Question

Passage 11 (2014 安徽，D) 

       North American black bears are shy animals.They are fearful by nature,and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this,it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.

       In order to study black bears,researchers from New Jersey,the USA. catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear,take blood to test for diseases,remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies,researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey,how long they live,and how many babies they produce.

       But in Minnesota,the USA. researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers’s voices and they are not afraid of the research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy,researchers can touch them to check their hearts,look at their teeth,and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.

       In both places,the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different.

l.In the first paragraph,we can learn that North American black bears are       .

   A. shy and fearful animals

   B. not found today

   C. well known to scientists

   D. not afraid of people

2. The word “remove” in the second paragraph probably means       in Chinese.

   A. 拔下   B. 移植   C. 清洗   D. 修補(bǔ)

3. Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

   A. The age.

   B. The way of their communication.

   C. The weight.

   D. The number of babies they produce.

4. In the Minnesota studies,researchers       .

   A. can never get close to the bears

   B. study the bears while they are asleep

   C. use grapes to make the bears full

   D. learn a lot about the bears’ everyday lives

5. What do the two studies have in common?

   A. Research places.

   B. The main purpose.

   C. Research methods.

   D. Collected information.

Answer 1

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

Passage 11

[語篇解讀]本文為說明文。北美黑熊是一種害羞的動物。在新澤 西州和明尼蘇達(dá)州，研究者分別采取不同的辦法來研究黑熊，有的用 藥物使它們?nèi)胨�，有的用葡萄轉(zhuǎn)移它們的注意力。無論采取哪種辦 法，研究者的目標(biāo)是一致的——確保黑熊種群健康。

1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一、二句North American black bears are shy animals.They are fearful by nature…可知，北美黑熊天生害羞、膽小，故選A項。

2. A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文take it to the lab to find out its age可推斷，必須拔下(remove) 黑熊的牙齒才能將它拿到實驗室去研究，故選A項。

3. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear...和第二段最后一句…and how many babies they produce. 可知 ，在新澤西州 的研究 包括弄 清黑熊 的年齡 、體 重、健康狀況、數(shù)量、壽命和產(chǎn)崽數(shù)量，而它們的溝通方式不包括在 內(nèi)，故選B項。

4. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.可知，研究人員可以了解很多關(guān)于黑熊的日常生活，故選D項。

5. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句In both places,the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears.可知，兩項研究的主要目的是一致的，故選B項。