Question

Passage 13(2014 江苏南京，D) 

      Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute,Indiana. Last year,he taught his students about the world’s rainforests.They learned that rainforests are important because the plants and animals of the rainforest give us food,wood,and medicine.

      Destruction of the worlds rainforests is a serious problem. Unluckily,rainforests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute!As part of a class project,Myers9 students bought three acres of rainforest in Central America.They paid $25 per acre.The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rainforests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rainforest.

      So last June,Myers and four of his students went on a sevenday trip to visit the rainforests of Costa Rica.“The trip was wonderful.lt was a very exciting experiencesaid Myers.

      At the beginning of the week,the group took a boat ride down a river.They saw alligators and crocodiles.In the middle of the week,a guide took Myers and his students into the rainforest.“The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us,M one of the students said.a It was a great learning experience for all of ussaid Myers.

      Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants,animals,food,and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding,and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano. 

      Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

1. How much did Myers’ students pay for the rainforest they bought?

   A. $25.   B. $75.   C. $80.   D. $2000.

2. What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?

   A. They went into the rainforest.

   B. They bought acres of rainforest.

   C. They took a boat ride down a river.

   D. They visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

3. The word “Destruction” in Paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being      .”

   A. destroyed   B. developed   C. described   D. discovered

4. When the monkeys saw Myers and his students,they       .

   A. felt excited          B. felt angry

   C. jumped off the trees     D. left the rainforest

5. The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students       .

   A. did something to protect rainforests

   B. wanted to buy the rainforest in Costa Rica

   C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

   D. went to the rainforest for various fun activities

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A

Passage 13

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了一个中学老师Mike Myers和 他的学生致力于保护热带雨林。他们在中美洲买了一块热带雨林。 为了能让学生跟热带雨林有更亲密的接触，Mike Myers还组织学生到 雨林探秘。

1. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、四句... Myers’ students bought three acres of rainforest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre.可 知，他们买了三英亩雨林，每英亩25美元，共计75美元。故选B项。

2. C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句...the group took a boat ride down a river.可知，他们是坐船沿着河航行的，故选C项。

3. A词乂猜测题。题干中destruction为名词。develop开发;describe 描述;discover发现。

destroy破坏，由构词特点可知，与destruction属于同根词。故选A项。

4. B细节理解题。根据第四段中The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest.可知，猴子看到Myers和他的学生很不高兴，故选B项。

5. A主旨大意题。Myers和他的学生通过购买三英亩雨林来观察和 了解雨林，目的是要呼吁大家采取行动保护雨林，故选A项。