Question

   Nola is a 4l-year-old northern white rhino(犀牛) . She lives in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. She is one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three live in Kenya,Africa.

   World Rhino Day,held on September 22 ,is a day to raise awareness(意識) of Nola and the less than 30,000 other rhinos left on Earth.

   “Rhinos need our help today,not tomorrow,” said Nola’ s keeper Jane Kennedy. “Last year we lost over 1 ,200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1,000 rhinos a year,in 10 to 20 year’s all rhinos on the planet will be gone."

   Rhinos have lived on Earth for more than 40 million years,but they are now endangered because of human activities.

   Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent rhinos from becoming extinct. In 1975,the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started a program called the Frozen Zoo. Through the program,researchers have collected cell samples ( 細胞樣品） from more than 8,000 different animal species(種) ， including the northern white rhino. Sciq^tists hope ftat by studying the rhino cells,they will know more about the rhino,and will find ways to increase its numbers.

   At the San Diego Zoo,children adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeqjers to learn about rhinos. They can also take part in different activities. But you don’t have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is celebrated around the world to teach people about rhinos.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

() 61. How many northerti white rhinos are there on Earth now?

   A. 20.   B. 10.   C. 4.   D. 3.

() 62. We can learn from Jane Kennedy’s words that.

   A. rhinos are in need of our help now

   B. there are about 1,000 rhinos left on Earth

   C. we’11 lose more rhinos this year than last year

   D. rhinos will probably disappear from Earth in 5 years

() 63. What do the underlined words “becoming extinct” in Paragraph 5 mean?

   A. Dying out. B. Running away.

   C. Getting sick. D. Getting hurt.

() 64. We can learn from the passage that the Frozen Zoo.

   A. is a zoo in San Diego

   B. helps protect animals

   C. was started by Jane Kennedy

   D. was started about 20 years ago

() 65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Rhinos are in danger because of water pollution.

   B. World Rhino Day is celebrated in San Diego only.

   C. People caa learn about rhinos at the San Diego Zoo.

    D.There are more northern white rhinos in California than in Kenya.

Answer 1

61. C 62. A 63. A 64. B 65. C

[體裁]說明文

[話題]自然

[大意]材料介紹了犀牛的現(xiàn)狀和科學(xué)家 為保護犀牛所做的努力。

61. C.本小題考査學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。由第一段第三句可知目前世界 上僅有4只北方白犀牛。

62. A.本小題考查學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。由Jane Kennedy的話可知每年 犀牛的數(shù)量急劇減少，如果我們每年 持續(xù)失去1000多只犀牛的話，在10到 20年內(nèi)地球上的犀牛就會滅絕。由 此可知犀�，F(xiàn)在需要我們的保護。

63. A.本小題考查學(xué)生根據(jù)上下文猜測 詞義的能力。由上文可知犀牛瀕臨滅 絕，因此科學(xué)家們正在努力尋找阻止 它們“滅絕”的辦法。

64. B.本小題考査學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。第五段主要介紹了 the Frozen Zoo,該項目旨在冷凍保存稀有生物 的細胞(包括北方白犀牛) ，以保證生 物多樣性，因此B項正確。

65. C.本小題考查學(xué)生理解具體信息的 能力。由最后一段第一句可知C項正 確。