Question

【题目】I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people, It would be hard to find a person who is neutral( 中立的 ),or simply doesn’t care one way or the other, What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear.

Snakes are quite useful, but that doesn’t seem to matter, Snakes help control the population of mice. Without snakes, perhaps we would find mice everywhere, Most of us, however, would rather see a mouse than a snake, The poison argument( 毒性的争论 )is a strong one, Some snakes are poisonous, and this causes people’s death , However, the poisonous snakes are only a small number. We can’t say all the snakes are bad just because of a few dangerous ones. And what do we do with the people who really like snakes? They like snakes even more strongly than we dislike them. These people learn about them, find them out, and watch them carefully, Why? The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded, They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend.

Whatever the reason for our like or dislike, snakes do something good in the circle of life.

They would prefer to be left alone, and that is what we should do, If you’re lucky, you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime, That would be fine with most of us.

【1】How does the writer describe the appearance of snakes?

A. Something even without legs.

B. Something not popular among people.

C. A person who is neutral.

D. A person who cares about nothing.

【2】Which of the following shows that most people dislike snakes?

A. They welcome snakes as their best friends.

B. They would rather see a mouse than a snake.

C. They wonder why snakes can cause great fear.

D. They learn about snakes and watch them carefully.

【3】Although some snakes are poisonous, _______.

A. they cause many people’s death

B. they control the population of mice

C. they are not dangerous to people

D. they are only a small number

【4】The last paragraph seems to tell us that the writer _______.

A. dislikes snakes

B. has the best luck

C. loves snakes

D. prefers to be left alone

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

蛇是一种令很多人都感到害怕的动物，但作者给我们纠正了很多关于蛇的误解，其实蛇对于维持自然界的生态平衡有很大的作用。

【1】推理判断题。短文第一段What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear中所说的“没有腿的东西”指的就是蛇，由此可知应选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段Most of us, however, would rather see a mouse than a snake“人们宁愿看到老鼠，也不愿看到蛇”，这句话表明了人们对蛇的厌恶。故应选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文第二段Some snakes are poisonous, and this causes people’s death , However, the poisonous snakes are only a small number.可知，虽然有些蛇是有毒的，甚至能导致人的死亡，但其实毒蛇只是少数。由此可知应选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据短文最后一段They would prefer to be left alone, and that is what we should do, If you’re lucky, you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime, That would be fine with most of us，这句话中提到“我们应该让蛇独自呆着（不要打扰他们）”，还有lucky幸运的等可以看出，作者是喜欢蛇这种动物的。故应选C。