B. d-c-b-a

C. b-a-c-d D. b-d-a-c

4. The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us that _____________.

A. the dodo could not fly

B. the dodo was a chicken

C. no living dodos were found

D. it’s important to protect animals

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了先是水手们发现了渡渡鸟，然后人们不相信渡渡鸟不会飞，接下来欧洲人发现渡渡鸟很好吃，最后渡渡鸟就灭绝了，告诫人们一定要保护动物。

1.1】细节理解题. 根据European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean可知水手们发现这种鸟是在1507年发现的，故选B.

2.细节理解题。根据So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island.得知直到1681年如此多的渡渡鸟被杀害，在岛上没有成活的渡渡鸟了。可知在1681年前见到渡渡鸟是可能的，故选D。

3.】细节理解题。根据European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, people found it hard to believe it. The Europeans on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681可知先是水手们发现了渡渡鸟，然后人们不相信渡渡鸟不会飞，接下来欧洲人合住发现渡渡鸟很好吃，最后渡渡鸟就灭绝了，故选C。

4.综合理解题.通读全文，作者写这篇文章的用意是告诫人们一定要保护好动物。故选D。

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